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1949 in music
See also:
1948 in music
,
other events of 1949
,
1950 in music
and the
list of 'years in music'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums Released
3 Top Hit Records
4 Births
5 Deaths
Events
45 rpm discs are introduced
Albums Released
Top Hit Records
"Some Enchanted Evening" by
Perry Como[?]
"That Lucky Old Sun" by
Frankie Laine[?]
"Mule Train" by
Frankie Laine[?]
"Slippin' Around" by
Margaret Whiting[?]
&
Jimmy Wakely[?]
"Cruising Down the River" by
Blue Barron[?]
, also
Russ Morgan[?]
"Riders In the Sky" by
Vaughn Monroe[?]
"Forever and Ever" by
Russ Morgan[?]
"A Little Bird Told Me" by
Evelyn Knight[?]
"You're Breaking My Heart" by
Vic Damone[?]
"A You're Adorable" by
Perry Como[?]
"The Fat Man", by
Fats Domino
, first record with
back beat
all the way through
Births
January 2
-
Chick Churchill[?]
,
Ten Years After[?]
January 5
-
George Brown
,
Kool and the Gang
January 11
-
Frederick Dennis Greene[?]
,
Sha Na Na[?]
January 15
-
Ronnie Van Zandt[?]
,
Lynyrd Skynrd[?]
January 19
-
Robert Palmer[?]
January 22
-
Steve Perry[?]
,
Journey
January 24
-
John Belushi
,
The Blues Brothers
February 5
-
Nigel Olsson[?]
February 11
-
Charlie Hargrett[?]
, rock guitarist
February 12
-
Stanley Knight[?]
,
Black Oak Arkansas[?]
February 21
-
Jerry Harrison[?]
,
Talking Heads
February 23
-
Terry Comer[?]
,
Ace
March 2
-
Rory Gallagher[?]
March 13
-
Donald York [?]
,
Sha Na Na[?]
March 21
-
Eddie Money
March 24
-
Nick Lowe
March 26
-
Fran Sheehan[?]
,
Boston
April 3
-
Richard Thompson
,
Fairport Convention
April 7
-
John Oates[?]
,
Hall and Oats[?]
April 15
-
Tonio K
May 9
-
Billy Joel
May 13
-
Overend Pete Watts[?]
,
Mott The Hoople
May 16
-
William Spooner[?]
,
The Grateful Dead
May 18
-
Rick Wakeman
,
Yes
May 19
-
Dusty Hill[?]
,
Z.Z. Top[?]
May 26
-
Hank Williams, Jr.
May 26
-
Vicki Lawrence[?]
June 11
-
Frank Beard[?]
,
Z.Z. Top[?]
June 13
-
Dennis Locorriere[?]
,
Dr. Hook[?]
June 14
-
Alan White[?]
,
The Plastic Ono Band
,
Yes
June 15
-
Russell Hitchcock[?]
,
Air Supply[?]
June 15
-
Michael Sam Lutz[?]
,
Brownsville Station[?]
June 20
-
Lionel Richie
June 22
-
Alan Osmond[?]
,
The Osmonds[?]
June 26
-
Larry Taylor[?]
,
Canned Heat
June 26
-
John Illsey[?]
,
Dire Straits
June 30
-
Andrew Scott[?]
,
Sweet[?]
July 3
-
Fontella Bass[?]
July 3
-
John Verity[?]
,
Argent
July 6
-
Michael Shrieve[?]
,
Santana
July 10
-
Dave Smalley[?]
,
The Raspberries[?]
July 10
-
Ronnie James Rio[?]
,
Rainbow
July 12
-
John Wetton[?]
,
Asia
July 16
-
Ray Major[?]
,
Mott the Hoople
July 17
-
Terry Butler[?]
,
Black Sabbath
July 18
-
Wally Bryson[?]
,
The Raspberries[?]
July 26
-
Roger Taylor
,
Queen
July 27
-
David Weck[?]
,
Brownsville Station[?]
July 27
-
Maureen McGovern[?]
July 28
-
Simon Kirke[?]
,
Free[?]
,
Bad Company
)
July 28
-
Steven Took[?]
,
T. Rex
August 3
-
B.B. Dickerson[?]
,
War
August 11
-
Eric Carmen[?]
,
The Raspberries[?]
August 12
-
Mark Knopfler
,
Dire Straits
August 17
-
Sib Hashian[?]
,
Boston
August 23
-
Rick Springfield
August 25
-
Gene Simmons
,
Kiss
August 26
-
Bob Cowsill[?]
,
The Cowsills[?]
August 27
-
Jeff Cook[?]
,
Alabama
September 1
-
Greg Errico[?]
,
Sly and The Family Stone[?]
September 5
-
Clem Clempson[?]
,
Humble Pie
September 7
-
Gloria Gaynor
September 10
-
Barriemore Barlow[?]
,
Jethro Tull
September 14
-
Steve Gaines[?]
,
Lynyrd Skynrd[?]
September 18
-
Kerry Livgren
,
Kansas
September 20
-
Chuck Panozzo[?]
,
Styx
September 20
-
John Panozzo[?]
,
Styx
September 23
-
Bruce Springsteen
, singer, songwriter
October 5
-
B.W. Stevenson[?]
October 6
-
Thomas McClary[?]
,
The Commodores[?]
October 8
-
Michael Rosen[?]
,
Average White Band
October 17
-
Bill Hudson[?]
,
Hudson Brothers[?]
October 23
-
Wurzel[?]
,
Motorhead
October 27
-
Garry Tallent[?]
,
E Street Band
November 6
-
Arturo Sandoval
, Jazz preformer
November 8
-
Bonnie Raitt
November 10
-
Donna Fargo[?]
November 14
-
James Young[?]
,
Styx
November 28
-
Paul Shaffer
,
Late Show with David Letterman
December 7
-
Tom Waits
, singer, composer, actor
December 13
-
Tom Verlaine
,
Television
December 14
-
Cliff Williams[?]
,
Home
,
AC/DC
December 14
-
Randy Owen[?]
,
Alabama
December 16
-
Billy Gibbons[?]
,
Z.Z. Top[?]
December 17
-
Paul Rodgers[?]
,
Free[?]
,
Bad Company
,
The Firm
December 22
-
Robin Gibb
,
The Bee Gees
December 23
-
Adrian Belew
December 23
-
Luther Grosvenor[?]
,
Spooky Tooth[?]
,
Mott The Hoople
Deaths
July 7
-
Bunk Johnson
, jazz trumpeter
October 4
-
Chris Smith
, composer
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