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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1963.

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Albums released

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|+Albums released in January 1963

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| Peace in the Valley || Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae ||

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| Blood, Sweat and Tears || Johnny Cash ||

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| Dean "Tex" Martin: Country Style || Dean Martin ||

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| Moving || Peter, Paul and Mary ||

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| Summer Holiday || Cliff Richard and The Shadows || Soundtrack

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| Do the Bossa Nova || Herbie Mann with Baden Powell and Antonio Carlos Jobim ||

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsDuke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins
Let's Go! With The RoutersThe Routers
My Baby Loves to Swing

|Vic Damone

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My Son, the CelebrityAllan Sherman
Our Man Down SouthEddy Arnold
Patti Page on StagePatti PageLive
This Is My StoryDinah Washington
The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely BullThe Ventures
Walk Right InThe Rooftop SingersFeaturing hit title track
WinnersSteve Lawrence

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|+Albums released in February 1963

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| Annie Get Your Gun || Doris Day and Robert Goulet || Soundtrack

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| All Alone Am I || Brenda Lee ||

I Wanna Be Around...Tony Bennett
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| How the West Was Won || Various Artists || Soundtrack to 1962 film

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| The Barbra Streisand Album || Barbra Streisand ||

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| Follow the Boys || Connie Francis ||

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| The Fabulous Miracles || The Miracles ||

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| Back to the Blues || Dinah Washington ||

Best Sellers by Rick Nelson

|Rick Nelson

|Compilation

Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve OthersThe Four Seasons
CaravanArt Blakey
Days of Wine and RosesPat Boone
Don't Play Me Cheap

|Ike & Tina Turner

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Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington and John Coltrane
The Happy BeatRay Conniff
He's a RebelThe Crystals
Jimmie Rodgers in Folk ConcertJimmie Rodgers
Just Turn Me Loose!George Maharis
Mr. SoulSam Cooke
People Will Say We're In LoveSteve Lawrence
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

|Bobby Vee

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|+Albums released in March 1963

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| I Could Go On Singing || Judy Garland || Soundtrack

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| Please Please Me || The Beatles ||

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| Surfin' U.S.A. || The Beach Boys ||

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| Broadway – My Way || Nancy Wilson ||

College StandardsThe Lettermen
Gene Pitney Sings Just for YouGene Pitney
The Kingston Trio No. 16The Kingston Trio
Ruby BabyDion
Skeeter Davis Sings The End of the WorldSkeeter Davis

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|+Albums released in April 1963

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| It Happened at the World's Fair || Elvis Presley || Soundtrack

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| Dean (Tex) Martin Rides Again || Dean Martin ||

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| Presenting Dionne Warwick || Dionne Warwick ||

AffinityOscar Peterson Trio
Afro-BossaDuke Ellington
Baby WorkoutJackie Wilson
Boots Randolph's Yakety SaxBoots Randolphfeaturing hit title track
Dion Sings to Sandy (and all his other gals)Dion
Hobo FlatsJimmy Smith
Living It Up!Bert Kaempfert
Meets the VenturesBobby Vee
SurfingThe Ventures
Jazz Samba Encore!

|Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá

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Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests

|Andy Williams

|Charted at #1 in the US Billboard.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200|title=Top 200 Albums {{!}} Billboard 200 chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-02-22}}

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|+Albums released in May 1963

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| Cleopatra Feelin' Jazzy || Paul Gonsalves ||

Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old GeniusLittle Stevie WonderLive
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| The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan || Bob Dylan ||

For Your Sweet Love

|Ricky Nelson

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| The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage || The Miracles || Live

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|Dynamite

|Ike & Tina Turner

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The End of the WorldJulie London
Jan & Dean Take Linda SurfingJan and Dean
Hats Off to Del ShannonDel ShannonUK Release
Live at the ApolloJames BrownLive
Long Long AgoTennessee Ernie Ford
Sound of MannHerbie Mann
The Ventures Play the Country ClassicsThe Ventures
Where Did Everyone Go?Nat King Cole

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|+Albums released in June 1963

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| Bobby Vee Meets the Ventures || Bobby Vee & The Ventures || Duet

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| Blues, Rags and Hollers || Koerner, Ray & Glover ||

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| The Patsy Cline Story || Patsy Cline || Compilation

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| Still || Bill Anderson ||

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| Come and Get These Memories || Martha and the Vandellas ||

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| Blue & Sentimental || Ike Quebec ||

Cliff's Hit AlbumCliff Richard
Everybody's FavoriteJimmy Dean
I'll Cry if I Want ToLesley Gore
It's Gonna Work Out Fine

|Ike & Tina Turner

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It's You or No OneBobby Darin
King of the Surf GuitarDick Dale
Little Town Flirt

|Del Shannon

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Quincy Jones Plays Hip HitsQuincy Jones
The Star Spangled BannerPat Boone
Uniquely ManciniHenry Mancini

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|+Albums released in July 1963

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| Seven Steps to Heaven || Miles Davis ||

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| 18 Yellow Roses || Bobby Darin ||

Cannonball's Bossa NovaCannonball Adderley
Earthy!Bobby Darin
Faithfully YoursEddy Arnold
Greatest American WaltzesConnie Francis
In DreamsRoy Orbison
Ingredients in a Recipe for SoulRay Charles
So Much in LoveThe Tymes
Sunny Side!The Kingston Trio
Wipe OutThe Surfaris

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|+Albums released in August 1963

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| Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash || Johnny Cash || Compilation

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| Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 || Elvis Presley || Compilation{{cite web|url=https://www.keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/discography_1960.html|title=1960s discography}}

Laughing on the OutsideAretha Franklin
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| Blue on Blue || Bobby Vinton || re-titled Blue Velvet

Cattle CallEddy Arnold
Chuck Berry on StageChuck BerryLive
"Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby BareBobby BareCompilation
Let's Go!The Ventures
The Lettermen in ConcertThe LettermenLive
"Mala Femmena" and Connie's Big Hits for ItalyConnie Francis
Night BeatSam Cooke
Prisoner of LoveJames Brown
The Second Barbra Streisand AlbumBarbra Streisand
Trini Lopez At PJ's

|Trini Lopez

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|+Albums released in September 1963

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| Marvin Gaye Recorded Live on Stage || Marvin Gaye || Live

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| ..."Let Me Sing" || Brenda Lee ||

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| Surfer Girl || The Beach Boys ||

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| Heat Wave || Martha and the Vandellas ||

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| The Best of Jean Shepard || Jean Shepard ||

Dinah '63Dinah Washington
Ella and Basie!Ella Fitzgerald
Painted, Tainted RoseAl Martino
When in SpainCliff Richard

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|+Albums released in October 1963

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| Sounds of Christmas || Johnny Mathis || Christmas

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| Little Deuce Coupe || The Beach Boys ||

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| The Andy Williams Christmas Album || Andy Williams || Christmas

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| Blue Gene || Gene Pitney ||

Cloudy with Occasional TearsSkeeter Davis
Deep PurpleNino Tempo & April Stevens
How Do You Like It?Gerry & the PacemakersUK
In the WindPeter, Paul & Mary
Live at NewportHerbie MannLive
The Wonderful World of Julie LondonJulie London

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|+Albums released in November 1963

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| The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey ||The Miracles ||

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| Fun in Acapulco || Elvis Presley || Soundtrack

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| Romantically || Johnny Mathis ||

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| A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector || Phil Spector || Christmas

With the BeatlesThe Beatles
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| The Christmas Spirit || Johnny Cash || Christmas

Golden Folk HitsBobby Darin
Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2Joan BaezLive
Lesley Gore Sings Songs of Mixed-Up HeartsLesley Gore
The Story of ChristmasTennessee Ernie FordChristmas

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|+Albums released in December 1963

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|Rick Nelson Sings "For You"

|Rick Nelson

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| Love Him || Doris Day ||

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|I Remember Buddy Holly

|Bobby Vee

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In PersonThe Kingsmen
In the Summer of His YearsConnie Francis
Time to ThinkThe Kingston Trio
Volume 2Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
With a Song in My HeartStevie Wonder

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Notable singles

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{{See also|Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1963 (USA)}}

Published popular songs

Other notable songs (world)

Classical music

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|+ Classical music premieres

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scope="row" | Little Symphony

|Goehr, Alexander || 1963-07-?? || {{flagicon|GBR}} York || London Symphony Orchestra – Del MarPeter Heyworth, "Young Conservatives", The Observer (14 July 1963): 27.

scope="row" | Symphony No. 4

|Henze, Hans Werner || 1963-10-09 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Berlin || Berlin Philharmonic – Henze[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/1/show,35360.html Schott Music]

scope="row" | Naughty Limericks (Concerto for Orchestra No. 1)

|Shchedrin, Rodion || 1963-09-? || {{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw (Autumn) || USSR State Symphony – Rozhdestvensky{{cite web|url=http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.553038&catNum=553038&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English|title=SHCHEDRIN: Carmen Suite / Concerto for Orchestra}}

scope="row" | Elevamini (Symphony No. 1)

|Williamson, Malcolm || 1963-11-13 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne || Melbourne Symphony – Heinze

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Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060713060645/http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/1963.html Pop Culture Madness 1963 Pop Music Chart]

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