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- May 27
Beatles Latest Single: “From Me to You”

- May 27
Bob Dylan’s Latest LP: “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”

- May 18
Jimmy Soul’s “If You Wanna Be Happy” Hits No. 1

- May 16
Tony Bennett Wins Grammy for “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”

- May 9
Music: James Brown’s “Live at the Apollo”

- Apr 27
Billboard Hot 100: “I Will Follow Him” by Little Peggy March Hits No. 1

- Apr 19
New LP: Andy Williams’ “Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests”

- Apr 13
TV: ABC’s “Hootenanny”

- Apr 13
Folksinger Bob Dylan Performs at Town Hall

- Apr 10
Elvis Presley’s New LP “It Happened at the World’s Fair” In Record Stores Now

- Mar 30
Billboard Hot 100: “He’s So Fine” Hits No. 1

- Mar 28
Jazz Trumpeter Chet Baker Deported from Britain

- Mar 25
Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ U.S.A.” L.P. Hits Record Stores


- Mar 23
Billboard Hot 100: “Our Day Will Come” Hits No. 1


- Mar 6
🚨Country Singer Patsy Cline, Three Others Dead in Plane Crash

- Mar 2
Billboard Hot 100: “Walk Like a Man” Hits No. 1

- Feb 28
Sam Cooke Releases “Mr. Soul,” 9th LP Album

- Feb 25
Beatles Release Single “Please Please Me”


- Feb 23
Johnny Cash Releases 15th LP Album — “Blood, Sweat and Tears”