1951 in music - Wikipedia

See also: 1950 in music, other events of 1951, 1952 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events

2 Records Released

3 Top Hits

4 Births

5 Deaths

Events

September 11 - The Rake's Progress[?], an opera by Igor Stravinsky with libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman[?], premieres in Venice, conducted by the composer
Disc jockey Alan Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience.
The release of "Rocket 88", a song by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats. Some music historians consider this record to be the first rock and roll recording.
Ray Charles' musical career begins
Charlie Rich[?]'s musical career begins
Big Mama Thornton[?]'s musical career begins
Bobby Blue Bland's musical career begins

Records Released

Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
Sixty-Minute Man - Dominoes
Cry - Johnny Ray[?]
It's All In the Game - Tommy Edwards[?]
The Glory Of Love - Five Keys[?]

Top Hits

Births

January 6 - Kim Wilson[?], The Fabulous Thunderbirds
January 9 - Crystal Gayle[?]
January 15 - Martha Davis[?], The Motels[?]
January 19 - Dewey Bunnell[?], America
January 27 - Brian Downey[?], Thin Lizzy
January 27 - Seth Justman[?], J. Geils Band[?]
January 30 - Phil Collins
January 31 - Phil Manzanera[?], Roxy Music
January 31 - K.C. (Harry Wayne Casey[?]), K.C. and the Sunshine Band
February 9 - Dennis Thomas[?], Kool and the Gang
February 12 - Gil Moore[?], Triumph
February 15 - Melissa Manchester
March 4 - Chris Rea[?]
March 17 - Scott Gorham[?], Thin Lizzy
March 20 - Jimmy Vaughan[?], The Fabulous Thunderbirds
March 21 - Russell Thompkins Jr.[?], The Stylistics
March 21 - Conrad Lozano[?], Los Lobos
March 23 - Phil Keaggy, guitarist, singer
April 3 - Mel Schacher[?], ? and the Mysterians, Grand Funk Railroad
April 7 - Janis Ian
April 12 - Alex Briley[?], The Village People
April 13 - Peabo Bryson[?]
April 13 - Max Weinberg, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, E Street Band
April 20 - Luther Vandross
April 22 - Paul Carrack[?], Ace[?], Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics[?]
April 27 - Ace Frehley, Kiss
May 3 - Christopher Cross
May 4 - Jackie Jackson[?], The Jackson Five
May 8 - Philip Bailey[?], Earth Wind and Fire[?]
May 10 - Ronald Banks[?], The Dramatics[?]
May 16 - Jonathan Richman
June 3 - Deniece Williams[?]
June 10 - Ed McTaggart, Daniel Amos, The Road Home
June 12 - Brad Delp[?], Boston
June 12 - Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick
June 15 - Steve Walsh[?], Kansas
July 1 - Fred Schneider[?], The B52's[?]
July 5 - Huey Lewis[?]
July 11 - Bonnie Pointer[?], The Pointer Sisters[?]
August 2 - Andrew Gold[?]
August 3 - John Graham[?], Earth, Wind and Fire
August 13 - Dan Fogelberg[?]
August 19 - John Deacon, Queen
August 20 - Phil Lynott[?], Thin Lizzy
August 23 - Mark Hudson[?], The Hudson Brothers[?]
August 25 - Rob Halford, Judas Priest
August 28 - Wayne Osmond[?], The Osmonds[?]
September 2 - Mik Kaminski[?], Electric Light Orchestra
September 7 - Chrissie Hynde[?], The Pretenders
September 19 - Daneil Lanois[?]
September 22 - David Coverdale[?], Deep Purple, Whitesnake
October 2 - Sting
October 6 - Kevin Cronin[?], REO Speedwagon
October 7 - John Cougar Mellencamp
October 8 - Johnny Ramone[?], The Ramones
October 13 - John Ford Coley[?], England Dan & John Ford Coley[?]
October 20 - Alan Greenwood[?], Foreigner
October 26 - Maggie Roche[?], The Roches[?]
October 27 - K.K. Downing, Judas Priest
November 1 - Ronald Bell[?], Kool and the Gang
November 13 - Bill Gibson[?], Huey Lewis & The News[?]
November 27 - Kevin Kavanaugh[?], Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes[?]
November 29 - Barry Goudreau[?], Boston
December 4 - Gary Rossington[?], Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band[?]
December 10 - Johnny Rodriguez[?]
December 16 - Robben Ford
December 21 - Nick Gilder[?]
December 23 - Johnny Contardo[?], Sha Na Na[?]
December 26 - Paul Anthony Quinn[?], Saxon[?]
December 26 - John Scofield
December 29 - Yvonne Elliman[?]
December 31 - Tom Hamilton[?], Aerosmith
December 31 - George Thorogood
Mark Heard, American singer, songwriter

Deaths

July 13 - Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer
August 15 - Artur Schnabel, pianist