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28 unusual facts about 1963 in music


12 String Guitar! Vol. 2

2 is the second album by The Folkswingers, released in 1963, featuring Glen Campbell playing a 12 string guitar.

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (originally released as A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records) is an album of Christmas songs, produced by Phil Spector, and originally released as Philles 45 in 1963.

At Shelly's Manne-Hole

At Shelly's Manne-Hole (or more completely, Bill Evans Trio at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood California) is a live album by American jazz musician Bill Evans, released in 1963 (see 1963 in music).

Bad to Me

Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas released their recording of the song in 1963 and it became their first number 1 UK hit.

Balladen om det stora slagsmålet på Tegelbacken

Balladen om det stora slagsmålet på Tegelbacken is a song written by Olle Adolphson, and originally recorded by himself on the with Hans Wahlgrens orkester on the EP record Resan hem, released in October 1963.

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1963

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1963 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit country music recordings from 1963.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook is a 1963 (see 1963 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an Orchestra conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle, focusing on the songs of Jerome Kern.

Ella Sings Broadway

Ella Sings Broadway is a 1963 (see 1963 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by the American bandleader Marty Paich.

Golden Hits of the Four Seasons

Golden Hits of The Four Seasons is an LP album by The Four Seasons, released by Vee-Jay Records under catalog number LP-1065 as a monophonic recording in 1963, and later in stereo under catalog number SR-1065 the same year.

I Wanna Be Around

Tony Bennett's 1963 recording remains the best known version of the song, (#14 pop, #5 easy listening); however, it has been recorded by many other artists, including Dorothy Loudon (in her album "Saloon"), Patti Page, James Brown, Buddy Greco, Dinah Washington (for her final album Dinah '63), and John Cale (for the 2002 album Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues).

Joe Perkins

Joe Perkins was a singer whose song, "Little Eeefin' Annie", was a minor hit in 1963, reaching #76 on the Billboard chart.

La Javanaise

La Javanaise is a song written and composed by Serge Gainsbourg originally for Juliette Gréco, and interpreted by both her and Serge Gainsbourg in 1963.

… It seems that Gréco had debuted it in March 1963 by placing it at the beginning of her cabaret tour La Tête de l'art.

Latin in a Satin Mood

Latin in a Satin Mood was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3278 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7278 in stereo in 1963.

Lucky Four Records

Lucky Four Records was a Chicago, Illinois based record company, located at 5411 W. Diversey Avenue, that existed from 1960 to 1963.

Manhã de Carnaval

This version was recorded by Perry Como in 1963, and again, using the original cover name, "Manhã de Carnaval", three years later.

Minit Records

Minit was acquired by Liberty Records in 1963 as part of its acquisition of Imperial Records.

Rag Mop

Allan Sherman parodied this song in 1963 for his album My Son, the Nut; he renamed it "Rat Fink".

Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre

Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of albums released in 1963 (see 1963 in music), and released in this box set in 2000.

Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash is the sixteenth album in total by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1963 (see 1963 in music).

Song Bird Records

Song Bird Records (also known as SongBird Records) was started at the end of 1963 as a gospel music subsidiary of Houston, Texas-based Duke/Peacock Records.

Teenage Triangle

It was released in 1963 on Colpix Records and included 12 tracks with 4 songs from each of the three singers.

Tell It the Way It Is!

Tell It the Way It Is! is an album recorded in 1963 (see 1963 in music) by Paul Gonsalves.

That Sunday, That Summer

"That Sunday, That Summer" is a popular song, written by Joe Sherman and George David Weiss and published in 1963.

The Composer of Desafinado Plays

The Composer of Desafinado, Plays is the debut album (see 1963 in music) by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

The Kingston Trio No. 16

The Kingston Trio #16 is an album by the American folk music group The Kingston Trio, released in 1963 (see 1963 in music).

The Rockin' Vickers

Formed in 1963, the band built their reputation as did many other beat groups of the era, by covering R&B and Beat standards, but soon became known for their unusually intense live shows and outlandish stage costumes, dressing as vicars and Sami.

The Wonderful World of Julie London

The Wonderful World of Julie London was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3324 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7324 in stereo in November 1963.