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1961 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961.

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January 20Francis Poulenc's Gloria receives its premiėre in Boston, USA. • February 9The Beatles at The Cavern Club: The Beatles, at this juncture John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best, perform under this name at The Cavern Club for the first time following their December return to Liverpool from Hamburg. • February 12The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single. • February 13Frank Sinatra forms his own record label, Reprise Records, which will later release recordings by The Beach Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, The Kinks and Jimi Hendrix. • February 14The Platters file a lawsuit against Mercury Records for breach of contract after the record company refuses to accept recordings on which Tony Williams does not sing lead. The group's lawsuit contends that their contract does not require this. • February 15 – American soul singer Jackie Wilson is shot and seriously wounded at his Manhattan apartment by jealous girlfriend Juanita Jones (claimed publicly to be an obsessive fan). • February 25Elvis Presley makes his first public stage appearance in four years, playing two shows in Memphis, Tennessee. • March 18 – The 6th Eurovision Song Contest, held at Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, is won by Luxembourg with the song "Nous les amoureux", sung by Jean-Claude Pascal. • March 21The Beatles at The Cavern Club: The Beatles play the first of nearly 300 regular performances at The Cavern Club in Liverpool. • March 25Elvis Presley performs a benefit show at the Block Arena in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The show raises $62,000 for the USS Arizona Memorial fund. • April 13Intolleranza 1960 by Luigi Nono, his first opera, premières at La Fenice in Venice. • The 3rd Annual Grammy Awards are held in Los Angeles, hosted by actor Lloyd Bridges. Ray Charles wins the most awards with four. Bob Newhart's The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart wins Album of the Year, Percy Faith's version of the "theme from A Summer Place" wins Record of the Year and Ernest Gold's "Theme from Exodus" wins Song of the Year. Newhart also wins Best New Artist. • April 17Dalida and Charles Aznavour receive Radio Monte Carlo Oscar Awards for Best Song. • April 23Judy Garland's concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. • April 29 – Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti makes his operatic debut as Rodolfo in La Bohème at the Teatro Municipale (Reggio Emilia). • May 1 – The Pulitzer Prize for Music is awarded to Walter Piston for his Symphony No. 7. • June 14Patsy Cline is hospitalized as a result of a head-on car collision. While she is in hospital, the song "I Fall to Pieces" becomes a big Country/Pop crossover hit for her. • June 25 – The Bill Evans Trio completes a two-week stay at The Village Vanguard in New York. It is the last time this trio will play before virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro's death 10 days later. The five sets they play on the 25th are recorded, resulting in two albums, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby. • June–July – Stu Sutcliffe leaves The Beatles to resume his art studies in Hamburg. • July 1 – French composer Olivier Messiaen marries pianist Yvonne Loriod privately in Paris. • July 17Billboard magazine first publishes an "Easy Listening" chart, listing songs that the magazine determines are not rock & roll records. The first #1 song on this chart is "The Boll Weevil Song" by Brook Benton. This chart will be renamed a number of times, becoming the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. • October – John Cage's book Silence: Lectures and Writings is published in the United States. • October 17 – Former schoolfriends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, later of The Rolling Stones, meet each other again by chance on Dartford railway station in Kent, England, on the way to their respective colleges and discover their mutual taste for rock and roll. • November 9The Beatles at The Cavern Club: Future manager Brian Epstein first sees The Beatles. • November 25The Everly Brothers enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. • William Alwyn sets up home with fellow-composer Doreen Carwithen, his former pupil, at Blythburgh in England. • The Leeds International Pianoforte Competition is founded in the north of England by Marion, Countess of Harewood, and Fanny Waterman. • Indian tabla player Keshav Sathe and sitar player Bhaskar Chandavarkar perform with Larry Adler. • The Country Music Association (CMA) creates the Country Music Hall of Fame and inducts, Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose and Hank Williams as the first three members. • The score of Haydn's Cello Concerto No. 1 is discovered by musicologist Oldřich Pulkert in the Prague National Museum. ==Bands formed==
Bands formed
Albums released
All the WayBrenda LeeAll the WayFrank SinatraThe Alvin ShowAlvin and the Chipmunks – Soundtrack • As Long as She Needs MeSammy Davis Jr.Bikini TwistBill Haley & His CometsBlue Hawaii (OST) – Elvis PresleyThe Blues and the Abstract TruthOliver NelsonBMOC: Best Music On/Off CampusThe Brothers FourThe Bobby Darin StoryBobby Darin • ''Bobby's Biggest Hits'' – Bobby RydellBobby VeeBobby VeeBo Diddley Is a LoverBo DiddleyBright and ShinyDoris DayClap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!Ella FitzgeraldCome Swing with Me!Frank SinatraDas ist FreddyFreddy QuinnRunaround SueDionAn Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie QuintetDizzy GillespieElla Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen SongbookElla FitzgeraldElla in HollywoodElla FitzgeraldElla Returns to Berlin – Ella Fitzgerald (recorded, released 1991) • EmotionsBrenda LeeExplorationsBill Evans Trio • ''For 'Teen Twisters Only'' – Chubby CheckerGarde-moi la dernière danseDalidaThe Genius Sings the BluesRay Charles • ''Goin' Places'' – The Kingston Trio (including "It Was a Very Good Year") • The Greatest Horn in the WorldAl Hirt • ''He's the King and His Band'' – Al HirtI Have DreamedDoris DayI Remember TommyFrank Sinatra • ''It's Morrissey, Man!'' – Dick MorrisseyJewels of the SeaLes BaxterJoan Baez, Vol. 2Joan BaezJudy at Carnegie HallJudy Garland • ''Les Chansons d'Aragon'' – Léo FerréL'Étonnant Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg • ''Let's Twist Again'' – Chubby CheckerListen to Cliff!Cliff RichardLoin de moiDalidaLonely and BlueRoy OrbisonThe Lure of the Grand CanyonJohnny CashMake WayThe Kingston TrioMore SoulHank CrawfordMy Favorite ThingsJohn ColtraneNew Juke Box HitsChuck Berry • ''Now Here's Johnny Cash'' – Johnny CashOut of the Cool – The Gil Evans Orchestra • Patsy Cline ShowcasePatsy ClineRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3Byron Janis, Antal Dorati conducts the London Symphony OrchestraRah!Mark Murphy • ''Rainin' in My Heart'' – Slim HarpoRing-a-Ding-Ding!Frank SinatraRick Is 21Rick NelsonRoy Orbison at the Rock HouseRoy OrbisonRunaway with Del ShannonDel ShannonA Scottish SoldierAndy StewartSend for MeJulie LondonThe ShadowsThe ShadowsShirley BasseyShirley BasseySinatra SwingsFrank Sinatra • ''Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!'' – Frank SinatraSings Hits of the Rockin' 50'sBobby VeeSing to Me Mr. CPerry ComoSomeday My Prince Will ComeMiles DavisSomething for EverybodyElvis PresleyThe Soul of Ike & Tina TurnerIke & Tina TurnerStraight AheadOliver NelsonStranger on the ShoreAcker BilkSunday at the Village VanguardBill Evans Trio • ''The Swingin's Mutual!'' – Nancy Wilson with the George Shearing quintet • Time Further OutDave Brubeck21 TodayCliff RichardTwistBill Haley & His CometsWest Side StoryCal TjaderWest Side Story – Original Soundtrack • Whatever Julie WantsJulie LondonThe Young OnesCliff Richard and The Shadows ==Biggest hit singles==
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1961. ==Top hits on record==
Published popular music
• "Another Time, Another Place" w.m. Richard Adler from the musical Kwamina • "Baby Elephant Walk" m. Henry Mancini from the film Hatari! • "Big Bad John" w.m. Jimmy Dean • "Blue Bayou" w.m. Joe Melson & Roy Orbison • "Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart" w.m. Howard Greenfield & Jack Keller • "Crazy" w.m. Willie NelsonCruella DeVil w.m. Mel Leven, from the Walt Disney animated film 101 Dalmatians • "Crying" w.m. Joe Melson & Roy Orbison • "Funny How Time Slips Away" w.m. Willie Nelson • "Hats Off to Larry" w.m. Del Shannon • "Hit the Road Jack" w.m. Percy Mayfield • "I Love How You Love Me" w.m. Barry Mann & Larry Kolber • "Let's Get Together" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film The Parent Trap • "Let's Twist Again" w.m. Dave Appell & Kal Mann • "Little Miss Stuck-up" w.m. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance • "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" w.m. Bob Merrill from the film Carnival! • "Mister Ed theme song" w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans • "Moon River" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini from the film ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' • "Multiplication" w.m. Bobby Darin. Introduced by Bobby Darin in the film Come September. • "My Kind of Girl" w.m. Leslie Bricusse • "The Passenger's Always Right" w.m. Noël Coward from the musical Sail Away • "Pocketful Of Miracles" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Pocketful of Miracles • "Running Scared" w.m. Joe Melson & Roy Orbison • "Speedy Gonzales" w.m David Hess, Buddy Kaye & Ethel Lee • "Ten Girls Ago" w. Diane Lampert m. Sammy Fain • "Tender Is the Night" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain. Theme from the film Tender Is the Night • "Tower of Strength" w. Bob Hilliard m. Burt Bacharach • "Walk on the Wild Side" w. Mack David m. Elmer Bernstein • "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" w.m. Roy Bennett & Sid Tepper from the soundtrack album The Young Ones • "Why Do The Wrong People Travel?" w.m. Noël Coward from the musical Sail Away • "The Young Ones" w. Roy Bennett m. Sid Tepper from soundtrack album The Young Ones ==Other notable songs==
Other notable songs
• "Buliao qing" m. Wong Fuk Ling w. Tao Tseon, sung by Koo Mei • "Cunto 'e lampare" – Mario Trevi • "Mare verde" – Mario Trevi • "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal • "Santiano" by Hugues Aufray • "Settembre cu mme" – Mario Trevi ==Classical music==
Classical music
Premieres CompositionsSamuel Adler – Symphony No. 3 • Malcolm ArnoldSymphony No. 5Milton BabbittVision and PrayerHenk Badings • Symphony No. 10 • Te Deum for men choir and orchestra • Toccata I & II, electronic music • Niels Viggo Bentzon – Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra • Harrison BirtwistleThe World Is Discovered: Six Instrumental Movements after Heinrich Isaac, for chamber ensemble • Havergal Brian – Symphony No. 19 • Benjamin Britten – Cello Sonata • Earle BrownAvailable Forms IElliott Carter – • Double Concerto (1959–61) • Holiday Overture (revision) • Carlos ChávezSoli II, for wind quintet • Mario Davidovsky – • Electronic Study No. 1Piano 1961 for orchestra • Edison Denisov – String Quartet No. 2 • Petr Eben – Piano Concerto • Morton FeldmanDurations 3, for violin, tuba, and piano • Durations 4, for vibraphone, violin, and cello • Durations 5, for horn, vibraphone, harp, piano or celesta, violin, and cello • Two Pieces for Clarinet and String QuartetThe Straits of Magellan, flute, horn, trumpet, harp, electric guitar, piano, and double bass • Alun Hoddinott – Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion • Vagn Holmboe – String Quartet No. 6, Op. 78 • Jānis Ivanovs – String Quartet No. 3 • Wojciech Kilar – balet The Masque of the Red DeathYuri Levitin – Concertino for Cello and Orchestra, opus 54 • György LigetiAtmosphères for Orchestra • Witold LutosławskiJéux vénitiéns for Orchestra • William Mathias – Second Piano Concerto • Einojuhani RautavaaraSymphony No. 3Alan Rawsthorne – Concerto for Ten Instruments • Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No. 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917"Karlheinz StockhausenOriginale, musical theatre, Nr. • Toru TakemitsuMusic of Trees, for orchestra • Ring, for flute, terz guitar and lute • Bad Boy, for 3 guitars • Piano Distance, for piano • Edgard VarèseNocturnalMieczysław Weinberg – Concerto for flute and orchestra in D minor, op. 75 • Isang Yun – Third String Quartet (1959–61) ==Opera==
Opera
Vittorio GianniniThe HarvestLuigi NonoIntolleranza 1960, 13 April 1961, Venice, Teatro La FeniceRobert WardThe CrucibleGrace WilliamsThe ParlourHans Werner HenzeElegy for Young Lovers, libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. ==Film==
Musical theater
Carnival! (Music and Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Michael Stewart). Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on April 13 and ran for 719 performances • Do Re Mi London production opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on October 12 and ran for 169 performances • Donnybrook! Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre on May 18 and ran for 68 performances. • The Fantasticks London production opened on September 7 and ran for 44 performances • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstein and Willie Gilbert) Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre on October 14 and ran for 1417 performances. • Kwamina Broadway production opened at the 54th Street Theatre on October 23 and ran for 32 performances • The Lord Chamberlain Regrets, West End production opened at the Saville Theatre on August 23. • Milk and Honey Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 10 and ran for 543 performances • The Music Man London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on March 16. Starring Van Johnson, Patricia Lambert, Ruth Kettlewell and Dennis Waterman. • Salad Days (Julian Slade) – London revival at Prince's TheatreSail Away Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 3 and ran for 167 performances • The Sentimental Bloke (Music: Albert Arlen Lyrics: Nancy Brown, Albert Arlen, Lloyd Thomson and C. J. Dennis Book: Lloyd Thomson and Nancy Brown). Premiered at the Albert Hall, Canberra, March. Melbourne production opened at the Comedy Theatre on November 4. • The Sound Of Music (Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II Book: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse) – London production opened at the Palace Theatre and ran for 2385 performances. • Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (Music, Lyrics and Book: Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse) – London production opened at the Queen's Theatre on July 20 and ran for 485 performances. • Subways Are For Sleeping (Music: Jule Styne Lyrics and Book: Adolph Green & Betty Comden) Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on December 27 and ran for 205 performances. • Wildest Dreams (by Julian Slade) London production opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on August 3 and ran for 76 performances ==Musical films==
Musical films
101 Dalmatians Walt Disney animated film • Amorina Argentine black-and-white musical film • Babes in Toyland Walt Disney live action film starring Ray BolgerBlue Hawaii starring Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury and Pamela Austin. Directed by Norman Taurog. • Flower Drum Song starring Nancy Kwan and James ShigetaGunga Jumna, Bollywood film starring Dilip Kumar and VyjayanthimalaJagadeka Veeruni Katha, Telugu film starring N.T. Rama RaoSeason in Salzburg Austrian musical comedy film • West Side Story starring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, and Richard BeymerUne femme est une femme, directed by Jean-Luc Godard with music by Michel LegrandThe Young Ones British musical starring Cliff Richard ==Births==
Births
January 1Sergei Babayan, Armenian-American pianist and academic • January 13Suggs, singer (Madness) • January 14Mike Tramp (White Lion) • January 27Gillian Gilbert (New Order) • Margo Timmins, Canadian singer-songwriter (Cowboy Junkies) • January 29Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche) • January 31Lloyd Cole, singer and songwriter • February 8Vince Neil, American vocalist (Mötley Crüe) • February 13Henry Rollins, American punk/rock vocalist and spoken word performer • cEvin Key, Canadian musician (Skinny Puppy) • February 16Andy Taylor, English guitarist (Duran Duran) • February 20Daddy-O, American rapper (Stetsasonic) • February 22Akira Takasaki, Japanese singer (Loudness) • February 23Mihai Amihalachioaie, Moldovan accordonist and conductor (d. 2024) • February 27Hideaki Tokunaga, Japanese singer • March 2Sara Mingardo, Italian operatic contralto • Simone Young, Australian conductor • March 6Moshe Datz, Israeli singer, composer and producer (Duo Datz) • March 15Fabio Biondi, Italian violinist and conductor • March 17Alexander Bard, Swedish singer (Army of Lovers) • March 20Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats) • March 27Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist • April 1Susan Boyle, Scottish singer • Mark White, British pop singer-songwriter (ABC) • April 2Keren Woodward, singer (Bananarama) • April 6Gene Eugene, actor, lead singer of Adam AgainApril 12Christophe Rousset, harpsichordist • April 13Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden) • April 28Roland Gift, singer (Fine Young Cannibals) • May 7Phil Campbell, British rock guitarist (died 2026) • Robert Spano, American conductor and pianist • May 9Sean Altman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockapella) • May 10Danny Carey, American rock drummer • Ayako Fuji, Japanese enko singer • May 17Enya, Irish singer-songwriter • May 20Nick Heyward, singer-songwriter • May 29Melissa Etheridge, singer-songwriter • May 30Gina Sanders, opera singer and vocal pedagogue • June 1Peter Machajdík, Slovak composer • June 4El DeBarge, singer • June 6Tom Araya (Slayer) • June 9Debasis Chakroborty, Indian classical slide guitar player • June 10Kim Deal, American singer, songwriter and musician, twin of Kelley • Kelley Deal, American musician, twin of Kim • June 14Boy George, English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. • June 15Kai Eckhardt, German bass guitarist • June 18Alison Moyet, British singer • June 22Jimmy Somerville, British singer • June 24Dennis Danell, American singer and guitarist (Social Distortion) (died 2000) • Curt Smith, singer (Tears for Fears) • June 25Ricky Gervais, English comedian and singer • June 26Terri Nunn (Berlin) • June 27 – Margo Timmons (Cowboy Junkies) • June 29Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks, Bad Religion) • Sharon Lawrence, American actress • July 2Paul Geary (Extreme) • July 5Timothy Drury, American composer, keyboardist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and visual artist • July 6Rick Price, Australian singer/songwriter • July 7Leon Bosch, South African-born double bass player • July 8Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player (Depeche Mode) (died 2022) • Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2024) • July 10Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor • July 17Guru, American rapper, producer and actor (Gang Starr) (died 2010) • July 21Jim Martin, American guitarist (Faith No More). • July 22Keith Sweat, R&B/soul singer • July 23Martin Gore, English rock musician and songwriter • July 24Maxim Fedotov, violinist and conductor • July 26Gary Cherone American rock singer (Extreme) • Keiko Matsui, Japanese pianist and composer • August 2Pete de Freitas, Trinidad-born rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnymen) (died 1989) • August 7Carlos Vives, Colombian vallenato vocalist and television actor • August 8Rikki Rockett, born Richard Ream, American glam rock drummer (Poison) • The Edge, born David Howell Evans, British rock guitarist (U2) • August 10Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS) • August 12Lawrence (Hayward), English alternative rock musician • August 15Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter • August 19Cor Bakker, Dutch pianist • August 22Andrés Calamaro, Argentine musician • Roland Orzabal, English new wave singer-songwriter (Tears for Fears) • August 23Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) • August 24Mark Bedford (Madness) • August 25Billy Ray Cyrus, American singer and actor • August 26Daniel Lévi, French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist (died 2022) • August 28Kim Appleby, singer (Mel and Kim) • September 2Ron Wasserman, composer and singer • September 5Marc-André Hamelin, pianist and composer • September 6Scott Travis, American metal drummer (Judas Priest) • Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, guitarist and songwriter (a-ha) • September 7Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist • September 12Mylène Farmer, singer, songwriter, actress and author • September 13Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) • September 16Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Bloody Valentine) • T La Rock, American rapper • September 22Michael Torke, composer • September 26Cindy Herron, American singer and actress (En Vogue) • September 27Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer • September 30Sally Yeh, Hong Kong singer and actress • October 4Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer • October 8Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist • Jon Stevens, New Zealand singer and stage actor • October 9Kurt Neumann (The BoDeans) • October 10Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) • October 11Amr Diab, Egyptian singer • October 18Wynton Marsalis, jazz trumpeter and composer • October 26Erica Muhl, American composer and conductor • October 29Randy Jackson, singer (The Jacksons) • October 30Franz Stahl, guitarist (Foo Fighters) • October 31Larry Mullen, drummer for the rock band U2November 2k.d. lang, Canadian singer-songwriter • November 4Daron Hagen, classical and opera composer • Edward Knight, American composer • November 5 – David Bryson (Counting Crows) • November 6Florent Pagny, French singer • Daniele Gatti, conductor • November 8Leif Garrett, singer • November 12Michaela Paetsch, American violinist (died 2023) • November 13Klayton, American rock musician • November 14Antonio Flores, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (died 1995) • Brett Walker, American songwriter and producer (died 2013) • November 18Anthony Warlow, Australian singer • November 20Jim Brickman, songwriter and pianist • November 22Stephen Hough, pianist • November 25Nuccia Focile, operatic soprano • December 11Dave King, Irish-American singer • December 12Daniel O'Donnell, Irish singer • December 17Sara Dallin, singer (Bananarama) • December 20Mohammad Fouad, Arab singer and actor • December 29Jim Reid, Scottish musician (The Jesus and Mary Chain) ==Deaths==
Deaths
• January – Margaret Balfour, mezzo-soprano • January 13Blanche Ring, US singer and actress, 89 • January 14Henry Geehl, pianist, 79 • February 4Alphonse Picou, jazz musician, 82 • February 7Noah Lewis, jug band musician • February 20Percy Grainger, pianist and composer, 78 • March 3Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, 73 • March 6George Formby, English Music hall comedian, singer & songwriter and ukulele player extraordinaire • March 8 – Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor, 81 • March 9Wilber Sweatman, jazz musician and composer • March 16Václav Talich, Czech conductor, violinist and teacher, 77 • March 24Freddy Johnson, jazz pianist and singer, 57 (cancer) • April 2Wallingford Riegger, composer • April 19Manuel Quiroga, violinist, 69 • April 29Cisco Houston, folk singer • Miff Mole, jazz trombonist and bandleader • May 8Victor Cornelius, Danish composer, pianist and singer, 63 • May 29Uuno Klami, composer • June 6Art Gillham, songwriter • July 6Scott LaFaro, jazz bassist • August 8Mei Lanfang, Beijing opera performer, 66 • August 14Heddle Nash, operatic tenor, 67 • August 15Stick McGhee, guitarist • Morton Harvey, vaudeville entertainer • August 24Clarice Vance, "the Southern singer", 91 • September 21Maurice Delage, pianist and composer, 81 • September 23Elmer Diktonius, composer and poet • September 26Bulbul, singer • Ernest Kaʻai, ukulele virtuoso • September 27Peter Dawson, bass-baritone • October 5Carolina White, opera singer, 75 • Booker Little, jazz musician, 23 • October 11Chico Marx, comedian and pianist, 74 • October 12Marguerite Monnot, songwriter, 58 • October 13Maya Deren, dancer and choreographer, 44 • October 20Sylvia Rexach, singer and composer, 39 • November 1Joan McCracken, dancer, 43 • November 22Ninon Vallin, operatic soprano, 75 • November 23York Bowen, pianist and composer, 77 • November 25Adelina de Lara, pianist and composer, 90 • November 26Alexander Goldenweiser, pianist and composer, 86 • December 18Leo Reisman, violinist and bandleader, 64 • December 20Moss Hart, musical theatre librettist, 57 • December 30Boris Ord, organist and choirmaster, 64 ==Awards==
Awards
Grammy AwardsGrammy Awards of 1961 Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest 1961 ==References==
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