Editing 1960 in music (section)

==Events==
*January – Art student [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] joins the [[Liverpool]] band Johnny and the Moondogs and suggests they change their name to the Beatals; after several variations this settles on [[The Beatles]] in August.
*[[January 14]] – [[Elvis Presley]] is promoted to [[Sergeant]] in the [[United States Army]].
*[[January 25]] – The [[National Association of Broadcasters]] in the United States reacts to the [[payola]] scandal by threatening fines for any [[disc jockey]]s accepting money for playing particular records.
*[[February 6]] – Songwriter [[Jesse Belvin]] dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles; he is co-author of "[[Earth Angel]]", [[The Penguins]]' classic from 1954.
*[[February 23]] – [[Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps|United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps]] formed.
*[[March 5]] – [[Elvis Presley]] returns home from serving in the U.S. Army in Germany, having stopped off on March 2 at [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]], his only time in the U.K.<ref>{{cite web|title=1960 – Elvis Presley stops off at Prestwick|url=http://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/timeline/1960.html|publisher=[[National Library of Scotland]]|access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref>
*[[March 15]] – [[Jussi Björling]] suffers a heart attack before a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. He goes on to perform, but dies six months later in Sweden.
*[[March 29]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 1960|5th Eurovision Song Contest]], held at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], London, is won by [[France in the Eurovision Song Contest|France]] with the song "[[Tom Pillibi]]", sung by [[Jacqueline Boyer]].
*Spring – "[[Skokiaan]]" by [[Bill Haley & His Comets]] becomes the band's final single to make it onto the American sales charts (with the exception of a 1974 reissue of "[[Rock Around the Clock]]").
*[[April 1]] – [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Mitch Miller]] film ''Sinatra's Timex Special'' for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel.
*[[April 2]] – The [[National Association of Recording Merchandisers]] presents its first annual awards in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]].
*[[April 4]] – [[RCA Victor Records]] announces that it will release all pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. [[Elvis Presley]]'s single "Stuck on You" is RCA's first mono/stereo release.
*[[April 17]] – [[Eddie Cochran]], [[Gene Vincent]] and Cochran's girlfriend [[Sharon Sheeley]] are injured in a car accident near [[Chippenham]] in England. Cochran dies in a hospital in [[Bath, Somerset]], from severe brain injuries. Police officer David Harman, who attends the incident, starts learning to play the guitar using Cochran's impounded [[Gretsch]], later becoming professional musician [[Dave Dee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Seance with a gretsch g 6120|url=http://www.gadflyonline.com/9-10-01/music-eddie-cochran.HTML|first=Ian|last=Kimmet|date=2001-10-09}}</ref>
*[[April 20]] – [[Elvis Presley]] returns to Hollywood for the first time since coming home from Germany to film ''[[G.I. Blues]]''.
*[[May 2]] – [[The Drifters]]' [[Ben E. King]] leaves the group and signs a solo [[record contract]] with [[ATCO Records]].
*[[May 20]]–28 – [[The Beatles]], as the Silver Beetles (uncredited), play their first ever tour, as a backing group for [[Johnny Gentle]] on a tour of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tours & Performances|url=http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm|work=The Official Johnny Gentle Website|year=2003|access-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528232705/http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm|archive-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lineup comprises [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] and [[Tommy Moore (musician)|Tommy Moore]].
*[[June 30]] – Opening of [[Lionel Bart]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]'' in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].
*July – [[The Shadows]]' [[instrumental]] ''[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]'' is released in the U.K.
*[[July 30]] – "Battle of Beaulieu": At an English [[jazz]] festival at [[Beaulieu, Hampshire]], fans of [[trad jazz]] come to blows with progressives.<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=McKay|year=2005|title=Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain|chapter=New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)|location=Durham, North Carolina|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3560-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The day when traditional jazz caused a riot|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|location=London|date=29 July 2012|page=6 (The New Review)}}</ref>
*[[August 17]] – [[The Beatles]] make their debut under this name in [[Hamburg]], Germany, beginning a 48-night residency at the Indra club. The band at the time comprises [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], [[Stu Sutcliffe]] on bass and [[Pete Best]] on drums.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hill|first=Tim|year=2007|title=Then There Was Music: The Beatles|location=London|publisher=Transatlantic Press|page=13|isbn=978-0-9545267-7-1}}</ref>
*[[August 27]] – Last radio broadcast of ''[[Louisiana Hayride]]''.
*October – [[Dion DiMucci]] splits from [[Dion and The Belmonts]].
*[[October 16]] – A single concert at the [[Donaueschingen Festival]] premieres [[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki]]'s ''[[Anaklasis]]'' and [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen]]'s ''[[Chronochromie]]''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jon|last=Paxman|title=Classical Music 1600–2000: A Chronology|location=London|publisher=Omnibus|year=2014|isbn=978-1-84449-773-7}}</ref>
*[[November 13]] – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] marries [[May Britt]].
*December
**[[Édith Piaf]]'s recording of "[[Non, je ne regrette rien]]" is released in France.
**[[Joseph Shabalala]] forms male vocal group Ezimnyama ("The Black Ones"), predecessor of [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], in South Africa.
*The last [[78 rpm]] records are released in the U.S. and the U.K.
*English rock musician [[Ritchie Blackmore]]'s musical career begins.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
*[[Renato Carosone]] announces his retirement, at the height of his popularity.
*[[Dalida]] and [[Charles Aznavour]] share the Grand Prix Award for best Italian song.
*[[Ian Lake]] launches the ''Music of our Time Festival'' in London for hitherto unknown composers.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=White|title=Ian Lake: Pianist and champion of modern composers|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-lake-550427.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-lake-550427.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=2004-09-07|access-date=2014-11-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*Indian [[santoor]] player [[Shivkumar Sharma]] records his first [[solo album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/20000430/fex30059.html |title=A dream fulfilled |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2009-02-03 |date=2000-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153201/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/20000430/fex30059.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 }}</ref>
*14-year-old [[Neil Young]] founds a band called The Jades with [[Ken Koblun]] in [[Winnipeg]].