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The Premier International Online Directory of Musicians & Entertainers   music minder Search For:    In Table: Albums Birthdates Businesses Entertainers Hits Lyrics Memorials On This Day   Home Entertainers Businesses About Contact Albums Birthdates Hits Instruments Lyrics Memorials On This Day Home > On This Day Menu > List On This Day Events ON THIS DAY Search Results for Year: 1959 Click on an event title in the list to view more information about that event. Click on a date in the list to view a list of other events on the same date.   Number of Records Matching Query: 112   POPULAR TV SHOWS 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 1st January 1959 Description: TOP TV SHOWS OF 1959   Summary: 1959-60 1 Gunsmoke CBS 2 Wagon Train NBC 3 Have Gun, Will Travel CBS 4 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 5 The Red Skelton Show CBS 6 Father Knows Best (tie) CBS 6 77 Sunset Strip (tie) ABC 8 The Price Is Right NBC 9 Wanted: Dead or Alive CBS 10 Perry Mason CBS 11 The Real McCoys ABC 12 The Ed Sullivan Show CBS 13 The Bing Crosby Show ABC 14 The Rifleman ABC 15 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show NBC 16 The Lawman ABC 17 Dennis the Menace CBS 18 Cheyenne ABC 19 Rawhide CBS 20 Maverick ABC     PAUL HESTER BORN   Sub Title: Muician Event Date: 6th January 1959 Description: Drummer, Australia   KATHY VALENTINE BORN   Sub Title: Musican Event Date: 7th January 1959 Description: Vocalist, Bassist, USA   BLIXA BARGELD BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th January 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Guitarist, Germany   JAMES LOMENZO BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th January 1959 Description: Bassist, US   LOGIE AWARD EVENT   Event Date: 15th January 1959 Description: The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards   THE FIRST LOGIE AWARDS EVENT   Event Date: 15th January 1959 Description: The first Awards were presented on "In Melbourne Tonight"   Summary: The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television.     SADE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 16th January 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Nigeria   SUSANNA HOFFS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th January 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   RUSTY ANDERSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th January 1959 Description: Guitarist, USA   RUSTY ANDERSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th January 1959 Description: Singer-songwriter, guitarist and artist USA   CECILE B DEMILLE DIED   Sub Title: Musician, Director Event Date: 21st January 1959 Description: Film Director   LINDA BLAIR BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 22nd January 1959 Description: Actress, USA   BUDDY HOLLY - RECORDS FOR THE LAST TIME EVENT   Event Date: 23rd January 1959 Description: He recorded for the last time in his home alone on an old ampex recorder in 1959.   Summary: Holly was offered a spot in the Winter Dance Party, a three-week tour across the Midwest opening on January 23, 1959, by the GAC agency. He recorded for the last time in his home alone on an old ampex recorder, 1959.     JODY WATLEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 30th January 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   DAVE GRANEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd February 1959 Description: Guitarist, Composer, Australia   BIG BOPPER - JP RICHARDSON DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd February 1959 Description: Vocalist , DJ, USA   BUDDY HOLLY EVENT   Event Date: 3rd February 1959   BUDDY HOLLY DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd February 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarst, Composer, Producer, USA   RITCHIE VALENS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 3rd February 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   ANNE FULLWOOD BORN   Sub Title: Non Entertainer Event Date: 5th February 1959 Description: Reporter, journalist, writer   ANNE FULLWOOD BORN   Sub Title: Non Entertainer Event Date: 5th February 1959 Description: Reporter, journalist, writer   GUITAR SLIM DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 7th February 1959 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, UK   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 9th February 1959 Description: A cover with different lyrics was a chart hit for Lloyd Price in 1959.   Summary: "Stagger Lee", is a popular folk song based on the murder of William "Billy" Lyons by Stagger Lee Shelton. Herb Wiedoeft recorded the song in 1924.The Lloyd Price version reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was ranked #456 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.     GEORGE ANTHEIL DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th February 1959 Description: Composer, pianist, author, and inventor, USA   WARREN DODDS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th February 1959 Description: Drummer, USA   VICTOR RAY WILSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th February 1959 Description: Drummer, USA   BILLY FURY EVENT   Event Date: 27th February 1959   SIX OCLOCK ROCK EVENT   Event Date: 28th February 1959 Description: Six OClock Rock was an Australian Rock and Roll television show which showed on ABC Television   LOU COSTELLO DIED   Sub Title: Acting, Comedian Event Date: 3rd March 1959 Description: Actor, USA   TOM ARNOLD BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 6th March 1959 Description: Actor, USA   LESTER YOUNG DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 15th March 1959 Description: Saxophonist, Band Leader, USA   IRENE CARA BORN   Sub Title: Acting, Musician Event Date: 18th March 1959 Description: Actress, Singer, USA   TERRY HALL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 19th March 1959 Description: Vocalist, UK   KEVIN PAUL GODFREY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 23rd March 1959 Description: Drummer, Composer, UK   CHRIS WHITTEN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th March 1959 Description: Drummer, UK   DAVID HYDE PIERCE BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 3rd April 1959 Description: Actor, USA   NIGEL PRESTON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th April 1959 Description: Drummer, UK   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 18th April 1959   Summary: "IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE "     THE DRIFTERS - RELEASE STRING BACKING OF EVENT   Event Date: 24th April 1959   Summary: "THERE GOES MY BABY" 1959     SHEENA EASTON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th April 1959 Description: Vocalist, Actress, Scotland   RANDY TRAVIS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th May 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, USA   THE FIRST GRAMMY AWARDS - 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 4th May 1959 Description: The first Grammy Awards ceremony was helld to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.   Summary: A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.     NUMBER 1 SINGLE USA 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 11th May 1959   Summary: DAVE BABY CORTEZ. "THE HAPPY ORGAN"     RAY GILLEN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th May 1959 Description: Vocalist, USA   DAVID REYNE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th May 1959 Description: Actor, Musician, Television Presenter, Australia   SIDNEY BECHET DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th May 1959 Description: Saxophonist, Composer, USA   ANDREW ELDRITCH BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 15th May 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, UK   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 18th May 1959   Summary: WILBERT HARRISON. "KANSAS CITY"     DANIEL DARC BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th May 1959 Description: Vocalist, France   SUSAN COWSILL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 20th May 1959 Description: Vocalist , Composer, USA   OH BOY EVENT   Event Date: 30th May 1959   Summary: THE JACK GOOD FOUNDED SHOW FINISHES. IT'S LAST TELEVISED SHOW WAS IN 1959. UK     TONY HADLEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 2nd June 1959 Description: Vocalist, UK   BOB DYLAN EVENT   Event Date: 5th June 1959   Summary: GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, MINNESOTA. USA.1959.     GREGG BISSONETTE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 9th June 1959 Description: Drummer, USA   HUGH LAURIE BORN   Sub Title: Acting, Musician Event Date: 11th June 1959 Description: Actor, Comedian, Musician, Singer   GEORGE REEVES DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 16th June 1959 Description: Actor, USA   ETHEL BARRYMORE DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 18th June 1959 Description: Actress, USA   KATHY MATTEA BORN   Event Date: 21st June 1959 Description: Vocalist , Guitarist, Composer   STEF BURNS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th June 1959 Description: Guitarist, Vocalist, USA   LORRIE MORGAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th June 1959 Description: Vocalist, USA   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 27th June 1959   Summary: BOBBY DARRIN. "DREAM LOVER ".     JAMES FREUD BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 29th June 1959 Description: Bassist, songwriter, Australia   JOHN KEEBLE BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 6th July 1959 Description: Drummer, UK   SUZANNE VEGA BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 11th July 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Poet. USA   THE COASTERS EVENT   Event Date: 16th July 1959   BILLIE HOLIDAY DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th July 1959 Description: Vocalist, US   KEVIN SPACEY BORN   Sub Title: Musician, actor Event Date: 26th July 1959 Description: Actor, USA   SONYA ROBINSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 29th July 1959 Description: Violinist, USA   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 1st August 1959   Summary: CLIFF RICHARD. "LIVIN' DOLL"     CLETIS CARR BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th August 1959 Description: Singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. Australia   CLITIS CARR BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th August 1959 Description: Vocalist, song writer, USA   ROBIN CROSBY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 4th August 1959 Description: Guiarist, Composer of songs, USA   DEBORAH CONWAY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th August 1959 Description: Vocalist, Songwriter, Australian   JANE SCALI BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th August 1959 Description: Vocalist, Actress, Australia   PAUL ANKA EVENT   Event Date: 9th August 1959   BUTCH TAYLOR BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th August 1959 Description: Keyboardist, Composer, USA   BLIND WILLIE MCTELL DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 19th August 1959 Description: Guitarist, USA   EDDI READER BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 29th August 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, Record producer, Scotland   GLORIA ESTEFAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 1st September 1959 Description: Vocalist, Composer, USA   KAY KENDALL DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 6th September 1959 Description: Actress, UK   KURTIS BLOW BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 9th September 1959 Description: Vocalist, Producer, DJ   JOHN BERRY JR BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th September 1959 Description: Vocalist, USA   JASON ALEXANDER BORN   Sub Title: Acting, Musician Event Date: 23rd September 1959 Description: Actor, Singer, Comedian,USA   SHAUN CASSIDY BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 27th September 1959 Description: Vocalist, USA   EDITH BLISS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 28th September 1959 Description: Singer, television presenter   BRYAN ADAMS BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 5th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer, Canada   MARIO LANZA EVENT   Event Date: 7th October 1959   MARIO LANZA DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 7th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Actor, USA   KIRSTY MACCOLL BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th October 1959 Description: Singer, Songwriter, UK   STEVE MARTLAND BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 10th October 1959 Description: Composer, UK   MARIE OSMOND BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 13th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, USA   ERROL FLYNN EVENT   Event Date: 14th October 1959   ERROL FLYNN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 14th October 1959 Description: Actor, Australian   JACK DAVEY DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 14th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Announcer, Australia   WEIRD AL YANKOVIC BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 23rd October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Actor, Record producer, Satirist, USA   ROWLAND S. HOWARD BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 24th October 1959 Description: Guitarist, Australia   CHRISSY AMPHLETT BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Australia   CHRISSY AMPHLETT BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Australia   SHARIN ANDERSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 26th October 1959 Description: Vocalist, Guitarist   MACKENZIE PHILLIPS BORN   Sub Title: Musician, Acting Event Date: 10th November 1959 Description: Actress, Vocalist, USA   ARTHUR Q. BRYAN DIED   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 18th November 1959 Description: Comedian and voice actor   SAM M. LEWIS DIED   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 22nd November 1959 Description: Composer of music, Lyricist, USA   GENE VINCENT EVENT   Event Date: 5th December 1959   NUMBER 1 UK SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 5th December 1959   Summary: ADAM FAITH. "WHAT DO YOU WANT"     BARBARA BUCHHOLZ BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 8th December 1959 Description: Flute, Vocalist, Germany   SHEILA E BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 12th December 1959 Description: Drummer, Singer, Actress   BOB STINSON BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 17th December 1959 Description: Guitarist, USA   ZIM NGQAWANA BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 25th December 1959 Description: Flautist and saxophonist.   NUMBER 1 USA SINGLE 1959 EVENT   Event Date: 28th December 1959   Summary: FRANKIE AVALON. "WHY'.     TRACY ULLMAN BORN   Sub Title: Musician Event Date: 30th December 1959 Description: Comedian, Actress, Singer, Dancer, UK   VAL KILMER BORN   Sub Title: Acting Event Date: 31st December 1959 Description: Actor, USA     © Music Minder All rights reserved: Prosecution rights will be exercised for any breaches of copyright.