1952 in music

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Events

• Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche d'une musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing.
• Joni James begins her recording career at MGM
• Jo Stafford marries bandleader/arranger Paul Weston
• March 21 - First reported Rock and roll riot breaks out at Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland, Ohio. Teenage excitement is blamed for the frenzy
• March 27 - Sun Records begins operations
• August 29 - David Tudor gives the premiere of John Cage's 4' 33" in Woodstock, New York
• September - Bill Haley and His Saddlemen change their image to become Bill Haley and His Comets
• October 7 - First edition of Bob Horn's Bandstand is broadcast as a local show from station WFIL-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is later renamed American Bandstand and syndicated
• November 14 - first UK singles chart published by NME.
• Hank Ballard's musical career begins
• Johnny Ace's musical career begins
• Ernesto Bonino moves from Italy to the USA.