1953 in music

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Events

• Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queen's Musick.
• Frank Sinatra begins recording at Capitol
• Elvis Presley records for the first time
• Frankie Laine set the all-time United Kingdom record for weeks at Number One in a given year on the UK Singles Chart, when his hit singles "Answer Me," "Hey Joe!" and "I Believe" held the top slot for 27 weeks: a little over half a year. "I Believe," which was Number One for 18 weeks also holds the all-time record for a single. Over 50 years later, both records still hold.
• Eddie Fisher becomes "The Coca-Cola Kid" on the television show, Coke Time at a salary of one million dollars a year
• The Four Lads have their first solo hit with "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
• James Brown's musical career begins
• Jackie Wilson's musical career begins
• The Four Tops' musical career begins
• The Platters' musical career begins
• Wonderful Town Broadway musical version of My Sister Eileen by Leonard Bernstein with Betty Comden and Adolph Green.