1960 in music

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Events

• January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army
• February 6 - Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, California. Belvin was the co-author of "Earth Angel," the Penguins' classic from 1954
• February 17 - The Everly Brothers sign a 10-year, $1 million contract with Warner Bros. Records.
• March 5 - Elvis Presley returns home from serving in the US Army
• March - UK music trade publication Record Retailer launches its own singles, albums and EP charts.
• First performance of Lionel Bart's Oliver!
• April 1 - Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Mitch Miller film Sinatra's Timex Special for ABC at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel
• April 2 - The National Association of Record Merchants presents its first annual awards in 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, Wiltshire. Cochran dies in a hospital in Bath, England, from severe brain injuries.
• April 20 - Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California 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.
• August 1 - The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, Germany. The band at the time included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.
• August 27 - The Louisiana Hayride put on its final radio show.
• November 5 - Country singer Johnny Horton dies in an automobile accident in Milano, Texas.
• November 13 - Sammy Davis, Jr. and May Britt wed.
• Dalida receives the Radio Monte Carlo Oscar and the Grand Prix for best Italian song.
• The Beatles' musical career begins.
• Patti LaBelle's musical career begins
• Carla Thomas' musical career begins
• Hank Williams Jr.'s musical career begins
• Van Morrison's musical career begins
• The Supremes' musical career begins
• Renato Carosone announces his retirement