1962 in music
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Events
- January 24 - Brian Epstein signs to manage the Beatles.
- January 24 - Teenage star Danny Peppermint is nearly killed when he receives an electric shock from a microphone stand at the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peppermint is rushed to a hospital where he recovers.
- April 7 - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Mick Taylor meet Brian Jones at the Ealing Club, a blues club in London
- April 10 - Former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe dies from cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg, Germany.
- April 12 - A recording is made of Bob Dylan's concert at the Town Hall, in New York City by Columbia Records. Columbia would eventually release the recording of "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" from this concert
- August 16 - The Beatles fire Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr.
- August 23 - John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell
- Decca Records rejects a demo tape of The Beatles. The Tremeloes are signed to the label instead of the Beatles.
- Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" on October 5 in the United Kingdom.
- The Spokane Philharmonic orchestra becomes the Spokane Symphony.
- Dalida is Named Calabrian Citizen of Honour and receives the Radio Monte Carlo Oscar with Johnny Hallyday.
- Stevie Wonder's musical career begins
- Otis Redding's musical career begins
- Wilson Pickett's musical career begins
- Harry Nilsson's musical career begins
- Booker T. & the MG's' musical career begins
- Isaac Hayes' musical career begins
- Paul & Paula's musical career begins
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| ► | Published popular music |
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| ► | Opera |
| ► | Musical theater |
| ► | Musical films |
| ► | Births |
| ► | Deaths |
| ► | Awards |
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