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Joan Baez and Bob Dylan perform at 1963's March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Events - January 1 The Beatles start a 5-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".
- January 4 At Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on juke boxes.
- January 7 Gary U.S. Bonds files a $100,000 lawsuit against Chubby Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.
- January 11
- January 12 Bob Dylan portrays a folk singer in The Madhouse of Castle Street, a radio play for the BBC in London.
- February 16
- The Beatles achieve their first #1 hit single, when "Please Please Me" tops the charts in the UK
- Paul Anka marries Marie-Ann DeZogheb
- February 22 The Beatles form Northern Songs Publishing Company.
- March 5 Patsy Cline is killed in small plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, while on her way to Nashville, Tennessee from Kansas City, Missouri at the height of her career.
- March 22 The Beatles release their first album, Please Please Me.
- March 23 The 8th Eurovision Song Contest is held in two studios at the BBC Television Centre, London. After much confusion regarding the results of the Norwegian jury, Denmark snatches victory from Switzerland after a close run. The Danish husband-and-wife duo Grethe and J rgen Ingmann take the prize with "Dansevise".
- April 29 19-year-old Andrew Loog Oldham signs a contract with The Rolling Stones, becoming their manager. Oldham had seen the band in concert the previous day at the Crawdaddy Club in London.
- May 15 Opening of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia.
- May 29 - On the 50th anniversary of its stormy premi re, 88 year-old Pierre Monteux conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in The Rite of Spring## at the Royal Albert Hall, with the composer Stravinsky (81) in the audience.
- June 7 The Rolling Stones' first single "Come On" is released in the UK and reaches #21.
- August 3 The Beatles perform at The Cavern Club for the final time.
- September 6 - Nippon Crown record label is established as Crown Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Music Entertainment.
- October 15 The Daily Mirror uses the term "Beatlemania" in a news story about the group's concert the previous day in Cheltenham.
- Dalida is rejected by Decca in the UK again.
- Philips introduce the Musicassette at the Berlin Funkaustellung.
- Coxsone Dodd opens the first black-owned recording studio in Jamaica, named Studio One.
- Lord Shorty's "Clock and Dagger" is widely considered the first soca recording.
- I Nyoman Rembang leaves the Surakarta Conservatorium to teach at the College of Music SMKI in Bali.
Bands formed Bands disbanded Albums released January February March April May June July August September October November December Release Date Unknown Biggest hit singles The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1963. | # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries | | 1 | The Beatles | She Loves You | 1963 | | UK 1 Aug 1963, US BB 1 Feb 1964, Canada 1 Dec 1963, Norway 1 Oct 1963, Australia 1 of 1963, US CashBox 2 of 1964, South Africa 2 of 1963, TOTP 2, DDD 2 of 1963, RYM 4 of 1963, Germany 7 Mar 1964, Scrobulate 18 of oldies, US BB 20 of 1964, POP 20 of 1964, Italy 29 of 1964, Global 33 (5 M sold) 1963, Rolling Stone 64, Acclaimed 119, Germany 332 of the 1960s, WXPN 335, OzNet 913 | | 2 | Kingsmen | Louie Louie | 1963 | | Canada 1 Nov 1963, DDD 1 of 1963, POP 1 of 1963, US BB 2 Nov 1963, US BB 3 of 1963, Peel list 3 of 1964, RYM 5 of 1963, US CashBox 6 of 1964, Acclaimed 10, 19 in 2FM list, UK 26 Jan 1964, Rolling Stone 55, RIAA 57, Party 139 of 1999 | | 3 | Paul & Paula | Hey Paula | 1963 | | US BB 1 Jan 1963, Canada 1 Dec 1962, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1962, Norway 2 Mar 1963, Italy 4 of 1963, UK 8 Feb 1963, Australia 9 of 1963, US CashBox 14 of 1963, Germany 16 May 1963, South Africa 16 of 1963, US BB 33 of 1963, POP 33 of 1963, RYM 123 of 1962 | | 4 | Lesley Gore | It's My Party | 1963 | | US BB 1 May 1963, US BB 1 of 1963, Canada 1 May 1963, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Dec 1962, POP 3 of 1963, UK 9 Jun 1963, RYM 22 of 1963, US CashBox 30 of 1963, DDD 30 of 1963, RIAA 229, Acclaimed 1286 | | 5 | The Ronettes | Be My Baby | 1963 | | US BB 2 Sep 1963, Canada 2 Sep 1963, RYM 2 of 1963, UK 4 Oct 1963, DDD 5 of 1963, Norway 9 Dec 1963, Acclaimed 15, Rolling Stone 22, Scrobulate 22 of oldies, US BB 30 of 1963, POP 30 of 1963, US CashBox 44 of 1963, 99 in 2FM list, RIAA 253, WXPN 412 | Other Notable Singles Published popular songs - "18 Yellow Roses" Bobby Darin
- "Abilene" w.m. John D. Loudermilk, Lester Brown, Bob Gibson, Albert Stanton
- "All My Loving" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "Another Saturday Night" w.m. Sam Cooke
- "Anyone Who Had a Heart" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- "Call Me Irresponsible" w.Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Papa's Delicate Condition
- "Charade" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini. From the film of the same name.
- "Da Doo Ron Ron" w.m. Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
- "Detroit City" w.m. Mel Tillis & Danny Dill
- "Distant Drums" w.m. Cindy Walker
- "Dominique" Singing Nun
- "Don't Talk To Him" Cliff Richard, Welch
- "Don't You Forget It" w. Al Stillman m. Henry Mancini
- "Every Time I Think About You" w.m. Claude Demetrius
- "Flash! Bang! Wallop!" w.m. David Heneker. Introduced by Tommy Steele in the London production of the musical Half a Sixpence. Steele also performed the song in the Broadway production in 1965 and the 1967 film version (with modified lyrics).
- "Forget Him" w.m. Mark Anthony (a pseudonym of Tony Hatch)
- "From Me to You" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "From Russia with Love w.m. Lionel Bart
- "Good Morning, Good Day" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- "Half A Sixpence" w.m. David Heneker
- "How Do You Do It?" w.m. Mitch Murray
- "I Call Your Name" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "I Like It" Mitch Murray
- "I Saw Her Standing There" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "I Want to Hold Your Hand" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "If I Ruled the World" w. Leslie Bricusse m. Cyril Ornadel. Introduced by Harry Secombe in the musical Pickwick
- "It's My Party" w.m. Herb Wiener, Wally Gold & John Gluck Jnr
- "Kissin' Cousins" w.m. Fred Wise & Randy Starr
- "Losing You" w.(Eng) Carl Sigman m. Jean Renard
- "Martian Hop" w.m. Steven Rappaport, John Spirt, Robert Rappaport
- "Move Over Darling" Hal Kanter
- "On Broadway" w.m. Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- "On the Beach" Welch, Marvin, Richard
- "Our Day Will Come" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Mort Garson
- "The Pink Panther Theme" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini
- "Pretty Paper" Willie Nelson
- "Reverend Mr Black" Billy Edd Wheeler, Jed Peters
- "Ring of Fire" w.m. Merle Kilgore & June Carter
- "She Loves Me" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock. Introduced by Daniel Massey in the musical She Loves Me
- "She Loves You" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "Surf City" w.m. Jan Berry & Brian Wilson
- "Surfer Girl" w.m. Brian Wilson
- "Talk Back Trembling Lips" w.m. John D. Loudermilk
- "This Boy" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "The Times They Are A-Changin'" w.m. Bob Dylan
- "The Ugly Bug Ball" w.m. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, from the film Summer Magic
- "Viva Las Vegas" Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
- "Washington Square" w.m. Bob Goldstein & David Shire
- "When Joanna Loved Me" w. Robert Wells m. Jack Segal
- "Will He Like Me?" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock. Introduced by Barbara Cook in the Broadway production of She Loves Me. Performed by Anne Rogers in the 1964 London production.
- "Wives And Lovers" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- "You Were Made For Me" Mitch Murray
Other notable songs Classical music Opera Births - January 4 Till Lindemann, German rock musician (Rammstein)
- January 13 Tim Kelly, American rock musician (Slaughter) (d. 1998)
- January 26
- January 28 Dan Spitz (Anthrax)
- February 2 Eva Cassidy, singer (d. 1996)
- February 9 Travis Tritt, American country singer
- February 10 Tony Reno, Swedish rock drummer (Europe)
- February 19 Seal, singer
- March 1 Dan Michaels, producer, saxophonist, member of the rock band The Choir and The Swirling Eddies, owner of Galaxy21 Music.
- March 4
- March 10 Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
- March 15 Bret Michaels, vocalist (Poison)
- March 17
- March 18 Vanessa Williams, singer and actress
- March 21 Shawn Lane, American guitar virtuoso (d. 2003)
- March 27 Dave Koz, saxophonist
- March 30 Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer, conductor and music theorist
- April 6 Andrew Weatherall, English disc jockey
- April 8 Julian Lennon, singer-songwriter, son of John Lennon
- April 10 Warren DeMartini, American rock guitarist (Ratt)
- April 12 Michael English, American Christian singer
- April 16 Jimmy Osmond, American singer
- May 5 Prince Ital Joe, reggae singer (d. 2001)
- May 8 Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor
- May 9 Barry Douglas Lamb, English musician, author, and preacher
- May 19 Yazz, English singer
- May 21 Gilles Apap, violinist
- June 4 - Sandeep Bhagwati, Indian classical musician and composer
- June 5 Joe Rud n, Hungarian heavy metal singer
- June 7 Roberto Alagna, operatic tenor
- June 20 Amir Derakh orgy, Julien-K
- June 25 George Michael, singer and songwriter
- June 29 Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist
- June 30 Yngwie J. Malmsteen, guitar performer
- July 7 Vonda Shepard, singer and musician
- July 16 Norman Cook English Big Beat musician (Fatboy Slim)
- July 22 Emily Saliers (Indigo Girls)
- July 26 Andy Timmons, American guitarist
- August 1 Coolio, American rapper
- August 3
- August 4 Gary King, British disc jockey
- August 9 Whitney Houston, singer and actress
- August 12 Sir Mix-A-Lot, MC and producer
- August 19 Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer (Europe)
- August 22
- August 26 Liu Huan, Chinese singer
- August 30 Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey
- August 31
- September 1 Carola Smit, Dutch musician
- September 6 Mark Chesnutt, American country musician
- September 7 Eazy-E, American West Coast rapper and record producer (d. 1995)
- September 28 Dan Forden, video game music composer (Mortal Kombat)
- September 29
- October 13 Kemi Olusanya (Kemistry & Storm)
- October 14 Alessandro Safina, operatic tenor
- October 26 Natalie Merchant, singer-songwriter
- October 30 Jerry DeBorg (Jesus Jones)
- November 1 Rick Allen, drummer (Def Leppard)
- December 24 Mary Ramsey, American musician, singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary)
- December 26 Lars Ulrich, (Metallica)
- December 31 Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Deaths - January 2 Dick Powell, actor and singer, 58 (lymphoma)
- January 24 Otto Harbach, lyricist, 89
- January 30 Francis Poulenc, French composer, 64
- February 19 Benny Mor , Cuban singer, 43 (cirrhosis of the liver)
- February 20 Ferenc Fricsay, conductor, 48 (cancer)
- March 5 Patsy Cline, American country/pop singer, 30 (plane crash)
- March 17 Lizzie Miles, singer, 67
- March 28 Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, 52
- March 30 Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer, 69
- March 31 Harry Akst, US composer and pianist, 68
- April 9
- April 12 Herbie Nichols, jazz musician, 44 (leukemia)
- May 6 Ted Weems, US bandleader, 61
- May 10 Irving Aaronson, bandleader and composer, 68
- May 24 Elmore James, American blues guitarist, 45 (heart attack)
- June 24 - Sybil Evers, mezzo-soprano and actress, 59
- August 15 John Powell, pianist, composer and ethnomusicologist, 80
- August 23 Glenn Gray, American saxophonist and conductor, 63
- September 3 Frico Kafenda, Slovak composer, 79
- September 12 Modest Altschuler, cellist, conductor and composer, 90
- September 25 Alexander Sakharoff, Russian dancer and choreographer, 77
- October 11 dith Piaf, French singing superstar, 47 (liver cancer)
- October 25 Roger D sormi re, French conductor, 65
- November 1 Elsa Maxwell, songwriter, "the hostess with the mostest", 80
- November 15 Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor, 74
- November 19 Carmen Amaya, flamenco dancer and singer, 50
- November 26 Amelita Galli-Curci, operatic soprano, 81
- November 29 Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban composer, pianist and bandleader, 68
- December 5 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer, 58 (stomach cancer)
- December 14 Dinah Washington, singer, 39
- December 28 Paul Hindemith, composer, 68
- date unknown Naftule Brandwein, clarinettist
Awards See also External Charts cs:1963 v hudb fr:1963 en musique mk:1963 ja:1963 pl:1963 w muzyce pt:1963 na m sica ru:1963 sq:1963 n muzik sv:Musik ret 1963
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