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1952 in music
See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years 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
- 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
Albums released
- As You Desire Me - Jo Stafford
- Christmas With Eddie Fisher - Eddie Fisher
- Eddie Fisher Sings - Eddie Fisher
- Favorite Spirituals - The Ames Brothers
- Home On The Range - The Ames Brothers
- Johnnie Ray - Johnnie Ray
- Mr. Rhythm Sings - Frankie Laine
- Song Favorites By Frankie Laine - Frankie Laine
No. 1 hit singles
These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine's charts in 1952.
First week | Number of weeks | Title | Artist |
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March 15, 1952 | 9 | "Wheel of Fortune" | Kay Starr |
May 17, 1952 | 5 | "Blue Tango" | Leroy Anderson |
June 21, 1952 | 2 | "Here in My Heart" | Al Martino |
July 5, 1952 | 1 | "Delicado" | Percy Faith & his Orchestra |
July 12, 1952 | 9 | "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" | Vera Lynn |
September 13, 1952 | 5 | "You Belong to Me" | Jo Stafford |
October 18, 1952 | 5 | "I Went To Your Wedding" | Patti Page |
November 22, 1952 | 1 | "It's In The Book" | Johnny Standley |
November 29, 1952 | 4 | "Why Don't You Believe Me" | Joni James |
December 27, 1952 | 2 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Jimmy Boyd |
Top hits on record
- "All Of Me" - Johnnie Ray
- "Anytime" - Eddie Fisher
- "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" - Vera Lynn
- "Be My Life's Companion" - The Mills Brothers
- "Botch-A-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)" - Rosemary Clooney
- "Christmas Roses" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
- "Day Of Jubilo" - Guy Mitchell
- "Delicado" - Percy Faith & his Orchestra
- "The Glow-Worm" - The Mills Brothers
- "A Guy Is A Guy" - Doris Day
- "Half As Much" - Rosemary Clooney
- "Heart And Soul" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
- "Here In My Heart" - Al Martino
- "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)" - Frankie Laine
- "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" - Karen Chandler
- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Jimmy Boyd
- "I Went To Your Wedding" - Patti Page
- "I'll Walk Alone" - Don Cornell
- "I'm Confessin'" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
- "I'm Just A Poor Bachelor" - Frankie Laine
- "I'm Yours" - Eddie Fisher
- "Kiss Of Fire" - Georgia Gibbs
- "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" - Louis Armstrong
- "Lady Of Spain" - Eddie Fisher
- "Lover" - Peggy Lee
- "Maybe" - Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
- "My Favorite Song" - Georgia Gibbs
- "Pittsburgh Pennsylvania" - Guy Mitchell
- "Please, Mr. Sun" - Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
- "Ramblin' Man" - Frankie Laine
- "Rock Of Gibraltar" - Frankie Laine
- "Settin' The Woods On Fire" - Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford
- "A Sinner Am I" - Johnnie Ray
- "Slow Poke" - Arthur Godfrey
- "So Madly In Love" - Georgia Gibbs
- "Somewhere Along The Way" - Nat King Cole
- "Sugarbush" - Doris Day & Frankie Laine
- "Tell Me Why" - Eddie Fisher
- "Temptation" - Mario Lanza
- "Tenderly" - Rosemary Clooney
- "Tiger Rag" - Les Paul and Mary Ford
- "Till I Waltz Again With You" - Teresa Brewer
- "Tonight You Belong To Me" - Frankie Laine
- "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" - Johnnie Ray
- "Wheel Of Fortune" - Kay Starr
- "When I Fall In Love" - Doris Day
- "When You're In Love" - Frankie Laine
- "Why Don't You Believe Me" - Joni James
- "Winter Wonderland" - Perry Como
- "Wish You Were Here" - Eddie Fisher
- "You Belong To Me" - Jo Stafford
- "You'll Never Be Mine" - Guy Mitchell
Published popular music
- "Blue Tango" w. Mitchell Parish m. Leroy Anderson
- "Delicado" w. Jack Lawrence m. Waldyr Azevedo
- "The Doggie In The Window" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool)" w.m. Norman Wisdom & June Tremayne
- "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" w.m. Barbara Trammel, Cactus Pryor & Slim Whitman
- "Faith Can Move Mountains" w. Ben Raleigh m. Guy Wood
- "Feet Up" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "A Fool Such As I" w.m. Bill Trader
- "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" w.m. Milton Kellem
- "A Guy Is A Guy" w.m. Oscar Brand
- "Hambone" w.m. Leon Washington & Red Saunders
- "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" w.m. Charles Singleton & J. H. Wallace
- "Here In My Heart" w.m. Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson & Bill Borrelli
- "High Noon" w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin
- "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" w. Helen Deutsch m. Bronislau Kaper
- "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" w.m. Harry Noble
- "Hound Dog" w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" w.m. Tommie Connor
- "I Went To Your Wedding" w.m. Jessie Mae Robinson
- "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" w.m. Hank Williams & Fred Rose
- "I'm Hans Christian Anderson" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Inchworm" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" w.m. J. D. Miller
- "It's In The Book" w.m. Johnny Standley & Art Thorsen
- "Jambalaya" w.m. Hank Williams
- "Kaw-Liga" w.m. Hank Williams & Fred Rose
- "Keep It A Secret" w.m. Jessie Mae Robinson
- "The King's New Clothes" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" w.m. Lloyd Price
- "Lean Baby" w. Roy Alfred m. Billy May
- "Lullaby Of Birdland" w. B. Y. Forster m. George Shearing
- "Luna Rossa" w. (Eng) Kermit Goell (Ital) V. de Crescenzo m. A. Vian
- "Mister Taptoe" w.m. Terry Gilkyson , Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
- "Never Smile At A Crocodile" F. Churchill, J. Lawrence
- "Oh, Happy Day" w.m. Donald Howard Koplow & Nancy Binns Reed
- "The Ol' Spring Fever" w. Leo Robin m. Harry Warren from the film Just For You
- "One Mint Julep" w.m. Rudolph Toombs
- "Petite Fleur" m. Sidney Bechet
- "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "Pretend" w.m. Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman & Frank Levere
- "Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie" Kay Twomey, Fred Wise & Ben Weisman
- "She Wears Red Feathers" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "Somewhere Along The Way" w. Sammy Gallop m. Kurt Adams
- "Sugar Bush" w.m. Josef Marais
- "Take These Chains From My Heart" w.m. Fred Rose & Hy Heath
- "Takes Two To Tango" w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
- "That's All" w. Alan Brandt m. Bob Haymes
- "That's Entertainment" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Till I Waltz Again With You w.m. Sidney Prosen
- "The Ugly Duckling" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Walkin' To Missouri" w.m. Bob Merrill
- "Wheel Of Fortune" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
- "When I Fall In Love" w. Edward Heyman m. Victor Young
- "Why Don't You Believe Me?" w.m. Lew Douglas, King Laney & Roy Rodde
- "Wish You Were Here" w.m. Harold Rome
- "You Belong To Me" w.m. Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart & Chilton Price
- "Your Cheatin' Heart" w.m. Hank Williams
- "Zing A Little Zong" w. Leo Robin m. Harry Warren
Top R&B and Country hits on record
- "Hound Dog" - Big Mama Thornton
- "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" - Hank Williams
- "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - Lloyd Price
- "Midnight Special" - Weavers
- "Night Train" - Jimmy Forrest
- "Wimoweh" - Weavers
Classical music
- Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No.5 in B flat major, Op.92
Opera
Musical theater
- Curtain Going Up Broadway production
- Globe Revue London production
- Love From Judy London production
- New Faces of 1952 Broadway production
- Pal Joey (Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart) - Broadway revival
- Two's Company Broadway production
- Wish You Were Here Broadway production
Musical films
- April In Paris
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Just For You
- The Las Vegas Story
- Lovely To Look At
- Meet Danny Wilson
- The Merry Widow
- Road To Bali
- Skirts Ahoy
- The Stooge
- Where's Charley?
- With A Song In My Heart
Births
- January 15 - Melvyn Gale , Electric Light Orchestra
- January 20 - Paul Stanley, Kiss
- January 20 - Ian Hill, Judas Priest
- January 22 - Teddy Gentry , Alabama
- January 23 - Robin Zander, Cheap Trick
- January 29 - Tommy Ramone, The Ramones
- January 30 - Steve Bartek , Oingo Boingo
- February 4 - Jerry Shirley , Humble Pie
- February 13 - Edward John Gagliardi , Foreigner
- February 17 - James Ingram
- February 18 - Juice Newton
- February 23 - Brad Whitford, Aerosmith
- March 19 - Derek Longmuir , Bay City Rollers
- April 2 - Leon Wilkerson , Lynryd Skynyrd
- April 4 - Dave Hill , Slade
- April 4 - Gary Moore, Skid Row, Thin Lizzy
- May 11 - Renaud Séchan, composer
- May 13 - Mary Cleere Haran , US singer
- May 14 - David Byrne, Talking Heads
- May 19 - Barbara Joyce Lomas , B.T. Express
- May 19 - Joey Ramone, The Ramones
- June 12 - Junior Brown
- June 14 - Jim Lea , Slade
- June 16 - Gino Vannelli
- June 25 - Tim Finn, Split Enz, Crowded House
- July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, The Blues Brothers
- July 2 - Johnny Colla , Huey Lewis & The News
- July 16 - Stewart Copeland, The Police
- July 17 - Phoebe Snow
- July 17 - Nicolette Larson
- August 6 - Pat McDonald, Timbuk 3
- August 20 - John Hiatt
- August 26 - Billy Rush , Asbury Jukes
- August 27 - Laurie Wisefield , guitarist for Wishbone Ash
- September 4 - Martin Chambers , The Pretenders
- September 9 - Dave Stewart, Eurythmics
- September 12 - Neil Peart, Rush
- September 12 - Gerry Beckley , America
- September 13 - Randy Jones , The Village People
- September 18 - Dee Dee Ramone, The Ramones
- September 19 - Nile Rogers , The Honeydrippers
- September 30 - John Lombardo , 10,000 Maniacs
- October 18 - Keith Knudsen , The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific
- November 2 - Maxine Nightingale
- November 11 - Paul Cowsill , The Cowsills
- December 2 - Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers
- December 27 - David Knopfler, Dire Straits
- Burleigh Drummond - Ambrosia, The Lost Dogs
Deaths
- September 6 - Gertrude Lawrence, English actress, singer, dancer and Star! of stars
- December 28 - Fletcher Henderson, jazz musician
Last updated: 11-05-2004 21:34:20