September 1957 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

Sep 20 Leontyne Price makes her operatic stage debut singing Madame Lidoine in the US premiere of "Dialogues of the Carmelites" in San Francisco

#1 in the Charts

Sep 23 "That'll Be the Day" single by Buddy Holly and The Crickets reaches #1 in the US

Jailhouse Rock Premieres

Sep 24 "Jailhouse Rock" single released by Elvis Presley (Billboard Song of the Year 1957)

A publicity shot from the film showing Elvis Presley during the dance sequence in Jailhouse Rock

Music Premiere

Sep 26 Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins' musical "West Side Story" opens at the Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 732 performances, wins 2 Tony Awards

Sep 28 "Honeycomb," by Jimmie F. Rodgers hits #1
Sep 29 Buddy Holly & The Crickets release 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"

Birthdays in Music

Gloria Estefan (65 years old)

Sep 1 Cuban-American singer (Miami Sound Machine - "Conga"), born in Havana, Cuba

Sep 1 Phil Johnstone, British songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer (Robert Plant), born in Hitchin, England (d. 2021)
Sep 2 Steve Porcaro, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Toto, 1977-87, 2010-19 - "Rosanna"; "Africa"), born in Los Angeles, California
Sep 6 Joe Smyth, American country singer ("Betty's Bein' Bad"), born in Portland, Maine
Sep 6 Paul Harrhy, Welsh actor and opera singer (Intelligence Park), born in South Wales (d. 1996)
Sep 7 Margot Chapman, American singer (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Sep 9 Pierre-Laurent Aimard, French concert pianist, born in Lyon, France
Sep 10 Carol Decker, British rock singer (T'Pau - "China In Your Hand"), born in Huyton, Merseyside, England
Sep 10 Siobhan Fahey, Irish rock singer and musician (Bananarama - "Venus"; Shakespears Sister - "Stay"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Sep 11 Jon Moss, English rock drummer (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?"), born in Wandsworth, South London
Sep 12 Hans Zimmer, German film score composer (The Lion King), born in Frankfurt
Sep 13 Vinny Appice, American rock drummer (Black Sabbath), born in Brooklyn, New York
Sep 19 Rusty Egan, British new wave drummer (Rich Kids; Midge Ure; Visage), born in London, England
Sep 20 Alannah Currie, New Zealander rock xylophone player and vocalist (Thompson Twins - "Hold Me Now"), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Sep 22 Johnette Napolitano, American rocker (Concrete Blonde), born in Los Angeles, California

Nick Cave (65 years old)

Sep 22 Australian singer-songwriter (Bad Seeds-Murder Ballads), born in Warracknabeal, Victoria

Sep 22 Pete Jones, English rocker (Public Image Ltd.), born in Watford, England
Sep 23 Kumar Sanu, Indian playback singer
Sep 29 Mari Wilson, British pop and jazz singer (Just What I Always Wanted), born in Neasden, London, England
Sep 29 Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer, born in Sykia, Greece