1960 in British music

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This is a summary of 1960 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

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Summary

A major event of the year is the West End premiere of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! , an immediate success which makes stars of Ron Moody and Georgia Brown.

Events

The Official UK Singles Chart

Number one singles

Albums

Classical music: new works

Opera

Film and Incidental music

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths

See also

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The cultural year was dominated by the Festival of Britain and the opening of The Royal Festival Hall, the first dedicated concert hall of its size to be built in London since 1893: located on the south bank of the Thames, this was to host concerts by major orchestras from Britain and abroad. The Festival itself was a celebration of music, art and theatre. It notably provided an opportunity for the staging of many events seen during the first Folk music Festival held in Edinburgh, organised with the help of such talents as the American Alan Lomax, the Irish traditional musician Seamus Ennis and the political theatre director Ewan MacColl, who would go on to form the Ballad and Blues Club.

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