1958 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958.

Specific locations

• 1958 in British music
• 1958 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

• 1958 in country music
• 1958 in jazz

Events

• January – Maria Callas, opening the Rome Opera House season with Norma with Italy's president, Giovanni Gronchi, in the audience, cancels after the first act because of voice problems. Anita Cerquetti assumes the role in Rome while simultaneously singing Norma in Naples, to great acclaim.
• January 24 – Paul McCartney makes his first appearance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool with The Quarrymen.
• February – 45,000 people in one week watch performances of "rokabirÄ«" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival.
• February 14 – The Iranian government bans rock & roll, claiming that this form of music is against the concepts of Islam and is a health hazard. Iranian doctors warn of the risk of injuries to the hips from the "extreme gyrations" of rock & roll dances.
• February 19 – In the United States:
• Singer-songwriter Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records and moves to Columbia Records.
• Motown releases its first record, "Got a Job" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles.
• March 5 – Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia premieres Fantasía para un gentilhombre (Fantasia for a Gentleman) by composer Joaquín Rodrigo at the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Enrique Jordá.
• March 12
• Billie Holiday is given a year's probation by a Philadelphia court following her arrest and guilty plea on narcotics possession charges in 1956.
• In Hilversum, Netherlands, "Dors, mon amour" sung by André Claveau (music by Pierre Delanoë, lyrics by Hubert Giraud) wins the third annual Eurovision Song Contest for France. Domenico Modugno places third for Italy with "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" which, retitled "Volare", will reach No. 1 in the US Billboard Hot 100, and will win two Grammy Awards next year for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for 1958.
• March 24 – Elvis Presley enters the U.S. Army.
• April 10 – English singer Cleo Laine marries bandleader John Dankworth.
• May 30 – Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 1 is premiered in Basel, 50 years after it was composed
• c. July 12 – The Quarrymen (Paul McCartney, John Lennon (lead vocals), George Harrison, Colin Hanton (drums) and John Lowe (piano)) record a single 78 rpm shellac acetate disc at Phillips' Sound Recording Services in Liverpool: "In Spite of All the Danger" (McCartney–Harrison) and a cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be the Day".
• August 4 – Billboard magazine in the United States launches its "Hot 100" singles chart, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" as the #1 record.
• September 24 – Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon's scout the young, talented Mina
• November 6 – Maria Callas is dismissed from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City by its general manager, Rudolf Bing.
• The Festival dei Due Mondi is founded by Gian Carlo Menotti.
• Kenny Rogers signs his first recording contract with a major record label and makes his first national TV performance on American Bandstand.
• Marvin Gaye begins recording with his first group.
• Otis Williams & the Distants begin their musical career. They will later join with The Primes and become The Temptations.
• Phil Spector begins his recording career.
• Dalida receives the Music Hall "Bravos" along with Yves Montand.
• RCA introduces its first stereo LPs.
• The major record labels begin to cease production of 78 rpm records.
• Fred Foster opens Monument Records in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
• Singer Ernesto Bonino leaves the United States and returns to Italy.
• Bob Bogle and Don Wilson founded the #1 instrumental group of all time The Ventures.
• Singer Júnior joins the pioneering Spanish electric guitar group Jump.
• The Country Music Association (CMA) is founded as the first trade association dedicated to a single music genre.

Albums released

• Andy Williams – Andy Williams
• Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein – Andy Williams
• Anita Sings the Winners – Anita O'Day
• Around the World – Bing Crosby
• As Long As There's Music – Eddie Fisher
• Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (soundtrack) – Miles Davis
• The Atomic Mr. Basie – Count Basie
• Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
• Buddy Holly – Buddy Holly
• Breezin' Along – The Four Lads
• C'est ça – Charles Aznavour
• Chicago Musette – John Serry and His Accordion – John Serry Sr.
• Closer Than a Kiss – Vic Damone
• Cole Español – Nat King Cole
• Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra
• Destination Moon – The Ames Brothers
• Dream – The Mills Brothers
• Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport – Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook – Ella Fitzgerald
• Ella Swings Lightly – Ella Fitzgerald
• Ellington Indigos – Duke Ellington
• Elvis' Golden Records – Elvis Presley
• The Everly Brothers – The Everly Brothers
• The Fabulous Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash
• Fancy Meeting You Here – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
• For Musicians Only – Stan Getz
• For Teenagers In Love – Teresa Brewer
• Foreign Affair – Frankie Laine and Michel LeGrand
• Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely – Frank Sinatra
• Freedom Suite – Sonny Rollins
• Give Him the Ooh-La-La – Blossom Dearie
• Gogi Grant – Welcome To My Heart – Gogi Grant
• Gondolier – Dalida
• Greatest Hits – Frankie Laine
• A Guy in Love – Guy Mitchell
• Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel – Duane Eddy (debut)
• He's So Fine – Jackie Wilson
• Hooray for Hollywood – Doris Day
• John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio – John Coltrane
• Johnny Horton Sings Free And Easy – Johnny Horton
• Johnny's Greatest Hits – Johnny Mathis
• Julie Is Her Name, Volume II – Julie London
• Kate Smith Sings Folk Songs – Kate Smith
• King Creole (OST) – Elvis Presley
• King of Suriname – Ramdew Chaitoe
• The Kingston Trio – The Kingston Trio
• Last Night When We Were Young – Art Farmer
• Les Gitans – Dalida
• London by Night – Julie London
• Milestones – Miles Davis
• The Mills Brothers In Hi-Fi – The Mills Brothers
• The Mills Brothers Sing – The Mills Brothers
• Miss Music – Teresa Brewer
• Mmmm, The Mills Brothers – The Mills Brothers
• Music! Music! Music! – Teresa Brewer
• My Happiness – Connie Francis
• No Count Sarah – Sarah Vaughan
• One Dozen Berrys – Chuck Berry
• Our Gal Sal – Sally Starr (with The Comets)
• Paris Holiday – Bing Crosby
• Rhonda – Rhonda Fleming
• Ricky Nelson – Ricky Nelson
• Rockin' Around the World – Bill Haley & His Comets
• Rockin' the Joint – Bill Haley & His Comets
• Rockin' With Kay Starr – Kay Starr
• Salut les copains – Gilbert Bécaud
• Saturday Night with Mr. C – Perry Como
• Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous – Johnny Cash
• Smoochin' Time – The Ames Brothers
• Some Pleasant Moments In The 20th Century – Oscar Levant
• Songs I Wish I Had Sung – Bing Crosby
• Songs Our Daddy Taught Us – Everly Brothers
• South Pacific – Original soundtrack
• Star Dust – Pat Boone
• Surprise Package – The Crew Cuts
• Swingin' Down Broadway – Jo Stafford
• Teresa – Teresa Brewer
• Teresa Brewer At Christmas Time – Teresa Brewer
• Them There Eyes – Kay Starr
• This Is Sinatra Volume 2 – Frank Sinatra
• Til Morning – Johnnie Ray
• Time For Teresa – Teresa Brewer
• Torchin' – Frankie Laine
• Tormé – Mel Tormé
• Wheelin' & Dealin' – Mal Waldron, John Coltrane and Frank Wess
• When You Come to the End of the Day – Perry Como
• Who's Sorry Now? – Connie Francis
• Yes Indeed! – Pat Boone