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ROCK MUSIC
TIMELINE
1963
- Surf music and the girl group sound are at their peak.
- Motown continues to bring the hits, including Little Stevie Wonder the youngest person to hit #1 in the U.S. at 13-years old.
- Beatlemania takes hold in the U.K., while in the U.S. The Beatles remain unknown.
- Cliff Richard and The Shadows are the bestselling artists worldwide, but still virtually unknown in the U.S.
- Crossover country and pop star Patsy Cline is killed in an airplane crash.
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