| 1960s British Rock and Pop Chronology |
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| The Birth of a Nation 5: 1942 |
| 4 Jan | South Elmsall, Yorkshire: John McLaughlin. Guitar: Graham Bond Organization, Blues Incorporated, Brian Auger Trinity, session musician |
| 6 Jan | Wavertree, Liverpool: Len Garry [b. Leonard Charles Garry]. The Quarrymen |
| 8 Jan | Walton, Liverpool: William Faron Ruffley ("Faron"). Singer, bassist: Faron's Flamingos, Big Three |
| 21 Jan | US: Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" |
| 24 Jan | Amlwich, Wales: William (Billy) George Butler. Singer: Merseybeats, Billy Butler and the Tuxedos |
| 27 Jan | Birmingham: Michael ("Mick") James Adkins. Guitar, vocals: The Sundowners, The Chads |
| 29 Jan | BBC: Roy Plomleys "Desert Island Discs" premieres |
| 2 Feb | Blackpool,
Lancashire: Graham William Nash. Vocals, guitar; Hollies. Ripon, Yorkshire: Margo Quantrell. Singer: Breakaways, Vernon's Girls, sessions |
| 8 Feb | Washington, D.C.: A congressional committee advises Roosevelt to incarcerate Americans of Japanese descent. |
| Bridgwater, Somerset: Sam Spoons [b. Martin Stafford Ash]. Percussionist: The Bonzo Dog Dada Band, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band | |
| 15 Feb | Epson, Surrey: Glyn Johns. Engineer, producer. |
| Singapore: The British colony surrenders to the Japanese | |
| 16 Feb | Birmingham: Clive Lea. Rockin Berries |
| 18 Feb | Belgaum: Frank Farley [b. Frank William Farley]. Drummer: Johnny Kidd and the Pirates |
| 24 Feb | Portsmouth: Paul Jones [b. Paul Pond]. Manfred Mann |
| 26 Feb | Berlin: Werner Heisenberger describes his uranium project, "Wunderwaffen" to the German government. |
| 28 Feb | Park Nursing Home, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Brian Jones [b. Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones; d. Catchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex 3 July 1969]. Guitar, harmonica, sitar, etc.; Rolling Stones. |
| Detroit: race riots | |
| 1 Mar | Java Sea: Japan defeats a US naval fleet. |
| Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset: Michael Rex Giles. Drums, singer: Johnny King and the Raiders, The Dowlands Brothers, The Trendsetters Ltd, Brains, Giles Giles and Fripp, King Crimson | |
| 2 Mar | Hampstead, London: Daniel Joseph Anthony (Tony) Meehan [d. London, 28 November 2005]. Drummer: Shadows; producer. |
| 3 Mar | Liverpool: Mike Pender [b. Michael John Pendergast]. Searchers. |
| 5 Mar | Manchester: Hugh Flint. Drummer: The Blues Syndicate, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann |
| 6 May | Bearsted Memorial Hospital, Hampton Court: Colin Earl. Piano (Memphis Leather, 1967; The Good Earth (Rock 'n' Roll Band), 1968 - 1969, Mungo Gerry, The King Earl Boogie Band) |
| 8 Mar | Rangoon, Burma: Japanese forces capture British forces |
| Liverpool: Ralph Ellis. Swinging Blue Jeans | |
| 25 Mar | Memphis, Tennessee: Aretha Franklin |
| Apr | West Derby, Liverpool: John Lowe [b. John Duff Lowe]. Piano, The Quarrymen. |
| 1 Apr | Dagenham, Essex: Alan Blakely. Tremeloes. |
| 5 Apr | Salford: Harold (Allan) Clarke. Singer: Hollies. |
| 8 Apr | Leicester, Leicestershire: Roger Maxwell Chapman. Singer: Family |
| 15 Apr | London: Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, levees a tupence-per-pint tax on beer |
| 16 Apr | Liverpool: Colin Manley [d. Lancashire, 9 April 1999]. Remo Four. |
| 19 Apr | Fatfield, County Durham: Alan Price. Organ, keyboards: Animals, Alan Price Set |
| 3 May | Andover: Peter (Pete) Lawrence Staples. Troggs |
| 4 May | US: Sugar rationing |
| 5 May | Kettering, Northamptonshire: James King. Sax, flute: Family, Ring of Truth |
| 12 May | Weald Rise, Harrow Weald, Harrow, Middlesex: Ian Robins Dury [d. 27 March 2000, Hampstead, North-west London]. Singer: The Black Cat Combo, Kilburn and the High Roads |
| 13 May | Aston-in-Makefield, near Wigan, Merseyside: Robert ("Bob") McKinlay, Guitarist: The Long and the Short, The Mojos |
| 15 May | US: Gasoline rationing in 17 states limits sales to 3 gallons a week for non-essential vehicles |
| 24 May | Manchester, Lancashire: Derek Quinn. Guitar: The Jets, The Two Tones, The Four Tones, Freddie and the Dreamers |
| 25 May | Leicester: Brian Davison. Drums, Nice. |
| 26 May | Liverpool: Ray Ennis. Swinging Blue Jeans |
| 29 May | US: Bing Crosby: records "White Christmas" |
| 30 May | Enfield, Middlesex: b. Leonard ("Lenny") Arthur Davidson. Vocals, guitar: Dave Clark Five. |
| 4 June | US: Capitol Records founded |
| 6 June | London: Bob Taylor [b Robert Taylor]. Guitar, Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds |
| 13 June | Peenemunde, Germany: V-2 rocket test launch |
| 14 June | London:
Andy Irvine [b. Andrew Irvine]. Bass, mandolin; Sweeney's Men, Planxy London: Peter Lemer [b. Peter Naphtali]. Organ; The Peter Lemer Quartet |
| 16 Jun | Birmingham: John Henry Rostill [d. 26 November 1973]. Bass: Shadows |
| 17 Jun | Liverpool: Norman Kuhlke [Swinging Blue Jeans] |
| 18 Jun | Liverpool: James Paul McCartney |
| 20 Jun | Hawthorne, California: Brian Wilson |
| 23 Jun | Liverpool: Aaron Williams. Merseybeats |
| 24 Jun | Whitby, Yorkshire: Arthur Brown [b. Arthur Winton] |
| 25 Jun | Bremen, Germany: British RAF stages a 1,000-bomb raid |
| 2 Jul | Eastbourne, Sussex: Leapy Lee (b. Lee Graham) |
| 17 Jul | Boscombe Hospital, Bournemouth, Dorset: Zoot Money [b. George Bruno Money]. Organist: The Zoot Money Quartet, De Big Roll Band, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, Dantalian's Chariot, Eric Burdon and the New Animals, The Kevin Coyne Band, The Kevin Ayres Band |
| 22 Jul | US: gasoline rationing (coupons) on the east coast |
| 24 Jul | Hargen, Germany: Heinz Henry George Burt [d. Weston, Southampton, 7 April 2000]. Bass, singer: Tornados |
| 1 Aug | San Francisco: Jerome John Garcia |
| 8 Aug | Liverpool: Johnny Gustafson Bass: Cass and the Casanovas, Big Three, Merseybeats [alternate birthdate: 8 September 1942] |
| 11 Aug | Andover: Mike Hugg. Drums: Manfred Mann |
| 14 Aug | Blackburn: Lionel Walmsley. Four Pennies |
| 15 Aug | London: George Bernard Shaw protests limitations on the importation of musical instrument supplies, observing that these are "among the first necessities of life." |
| Redcar, Yorkshire: Peter York. Drums: The Spencer Davis Group | |
| 19 Aug | Dieppe, France: 5,000 Canadian soldiers, 1000 British Commandos, and a small American force launch a disastrous raid against German positions (only about 3000 return) |
| 27 Aug | Glasgow: Philip Arthur Shulman. Simon Dupree and the Big Sound |
| 2 Sep | Stalingrad: German troops enter city |
| 8 Spt | Liverpool: Johnny Gustafson Bass: Cass and the Casanovas, Big Three, Merseybeats [alternate birthdate: 8 August 1942] |
| 22 Spt | Port Glasgow, Scotland: Brian Keith [b. Brian O'Shea]. Plastic Penny |
| 24 Spt | 8
Menzies Street, The Dingle, Liverpool 8, Liverpool: Gerald (Gerry)
Marsden. Singer, guitarist: Gerry and the Pacemakers Northampton: Mike Berry [b. Michael Hubert Bourne]. Singer: Mike Berry and the Outlaws |
| 30 Spt | Carlisle, Cumbria: Michael Harrison. Pianist, vocalist: Dino and the Danubes, The Dakotas, The Ramrods, The VIP's, Art, Spooky Tooth |
| 2 Oct | Chicago: Enrico Fermi conducts first sustained atomic chain reaction. |
| 4 Oct | Belfast, Northern Ireland: William ("Billy") Harrison. Guitarist: The Gamblers, Them |
| 6 Oct | Ashford: Neil Korner. New Vaudeville Band |
| 4 Nov | El Alamein, North Africa: British forces commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery force Axis forces to retreat |
| 6 Nov | Bath, Somerset: Peter Sayers. Guitar, banjo, dobro, autoharp, mandolin, ukulele: Johnny Duncan and the Blue Grass Boys, The British Blue Grass Boys |
| 8 Nov | French North Africa: British and American forces land |
| 13 Nov | US: The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18 |
| 27 Nov | Seattle, Washington: Jimi (Johnny Allen) Hendrix |
| 3 Dec | Small Heath, Birmingham: Ken Lewis [b. Kenneth Hawker]. Singer, songwriter: Carter Lewis and the Southerners, Ivy League, Flowerpot Men |
| 8 Dec | 13 Chiltern Avenue, Bolton, Lancashire: Bobby Elliott [b. Robert Hartley Elliott]. Drums: Hollies |
| 12 Dec | Dublin:
Declan Cluskey: The Bachelors Glasgow: Mike Heron: Incredible Sting Band |
| 15 Dec | PR birthdate for David ("Dave") Clark. See 15 December 1939. |
| Other 1942 Events | |
| Melvyn ("Mel") Miller. Bass, singer: Russ Sainty and the Nu-Notes |
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| This site is a living document. I welcome corrections and suggestions. Gordon Thompson, Department of Music, Skidmore College | |||
| Copyright © 1995 — 20-Dec-2009 Gordon Thompson |
