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1956 in music

<p>This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956.</p>

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<ul><li><a href="/en/1956_in_country_music" title="1956 in country music" class="wl">country</a></li>
<li><a href="/en/1956_in_jazz" title="1956 in jazz" class="wl">jazz</a></li></ul></td>
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<ul><li><a href="/en/List_of_1956_albums" title="List of 1956 albums" class="mw-redirect wl">List of albums released</a></li></ul></td>
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<dd><a href="/en/1954_in_radio" title="1954 in radio" class="wl">1954</a></dd>
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<dd><a href="/en/1954_in_film" title="1954 in film" class="wl">1954</a></dd>
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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956. 