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music-related events during 1948
Overview of the events of 1948 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1948.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January 10 – The Amadeus Quartet gives its first recital under this name, at the Wigmore Hall in London.February 25 – First Nice Jazz Festival with Louis Armstrong , Stéphane Grappelli , Claude Luter , Mezz Mezzrow and Django Reinhardt . It is during this first edition that Suzy Delair sings for the first time the song "C'est si bon " to a cabaret where Louis Armstrong ended his evening.March 20 – Renowned Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini makes his television debut, conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra in the United States in a program featuring the works of Richard Wagner .April 3 – Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 is played on television in its entirety for the first time in a concert featuring Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The chorus was prepared by Robert Shaw .May 20 – The Second International Congress of Composers and Music Critics 1948 opens in Prague.June 5 – Opening of the first Aldeburgh Festival , founded by Benjamin Britten , Eric Crozier and Peter Pears .Summer – John Cage begins teaching at Black Mountain College in North Carolina.
November 29 – First live telecast of a complete opera by the Metropolitan Opera , of the opening-night performance of Giuseppe Verdi 's Otello Ramón Vinay , Licia Albanese , and Leonard Warren , on ABC-TV December – Perry Como has his first television Christmas Special.
Hans Werner Henze becomes musical assistant at the Deutscher Theater in Konstanz.Al Jolson is voted the "Most Popular Male Vocalist" of the year by a Variety poll.Patti Page becomes the first artist to use the technique of multi-track overdubbing (later popularized by Les Paul & Mary Ford ).Columbia Records introduces the 33⅓ rpm LP ("long playing") record at New York 's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel , featuring 25 minutes of music per side, compared to the four minutes per side of the 78 rpm record, the previous standard for gramophone records .Otis Rush moves to Chicago and begins his musical career.Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft meet for the first time.Quartetto Cetra dubs the choruses for the Italian release of Disney's Dumbo Gabriel von Wayditch begins work on his last opera The Heretics , which is still not completed when he dies in 1969. However, he completed the piano score of the massive 8.5 hour work, which is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's longest opera.Bruno Maderna meets Hermann Scherchen for the first time: a fundamental encounter.John Serry Sr. meets his mentor, the composer Robert Strassburg for the first time.
Albums released
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1948.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart Entries
1
Pee Wee Hunt Twelfth Street Rag 1948
US 1940s 1 – Jul 1948, US 1 for 8 weeks Aug 1948, Peel list 1 of 1947, US BB 4 of 1948, POP 7 of 1948, RYM 20 of 1948
2
Art Mooney I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 1948
US 1940s 1 – Jan 1948, US BB 1 of 1948, US 1 for 3 weeks Feb 1948, POP 1 of 1948
3
Nat King Cole Nature Boy 1948
US 1940s 1 – Apr 1948, US 1 for 7 weeks May 1948, US BB 9 of 1948, RYM 9 of 1948, POP 17 of 1948, Europe 90 of the 1940s, Acclaimed 1793
4
Dinah Shore Buttons & Bows 1948
US 1940s 1 – Oct 1948, US 1 for 10 weeks Nov 1948, US BB 3 of 1948, POP 3 of 1948, Europe 91 of the 1940s, RYM 102 of 1948
5
Kay Kyser The Woody Woodpecker Song 1948
US 1940s 1 – Jun 1948, US 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1948, US BB 13 of 1948, POP 21 of 1948, Europe 76 of the 1940s, RYM 95 of 1948
Top hits on record
Published popular music
Songwriter Irving Berlin in 1948 "'A' — You're Adorable " w.m. Buddy Kaye , Fred Wise & Sidney Lippman
"Always True to You in My Fashion " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Ann Miller and Tommy Rall
"Another Op'nin', Another Show " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Annabelle Hill and the ensemble in the musical Kiss Me, Kate
"Baby, It's Cold Outside " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Be A Clown " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in the film The Pirate
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song )" w.m. Mack David , Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
"Black Coffee " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sonny Burke
"Black Market" w.m. Frederick Hollander
"Blue Christmas " w.m. Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson
"The Blue Skirt Waltz" w. Mitchell Parish m. Vaclav Blaha
"Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" w.m. Oakley Haldeman, Al Trace & Jimmy Lee
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Harry Clark and Jack Diamond in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore .
"Busy Line" Semes, Stanton
"Candy Kisses " w.m. George Morgan
"Careless Hands" w. Bob Hilliard m. Carl Sigman
"Comme Ci, Comme Ça" w. (Eng) Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer (Fr) Pierre Dudan m. Bruno Coquatrix
"A Couple Of Swells" w.m. Irving Berlin . Introduced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in the film Easter Parade
"The Deck Of Cards " w.m. T. Texas Tyler
"Don't Look Now But My Heart Is Showing" w. Ann Ronell m. Kurt Weill from the film version of One Touch of Venus
"Far Away Places " w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
"Forever And Ever " w. (Eng) Malia Rosa (Ger) Franz Winkler m. Franz Winkler
"Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys" w.m. Ralph Blane
"Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue " w.m. Sunny Skylar
"Hang On The Bell, Nellie" w.m. Tommie Connor , Clive Erard & Ross Parker
"Hooray for Love " w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Tony Martin in the film Casbah
"I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple" w.m. Cole Porter . Introduced by Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me Kate
"I'm Beginning To Miss You" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Howard Keel .
"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts " w.m. Fred Heatherton
"Make A Miracle" w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced by Ray Bolger and Allyn McLerie in the musical Where's Charley?
"My Darling, My Darling " w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced in the musical Where's Charley? Byron Palmer and Doretta Morrow
"My Happiness " w. Betty Peterson m. Borney Bergantine
"N'yot N'yow (The Pussycat Song)" w.m. Dick Manning
"O Mein Papa " w.m. Paul Burkhard
"Once In Love With Amy" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Pecos Bill" w. Johnny Lange m. Eliot Daniel
"Powder Your Face With Sunshine " w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Stanley Rochinski
"Red Roses For A Blue Lady " w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
"Say Something Sweet " w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
"Shoes With Wings On" w. Ira Gershwin m. Harry Warren
"So In Love " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel .
"Sunflower" Mack David
"Tennessee Waltz " w.m. Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
"The Three Bells " w. (Eng) Bert Reisfeld m. Jean Villard Gilles
"Time Out For Tears" w.m. Abe Schiff & Irving Berman
"Tom, Dick or Harry " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk , Harold Lang , Edwin Clay and Charles Wood in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Ann Miller , Tommy Rall , Bobby Van and Bob Fosse .
"Too Darn Hot " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lorenzo Fuller, Fred Davis and Eddie Sledge in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Ann Miller sang and danced the number in the film version.
"A Tree In The Meadow " w.m. Billy Reid
"Uncle Charlie's Polka" m. John Serry Sr.
"Where Is The Life That Late I Led?" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Howard Keel in the film version.
"Why Can't You Behave? " w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Ann Miller in the film version.
"Wunderbar" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me, Kate Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson .
"You Came A Long Way From St Louis" w. Bob Russell m. John Benson Brooks
"You Can't Be True, Dear " w.(Eng) Hal Cotton (Ger) Gerhard Ebeler m. Hans Otten
"You Say The Nicest Things, Baby" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
"You Was" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sonny Burke
"You're All I Want For Christmas" w.m. Glen Moore & Seger Ellis
"You're Breaking My Heart " w.m. Pat Genaro & Sunny Skylar
Classical music
Premieres
Sortable table
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Antheil, George Symphony No. 5 1948-12-31
Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [1]
Barber, Samuel Excursions 1948-12-22
Behrend [2]
Barber, Samuel Knoxville: Summer of 1915 1948-04-09
Steber / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [3]
Berg, Alban Altenberg Lieder 1948-09-14
Biennale )Martin-Metten / La Fenice – Scherchen [4]
Berkeley, Lennox Piano Concerto 1948-08-31
Proms )Horsley / London Symphony – Cameron [5]
Britten, Benjamin A Charm of Lullabies 1948-01-03
Evans , De Nobel [6]
Britten, Benjamin Saint Nicholas 1948-06-05
Festival )Pears / Aldeburgh Festival Chorus – Woodgate [7]
Cage, John In a Landscape 1948-08-20
Cage [8] [9]
Cage, John Suite for Toy Piano 1948-08-22
Cage [10]
Castelnuovo Tedesco, Mario Coriolano 1948-09-08
Biennale )RAI Symphony Orchestra in Rome – Previtali [4]
Cerha, Friedrich Six Lieder 1948-11-30
Ceska , Wünsch [11]
Copland, Aaron The Red Pony 1948-10-30
Houston Symphony Orchestra , Kurtz [12]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado 1948-12-03
Martin-Metten , Dallapiccola [13]
Diamond, David Symphony No. 4 1948-01-23
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [14]
Dohnányi, Ernst von Symphony No. 2 (1944)1948-11-23
Chelsea Symphony – Del Mar [15]
Dutilleux, Henri Piano Sonata 1948-04-30
Joy [16]
Fine, Irving Toccata Concertante 1948-10-22
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [17]
Foss, Lukas Recordare 1948-12-31
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [18]
Hanson, Howard Piano Concerto 1948-12-31
Firkusny / Boston Symphony – Hanson [1]
Henze, Hans Werner Symphony No. 1 1948-08-26
[unknown orchestra] – Fortner [19]
Henze, Hans Werner Violin Concerto No. 1 1948-12-12
Stanske / SWF Symphony – Bour [20]
Hindemith, Paul Das Marienleben 1948-11-03
Kupper , Seemann [21]
Ives, Charles Piano Trio (1915)1948-05-28
Poinar , Pierce , Wolaver [22]
Ives, Charles Three Harvest Home Chorales 1948-03-03
The Collegiate Chorale – Shaw [23]
Jolivet, André Concerto for Ondes Martenot 1948-04-23
Martenot / [unknown orchestra] – Jolivet [24]
Jolivet, André Suite delphique 1948-04-22
Vienna Philharmonic – Jolivet [25]
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Violin Concerto 1948-10-29
Bezrodny / Moscow Conservatory Symphony – Terian [26]
Lutoslawski, Witold Symphony No. 1 1948-04-06
Polish National Radio Symphony – Fitelberg [27]
Maderna, Bruno Concerto for Two Pianos 1948-09-17
Biennale )Gorini , Lorenzi / [unknown ensemble] – Gracis [4]
Malipiero, Gian Francesco Sinfonia in memoriam (Symphony No. 4)1948-02-27
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [18]
McDonald, Harl Saga of the Mississippi 1948-04-09
Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [28]
Moeran, Ernest John Serenade in G 1948-09-02
Proms )London Symphony – Cameron [5]
Mortari, Virgilio Due salmi funebri in memoria di Alfredo Casella 1948-09-17
Biennale )Bozzi Luca / [unknown ensemble] – Gracis [4]
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Symphony on Russian Themes (Symphony No. 26)1948-12-28
[unknown orchestra] – Gauk [29]
Nabokov, Nicolas The Return of Pushkin 1948-01-02
Koshetz / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [30]
Ohana, Maurice Trois poèmes de Saadi 1948-03-06
French Radio National Orchestra – Giardino [31]
Piston, Walter Symphony No. 3 1948-01-09
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [18]
Rawsthorne, Alan Symphonic Studies 1948-09-14
Biennale )La Fenice Orchestra – Scherchen [4]
Rawsthorne, Alan Violin Concerto No. 1 1948-07-01
Festival )Olof / Hallé Orchestra – Barbirolli [32]
Rosenthal, Manuel Christmas Symphonies 1948-12-23
Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [28]
Rota, Nino String Quartet 1948-09-15
Biennale )Poltronieri Quartet [4]
Schaeffer, Pierre Cinq études de bruits 1948-10-05
[electronic music] [33]
Schoenberg, Arnold A Survivor from Warsaw 1948-11-04
Smith / Albuquerque Civic Symphony Orchestra – Frederick [34]
Scott, Cyril Oboe Concerto 1948-09-13
Proms )Goossens / London Symphony – Robinson [5]
Searle, Humphrey Fuga giocosa 1948-08-06
Proms )London Symphony – Cameron [5]
Shapero, Harold Symphony for Classical Orchestra 1948-01-30
Boston Symphony – Bernstein [18]
Stevens, Bernard Fugal Overture 1948-08-13
Proms )BBC Symphony – Sargent [5]
Stravinsky, Igor Mass for Chorus and Winds 1948-10-27
Members of the La Scala Orchestra and Chorus – Ansermet [35]
Thomson, Virgil Suite from Louisiana Story
1948-11-26
Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [28]
Tippett, Michael Suite in D 1948-11-15
BBC Symphony – Boult [36]
Toch, Ernst Hyperion 1948-04-01
Cleveland Orchestra – Szell [37]
Turchi, Guido Music for Orchestra 1948-09-08
Biennale )RAI Symphony Orchestra in Rome – Previtali [4]
Vlad, Roman Symphony in Three Movements 1948-09-08
Biennale )RAI Symphony Orchestra in Rome – Previtali [4]
Compositions
Opera
Musical theater
Musical films
April Showers Ann Sothern , Jack Carson , Robert Alda and S. Z. Sakall . Directed by James V. Kern .Are You With It? Donald O'Connor , Olga San Juan and Martha Stewart . Directed by Jack Hively . La Belle Meuniere Big City Bill and Coo Casbah starring Yvonne DeCarlo and Tony Martin . A Date with Judy starring Wallace Beery , Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor . Directed by Richard Thorpe . Deux Amours Easter Parade starring Judy Garland , Fred Astaire , Peter Lawford and Ann Miller . Directed by Charles Walter . The Emperor Waltz starring Bing Crosby , Joan Fontaine , Roland Culver , Richard Haydn and Lucille Watson . Directed by Billy Wilder . Fandango Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' starring Donald O'Connor , Marjorie Main , Percy Kilbride and Penny Edwards . Directed by George Sherman . For the Love of Mary A Foreign Affair Give My Regards to Broadway Glamour Girl starring Virginia Grey and Gene Krupa & his Band. Directed by Arthur Dreifuss . The Glass Mountain If You Knew Susie The Kissing Bandit Ladies of the Chorus starring Adele Jergens and Marilyn Monroe Lulu Belle Luxury Liner Martin Block's Musical Merry Go Round Mary Lou Melody Time animated film including Johnny Appleseed Pecos Bill Mexican Hayride Mickey A Miracle Can Happen The Miracle of the Bells Music Man On an Island with You starring Esther Williams , Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante . Directed by Richard Thorpe . One Night with You One Sunday Afternoon starring Dennis Morgan and Janis Paige One Touch Of Venus Ava Gardner , Robert Walker and Dick Haymes . The Paleface starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell The Pirate Rachel and the Stranger Romance on the High Seas So Dear to My Heart A Song Is Born starring Danny Kaye , Virginia Mayo and Benny Goodman Summer Holiday Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven That Lady in Ermine starring Betty Grable and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Three Daring Daughters Two Guys From Texas Up In Central Park Deanna Durbin , Dick Haymes and Vincent Price . Directed by William Seiter . When My Baby Smiles At Me starring Betty Grable , Dan Dailey , June Havoc , Jack Oakie , James Gleason and Richard Arlen . Directed by Walter Lang . Words and Music You Were Meant for Me starring Jeanne Crain , Dan Dailey and Oscar Levant . Directed by Lloyd Bacon .
Births
January 2 – Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant )January 7 – Kenny Loggins , singer and songwriter (Loggins and Messina)January 8 – Paul King (Mungo Jerry )January 10 – Donald Fagen , singer and songwriter (Steely Dan )January 14 – T-Bone Burnett , record producer , artistJanuary 15 – Ronnie Van Zant , singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd ) (died 1977)January 16 – John Carpenter , film-maker and composerJanuary 22 – Gilbert Levine , American conductor and academicJanuary 23 – Anita Pointer (The Pointer Sisters )January 26 – Corky Laing (Mountain )January 27 – Kim Gardner (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke ) (d. 2001)January 31 – Joyce Moreno , Brazilian singer-songwriterFebruary 1 – Rick James , singer, songwriter and record producer (d. 2004)February 2 – Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire )February 4 – Alice Cooper , lead singer (Alice Cooper Band )February 5
February 7 – Jimmy Greenspoon , American keyboard player (Three Dog Night )February 8
February 18 – Keith Knudsen , American singer-songwriter and drummer (The Doobie Brothers ) (Southern Pacific ) (d. 2005)February 19 – Tony Iommi , English heavy metal lead guitarist and songwriter (Black Sabbath )February 28 – Geoff Nicholls , English heavy metal keyboard player (Black Sabbath) (d. 2017)March 2 – Rory Gallagher , musician, songwriter and bandleader (d. 1995)March 4 – Chris Squire , bassist (Yes ) (The Syn ) (d. 2015)March 5
March 8 – Little Peggy March , singerMarch 9
March 12 – James Taylor , singer-songwriterMarch 17 – Fran Byrne (Ace )March 22
March 24 – Lee Oskar (War )March 25 – Michael Stanley , singer-songwriter and DJMarch 26
March 28
March 30 – Jim Dandy (Black Oak Arkansas )April 1
April 4
April 7 – John Oates (Hall & Oates )April 9
April 17 – Jan Hammer , composer, pianist and keyboard playerApril 20 – Craig Frost (Grand Funk Railroad )April 21 – Paul Davis , singer (d. 2008)April 27 – Kate Pierson (The B-52's )April 30 – Wayne Kramer (MC5 )May 2 – Larry Gatlin , country singerMay 5 – Bill Ward (Black Sabbath )May 6 – Mary MacGregor , singerMay 12
May 15 – Brian Eno , synthesizer virtuoso and composerMay 19 – Tom Scott , American saxophonist, composer and bandleaderMay 21 – Leo Sayer , singer-songwriterMay 24 – Ernst Jansz (Doe Maar )May 25 – Klaus Meine (Scorpions )May 26 – Stevie Nicks , American singer-songwriter (Fleetwood Mac )May 27 – Pete Sears , keyboard player (Jefferson Starship , Hot Tuna )May 29 – Michael Berkeley , composer and broadcasterMay 31 – John Bonham , rock drummer (Led Zeppelin )June 16 – Nick Drake , singer-songwriterJune 20 – Alan Longmuir , pop guitarist (Bay City Rollers ) (d. 2018)June 21 – Joey Molland , rock composer-guitarist (Badfinger )June 22 – Todd Rundgren , singer and producerJune 24 – Patrick Moraz , keyboard player (Yes ) (The Moody Blues )June 25 – Kenji Sawada , rock singer and songwriterJune 29 – Ian Paice (Deep Purple )July 3 – Paul Barrere (Little Feat )July 4 – Jeremy Spencer , guitarist (Fleetwood Mac )July 7 – Larry Reinhardt (Iron Butterfly )July 12 – Walter Egan , rock musicianJuly 18 – Philip Harris (Ace )July 19 – Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead )July 21 – Cat Stevens , singer-songwriterJuly 25 – Steve Goodman , folk singer-songwriter (d. 1984)August 8 – Andy Fairweather-Low , singer (Amen Corner )August 10 – Patti Austin August 12 – Tony Santini (Sha Na Na )August 13 – Kathleen Battle , opera singerAugust 16 – Barry Hay (Golden Earring )August 19
August 20 – Robert Plant , singer (Led Zeppelin )August 24 – Jean Michel Jarre , composerAugust 28 – Daniel Seraphine (Chicago )September 3 – Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad )September 6 – Claydes Smith (Kool & the Gang )September 11 – John Martyn , singerSeptember 13 – Nell Carter , US singer and actressSeptember 14 – Fred "Sonic" Smith , American guitarist (Husband of Patti Smith) (D. 1994)September 16 – Kenney Jones , drummer (The Faces , The Who )September 26 – Olivia Newton-John , English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and activistSeptember 29 – Mark Farner (Terry Knight and the Pack , Grand Funk Railroad )October 1 – Cub Koda (Brownsville Station )October 5 – Delroy Wilson , reggae artist (d. 1995)October 8 – Johnny Ramone , guitarist (Ramones ) (d. 2004)October 10 – Cyril Neville , The Neville Brothers October 12 – Rick Parfitt , rock musician (Status Quo ) (d. 2016)October 15 – Chris de Burgh , singer and songwriterOctober 22 – Bo Holten , composer and conductorOctober 28
November 3 – Lulu , singer and actressNovember 6
November 16
November 20 – Martti Wallén . opera singerNovember 21 – Lonnie Jordan , funk singer-songwriter (War )November 22 – Dennis Larden , sunshine pop singer-guitarist (Every Mother's Son )December 1 – Eric Bloom , hard rock singer-songwriter (Blue Öyster Cult )December 3 – Ozzy Osbourne , rock singer (Black Sabbath ), husband of Sharon Osbourne and father of Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne )December 4 – Southside Johnny (John Lyon), singer-songwriterDecember 10 – Jessica Cleaves , The Friends of Distinction December 13
December 17 – Jim Bonfanti , rock drummer (Raspberries )December 20 – Stevie Wright , The Easybeats December 23 – Jim Ferguson , American guitarist, composer, author, educator and music journalistDecember 25 – Barbara Mandrell , country music singerDecember 28 – Larry Byrom , rock guitarist Steppenwolf December 31 – Donna Summer , American soul and disco singer-songwriter, actor and painter (d. 2012)
Deaths
January 8 – Richard Tauber , operatic tenor, 56 (lung cancer)January 15 – Jack Guthrie , popular singer, 32 (tuberculosis)January 21 – Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari , composer of comic operas, 72January 26 – Ignaz Friedman , pianist and composer, 65February 21 – Frederic Lamond , pianist, 80April 21 – Carlos López Buchardo , composer, 66April 24 – Manuel Maria Ponce , composer, 65April 25 – Fritz Crome , composer and music writer, 68May 17
June 1 – José Vianna da Motta , pianist and composerJune 6 – Henrik Lund , lyricistJune 14 – John Blackwood McEwen , Scottish composer and educator, 80June 17 – Beryl Wallace , singer, dancer and actress, 35June 20 – George Frederick Boyle , composer, 61June 27 – George Templeton Strong , composer, 92August 10
August 13 – Elaine Hammerstein , Broadway star, 51 (car accident)August 20 – David John de Lloyd , composer, 65September 3 – Mutt Carey , jazz trumpeter, 61September 12 – Rupert D'Oyly Carte , impresario, 70September 14 – Vernon Dalhart , US singer, 65October 10 – Mary Eaton , dancer, 47 (liver failure)October 24 – Franz Lehár , composer, 78November 12 – Umberto Giordano , composer, 81December 2 – Chano Pozo , percussionist, 33 (murdered)December 5 – Kerry Mills , US violinist and songwriter, 79December 14 – R. O. Morris , British composer and teacher, 62December 18 – William Arms Fisher , music historian, 87December 22 – Donald Brian , actor, dancer and singer, 71date unknown – Boris Fomin , Russian folk composer (b. 1900)
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