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Overview of the events of 1942 in music
Overview of the events of 1942 in music
The Andrew Sisters performing "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" in 1942. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1942.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
February 10 – Glenn Miller receives his first gold disc, for Chattanooga Choo Choo March 5 – World première of Shostakovich 's Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad ) , given by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra conducted by Samuil Samosud at Kuybyshev in Russia and broadcast across the Soviet Union. Premières in Moscow, London and New York follow by the end of July.March 27 – Johnny Mercer , Buddy DeSylva , and Glenn Wallichs take the first legal steps towards founding Capitol Records in the United States.June 22 – The Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre of Yerevan opens in Yerevan , Armenia.[ 1] July 8 – Music variety show Uncle Walter's Doghouse July 21 – In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Goldman Band performs a unique concert, playing all original works. This is the first time a concert of music originally composed for the wind ensemble has been performed.August 9 – Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 with the city still under siege.Autumn – Hans Krása 's children's opera Brundibár Prague after the composer has been transported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto (August 10).
Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings.James Petrillo , leader of the American Federation of Musicians , orders a ban on musicians recording new material. The labels Decca and Capitol negotiate an end to the ban in 1943, but RCA Victor and Columbia Records hold out until 1944. The strike does not include live performances in concerts and on the radio.Marianne Oswald co-stars with John Serry Sr. at The Town Hall in New York City.
Albums released
Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1942.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart Entries
1
Bing Crosby White Christmas 1942
US 1940s 1 – Oct 1942, US BB 1 of 1942, US 1 for 11 weeks Oct 1942, Global 1 (50 M sold) – 1942, Oscar in 1942, RYM 1 of 1942, POP 1 of 1942, Europe 2 of the 1940s, RIAA 2, Scrobulate 2 of Christmas, UK 5 – Dec 1977, AFI 5, Norway 6 – Dec 1959, US BB 7 – Dec 1955, Acclaimed 306
2
Glenn Miller Moonlight Cocktail 1942
US 1940s 1 – Feb 1942, US 1 for 10 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 6 of 1942, POP 6 of 1942, RYM 18 of 1942, Europe 55 of the 1940s
3
Glenn Miller (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo 1942
US 1940s 1 – Aug 1942, US 1 for 7 weeks Sep 1942, US BB 10 of 1942, POP 10 of 1942, RYM 41 of 1942, Europe 44 of the 1940s
4
Jimmy Dorsey Tangerine 1942
US 1940s 1 – Apr 1942, US 1 for 6 weeks May 1942, US BB 4 of 1942, POP 4 of 1942, Europe 82 of the 1940s
5
Kay Kyser Jingle Jangle Jingle 1942
US 1940s 1 – Jul 1942, US 1 for 8 weeks Jul 1942, US BB 13 of 1942, POP 21 of 1942, Europe 66 of the 1940s
Top hit records
Published popular music
"C Jam Blues " m. Duke Ellington
""Murder", He Says!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Abraham" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Ain't Got A Dime To My Name" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"At Last " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Baltimore Oriole" w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
"Be Careful, It's My Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Be Like The Kettle And Sing" w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley
"Boom Shot " w. Glenn Miller & Billy May , under pseudonym Arletta May
"Born To Lose" w.m. Frankie Brown
"Constantly" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Road to Morocco
"Cow-Cow Boogie" w.m. Don Raye, Gene de Paul & Benny Carter
"Dearly Beloved" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore " w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree " w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
"Ev'rything I've Got " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers from the musical By Jupiter
"Glissando" m. John Serry, Sr.
"Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Happy Holiday " w.m. Irving Berlin
"Holiday for Strings " m. David Rose
"The House I Live In" w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
"I Came Here To Talk For Joe" w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
"I Get the Neck of the Chicken" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh . Introduced by Marcy McGuire in the film Seven Days' Leave
"I Had the Craziest Dream " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren . Introduced by Helen Forrest with Harry James and his Music in the film Springtime in the Rockies
"I Heard You Cried Last Night" w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
"I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" w.m. Leon René & Johnny Lange
"I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean" w.m. Irving Berlin
"If You Are But A Dream " w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
"If You Build A Better Mousetrap" Johnny Mercer , Victor Schertzinger
"I'll Be Around " w.m. Alec Wilder
"I'll Capture Your Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'll Take Tallulah" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
"I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'm Old Fashioned " w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"In The Blue Of Evening" w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D'Artega
"It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That) " w. Sunny Skylar m. Chummy MacGregor & George Williams
"It Started All Over Again" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I've Heard That Song Before " w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"Jingle Jangle Jingle " w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
"Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland" w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
"Juke Box Saturday Night" w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Let's Get Lost" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Let's Start The New Year Right" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Lover Man" w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram"Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
"Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
"Mister Five By Five" w.m. Don Raye & Gene de Paul
"Moonlight Becomes You " w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"My Devotion" w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
"One Dozen Roses" w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
"Pennsylvania Polka" w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
"People Like You And Me" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Perdido" w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
"Pistol Packin' Mama" w.m. Al Dexter
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Put Your Dreams Away" w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
"The Road To Morocco" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
"Serenade in Blue " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Skylark " w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Strip Polka" w.m. Johnny Mercer
"That Old Black Magic " w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
"That's Sabotage" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There Are Such Things " w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
"There Will Never Be Another You " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
"This Is The Army, Mr Jones" w.m. Irving Berlin
"This Is Worth Fighting For" w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
"Three Little Sisters" w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
"Trav'lin' Light " w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
"Tweedle-O-Twill" w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
"Wait Till You See Her " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Ronnie Graham in the musical By Jupiter
"Warsaw Concerto " m. Richard Addinsell
"Well, Git It!" m. Sy Oliver
"When the Lights Go On Again " w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
"White Christmas " w.m. Irving Berlin
"Who Wouldn't Love You?" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"Why Don't You Do Right? " w.m. Joe McCoy
"Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?" w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
"You Were Never Lovelier" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To " w.m. Cole Porter . Performed in the 1943 musical film Something to Shout About Don Ameche and Janet Blair .
Classical music
Premieres
Sortable table
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Barber, Samuel Second Essay for Orchestra 1942-04-16
New York Philharmonic – Walter [ 3]
Britten, Benjamin A Ceremony of Carols 1942-12-05
Mason / The Fleet Street Choir – Lawrence [ 4]
Britten, Benjamin Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra 1942-01-16
Wittgenstein / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [ 5]
Carpenter, John Alden Symphony No. 2 1942-10-22
New York Philharmonic – Walter [ 6]
Chávez, Carlos Piano Concerto 1942-01-01
Eugene List (piano) New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos [ 7]
Copland, Aaron Statements 1942-01-07
New York Philharmonic – Bernstein [ 8]
Casella, Alfredo Paganiniana 1942-04-14
Vienna Philharmonic – Böhm [ 9]
Finzi, Gerald Let Us Garlands Bring 1942-10-12
Irvin , Ferguson [ 10]
Guarnieri, Camargo Abertura concertante 1942-06-02
Artistic Culture Society Orchestra – De Souza Lima [ 11]
Jolivet, André Cosmogonie 1942-03-04
French National Symphony – D'Auriol [ 12]
Krenek, Ernst I Wonder as I Wander 1942-12-11
Minneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos [ 13]
Maderna, Bruno Piano Concerto 1942-06-22
Gorini / Marcello Conservatory Orchestra – Gracis [ 14]
Martin, Frank Sonata da chiesa for flute and organ1942-06-11
M. Martin , Faller [ 15]
Martinů, Bohuslav Symphony No. 1 1942-11-13
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [ 16]
Myaskovsky, Nikolai Symphonic Ballade (Symphony No. 22)1942-01-12
[unknown orchestra] – Stasevich [ 17]
Myaskovsky, Nikolai
Symphony No. 23
1942-06-05
Prokofiev, Sergei String Quartet No. 2 1942-04-07
Beethoven Quartet [ 18]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Leningrad Symphony (Symphony No. 7)1942-03-05
Kuibyshev Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra – Samosud [ 19]
Stravinsky, Igor Danses concertantes 1942-02-08
Janssen Symphony – Stravinsky [ 20]
Tippett, Michael Fantasia on a Theme of Handel 1942-03-07
Sellick / Goehr Orchestra – Goehr [ 21]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Rudepoêma 1942-07-15
Municipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos [ 22]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Five Preludes for guitar1942-12-11
Abel Carlevaro – Villa-Lobos [ 23]
Compositions
Arthur Benjamin – Concerto for Oboe on Themes by CimarosaAlessandro Casagrande – Messa, in re minore, per soli coro e orchestra Aaron Copland
Gerald Finzi – Let Us Garlands Bring Shakespeare Camargo Guarnieri – Abertura Concertante Carlos Guastavino – Once Upon A Time (ballet)Roy Harris – Symphony No. 5Paul Hindemith – "Abendständchen," "Abendwolke" (Lieder)Aram Khachaturian – Gayane Paul von Klenau
Symphony No. 8 Im Alten Stil
String Quartet No. 2 Raoul Koczalski – Kleine Sonate, Op. 146Charles Koechlin
Fourteen pieces for oboe and piano, Op. 179
Fifteen pieces for horn and piano, Op. 180
Three sonatines for solo flute, Op. 184
Suite for solo English horn, Op. 185
Twenty-four duos for two saxophones Op. 186 Bohuslav Martinů
Madrigal-Sonata, H. 291
Piano Quartet No. 1
Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H. 290 Selim Palmgren
Sun & Clouds , 12 Pieces for Piano, Op. 102Jouluaatto ("Christmas Morning") for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 103aRobert de Roos – String Quartet No. 2
Arnold Schoenberg – Piano Concerto , Op. 42John Serry Sr. – Tarantella for Stradella AccordionNikos Skalkottas
Double Bass Concerto
Little Suite for strings Richard Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 2, TrV 283Igor Stravinsky – Four Norwegian Moods Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 7 Academia El Tango Argentino Warly Ceriani .Almost Married Jane Frazee , Robert Paige , Eugene Pallette and Elizabeth Patterson . Directed by Charles Lamont .Bala Nagamma Kanchanamala .The Balloon Goes Up Ethel Revnell , Gracie West , Donald Peers and Ronald Shiner . Directed by Redd Davis .Bambi Behind the Eight Ball The Ritz Brothers , Carol Bruce , Dick Foran , Grace McDonald , Johnny Downs and William Demarest . Directed by Edward F. Cline .Bhakta Potana Chittor V. Nagaiah .Born To Sing Virginia Weidler , Ray McDonald , Leo Gorcey and Rags Ragland . Directed by Edward Ludwig .Broadway George Raft , Pat O'Brien , Janet Blair , Broderick Crawford and Marjorie Rambeau . Directed by William A. Seiter .Cairo Jeanette MacDonald , Robert Young and Ethel Waters .The Fleet's In Dorothy Lamour , William Holden , Eddie Bracken and Betty Hutton , and featuring Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra with vocals by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell .Footlight Serenade Betty Grable and John Payne .For Me and My Gal Judy Garland and Gene Kelly .Get Hep to Love Gloria Jean , Donald O'Connor , Jane Frazee , Robert Paige , Peggy Ryan and Cora Sue Collins Give Out, Sisters Laverne Andrews , Patty Andrews , Maxene Andrews , Dan Dailey and Donald O'Connor I Married An Angel Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy and Edward Everett Horton .Joan of Ozark Judy Canova , Joe E. Brown and Eddie Foy Jr. King Arthur Was a Gentleman Arthur Askey , Evelyn Dall and Anne Shelton Melodías de América Eduardo Morera Moonlight in Havana Allan Jones and Jane Frazee My Favorite Spy Kay Kyser & his Band, Ellen Drew and Jane Wyman . Directed by Tay Garnett .Orchestra Wives Ann Rutherford , George Montgomery , and Glenn Miller .Panama Hattie Red Skelton , Ann Sothern , Virginia O'Brien and Dan Dailey , and featuring Lena Horne .Priorities on Parade Ann Miller , Johnnie Johnston , Jerry Colonna and Betty Jane Rhodes Rhythm Parade Nils T. Grunland , Gale Storm , Robert Lowery , The Mills Brothers and Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra. Directed by Dave Gould and Howard Bretherton .Ride 'Em Cowboy Bud Abbott , Lou Costello and Dick Foran and featuring Ella Fitzgerald and The Merry Macs .Rio Rita Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Kathryn Grayson and John Carroll Road To Morocco Bing Crosby , Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour .Rose of Tralee John Longden , Lesley Brook and Angela Glynne .[ 24] Seven Days' Leave Victor Mature , Lucille Ball and Buddy Clark and featuring Ginny Simms , Les Brown & his Orchestra and Freddy Martin & his OrchestraShip Ahoy Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton .Sleepytime Gal Judy Canova and Ruth Terry and featuring Skinnay Ennis & his Orchestra.Springtime in the Rockies Carmen Miranda , Betty Grable and John Payne and featuring Harry James and his Music and Six Hits and a Miss .Star Spangled Rhythm Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken , and featuring Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Paulette Goddard , Veronica Lake , Mary Martin , Dick Powell and Vera Zorina .Strictly in the Groove Mary Healy , Richard Davies and Leon Errol and featuring Martha Tilton , The Dinning Sisters and Ozzie Nelson & his BandSweater Girl Eddie Bracken and June Preisser and featuring Betty Jane Rhodes .We'll Smile Again Bud Flanagan , Chesney Allen and Meinhart Maur .[ 25] Yankee Doodle Dandy James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Irene Manning and Frances Langford .You Were Never Lovelier Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth .
Births
January 1
January 4 – Precious Bryant , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)January 5 – Maurizio Pollini , pianistJanuary 8 – John Petersen (The Beau Brummels , Harpers Bizarre )January 11 – Clarence Clemons , musician (died 2011 )January 16
January 18 – Bobby Goldsboro , singer-songwriterJanuary 19 – Nara Leão , Brazilian singer (died 1989)January 20 – William Powell (The O'Jays ) (died 1977)January 21 – Edwin Starr , singer (died 2003)January 30 – Marty Balin , vocalist (Jefferson Airplane ) (died 2018)February 2 – Graham Nash , singer-songwriter (The Hollies ) (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young )February 5 – Cory Wells , vocalist (Three Dog Night ) (died 2015)February 8 – Terry Melcher , American singer-songwriter and producer (Bruce & Terry ) (died 2004)February 9 – Carole King , singer-songwriterFebruary 11 – Otis Clay , gospel/R&B-singer (died 2016)February 13 – Peter Tork , musician/actor (The Monkees ) (died 2019)February 19 – Phil Coulter , folk musician and songwriterFebruary 28 – Brian Jones (Rolling Stones ) (died 1969)March 2
March 3 – Mike Pender , vocalist (The Searchers )March 13
Meic Stevens , singer-songwriterScatman John , American music artist, known for scat singing and dance music fusion (died 1999)March 15 – Jerry Jeff Walker , country singerMarch 20 – Robin Luke , rockabilly singerMarch 25 – Aretha Franklin , soul singer (died 2018)March 28 – Samuel Ramey , operatic bassApril 1
April 2
April 3
April 4 – Major Lance , R&B singer (died 1994)April 5 – Allan Clarke , singer (The Hollies )April 8 – Roger Chapman , vocalist (Family)April 18 – Mike Vickers (Manfred Mann )April 19
April 24 – Barbra Streisand , US singer and actressApril 26 – Bobby Rydell , US singer and sometime actorApril 27 – Jim Keltner , US rock session drummerApril 29 – Vini Poncia , songwriter (Tradewinds)May 1 – Charlie Allen , singer-songwriter (died 1990)May 4 – Nick Ashford (Ashford & Simpson ) (died 2011)May 5 – Tammy Wynette , country singer (died 1998)May 6 – Colin Earl (Mungo Jerry )May 9 – Tommy Roe , singerMay 12
May 18 – Albert Hammond , singer-songwriterMay 20 – Jill Jackson ("Paula"), singerMay 23 – Fred Wedlock , folk singerMay 26 – Ray Ennis (The Swinging Blue Jeans )June 3 – Curtis Mayfield , singer, songwriter and record producer (died 1999)June 6 – Paul Esswood , countertenorJune 8 – Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night )June 12 – Len Barry , singerJune 15 – Birgitte Alsted , Danish violinist, teacher and composerJune 16 – Edward Levert (O'Jays )June 18
June 19
June 20 – Brian Wilson , songwriterJune 24 – Mick Fleetwood , drummerJune 27 – Bruce Johnston , American musician (The Beach Boys )June 28 – David Miner (The Great Society ), musician and record producerJuly 4 – Peter Rowan , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Earth Opera ) (Old & In the Way )July 5 – Matthias Bamert , conductorJuly 11 – Tomasz Stańko , free jazz trumpeter (died 2018)July 12
July 13
July 18 – Bobby Susser , American songwriter and producerJuly 25 – Bruce Woodly (The Seekers )July 27 – Kim Fowley , record producer and songwriterAugust 1 – Jerry Garcia , guitarist (Grateful Dead ) (died 1995)August 5 – Rick Huxley , pop bass guitarist (The Dave Clark Five )August 7
August 8 – Jay David (Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show )August 11
August 16 – Barbara George , R&B singer-songwriter (died 2006)August 20 – Isaac Hayes , soul and funk musician (died 2008)August 22 – Joseph Chambers (Chambers Brothers )August 25 – Walter Williams (O'Jays )August 27 – Daryl Dragon (The Captain & Tennille ) (died 2019)August 29 – Sterling Morrison (The Velvet Underground ) (d. 1995 )September 3 – Al Jardine (The Beach Boys )September 4 – Merald "Bubba" Knight (Gladys Knight and the Pips )September 8 – Sal Valentino (The Beau Brummels )September 10 – Danny Hutton (Three Dog Night )September 15 – Lee Dorman , bassist (died 2012)September 16 – Bernie Calvert (The Hollies )September 19
September 21
September 24
September 27 – Alvin Stardust , singer (d. 2014 )September 28 – Tim Maia , Brazilian singer and songwriter (d. 1998 )September 29 – Jean-Luc Ponty , violinistSeptember 30
October 5 – Richard Street (The Temptations ) (died 2013)October 12
October 17 – Gary Puckett , singerOctober 21 – Elvin Bishop , guitaristOctober 22
October 24 – Don Gant , singer/songwriter, record producerOctober 26 – Milton Nascimento , Brazilian singer/songwriterOctober 27 – Lee Greenwood , country singer-songwriterNovember 5 – Pierangelo Bertoli , Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2002 )November 7 – Johnny Rivers , singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producerNovember 13
November 15 – Daniel Barenboim , pianist and conductorNovember 17 – Bob Gaudio (The Four Seasons )November 20
November 27 – Jimi Hendrix , rock guitarist (died 1970 )December 4 – Chris Hillman (The Byrds , The Flying Burrito Brothers , The Desert Rose Band )December 7 – Harry Chapin , singer-songwriter (died 1981)December 8 – Bobby Elliott , drummer (The Hollies )December 13 – Neil Aspinall , road manager for the Beatles (died 2008)December 15 – Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five )December 17 – Paul Butterfield , blues musician and singer (died 1987)December 29
December 30 – Michael Nesmith , singer-songwriter (The Monkees )December 31 – Andy Summers , guitarist (The Police ), (Eric Burdon & the Animals )
Deaths
January 1 – Jaroslav Ježek , composer, 35 (kidney disease)January 2 – Henriette Gottlieb , operatic soprano, 57January 14
February 15 – Stanislav Binički , Serbian composer, conductor and music teacher, 69February 22
February 25 – Leo Ascher , composer and songwriter, 61March 2 – Charlie Christian , jazz guitarist, 25 (tuberculosis)March 15 – Alexander von Zemlinsky , conductor and composer, 70March 20 – Aksel Agerby , composer, organist, and music administrator, 52April 3 – Paul Gilson , composer, 76April 11 – Frederick Hobbs , singer, actor and theatre manager, 61April 27 – Emil von Sauer , pianist and composer, 79May 7 – Felix Weingartner , editor and conductor, (born 1863)May 14 – Frank Churchill , US composer, 40 (suicide)May 15 – T-Bone Slim , poet and songwriter (born 1880)May 26 – Libero Bovio , Neapolitan lyricist, 68June 2 – Bunny Berigan , jazz trumpeter, 33 (hemorrhage)June 12
June 17 – Jessie Bond , singer and actress in Gilbert & Sullivan, 89June 18
July 30
August 12 – Pasquale Amato , operatic baritone, 64August 18 – Erwin Schulhoff , pianist and composer, 48 (tuberculosis)August 22 – Michel Fokine , dancer and choreographer, 62August 28 – Caleb Simper , organist and composer, 85September 9 – William Murdoch , arranger and pianist (born 1888)October 7 – Norman Gale , lyricist and writer (born 1862)October 15 – Dame Marie Tempest , opera and musical comedy singer, 78October 23 – Ralph Rainger , US composer and pianist, 41 (air crash)November 1 – Hugo Distler , composer, 34 (suicide)November 5 – George M. Cohan , songwriter and music hall star, 64November 24 – Peadar Kearney , lyricist of the Irish national anthem, 58December 3 – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger , Swedish composer (born 1867)December 18 – António D'Andrade , opera singer, 88December 20 – Jean Gilbert , composer and conductor, 63December 21 – Francis Bousquet , French composer of classical music, 52December 23 – Konstantin Balmont , dedicatee and lyricist, 75December 25 – George L. Cobb , ragtime composer, 56
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