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1937 in music

April 07, 2024

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.

1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore

Specific locations edit

Specific genres edit

Events edit

Top popular recordings edit

The twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[8] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1 Bing Crosby "Sweet Leilani" Decca February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) March 1937 (1937-03) US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[9]
2 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Once In A While" Victor July 21, 1937 (1937-07-21) October 13, 1937 (1937-10-13) US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1937
3 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "The Dipsy Doodle" Victor October 14, 1937 (1937-10-14) November 1, 1937 (1937-11-01) US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" Victor April 21, 1937 (1937-04-21) May 5, 1937 (1937-05-05) US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
5 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "Boo Hoo" Victor February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17) March 1937 (1937-03) US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
6 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "September in the Rain" Victor February 2, 1937 (1937-02-02) March 1937 (1937-03) US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
7 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "That Old Feeling" Bluebird July 2, 1937 (1937-07-02) July 21, 1937 (1937-07-21) US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
8 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "Whispers in the Dark" Decca July 7, 1937 (1937-07-07) August 1937 (1937-08) US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
9 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Ella Fitzgerald) Goodnight, My Love Victor November 5, 1936 (1936-11-05) November 18, 1936 (1936-11-18) US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
10 Bing Crosby "The Moon Got in My Eyes" Decca July 12, 1937 (1937-07-12) August 1937 (1937-08) US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
11 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra "This Year's Kisses"[10] Brunswick January 4, 1937 (1937-01-04) February 1937 (1937-02) US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
12 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" Victor May 28, 1937 (1937-05-28) June 1937 (1937-06) US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) "Carelessly"[10] Brunswick March 31, 1937 (1937-03-31) April 1937 (1937-04) US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
14 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Satan Takes a Holiday" Victor April 15, 1937 (1937-04-15) July 1937 (1937-07) US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
15 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae) "This Year's Kisses" Victor December 30, 1936 (1936-12-30) January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
16 Bing Crosby Remember Me? Decca September 20, 1937 (1937-09-20) October 1937 (1937-10) US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
17 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra "It's De-Lovely" Victor October 2, 1937 (1937-10-02) October 21, 1937 (1937-10-21) US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"[10] Brunswick April 29, 1937 (1937-04-29) May 1937 (1937-05) US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
19 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Marie" Victor January 29, 1937 (1937-01-29) February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17) US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales[11]
20 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" Bluebird June 3, 1937 (1937-06-03) June 16, 1937 (1937-06-16) US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
21 Fats Waller and his Rhythm "(You Know it All) Smarty" Victor June 11, 1937 (1937-06-11) June 30, 1937 (1937-06-30) US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
22 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "The Big Apple" Victor August 13, 1937 (1937-08-13) August 25, 1937 (1937-08-25) US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
23 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"[10] Brunswick August 29, 1937 (1937-08-29) September 1937 (1937-09) US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
24 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra "Where or When"[10] Brunswick March 24, 1937 (1937-03-24) April 1937 (1937-04) US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
27 Fred Astaire "They Can't Take That Away From Me"[10] Brunswick March 14, 1937 (1937-03-14) April 1937 (1937-04) US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005, Jazz Standards 1937
28 Bing Crosby Too Marvelous for Words Decca March 3, 1937 (1937-03-03) April 1937 (1937-04) US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
29 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Caravan Master May 14, 1937 (1937-05-14) June 1937 (1937-06) US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, Jazz Standards 1936

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Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Bartók, Béla Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta 1937-01-21 Basel, Switzerland Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[12]
Benjamin, Arthur Overture to an Italian Comedy 1937-03-02 London [unknown ensemble] – Jacob[13]
Bloch, Ernest Voice in the Wilderness 1937-01-21 Los Angeles Borisoff / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Klemperer[14]
Britten, Benjamin On this Island 1937-11-19 London Wyss, Britten [15]
Britten, Benjamin Reveille 1937-04-12 London Brosa, Reizenstein[16]
Britten, Benjamin Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge 1937-08-27 Salzburg, Austria (Festival) Boyd Neel Orchestra – Neel[17]
Copland, Aaron El Salón México 1937-08-27 Mexico City Mexico Symphony – Chávez[18]
Copland, Aaron Prairie Journal 1937-07-25 New York City Columbia Symphony – Barlow[19]
Dallapiccola, Luigi Tre laudi 1937-09-08 Venice (Festival) Vivante / Grupo Strumentale Italiano – Sanzogno[20]
Farkas, Ferenc Harp Concertino 1937-03-11 Budapest Molnár / [unknown ensemble] – Kenessey[21]
Ginastera, Alberto Danzas Argentinas 1937-10-27 Buenos Aires De Raco[22]
Ginastera, Alberto Suite from Panambí 1937-11-27 Buenos Aires [unknown ensemble] – Castro[23]
Ives, Charles Psalm 67 (1899) 1937-05-06 New York City The Madrigal Singers – Engel[24]
Jolivet, André Romantiques 1937-03-20 Paris Gérar, D'Aleman[25]
Jolivet, André Trois Chants des Hommes 1937-06-04 Paris Bastard / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Modesti
Khachaturian, Aram Piano Concerto 1937-07-12 Moscow Oborin / Moscow Philharmonic – Steinberg[26]
Messiaen, Olivier Fêtes des belles eaux 1937-07-25 Paris (Expo 37) [unknown ensemble] [27]
Messiaen, Olivier Poèmes pour Mi 1937-06-04 Paris Bunlet / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Désormière[28]
Milhaud, Darius Suite provençale 1937-09-12 Venice (Festival) [unknown ensemble] – Milhaud [29]
Myaskovsky, Nikolay Symphony No. 17 1937-12-17 Moscow USSR State Symphony – Gauk[30]
Myaskovsky, Nikolay Symphony No. 18 1937-10-01 Moscow USSR State Symphony – Gauk[30]
Prokofiev, Sergei Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet 1937-04-15 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[31]
Roussel, Albert Cello Concertino 1937-02-06 Paris Fournier / Concerts Poulet Orchestra – Siohan[32]
Rubbra, Edmund Symphony No. 1 1937-04-30 London BBC Symphony – Boult[33]
Schoenberg, Arnold String Quartet No. 4 1937-01-08 Los Angeles Kolisch Quartet[34]
Sessions, Roger String Quartet No. 1 1937-04-10 Washington D.C. Coolidge Quartet[35]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 5 1937-11-21 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[36]
Webern, Anton Variations for Piano 1937-10-26 Vienna Stadlen[37]

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Main article: 1937 in jazz

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George Gershwin in 1937, the year of his death.

References edit

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937 List of years in music table 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 In radio 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 In television 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 In film 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science 1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore Contents 1 Specific locations 2 Specific genres 3 Events 4 Top popular recordings 5 Number one hit songs in order 6 Published popular music 7 Top blues records 8 Classical music 8 1 Premieres 8 2 Compositions 9 Opera 10 Film 11 Jazz 12 Musical theatre 13 Musical films 14 Births 15 Deaths 16 ReferencesSpecific locations edit1937 in British music 1937 in Norwegian musicSpecific genres edit1937 in country music 1937 in jazzEvents editJanuary 24 Ernest John Moeran completes the revised version of his Symphony in G minor dedicated to conductor Hamilton Harty 1 March 6 Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears first meet in London 2 May 12 At the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Westminster Abbey William Walton s ceremonial march Crown Imperial originally written for his predecessor King Edward VIII is performed for the first time 3 June 2 The incomplete version of Alban Berg s opera Lulu is premiered in Zurich it is later completed in a version premiered in 1979 June 8 After a New York recital with pianist Jose Iturbi violinist Manuel Quiroga is hit by a truck while crossing Times Square leaving him with a paralysed arm 4 Premiere of Carl Orff s Carmina Burana in Frankfurt Germany November 30 Ruth Etting divorces Martin Snyder 5 December 9 At the age of 22 the accordionist John Serry Sr makes the first of several recordings with the Shep Fields Jazz Orchestra 6 December 25 At the age of 70 Italian born conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on U S radio for the first time beginning his 17 year tenure with the orchestra This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi at a time when he is seldom played Mozart and Brahms Millions tune in to listen including U S President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Perry Como begins singing with the Ted Weems orchestra Frankie Laine fills Como s vacated position with the Freddie Carlone band 7 Hank Williams musical career begins Sonny Boy Williamson s recording career begins Renato Carosone obtains his pianoforte diploma Natalino Otto introduces swing to Italy Top popular recordings editThe twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 8 record sales reported on the Discography of American Historical Recordings website and other sources as specified Numerical rankings are approximate they are only used as a frame of reference Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions1 Bing Crosby Sweet Leilani Decca February 22 1937 1937 02 22 March 1937 1937 03 US BB 1937 1 US 1 for 10 weeks 25 total weeks 1 000 000 sales 9 2 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Once In A While Victor July 21 1937 1937 07 21 October 13 1937 1937 10 13 US BB 1937 2 US 1 for 7 weeks 14 total weeks Jazz Standards 19373 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra The Dipsy Doodle Victor October 14 1937 1937 10 14 November 1 1937 1937 11 01 US BB 1937 3 US 1 for 6 weeks 15 total weeks4 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane Victor April 21 1937 1937 04 21 May 5 1937 1937 05 05 US BB 1937 4 US 1 for 5 weeks 16 total weeks5 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians Boo Hoo Victor February 17 1937 1937 02 17 March 1937 1937 03 US BB 1937 5 US 1 for 5 weeks 12 total weeks6 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians September in the Rain Victor February 2 1937 1937 02 02 March 1937 1937 03 US BB 1937 6 US 1 for 4 weeks 16 total weeks7 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra That Old Feeling Bluebird July 2 1937 1937 07 02 July 21 1937 1937 07 21 US BB 1937 7 US 1 for 4 weeks 14 total weeks8 Bob Crosby and His Orchestra Whispers in the Dark Decca July 7 1937 1937 07 07 August 1937 1937 08 US BB 1937 8 US 1 for 4 weeks 13 total weeks9 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Vocal Ella Fitzgerald Goodnight My Love Victor November 5 1936 1936 11 05 November 18 1936 1936 11 18 US BB 1936 9 US 1 for 4 weeks 13 total weeks10 Bing Crosby The Moon Got in My Eyes Decca July 12 1937 1937 07 12 August 1937 1937 08 US BB 1937 10 US 1 for 4 weeks 11 total weeks11 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra This Year s Kisses 10 Brunswick January 4 1937 1937 01 04 February 1937 1937 02 US BB 1936 11 US 1 for 4 weeks 8 total weeks12 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians A Sailboat in the Moonlight Victor May 28 1937 1937 05 28 June 1937 1937 06 US BB 1937 12 US 1 for 3 weeks 14 total weeks13 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra vocal Billie Holiday Carelessly 10 Brunswick March 31 1937 1937 03 31 April 1937 1937 04 US BB 1937 13 US 1 for 3 weeks 12 total weeks14 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Satan Takes a Holiday Victor April 15 1937 1937 04 15 July 1937 1937 07 US BB 1937 14 US 1 for 3 weeks 11 total weeks15 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Vocal Margaret McCrae This Year s Kisses Victor December 30 1936 1936 12 30 January 20 1937 1937 01 20 US BB 1937 15 US 1 for 3 weeks 10 total weeks16 Bing Crosby Remember Me Decca September 20 1937 1937 09 20 October 1937 1937 10 US BB 1937 16 US 1 for 3 weeks 6 total weeks17 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra It s De Lovely Victor October 2 1937 1937 10 02 October 21 1937 1937 10 21 US BB 1936 17 US 1 for 2 weeks 13 total weeks18 Russ Morgan and His Orchestra The Merry Go Round Broke Down 10 Brunswick April 29 1937 1937 04 29 May 1937 1937 05 US BB 1937 18 US 1 for 2 weeks 10 total weeks19 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Marie Victor January 29 1937 1937 01 29 February 17 1937 1937 02 17 US BB 1937 19 US 1 for 2 weeks 8 total weeks Grammy Hall of Fame 1998 150 000 sales 11 20 Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra The Merry Go Round Broke Down Bluebird June 3 1937 1937 06 03 June 16 1937 1937 06 16 US BB 1937 20 US 1 for 2 weeks 8 total weeks21 Fats Waller and his Rhythm You Know it All Smarty Victor June 11 1937 1937 06 11 June 30 1937 1937 06 30 US BB 1937 21 US 1 for 2 weeks 8 total weeks22 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra The Big Apple Victor August 13 1937 1937 08 13 August 25 1937 1937 08 25 US BB 1937 22 US 1 for 2 weeks 7 total weeks23 Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra vocal Billie Holiday You Can t Stop Me from Dreaming 10 Brunswick August 29 1937 1937 08 29 September 1937 1937 09 US BB 1937 23 US 1 for 2 weeks 7 total weeks24 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra Where or When 10 Brunswick March 24 1937 1937 03 24 April 1937 1937 04 US BB 1936 24 US 1 for 1 weeks 16 total weeks27 Fred Astaire They Can t Take That Away From Me 10 Brunswick March 14 1937 1937 03 14 April 1937 1937 04 US BB 1937 27 US 1 for 1 weeks 11 total weeks Grammy Hall of Fame 2005 Jazz Standards 193728 Bing Crosby Too Marvelous for Words Decca March 3 1937 1937 03 03 April 1937 1937 04 US BB 1937 28 US 1 for 1 weeks 10 total weeks29 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Caravan Master May 14 1937 1937 05 14 June 1937 1937 06 US BB 1937 60 US 4 for 1 weeks 18 total weeks Grammy Hall of Fame 2009 Jazz Standards 1936Number one hit songs in order edit It s De Lovely Eddy Duchin Goodnight My Love Benny Goodman and Ella Fitzgerald This Year s Kisses Benny Goodman Helen Forrest Marie Tommy Dorsey Jack Leonard Bunny Berigan Boo Hoo Guy Lombardo Sweet Leilani Bing Crosby Too Marvelous For Words Bing Crosby They Can t Take That Away From Me Fred Astaire Carelessly Teddy Wilson with vocal by Billie Holiday September In the Rain Guy Lombardo It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane Guy Lombardo The Merry Go Round Broke Down Shep Fields Where Or When Hal Kemp Smarty Fats Waller A Sailboat in the Moonlight Guy Lombardo Satan Takes A Holiday Billy May Tommy Dorsey Whispers In the Dark Bob Crosby The Big Apple Tommy Dorsey So Rare Guy Lombardo The Moon Got In My Eyes Bing Crosby That Old Feeling Shep Fields You Can t Stop Me From Dreaming Teddy Wilson Remember Me Bing Crosby Once In Awhile Tommy Dorsey The Dipsy Doodle Tommy Dorsey Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight Bing Crosby Nice Work If You Can Get It Fred Astaire Rosalie Sammy Kaye Vieni Vieni Rudy ValleePublished popular music edit Afraid To Dream words Mack Gordon music Harry Revel After You w m Sam Coslow amp Al Siegel All God s Chillun Got Rhythm w Gus Kahn m Bronislaw Kaper amp Walter Jurmann All You Want To Do Is Dance w Johnny Burke m Arthur Johnston Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Double or Nothing Always And Always w Bob Wright amp Chet Forrest m Edward Ward Am I In Love w Al Dubin m Harry Warren Introduced by Kenny Baker in the film Mr Dodd Takes the Air Azure w Irving Mills m Duke Ellington I ve Got Beginner s Luck w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Shall We Dance Blossoms On Broadway w Leo Robin m Ralph Rainger Blue Hawaii w Leo Robin m Ralph Rainger Introduced by Bing Crosby and Shirley Ross in the film Waikiki Wedding Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight w Johnny Mercer m Bernard Hanighen Boo Hoo w Edward Heyman m John Jacob Loeb amp Carmen Lombardo Broken Hearted Clown w m Don Pelosi Harry Leon By Myself w Howard Dietz m Arthur Schwartz Camel Hop m Mary Lou Williams Can I Forget You w Oscar Hammerstein II m Jerome Kern Caravan w Irving Mills m Juan Tizol amp Duke Ellington Carelessly w Charles Kenny amp Nick Kenny m Norman Ellis Cause My Baby Says It s So w Al Dubin m Harry Warren Community Swing m Glenn Miller Dear Mr Gable You Made Me Love You w Joseph McCarthy m James V Monaco with extra lyrics Roger Edens Did Anyone Ever Tell You w Harold Adamson m Jimmy McHugh Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young Did Your Mother Come From Ireland w m Jimmy Kennedy amp Michael Carr Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals m Raymond Scott The Dipsy Doodle w m Larry Clinton The Donkey Serenade w Robert Wright George Forrest m Rudolf Friml amp Herbert Stothart Down With Love E Y Yip Harburg Harold Arlen Introduced by Vivian Vance Jack Whiting and June Clyde in the musical Hooray for What Dusk In Upper Sandusky m Larry Clinton amp Jimmy Dorsey Easy Living w Leo Robin m Ralph Rainger Everybody Sing w Arthur Freed m Nacio Herb Brown A Foggy Day w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film A Damsel in Distress The Folks Who Live on the Hill w Oscar Hammerstein II m Jerome Kern Foolin Myself w Jack Lawrence m Peter Tinturin For Dancers Only w Don Raye amp Vic Schoen m Sy Oliver The Girl On The Police Gazette w m Irving Berlin God s Country w E Y Harburg m Harold Arlen Gone with the Wind w Herb Magidson m Allie Wrubel Goodnight Angel w Herb Magidson m Allie Wrubel Introduced by Jack Oakie and Ann Miller in the revue Radio City Revels and performed in the film version by Kenny Baker Got a Pair of New Shoes w Arthur Freed m Nacio Herb Brown Introduced by Judy Garland in the film Thoroughbreds Don t Cry Harbour Lights w Jimmy Kennedy m Hugh Williams Have You Got Any Castles Baby w Johnny Mercer m Richard A Whiting Introduced by Priscilla Lane in the film Varsity Show Have You Met Miss Jones w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers He s a Gypsy From Poughkeepsie w m Bud Green amp Emery Deutsch Heigh Ho w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill High Wide and Handsome w Oscar Hammerstein II m Jerome Kern Home Town w m Jimmy Kennedy amp Michael Carr I Can t Be Bothered Now w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film A Damsel in Distress I Double Dare You w Jimmy Eaton m Terry Shand I Know Now w Al Dubin m Harry Warren I See Your Face Before Me w Howard Dietz m Arthur Schwartz I Used to Be Color Blind w m Irving Berlin introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1938 film Carefree I Was Doing All Right w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin I Wish I Were in Love Again w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers I d Rather Be Right w Lorenz Hart M Richard Rodgers If It s The Last Thing I Do w m Sammy Cahn amp Saul Chaplin I ll Take Romance w Oscar Hammerstein II m Ben Oakland I m Like A Fish Out Of Water w Johnny Mercer m Richard A Whiting I m Wishing w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill In the Still of the Night w m Cole Porter It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane w Edgar Leslie m Joe Burke It s Raining Sunbeams w Sam Coslow m Frederick Hollander It s The Natural Thing To Do w Johnny Burke m Arthur Johnston Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Double or Nothing It s Wonderful w Mitchell Parish m Stuff Smith I ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm w m Irving Berlin sung by Dick Powell amp Alice Faye in the film On the Avenue I ve Hitched My Wagon To A Star w Johnny Mercer m Richard A Whiting Johnny One Note w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers The Joint Is Jumpin w Andy Razaf m Fats Waller amp James C Johnson The Lady Is a Tramp w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers The Lambeth Walk w Douglas Furber L Arthur Rose m Noel Gay Leaning on a Lamp post w m Noel Gay Let s Call The Whole Thing Off w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Shall We Dance Let s Dance At The Make Believe Ballroom Andy Razaf Paul Denniker Lisbon Antigua In Old Lisbon w Harry Dupree m Raul Portela J Galhardo amp A Do Vale Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You Cliff Friend Matt Malneck Love Is Here to Stay w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Me And My Girl w m Noel Gay amp Douglas Furber The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me w m Al Lewis Murray Mencher amp Charles Newman The Merry Go Round Broke Down w m Cliff Friend amp Dave Franklin Moanin In The Mornin w E Y Harburg m Harold Arlen The Mood That I m In w m Abner Silver amp Al Sherman The Moon Got In My Eyes w Johnny Burke m Arthur Johnston Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Double or Nothing The Moon of Manakoora w Frank Loesser m Alfred Newman Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the film The Hurricane Moonlight On The Campus w Johnny Mercer m Richard A Whiting The Morning After w m Tommy Dorsey Moe Jaffe amp Clay Boland My Fine Feathered Friend w Harold Adamson m Jimmy McHugh My Funny Valentine w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers Never in a Million Years w Mack Gordon m Harry Revel Nice Work If You Can Get It w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film A Damsel in Distress On a Little Bamboo Bridge w Archie Fletcher m Al Sherman On The Sentimental Side w Johnny Burke m James V Monaco Once In A While w Bud Green m Michael Edwards One O Clock Jump m Count Basie One Song w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill Peter And The Wolf m Sergei Prokofiev A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner m Raymond Scott Remember Me w Al Dubin m Harry Warren Rosalie w m Cole Porter Sail Along Silv ry Moon w Harry Tobias m Percy Wenrich A Sailboat In The Moonlight w m John Jacob Loeb amp Carmen Lombardo Satan Takes A Holiday m Larry Clinton Sentimental and Melancholy w Johnny Mercer m Richard Whiting September In The Rain w Al Dubin m Harry Warren Introduced by James Melton in the film Melody for Two Shall We Dance w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Shall We Dance Sing Me A Song With Social Significance w m Harold Rome Slap That Bass w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire and Dudley Dickerson in the film Shall We Dance Slumming on Park Avenue w m Irving Berlin So Rare w Jack Sharpe m Jerry Herst Some Day My Prince Will Come w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill Sung by Adriana Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Somebody Else is Taking My Place w m Dick Howard Russ Morgan amp Bob Ellsworth South Rampart Street Parade m Ray Bauduc amp Bob Haggart Stiff Upper Lip Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Gracie Allen in the film A Damsel in Distress Stop You re Breaking My Heart w Ted Koehler m Burton Lane Sweet Leilani w m Harry Owens Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Waikiki Wedding Sweet Someone w Mack Gordon m Harry Revel Introduced by Simone Simon in the film Love and Hisses Swing High Swing Low w Ralph Freed m Burton Lane Ten Pretty Girls w m Will Grosz amp Jimmy Kennedy That Old Feeling w Lew Brown m Sammy Fain That s What I Like Bout The South w m Andy Razaf Then It Isn t Love w Leo Robin m Ralph Rainger There s A Gold Mine In The Sky w m Charles Kenny amp Nick Kenny There s A Lull In My Life w Mack Gordon m Harry Revel They All Laughed w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film Shall We Dance They Can t Take That Away From Me w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Shall We Dance Things Are Looking Up w Ira Gershwin m George Gershwin Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film A Damsel in Distress This Year s Kisses w m Irving Berlin Thrill of a Lifetime w Sam Coslow amp Carmen Lombardo m Frederick Hollander Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the film Thrill of a Lifetime Tomorrow Is Another Day w Gus Kahn m Bronislaw Kaper amp Walter Jurmann from the film A Day at the Races Too Marvelous for Words w Johnny Mercer m Richard A Whiting The Toy Trumpet w Sidney D Mitchell amp Lew Pollack m Raymond Scott Triplets w Howard Dietz m Arthur Schwartz Trusting My Luck Maurice Sigler Arthur Johnston Turn Off The Moon w m Sam Coslow Introduced by Kenny Baker in the film of the same name Twilight In Turkey m Raymond Scott Vieni Vieni w It amp Fr George Koger amp Henri Varna Eng Rudy Vallee m Vincent Scotto Wake Up And Live w Mack Gordon m Harry Revel Walter Walter w m W E Haines J Harper amp Eugene Butler Was It Rain w Walter Hirsch m Lou Handman Introduced by Frances Langford in the film The Hit Parade When Love Is Young w Harold Adamson m Jimmy McHugh Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young Where Or When w Lorenz Hart m Richard Rodgers Introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green in the musical Babes In Arms Whispers In The Dark w Leo Robin m Frederick Hollander Introduced by Connie Boswell in the film Artists and Models Whistle While You Work w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill Sung by Adriana Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs With A Smile And A Song w Larry Morey m Frank Churchill Sung by Adriana Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs You Can t Stop Me From Dreaming w m Dave Franklin amp Cliff Friend You re Laughing At Me w m Irving Berlin Introduced by Dick Powell in the film On the Avenue Top blues records edit Cross Road Blues Robert Johnson Don t Tear My Clothes Big Bill Broonzy Horny Frog Big Bill Broonzy Terraplane Blues Robert Johnson 32 20 Blues Robert Johnson Come On In My Kitchen Robert Johnson Good Morning School Girl Sonny Boy WilliamsonClassical music editPremieres edit Composer Composition Date Location PerformersBartok Bela Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta 1937 01 21 Basel Switzerland Basel Chamber Orchestra Sacher 12 Benjamin Arthur Overture to an Italian Comedy 1937 03 02 London unknown ensemble Jacob 13 Bloch Ernest Voice in the Wilderness 1937 01 21 Los Angeles Borisoff Los Angeles Philharmonic Klemperer 14 Britten Benjamin On this Island 1937 11 19 London Wyss Britten 15 Britten Benjamin Reveille 1937 04 12 London Brosa Reizenstein 16 Britten Benjamin Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge 1937 08 27 Salzburg Austria Festival Boyd Neel Orchestra Neel 17 Copland Aaron El Salon Mexico 1937 08 27 Mexico City Mexico Symphony Chavez 18 Copland Aaron Prairie Journal 1937 07 25 New York City Columbia Symphony Barlow 19 Dallapiccola Luigi Tre laudi 1937 09 08 Venice Festival Vivante Grupo Strumentale Italiano Sanzogno 20 Farkas Ferenc Harp Concertino 1937 03 11 Budapest Molnar unknown ensemble Kenessey 21 Ginastera Alberto Danzas Argentinas 1937 10 27 Buenos Aires De Raco 22 Ginastera Alberto Suite from Panambi 1937 11 27 Buenos Aires unknown ensemble Castro 23 Ives Charles Psalm 67 1899 1937 05 06 New York City The Madrigal Singers Engel 24 Jolivet Andre Romantiques 1937 03 20 Paris Gerar D Aleman 25 Jolivet Andre Trois Chants des Hommes 1937 06 04 Paris Bastard Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra ModestiKhachaturian Aram Piano Concerto 1937 07 12 Moscow Oborin Moscow Philharmonic Steinberg 26 Messiaen Olivier Fetes des belles eaux 1937 07 25 Paris Expo 37 unknown ensemble 27 Messiaen Olivier Poemes pour Mi 1937 06 04 Paris Bunlet Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra Desormiere 28 Milhaud Darius Suite provencale 1937 09 12 Venice Festival unknown ensemble Milhaud 29 Myaskovsky Nikolay Symphony No 17 1937 12 17 Moscow USSR State Symphony Gauk 30 Myaskovsky Nikolay Symphony No 18 1937 10 01 Moscow USSR State Symphony Gauk 30 Prokofiev Sergei Suite No 2 from Romeo and Juliet 1937 04 15 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic Mravinsky 31 Roussel Albert Cello Concertino 1937 02 06 Paris Fournier Concerts Poulet Orchestra Siohan 32 Rubbra Edmund Symphony No 1 1937 04 30 London BBC Symphony Boult 33 Schoenberg Arnold String Quartet No 4 1937 01 08 Los Angeles Kolisch Quartet 34 Sessions Roger String Quartet No 1 1937 04 10 Washington D C Coolidge Quartet 35 Shostakovich Dmitri Symphony No 5 1937 11 21 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic Mravinsky 36 Webern Anton Variations for Piano 1937 10 26 Vienna Stadlen 37 Compositions edit Jehan Alain Variations sur un theme de Clement Janequin for organ Trois danses Joies Deuils Luttes for orchestra Luciano Berio Pastorale for piano Arthur Bliss Checkmate ballet Rutland Boughton Symphony No 3 in B minor Benjamin Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge John Alden Carpenter Piano Quintet David Diamond Psalm George Dyson Symphony in G major Hanns Eisler String Quartet Ferenc Farkas Concertino for Harp and Orchestra John Fernstrom Viola Concerto Alan Hovhaness Cello Concerto John Ireland These Things Shall Be Frank Martin Symphony Nikolai Medtner sonate idylle for piano opus 56 in G major Nikolai Myaskovsky revision of String Quartet No 4 composition of Symphony No 17 in G minor and Symphony No 18 in C major Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No 5 in D minor Op 47 Ralph Vaughan Williams Job A Masque for Dancing ballet Heitor Villa Lobos Ciclo brasileiro for piano Distribuicao de Flores for flute and guitar Percy Whitlock Wessex Suite Havergal Brian Symphony No 5 The Wine of Summer Opera editAlban Berg Lulu composed 1929 35 incomplete opera premiered 1937 Walter Damrosch The Man Without a Country Arthur Honegger and Jacques Ibert L Aiglon Kurt Weill The Eternal Road Der Weg der Verheissung Film editBenjamin Britten Love from a Stranger 1937 film Frank Churchill Leigh Harline Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 film George Gershwin A Damsel in Distress 1937 film George Gershwin Shall We Dance 1937 film Erich Korngold Another Dawn 1937 film Erich Korngold The Prince and the Pauper 1937 film Miklos Rozsa Knight Without Armour Dimitri Tiomkin Max Steiner Lost Horizon 1937 film Jazz editMain article 1937 in jazzMusical theatre editBabes in Arms Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 14 and ran for 289 performances Between the Devil Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on December 23 and ran for 93 performances The Cradle Will Rock Marc Blitzstein Broadway production directed by Orson Welles Hooray for What lyrics E Y Harburg music Harold Arlen book Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 1 and ran for 200 performances I d Rather Be Right Rodgers amp Hart Broadway production opened on November 2 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 290 performances Me and My Girl Noel Gay London production opened on December 16 at the Victoria Palace Theatre and ran for 1646 performances On Your Toes London production opened at the Palace Theatre on February 5 and ran for 123 performances Pins and Needles Broadway revue opened at the Labor Stage Theatre on November 27 and ran for 1108 performances Swing is in the Air London revue opened at the Palladium on March 29 Virginia opened at the Center Theatre on September 2 and ran for 60 performancesMusical films edit52nd Street starring Leo Carrillo Ian Hunter Pat Paterson Ella Logan Sid Silvers Zasu Pitts and Kenny Baker Directed by Harold Young Ali Baba Goes to Town starring Eddie Cantor Tony Martin Roland Young and June Lang and featuring Raymond Scott amp his Quintet Directed by David Butler Broadway Melody of 1938 starring Robert Taylor Eleanor Powell George Murphy Binnie Barnes Buddy Ebsen Sophie Tucker and Judy Garland Calling All Stars starring Bert Ambrose Carroll Gibbons Evelyn Dall Sam Browne Larry Adler Elisabeth Welch and The Nicholas Brothers The Champagne Waltz starring Gladys Swarthout Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie and Veloz and Yolanda Chintamani starring M K Thyagaraja Bhagavathar Command Performance 1937 film starring Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer A Damsel in Distress starring Fred Astaire Joan Fontaine George Burns Gracie Allen and Ray Noble A Day at the Races released June 11 starring the Marx Brothers and Allan Jones and featuring Ivie Anderson Double or Nothing released September 1 starring Bing Crosby and Martha Raye and featuring Harry Barris and Frances Faye Duniya Na Mane starring Shanta Apte Every Day s a Holiday starring Mae West Edmund Lowe and Louis Armstrong Directed by A Edward Sutherland Fight for Your Lady starring John Boles Ida Lupino and Jack Oakie The Firefly starring Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones Gangway starring Jessie Matthews Glamorous Night starring Mary Ellis Otto Kruger and Victor Jory Head over Heels starring Jessie Matthews Hideaway Girl starring Shirley Ross Robert Cummings and Martha Raye Directed by George Archainbaud High Wide and Handsome starring Irene Dunne Dorothy Lamour Randolph Scott and William Frawley Hit Parade of 1937 starring Frances Langford and Phil Regan and featuring Ivie Anderson and Duke Ellington and his orchestra Hollywood Hotel starring Dick Powell Rosemary Lane and Lola Lane and featuring Frances Langford and Benny Goodman amp his Orchestra Jericho starring Paul Robeson La Habanera starring Zarah Leander Let s Make a Night of It starring Charles Buddy Rogers and June Clyde The Life of the Party released September 3 starring Joe Penner Gene Raymond Harriet Hilliard and Helen Broderick The Lilac Domino film starring Michael Bartlett June Knight Fred Emney and S Z Sakall Love and Hisses starring Walter Winchell Ben Bernie Simone Simon Bert Lahr and Joan Davis Make A Wish starring Bobby Breen Basil Rathbone Marion Claire Henry Armetta Ralph Forbes and Leon Errol Directed by Kurt Neumann Mayfair Melody starring Keith Falkner Chili Bouchier and Bruce Lester Maytime starring Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy and John Barrymore Melodias portenas starring Enrique Santos Discepolo Melody for Two starring James Melton Patricia Ellis and Wini Shaw Mr Dodd Takes the Air released August 21 starring Kenny Baker and Jane Wyman My Song Goes Forth starring Paul Robeson On the Avenue starring Dick Powell Alice Faye Madeleine Carroll and The Ritz Brothers 100 Men and a Girl starring Deanna Durbin Paradise for Two directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jack Hulbert Patricia Ellis and Arthur Riscoe Rootin Tootin Rhythm starring Gene Autry Rosalie starring Nelson Eddy Eleanor Powell and Ray Bolger Shall We Dance starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers The Singing Marine starring Dick Powell and Doris Weston Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs animated feature with Adriana Caselotti providing the voice of Snow White Something to Sing About starring James Cagney and Evelyn Daw Song at Midnight directed by Ma Xu Weibang Song of the Forge starring Stanley Holloway Stardust starring Ben Lyon and Lupe Velez Swing High Swing Low released March 15 starring Carole Lombard Fred MacMurray and Dorothy Lamour This Way Please starring Charles Buddy Rogers Betty Grable and Ned Sparks Top of the Town starring Doris Nolan George Murphy and Ella Logan and featuring Gertrude Niesen Turn Off the Moon starring Charles Ruggles and Eleanore Whitney and featuring Kenny Baker and Phil Harris Directed by Lewis Seiler Varsity Show starring Dick Powell Rosemary Lane and Priscilla Lane and featuring Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians and Buck and Bubbles Waikiki Wedding starring Bing Crosby Bob Burns Martha Raye and Shirley Ross Wake Up And Live starring Walter Winchell Alice Faye Ben Bernie and Patsy Kelly Directed by Sidney Lanfield When You re in Love starring Grace Moore and Cary Grant You Can t Have Everything starring Alice Faye Don Ameche The Ritz Brothers and Gypsy Rose Lee You re a Sweetheart starring Alice Faye and George Murphy Births editJanuary 4 Grace Bumbry African American operatic mezzo soprano died 2023 Lorene Mann American country music singer songwriter died 2013 January 6 Paolo Conte Italian singer pianist and composer Doris Troy R amp B singer died 2004 January 8 Shirley Bassey Welsh singer January 13 Milka Stojanovic Serbian opera singer died 2023 January 14 Billie Jo Spears American country music singer died 2011 January 19 Clarence Frogman Henry American R amp B singer Giovanna Marini Italian singer and songwriter January 22 Ryan Davies Welsh singer songwriter and comedian died 1977 January 27 John Ogdon English pianist died 1989 January 29 Bobby Scott American singer songwriter pianist and producer died 1990 January 31 Philip Glass American composer February 1 Don Everly American country rock musician The Everly Brothers died 2021 Ray Sawyer American rock singer Dr Hook amp The Medicine Show died 2018 February 2 Martina Arroyo American operatic soprano Tom Smothers American singer composer and comedian The Smothers Brothers died 2023 February 8 Manfred Krug German actor and singer died 2016 Joe Raposo composer and lyricist died 1989 February 9 Hildegard Behrens operatic soprano died 2009 February 10 Don Wilson rock rhythm guitarist The Ventures died 2022 February 14 Magic Sam American singer and guitarist died 1969 February 15 Nathan Davis American hard bop jazz woodwind player died 2018 February 19 Robert Bilbo Walker Jr American blues guitarist died 2017 February 20 Nancy Wilson jazz singer died 2018 February 27 David Ackles singer songwriter died 1999 March 1 Jimmy Little Australian guitarist actor and educator died 2012 March 9 Azio Corghi Italian composer and musicologist died 2022 March 17 Vince Martin American singer and songwriter died 2018 38 March 19 Clarence Frogman Henry American R amp B singer March 20 Jerry Reed American singer songwriter actor and guitarist died 2008 Eddie Shaw African American saxophonist and songwriter died 2018 March 22 Angelo Badalamenti screen composer died 2022 March 24 Billy Stewart scat singer died 1970 April 5 Marisa Robles harpist April 17 Don Buchla pioneer of the synthesizer died 2016 April 21 David Lucas American rock and roll composer singer and music producer May 1 Bo Nilsson composer and lyricist died 2018 May 4 Dick Dale surf rock guitarist died 2019 Ron Carter American jazz musician May 5 Delia Derbyshire electronic composer died 2001 Johnnie Taylor blues and soul singer died 2000 May 9 Sonny Curtis The Crickets Dave Prater Sam amp Dave died 1988 May 13 Trini Lopez singer died 2020 May 22 Kenny Ball jazz trumpeter died 2013 Facundo Cabral Argentine singer died 2011 June 2 Jimmy Jones singer songwriter died 2012 June 4 Freddy Fender country musician died 2006 June 7 Roberto Blanco German singer Neeme Jarvi Estonian conductor June 14 Renaldo Obie Benson soul and R amp B bass singer songwriter The Four Tops died 2005 June 15 Waylon Jennings country singer died 2002 June 25 Eddie Floyd African American soul R amp B singer songwriter June 30 Larry Henley American singer songwriter The Newbeats died 2014 July 4 Ray Pillow American country music singer July 6 Vladimir Ashkenazy pianist and conductor Gene Chandler singer songwriter July 12 Guy Woolfenden composer died 2016 July 22 Chuck Jackson R amp B singer died 2023 July 26 Al Banks The Turbans August 2 Garth Hudson Canadian keyboard player songwriter and producer The Band and The Call August 6 Baden Powell de Aquino bossa nova guitarist died 2000 August 16 David Behrman composer and record producer August 20 Clem Cattini English session drummer Stelvio Cipriani Italian composer died 2018 Jean Louis Petit French composer conductor and organist August 27 Alice Coltrane nee McLeod jazz multi instrumentalist died 2007 J D Crowe banjoist died 2021 September 10 Tommy Overstreet American country singer died 2015 September 11 Joseph Kobzon popular singer and politician died 2018 September 17 Phil Cracolici rock singer The Mystics Ilarion Ionescu Galați Romanian violinist and conductor 39 September 30 Valentin Silvestrov composer October 9 Joan Carden operatic soprano October 13 Loris Tjeknavorian conductor and composer October 21 Norman Wright doo wop singer The Del Vikings October 25 Jeanne Black American singer died 2014 October 29 Michael Ponti pianist October 31 Tom Paxton folk singer songwriter November 1 Bill Anderson country singer songwriter November 2 Earl Speedo Carroll vocalist The Cadillacs The Coasters died 2012 November 6 Eugene Pitt The Jive Five died 2018 November 15 Little Willie John singer died 1968 November 30 Frank Ifield singer Luther Ingram American soul singer songwriter died 2007 Noel Stookey singer songwriter Peter Paul amp Mary December 1 Gordon Crosse English composer December 14 Warren Ryanes The Monotones died 1982 December 17 Art Neville The Neville Brothers died 2019 December 25 O Kelly Isley Jr The Isley Brothers died 1986 December 26 Ronnie Prophet Canadian American country musician died 2018 December 28 Rita Orlandi Malaspina Italian operatic soprano died 2017 December 30 John Hartford American folk and country musician and composer died 2001 Raquel Olmedo Cuban Mexican actress and singer date unknown Farhad Fakhreddini conductor and composer founder of Iran s National OrchestraDeaths edit nbsp George Gershwin in 1937 the year of his death January 10 Clarence Eddy American organist and composer born 1851 January 12 Barney Fagan American performer and composer born 1850 January 19 Aristodemo Giorgini Italian opera singer born 1879 February 14 Erkki Melartin Finnish composer born 1875 March 6 George Washington Thomas songwriter and pianist born 1883 March 12 Charles Marie Widor composer born 1844 Jeno Hubay composer and violinist born 1858 March 22 Thorvald Aagaard composer born 1877 March 29 Karol Szymanowski composer born 1882 April 8 Arthur Foote composer born 1853 April 11 Minnie Bell Sharp pianist and singer born 1865 April 20 Virgilio Ranzato composer born 1883 May 2 Arthur Somervell composer born 1863 May 4 Noel Rosa singer songwriter and guitarist born 1910 40 May 7 W O Forsyth pianist born 1859 May 11 Viliam Figus Bystry composer born 1875 June 2 Louis Vierne organist and composer born 1870 June 10 Malcolm Williams actor and composer born 1870 July 11 George Gershwin composer born 1898 July 17 Gabriel Pierne organist and composer born 1863 July 23 Charles Henry Mills composer and music teacher born 1873 August 23 Albert Roussel composer born 1869 41 September 6 Henry Kimball Hadley composer and conductor born 1871 September 26 Bessie Smith blues singer automobile accident born 1895 October 6 Blind Uncle Gaspard Cajun vocalist and guitarist born 1878 October 17 Paul Lherie operatic tenor baritone born 1844 October 22 Frank Damrosch organist conductor and music teacher born 1859 November 3 Winthrop Ames theatrical director born 1870 November 24 Tell Taylor songwriter born 1876 November 25 Lilian Baylis founder of Sadler s Wells ballet company born 1874 November 29 Ferdinand Buescher instrument manufacturer born 1861 December 4 it Rodolfo Falvo composer born 1873 December 10 Rosa Valetti cabaret singer born 1878 December 26 Dan Beddoe tenor born 1863 Ivor Gurney composer poet born 1890 December 28 Maurice Ravel composer born 1875 date unknown Rabbit Brown country blues singer born c 1880 Blind Uncle Gaspard Cajun musician born 1880 42 Maude Valerie White composer and songwriter born 1855 Loraine Wyman folk singer and dulcimer player born 1885 References edit From Beyond the Stave The most glorious of English symphonies Archived October 29 2015 at the Wayback Machine Letters from a Life Vol 1 1923 39 Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten Archived April 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine Neil Tierney 1984 William Walton His Life and Music R Hale p 273 Manuel Quiroga www spainisculture com Retrieved 2021 09 10 Houseman Victoria 1991 Made in heaven the marriages and children of Hollywood stars Chicago Illinois Bonus Books p 98 ISBN 9780929387246 Discography of American Historical Recordings John Serry on adp library ucsb edu Larkin Colin 1993 The Guinness who s who of fifties music Enfield Guinness Publishing p 195 ISBN 9780851127323 Whitburn Joel 1986 Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories 1890 1954 Record Research Decca Records 20th Anniversary The 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