1939 in music
Overview of the events of 1939 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1939.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January 4 – New band to be headed by Harry James , first trumpet with Benny Goodman formed; goes into rehearsal January 6. It has already been dated for a short stay at the Statler Hotel, Boston, opening February 1. James has taken Buddy Rich from Bunny Berigan 's orchestra to handle the drums[ 1] Frank Sinatra as vocalist.February – Recording of 'A-Tisket, A-Tasket ' turned out by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb for Decca has established a new eight-year high in sales for the industry. The sales on this 35c have already gone over 250,000. The company's previous record had been the 160,000 copies achieved by Bing Crosby's version of 'Sweet Leilani .'[ 2] February 24 – Symphony No. 3 by Roy Harris , receives its world premiere in Boston, as Serge Koussevitzky conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra April 9 – African-American contralto Marian Anderson performs before 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after having been denied the use both of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution , and of a public high school by the federally controlled District of Columbia . First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt resigns from the DAR because of their decision.May 17 – Sergei Prokofiev 's Alexander Nevsky Op. 78) cantata debuts in Moscow. It is an adaptation from the 1938 film score to Alexander Nevsky May 22 – Columbia Recording Corporation incorporated in Delaware.June 10 – Première of Arthur Bliss 's Piano Concerto in B-flat with soloist Solomon ; Arnold Bax 's 7th Symphony ; and Ralph Vaughan Williams ' Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus New York Philharmonic under Sir Adrian Boult at Carnegie Hall .August 22 – "You Are My Sunshine " first recorded.June 21 – Francis Poulenc 's Organ Concerto November 1 – Bruno Walter leaves Germany for the United States.December – Ali Akbar Khan accompanies Ravi Shankar on the sarod during the latter's debut performance at the annual music conference in Allahabad .
December 31 – A special concert of music by Johann Strauss II is performed by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Clemens Krauss in the great hall of the Musikverein in Vienna , predecessor of a continuing series of Vienna New Year's Concerts .The Nordstrom Sisters are the resident act at The Ritz Hotel, London .
Jo Stafford and The Pied Pipers join the Tommy Dorsey orchestra.The Squadronaires form.Dorothy Kirsten makes her professional concert debut at the New York World's Fair .Manuel de Falla leaves Granada for exile in Argentina .
Publications
Albums released
Top popular recordings
The twenty-five popular records listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 ,[ 4] 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
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra "In the Mood "[ 5]
Bluebird 10416
August 1, 1939 (1939-08-01 )
September 15, 1939 (1939-09-15 )
US Billboard 1939 #1, US #1 for 12 weeks, 30 total weeks, National Recording Registry 2004
2
Glahe Musette Orchestra "Beer Barrel Polka "
Victor V-710
May 11, 1938 (1938-05-11 )
April 1939 (1939-04 )
US Billboard 1939 #2, US #1 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
3
Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra Vocal chorus Bonnie Baker "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! "[ 6]
Columbia 35228
August 20, 1939 (1939-08-20 )
September 29, 1939 (1939-09-29 )
US Billboard 1939 #3, US #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, sold 1,500,000[ 7] [ 8]
4
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Moonlight Serenade "
Bluebird B-10214
April 4, 1939 (1939-04-04 )
April 26, 1939 (1939-04-26 )
US Billboard 1939 #4, US #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1991, ASCAP song of 1939
5
Judy Garland "Over the Rainbow"
Decca 2672
July 28, 1939 (1939-07-28 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
US Billboard 1939 #5, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1981, AFI 1, RIAA 1, Music Imprint 1 of 1930s, ASCAP song of 1938, National Recording Registry 2016
6
Kate Smith "God Bless America "[ 9]
Victor 26198
March 21, 1939 (1939-03-21 )
April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05 )
US Billboard 1939 #6, US #5 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1982, National Recording Registry 2002
7
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Over the Rainbow "[ 10]
Bluebird 10366
July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12 )
August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17 )
US Billboard 1939 #7, US #1 for 7 weeks, 15 total weeks
8
Larry Clinton and His Orchestra "Deep Purple "[ 11]
Victor 26141
December 23, 1938 (1938-12-23 )
January 18, 1939 (1939-01-18 )
US Billboard 1939 #8, US #1 for 9 weeks, 13 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2000
9
Frankie Masters and His Orchestra "Scatter Brain"[ 12]
Vocalion 4915
May 25, 1939 (1939-05-25 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
US Billboard 1939 #9, US #1 for 8 weeks, 16 total weeks
10
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Martha Tilton )"And the Angels Sing"[ 13]
Victor 26170
February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01 )
March 1, 1939 (1939-03-01 )
US Billboard 1939 #10, US #1 for 5 weeks, 14 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987
11
Mary Martin (Eddy Duchin Orchestra )""My Heart Belongs to Daddy "[ 14]
Brunswick 8282
December 2, 1938 (1938-12-02 )
January 1939 (1939-01 )
US Billboard 1939 #11, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
12
The Ink Spots ""If I Didn't Care "
Decca 2286
January 12, 1939 (1939-01-12 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
US Billboard 1939 #12, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987, National Recording Registry 2017, sold 19,000,000[ 7] [ 15]
13
Bing Crosby "What's New? "
Decca 2671
June 30, 1939 (1939-06-30 )
September 1939 (1939-09 )
US BB 1939 #13, US #2 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
14
Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) "[ 16]
Bluebird 10376
August 1, 1939 (1939-08-01 )
August 14, 1939 (1939-08-14 )
US Billboard 1939 #14, US #1 for 5 weeks, 18 total weeks
15
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra "Day In, Day Out "[ 17]
Decca 2703
July 24, 1939 (1939-07-24 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
US Billboard 1939 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks
16
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra "(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive "[ 18]
Vocalion 5005
July 17, 1939 (1939-07-17 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
US Billboard 1939 #16, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
17
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Stairway to the Stars "[ 19]
Bluebird 10276
May 9, 1939 (1939-05-09 )
May 22, 1939 (1939-05-22 )
US Billboard 1939 #17, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
18
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra "Three Little Fishies "[ 14]
Brunswick 8358
April 8, 1939 (1939-04-08 )
May 1939 (1939-05 )
US Billboard 1939 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 9 total weeks
19
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra "Penny Serenade "
Victor 26150
January 20, 1939 (1939-01-20 )
February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01 )
US BB 1939 #19, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
20
Al Donahue and His Orchestra "Jeepers Creepers "[ 12]
Vocalion 4513
November 23, 1938 (1938-11-23 )
December 1938 (1938-12 )
US Billboard 1939 #20, US #1 for 5 weeks, 13 total weeks
21
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"The Man With The Mandolin"[ 20]
Bluebird 10358
July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12 )
July 31, 1939 (1939-07-31 )
US Billboard 1939 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
22
Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orchestra "Sunrise Serenade "[ 21]
Decca 2321
February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17 )
March 1939 (1939-03 )
US Billboard 1939 #13, US #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks
23
Woody Herman and His Orchestra "At the Woodchopper's Ball "
Decca 2440
April 12, 1939 (1939-04-12 )
May 1939 (1939-05 )
US BB 1939 #23, US #9 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2002
24
The Andrews Sisters "Hold Tight, Hold Tight"
Decca 2214
November 21, 1938 (1938-11-21 )
December 1938 (1938-12 )
US BB 1939 #24, US #2 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
25
Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orchestra
"Heaven Can Wait"[ 22]
Decca 2321
February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17 )
March 1, 1939 (1939-03-01 )
US Billboard 1939 #25, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
Additional recordings of historical interest, and songs that crossed over from Hillbilly (Country) and Race (R&B):
Rank
Artist
Title
Label
Recorded
Released
Chart positions
26
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Blue Orchids"[ 23]
Bluebird 10372
July 26, 1939 (1939-07-26 )
August 14, 1939 (1939-08-14 )
US Billboard 1939 #18, US #1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
27
The Ink Spots
""My Prayer "
Decca 2790
September 18, 1939 (1939-09-18 )
October 1939 (1939-10 )
US Billboard 1939 #42, US #3 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
28
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Vocal Jack Leonard)"Our Love "[ 24]
Victor 26202
March 15, 1939 (1939-03-15 )
April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05 )
US Billboard 1939 #19, US #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
29
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
"The Umbrella Man"[ 14]
Brunswick 8225
September 1, 1938 (1938-09-01 )
November 1938 (1938-11 )
US Billboard 1939 #20, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks
30
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Wishing (Will Make It So)"[ 25]
Bluebird 10219
April 10, 1939 (1939-04-10 )
May 3, 1939 (1939-05-03 )
US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
31
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Vocal Helen Forrest )"They Say "[ 26]
Bluebird 10075
December 19, 1938 (1938-12-19 )
December 28, 1938 (1938-12-28 )
US Billboard 1939 #16, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
35
The Ink Spots
"Address Unknown"
Decca 2707
August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17 )
October 1939 (1939-10 )
US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
45
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra
"Moon Love"[ 27]
Bluebird 10303
May 25, 1939 (1939-05-25 )
June 12, 1939 (1939-06-12 )
US Billboard 1939 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
189
Walter Huston "September Song "
Brunswick 8272
November 14, 1938 (1938-11-14 )
January 1939 (1939-01 )
US Billboard 1939 #189, US #12 for 1 week, 5 total weeks
190
Gene Autry "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)"[ 18]
Vocalion 5122
September 11, 1939 (1939-09-11 )
October 13, 1939 (1939-10-13 )
US Billboard 1939 #190, US #12 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US BBHB 1939 #8, US Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 22 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[ 28]
325
Ted Weems And His Orchestra (vocal Perry Como )"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now "
Decca 2919
October 5, 1939 (1939-10-05 )
December 1939 (1939-12 )
US Billboard 1939 #325, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
Race and blues hits
Rank
Artist
Title
Label
Recorded
Released
Chart positions
1
The Ink Spots ""If I Didn't Care "
Decca 2286
January 12, 1939 (1939-01-12 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
US Billboard 1939 #38, US #2 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1987, National Recording Registry 2017
2
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra "(Hep-Hep) The Jumpin' Jive "[ 18]
Vocalion 5005
July 17, 1939 (1939-07-17 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
US Billboard 1939 #25, US #2 for 4 weeks, 12 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
3
The Ink Spots
"Address Unknown"
Decca 2707
August 17, 1939 (1939-08-17 )
October 1939 (1939-10 )
US Billboard 1939 #30, US #1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks
4
The Ink Spots
""My Prayer "
Decca 2790
September 18, 1939 (1939-09-18 )
October 1939 (1939-10 )
US Billboard 1939 #42, US #3 for 1 week, 12 total weeks
5
Fats Waller "Good for Nothin' but Love"[ 29]
Bluebird 10129
January 19, 1939 (1939-01-19 )
February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18 )
US Billboard 1939 #102, US #7 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
6
Chick Webb Orchestra (vocal Ella Fitzgerald)"'F.D.R. Jones"
Decca 2105
October 6, 1938 (1938-10-06 )
November 1938 (1938-11 )
US Billboard 1939 #116, US #8 for 1 week, 6 total weeks
7
Chick Webb Orchestra (vocal Ella Fitzgerald)
"Undecided "[ 30]
Decca 2323
February 17, 1939 (1939-02-17 )
March 1939 (1939-03 )
US Billboard 1939 #120, US #8 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
8
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Famous Orchestra "I Want the Waiter (With the Water)"[ 31]
Decca 2628
June 29, 1939 (1939-06-29 )
September 1939 (1939-09 )
US Billboard 1939 #138, US #9 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
9
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra "Wizzin' the Wiz"[ 32]
Victor 26233
April 5, 1939 (1939-04-05 )
May 3, 1939 (1939-05-03 )
US Billboard 1939 #153, US #10 for 1 week, 5 total weeks
10
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra "When the Saints Go Marching In "[ 33]
Decca 2230
May 13, 1938 (1938-05-13 )
January 1939 (1939-01 )
US Billboard 1939 #155, US #15 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
11
The Mills Brothers "Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)"[ 34]
Decca 2285
January 24, 1939 (1939-01-24 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
US Billboard 1939 #160, US #10 for 1 week, 2 total weeks
12
Count Basie and His Orchestra "Jumpin' At The Woodside"
Decca 2212
August 22, 1938 (1938-08-22 )
December 1938 (1938-12 )
US Billboard 1939 #174, US #11 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
13
Fats Waller
"Hold Tight"
Bluebird 10116
January 19, 1939 (1939-01-19 )
February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18 )
US Billboard 1939 #176, US #11 for 1 week, 4 total weeks
14
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
"West End Blues "
Decca 2480
February 1, 1939 (1939-02-01 )
May 1939 (1939-05 )
US Billboard 1939 #218, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
15
Mildred Bailey "Blame it on My Last Affair"
Vocalion 04632
December 8, 1938 (1938-12-08 )
February 1939 (1939-02 )
US Billboard 1939 #219, US #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
16
Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit "
Commodore 526
June 20, 1937 (1937-06-20 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
US Billboard 1939 #287, US #16 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1978, National Recording Registry 2002
18
Blind Boy Fuller "Big Leg Woman Gets My Pay"
Vocalion 05030
July 12, 1939 (1939-07-12 )
November 1939 (1939-11 )
19
Robert Johnson "Love in Vain Blues "
Vocalion 04630
June 20, 1937 (1937-06-20 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
20
Robert Johnson
"Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)"
Vocalion 04630
November 27, 1936 (1936-11-27 )
February 9, 1939 (1939-02-09 )
21
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) "The Gallis Pole "
Musicraft 227
June 14, 1939 (1939-06-14 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
22
Lead Belly
"The Bourgeois Blues "
Musicraft 227
April 1, 1939 (1939-04-01 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
23
Lead Belly
"The Boll Weevil "
Musicraft 226
April 1, 1939 (1939-04-01 )
August 1939 (1939-08 )
Christmas hits
Published popular music
"Address Unknown" words and music: Carmen Lombardo , Johnny Marks & Dedette Lee Hill
"All in Fun" words: Oscar Hammerstein II , music: Jerome Kern Introduced by Frances Mercer and Jack Whiting in the musical Very Warm for May
"All or Nothing at All " w. Jack Lawrence m. Arthur Altman
"All the Things You Are " w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern from the musical Very Warm for May
"Anatole (Of Paris)" w.m. Sylvia Fine Introduced by Danny Kaye in the revue The Straw Hat Revue
"An Apple For the Teacher" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Are You Havin' Any Fun? " w. Jack Yellen m. Sammy Fain
"The Army Air Corps" w.m. Robert M. Crawford
"At the Woodchopper's Ball " m. Woody Herman & Joe Bishop
"Back In The Saddle Again " w.m. Gene Autry & Ray Whitley
"Between Eighteenth And Nineteenth On Chestnut Street" w.m. Will Osborne & Dick Rodgers
"Bless You" w.m. Don Baker & Eddie Lane
"Blue Orchids" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Bluebirds in the Moonlight" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"The Boys in the Back Room " w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander . Introduced by Marlene Dietrich in the film Destry Rides Again
"Brazil " w. (Eng) Bob Russell m. Ary Baroso
"Careless" w.m. Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
"Comes Love " w.m. Sam H. Stept , Charles Tobias & Lew Brown
"Cuckoo in the Clock" w. Johnny Mercer m. Walter Donaldson
"Darn That Dream " w. Eddie DeLange m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"Day In, Day Out " w. Johnny Mercer m. Rube Bloom
"Desert Rumba" m. John Serry, Sr.
"Ding-Dong! the Witch Is Dead " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Do I Love You? " w.m. Cole Porter
"Don't Worry 'Bout Me " w. Ted Koehler m. Rube Bloom
"Faithful Forever" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"Flyin' Home" w. Sid Robin m. Lionel Hampton & Benny Goodman
"Frenesi " w. (Eng) Ray Charles & Bob Russell m. Alberto Dominguez
"The Gaucho Serenade" w.m. James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
"Give Him the Ooh-La-La " w.m. Cole Porter
"Give it Back to the Indians " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Mary Jane Walsh in the musical Too Many Girls
"Go Fly a Kite" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"God Bless America " w.m. Irving Berlin
"Good Morning" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"Goodnight, Children Ev'rywhere" w.m. Gabby Rogers & Harry Phillips
"Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Heaven Can Wait" w. Eddie DeLange m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"Heaven in My Arms" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern . Introduced by Jack Whiting , Frances Mercer and Hollace Shaw in the musical Very Warm for May
"Honey Hush " Fats Waller , Ed Kirkeby
"Huckleberry Duck" w. Jack Lawrence m. Raymond Scott
"I Didn't Know What Time It Was " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical Too Many Girls Trudy Erwin dubbing for Lucille Ball in the 1940 film version and interpolated into the score of the 1957 film Pal Joey Frank Sinatra .
"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) " m. Hoagy Carmichael w. Jane Brown Thompson
"I Like to Recognize the Tune " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Eddie Bracken , Marcy Westcott , Mary Jane Walsh , Richard Kollmar and Hal Le Roy in the musical Too Many Girls
"I Miss You in the Morning" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
"I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"I Poured My Heart Into a Song" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Thought About You " w. Johnny Mercer m. Jimmy Van Heusen
"I Want My Mama" w. (Port) Jararaca & Vincente Paiva (Eng) Al Stillman m. Jararaca & Vincente Paiva
"I Went to a Marvelous Party " w.m. Noël Coward . Introduced by Beatrice Lillie in the revue Set to Music
"If a Grey Haired Lady Says "How's Yer Father?"" w.m. Ted Waite
"If I Didn't Care " w.m. Jack Lawrence
"If I Only Had a Brain " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"If I Only Had Wings" w.m. Sid Colin & Ronnie Aldrich
"I'll Never Smile Again " w.m. Ruth Lowe
"I'll Walk Beside You" w.m. Alan Murray & Edward Lockton
"I'm Building a Sailboat of Dreams" Cliff Friend , Dave Franklin
"In a Mellow Tone " w. Milt Gabler m. Duke Ellington
"In an Eighteenth Century Drawing Room" m. Raymond Scott
"In the Middle of a Dream " w. Al Stillman m. Tommy Dorsey & Einar Swan
"In The Mood " w. Andy Razaf m. Joe Garland
"Is 'E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is 'E?" w.m. B. C. Hilliam & Malcolm McEachern
"It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World " w.m. John Rox
"It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day " w. Sammy Timberg & Winston Sharples m. Al J. Neiburg . Introduced by the voice of Lanny Ross on the soundtrack of the animated feature film Gulliver's Travels
"I've Got My Eyes On You " w.m. Cole Porter
"J'attendrai " w. (Fr) Louis Poterat (Eng) Anna Sosenko m. Dino Olivieri
"The Jumpin' Jive" w.m. Cab Calloway , Frank Froeba & Jack Palmer
"Katie Went to Haiti" w.m. Cole Porter
"Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant-Major " Art Noel , Don Pelosi
"The Lady's In Love With You " w. Frank Loesser m. Burton Lane
"The Lamp Is Low " w. Mitchell Parish m. Peter De Rose & Bert Shefter
"Leanin' On The Ole Top Rail" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
"Lili Marlene " w. (Ger) Hans Leip (Eng) Tommie Connor m. Norbert Schultze
"The Little Man Who Wasn't There " w. Harold Adamson m. Bernie Hanighen
"Love Never Went to College" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"A Lover Is Blue" w.m. Charles Carpenter, James R. Mundy & Trummy Young
"Lydia, The Tattooed Lady " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen . Introduced by Groucho Marx in the film At the Circus
"A Man and His Dream" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"The Man With the Mandolin" w. James Cavanaugh & John Redmond m. Frank Weldon
"The Masquerade Is Over" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
"The Moon and the Willow Tree" w. Johnny Burke m. Victor Schertzinger
"Moon Love" w.m. Mack David, Mack Davis & Andre Kostelanetz
"Moonlight Serenade " w. Mitchell Parish m. Glenn Miller
"My Dearest Dear" w.m. Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall
"My Prayer " w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy
"Night in Sudan" w. Charles Carpenter m. Tommy Dorsey & Jimmy Mundy
"On a Little Street in Singapore" w.m. Peter DeRose & Billy Hill
"On The Outside Always Lookin' In" w.m. Michael Carr
"Over The Rainbow " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen . Introduced by Judy Garland in the film The Wizard of Oz
"Palms in Paradise" w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the 1940 film Typhoon
"Pennsylvania 6-5000 " w. Carl Sigman m. Jerry Gray
"Perfidia " w. (Eng) Milton Leeds m. Alberto Dominguez
"Run, Rabbit, Run " w. Noel Gay & Ralph T. Butler m. Noel Gay
"Scatterbrain" w.m. Johnny Burke , Carl Bean, Kahn Keene & Frankie Masters
"She Had to Go and Lose It at the Astor " w.m. Don Raye & Hugh Prince
"Sing a Song of Sunbeams" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Sing My Heart" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen . Introduced by Irene Dunne in the film Love Affair
"Somewhere in France With You" w.m. Michael Carr
"South American Way" w. Al Dubin m. Jimmy McHugh
"South Of The Border " w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
"Stairway to the Stars" w. Mitchell Parish m. Matty Malneck
"Start the Day Right" w.m. Al Lewis, Maurice Spitalny & Charles Tobias
"Strange Fruit " w.m. Lewis Allan
"Sunrise Serenade" w. Jack Lawrence m. Frankie Carle
"Sweet Potato Piper" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"'Tain't What You Do " w.m. Sy Oliver & Trummy Young
"Tara's Theme" m. Max Steiner
"That Sentimental Sandwich" w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander
"That Sly Old Gentleman" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"They Would Wind Him Up And He Would Whistle" Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
"This Is It" w. Dorothy Fields m. Arthur Schwartz
""This Is No Dream " w.m. Tommy Dorsey , Benny Davis & Ted Shapiro
"Three Little Fishes" w.m. Saxie Dowell
"Till The Lights Of London Shine Again" w.m. Tommie Connor , Eddie Pola
"To You " w.m. Tommy Dorsey , Benny Davis & Ted Shapiro
"Too Romantic" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Traffic Jam" m. Teddy McRae & Artie Shaw
"Tuxedo Junction " w. Buddy Feyne m. Erskine Hawkins , Williams Johnson & Julian Dash
"Two Blind Loves" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Two O'Clock Jump" m. Harry James , Count Basie & Benny Goodman
"Under a Blanket of Blue" w.m. Jerry Livingston , Al J. Neiburg, & Marty Symes
"We'll Meet Again " w. Hughie Charles m. Ross Parker
"Well, Did You Evah! " w. m. Cole Porter
"We're Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line " w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
"What's New? " w. Johnny Burke m. Bob Haggart
"When You Wish upon a Star " w. Ned Washington m. Leigh Harline
"Who's Taking You Home Tonight?" w.m. Manning Sherwin & Tommie Connor from the revue Shephard's Pie
"Wish Me Luck" w.m. Harry Parr-Davies & Phil Park
"Wishing (Will Make It So)" w.m. B. G. De Sylva
"You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams" Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Manny Kurtz
"You Taught Me to Love Again " w. Charles Carpenter m. Tommy Dorsey & Henri Woode
"You've Got That Look" w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander from the film Destry Rides Again
Classical music
Premieres
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Bartók, Béla Violin Concerto No. 2 1939-03-23
Amsterdam
Székely / Concertgebouw Orchestra – Mengelberg [ 36]
Bax, Arnold Symphony No. 7 1939-06-09
New York City (EXPO )
New York Philharmonic – Boult [ 37]
Bliss, Arthur Piano Concerto 1939-06-10
New York City (EXPO )
Solomon / New York Philharmonic – Boult [ 38]
Boughton, Rutland Symphony No. 3 (1937)1939-01-01
London
[unknown ensemble] – Pougnet [ 39]
Britten, Benjamin Young Apollo 1939-08-02
Toronto
Britten / Toronto Melodic Strings – Chuhaldin [ 40]
Enescu, George Orchestral Suite No. 3, "Villageoise" (1938) 1939-02-02
New York City Carnegie Hall
New York Philharmonic-Symphony – Enescu [ 41]
Ginastera, Alberto Harp Sonatina 1939-06-26
Buenos Aires
Sebastiani [ 42]
Harris, Roy Symphony No. 3 1939-02-24
Boston
Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky [ 43]
Hovhaness, Alan Exile 1939-05-26
London
BBC Symphony – Heward [ 44]
Lutosławski, Witold Symphonic Variations 1939-06-17
Cracow, Poland
Polish Radio Symphony – Fitelberg [ 45]
Messiaen, Olivier Chants de Terre et de Ciel 1939-01-23
Paris
Bunlet , Messiaen[ 46]
Prokofiev, Sergei Alexander Nevsky 1939-05-17
Moscow
Gagarina / Moscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev[ 47]
Prokofiev, Sergei Zdravitsa 1939-12-21
Moscow
USSR Radio Symphony – Golovanov [ 48]
Rosenberg, Hilding Symphony No. 3 1939-12-11
Stockholm
Swedish Radio Symphony – Rosenberg[ 49]
Shostakovich, Dmitri Symphony No. 6 1939-11-21
Leningrad
Leningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky [ 50]
Stravinsky, Igor Le roi des étoiles 1939-04-19
Brussels
Brussels Radio Symphony – André [ 51]
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus 1939-06-10
New York City (EXPO )
New York Philharmonic – Boult [ 52]
Walton, William Violin Concerto 1939-12-07
Cleveland
Heifetz / Cleveland Orchestra – Rodziński [ 53]
Weinberger, Jaromír Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree 1939-10-12
New York City
New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli [ 54]
Xian Xinghai Yellow River Cantata 1939-04-13
Yan'an, Vhina
[unknown ensemble] – Wu Xiling [ 55] [ 56]
Compositions
Film
Poster for The Wizard of Oz Babes In Arms Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland Balalaika Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey Entre el barro Tito Lusiardo East Side of Heaven Bing Crosby and Joan Blondell Giliw Ko Mila del Sol , Fernando Poe, Sr. , Ely Ramos and Fleur de Lis [ 57] Hawaiian Nights Mary Carlisle , Constance Moore and Johnny Downs . Directed by Albert S. Rogell .Honolulu Eleanor Powell , Robert Young , George Burns and Gracie Allen Lambeth Walk Lupino Lane La vida es un tango Tito Lusiardo Love Affair Charles Boyer , Irene Dunne and Maria Ouspenskaya . Directed by Leo McCarey .Man About Town Dorothy Lamour and Jack Benny , featuring Betty Grable , Phil Harris and Matty Malneck and his Orchestra.The Mikado Kenny Baker and Jean Colin Naughty but Nice Ann Sheridan and Dick Powell Paris Honeymoon Bing Crosby , Franciska Gaal , Shirley Ross and Edward Everett Horton Second Fiddle Sonja Henie , Tyrone Power , Rudy Vallee and Mary Healy . Directed by Sidney Lanfield .The Star Maker Bing Crosby Three Smart Girls Grow Up Deanna Durbin Walang Sugat Rosa del Rosario The Wizard of Oz Judy Garland , Frank Morgan , Billie Burke , Ray Bolger , Bert Lahr and Jack Haley .
Births
January 3
January 9 – Jimmy Boyd , singer and actor (died 2009)January 10 – Scott McKenzie , singer (died 2012)January 12 – William Lee Golden , country singer (The Oakridge Boys )January 19 – Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers ) (died 2014)January 21 – Wolfman Jack , DJ (died 1995)February 1
February 9 – Barry Mann , songwriterFebruary 11 – Gerry Goffin , songwriter (died 2014)February 12 – Ray Manzarek , keyboard player (The Doors ) (died 2013)February 16 – Czesław Niemen , Polish singer-songwriter, rock balladeer (died 2004 )February 28
March 1 – Leo Brouwer , Cuban composer and guitaristMarch 8 – Robert Tear , tenorMarch 9 – Rohan de Saram , British-born Sri Lankan cellist (died 2024)March 11 – Flaco Jiménez , accordionist and singerMarch 13 – Neil Sedaka , pianist and singer-songwriterMarch 18 – Peter Kraus , German singerMarch 27 – Beba Selimović , sevdalinka folk singer (died 2020)April 1 – Rudolph Isley , R&B singer (The Isley Brothers ) (died 2023)April 2 – Marvin Gaye , soul singer (died 1984)April 4 – Hugh Masekela , jazz trumpeter (died 2018)April 5 – Ronnie White , R&B musician and songwriter (The Miracles ) (died 1995)April 6 – Beverly Watkins , blues guitarist (died 2019)April 16 – Dusty Springfield , singer (died 1999)April 18 – Glen Hardin , rock pianist and arranger (The Crickets )April 20 – Johnny Tillotson , singer-songwriterApril 21
Ernie Maresca , singer-songwriter and record industry executive (died 2015)John McCabe , composer and pianist (died 2015)April 23 – Wizz Jones , guitarist and singer-songwriterMay 1 – Judy Collins , singerMay 3 – Jonathan Harvey , English composer (died 2012)May 7
May 9 – Nokie Edwards , rock musician (The Ventures ) (died 2018)May 10 – Wayne Cochran , American singer (died 2017 )May 14 – Troy Shondell , American singer (died 2016 )May 19
May 23 – Michel Colombier , composer and songwriter (died 2004)June 3 – Ian Hunter , British rock singer-songwriter (Mott The Hoople )June 6
June 9 – Ileana Cotrubaş , operatic sopranoJune 11 – Wilma Burgess , American country music singer (died 2003 )June 16 – Billy "Crash" Craddock , country singerJune 19 – Al Wilson , American soul singer (died 2008)June 25 – Garech Browne , promoter of Irish traditional music (died 2018)June 30 – Tony Hatch , composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger and record producerJuly 1 – Delaney Bramlett , blues singer-songwriter (Delaney & Bonnie ) (died 2008)July 2 – Paul Williams , soul singer (The Temptations ) (died 1973)July 3 – Brigitte Fassbaender , operatic mezzo-sopranoJuly 5 – Owen Gray , Jamaican singerJuly 6 – Jet Harris , British bassist and singer-songwriter (The Shadows ) (died 2011)July 14
July 16 – William Bell , born William Yarbrough, soul singer-songwriterJuly 17 – Spencer Davis , beat musician, multi-instrumentalist (The Spencer Davis Group ) (died 2020)July 18
July 22 – Warda Al-Jazairia , born Warda Mohammed Ftouki, singer (died 2012)July 25 – Denis King , pop singer and screen composerJuly 31 – Steuart Bedford , conductor and pianist (died 2021)[ 58] August 4 – Frankie Ford , singer (died 2015)August 9
August 13 – Howard Tate , American soul singer-songwriter (died 2011)August 15 – Norma Waterson , English traditional folk singer (died 2022)August 16
August 17
August 18
August 19 – Ginger Baker , rock drummer (Cream ) (died 2019 )August 24 – Ernest Wright, R&B singer (Little Anthony and the Imperials )August 25 – Robert Jager , American composer and theoristAugust 28 – Robert Aitken , composerAugust 30 – John Peel (John Ravenscroft), influential disc jockey (died 2004)August 31
September 2
September 5 – John Stewart , folk singer-songwriter (died 2008)September 6 – David Allan Coe , American musician[ 59] September 7 – Riccardo Del Turco , Italian singerSeptember 8 – Guitar Shorty , American blues guitarist (died 2022)September 13 – Gene Page , arranger, producer and conductor (died 1998)September 17 – Shelby Flint , American singerSeptember 18 – Frankie Avalon , singer and actorSeptember 23 – Roy Buchanan , guitarist (died 1988)September 28 – Elbridge Bryant (The Temptations ) (died 1975)September 30 – Len Cariou , Canadian actor and singerOctober 16 – Joe Dolan , Irish entertainer, recording artist and pop singer (died 2007 )October 18 – Paddy Reilly , folk musicianOctober 30
October 31 – Gordon Bok , singer-songwriterNovember 12 – Ruby Nash Curtis , R&B singer (Ruby & the Romantics )November 15 – Dinorah Varsi , Uruguayan classical pianist (died 2013 )November 17 – Yuya Uchida , singer and film actor (died 2019 )November 18 – Tom Johnson , minimalist composerNovember 19 – Warren "Pete" Moore , R&B singer-songwriter (The Miracles ) (died 2017)November 22 – Stefan Dimitrov , Bulgarian operatic bass (died 2004)November 23
November 25 – Rais Khan , Pakistani sitarist (died 2017 )[ 60] November 26 – Tina Turner , pop singer (died 2023 )November 28 – Gary Troxel , pop singer (The Fleetwoods )December 1 – Dianne Lennon , American singer (The Lennon Sisters )December 4 – Freddy Cannon , American rock musicianDecember 8
December 13 – Eric Flynn , British actor and singer (died 2002)December 15 – Cindy Birdsong , soul singer (The Supremes )
December 16 – Barney McKenna , folk musician (The Dubliners ) (died 2012)[ 61] December 17
December 25 – Bob James , jazz keyboardistDecember 26 – Phil Spector , record producer and murderer (died 2021)December 28 – Yehoram Gaon , Israeli actor and singerDecember 30 – Felix Pappalardi , rock producer and bassist (Mountain ) (died 1983)
Deaths
January 12 – Hariclea Darclée , operatic soprano, 78January 16 – Abe Holzmann , composer, 64February 9 – Herschel Evans , saxophonist, 29 (heart disease)February 11 – Franz Schmidt , cellist, pianist and composer, 64February 12 – Potenciano Gregorio , Filipino musician, 58February 17 – Willy Hess , violinist, 79March 6 – Emma Juch , operatic soprano, 77March 9 – Ernie Hare , US singer, 55 (bronchopneumonia)March 21 – Evald Aav , Estonian composer, 39April 8 – Emilio Serrano y Ruiz , pianist and composer, 89April 15 - Dorothy Morton , soprano and actress, 69[ 62] April 21
May 20 – Alexandra Čvanová , operatic soprano, 42 (car accident)June 4 – Tommy Ladnier , jazz trumpeter, 39 (heart attack)June 16 – Chick Webb , jazz drummer, 34August 1 – Álvaro Sousa , composer, 60August 3 – August Enna , composer, 80August 19 – Achille Fortier , composer, 74August 25 – Geneviève Vix , operatic soprano, 60October 9 – Evelyn Parnell , operatic soprano, 51 (appendicitis)October 14 – Polaire , singer and actress, 65October 16 – Ludolf Nielsen , pianist, violinist, conductor and composer, 63October 19 – Marie Renard , operatic mezzo-soprano, 75October 24 – Prince Joachim Albert of Prussia , composer, 63October 27 – Nelly Bromley , singer and actress, 89October 28 – Alice Brady , actress, 46October 29 – Giulio Crimi , operatic tenor, 54November 3 (or 4) – Charles Tournemire , organist and composer, 69November 9 – Charles Goulding , operatic tenor (born 1887)December 6 – Charles Dalmorès , operatic tenor, 68December 8 – Ernest Schelling , pianist, composer and conductor, 63December 18
December 22 – Ma Rainey , blues singer, 53 (heart attack)date unknown
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