1947 in music

none August 2011 1947 1947 music radio television film right|thumb|Musicians including Thelonious Monk and Roy Eldridge in New York City in 1947 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1947. Specific locations 1947 in British music 1947 in Norwegian music Specific genres 1947 in country music 1947 in jazz Events June 11 – 15 – First Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales.Llangollen International Eisteddfod – How it Started http://www.llangollen.com/eist3.html Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2012-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170824054357/http://www.llangollen.com/eist3.html August 24, 2017 dead mdy-all August 7 – Carlo Bergonzi makes his professional debut as Schaunard in La bohème at the Arena Argentina in Catania.September 2022 His article doesn't mention this. October – Enrico De Angelis leaves Quartetto Cetra to join the army. Lucia Mannucci replaces him. Jack Brymer becomes principal clarinettist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Patti Page signs with Mercury. Frankie Laine earns the first of his 21 gold records. Kay Starr signs with Capitol. George Jones begins performing. Ernesto Bonino embarks on his Latin American tour. The Amadeus Quartet is founded, as the Brainin Quartet. Bernard Greenhouse and John Serry Sr. appear in Studio One on the CBS network. Albums released Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Vol. 2 – Glenn Miller Music Out of the Moon – Les Baxter The Jolson Album Vol. 1 – Al Jolson St. Patrick's Day – Bing Crosby Accordion Capers – The Biviano Rhythm Sexteete with John Serry Sr. & Tony Mottolahttps://archive.org/details/mbid-47ec1899-c909-4d5f-b38c-4920df8f57d9 Accordion Capers 1947The Billboard 27 April 1946 P. 124 Top popular records of 1947 Before the Hot100 was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance in the United States with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. The following rankings are supplemented with reliable data from the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 Record Research 1986 and other sources as specified. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Francis Craig and His Orchestra "Near You"Red Rose; Near You https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_665488 2022-08-11 National Museum of American History en Bullet 1001 1947 2 1947 3 US Billboard 1947 no. 1, US no. 1 for 17 weeks, 25 total weeks, 657 points, sold 2.5 million 2 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Heartaches"Decca matrix DLA 1444. Heartaches / Ted Weems Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000267867/DLA_1444-Heartaches 2022-08-05 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 25017 1938 8 23 1946 12 US Billboard 1947 no. 2, US no. 1 for 13 weeks, 20 total weeks, 643 points 3 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "Ballerina"RCA Victor 20-prefix 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-2000 through 20-2500 https://www.78discography.com/RCA202000.htm 2022-08-09 www.78discography.com RCA Victor 20-2433 1947 8 12 1947 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 3, US no. 1 for 10 weeks, 22 total weeks, 589 points 4 The Harmonicats "Peg o' My Heart"The Harmonicats Peg o' My Heart 1947 http://archive.org/details/78_peg-o-my-heart_the-harmonicats-fisher-bryan_gbia0315378a Internet Archive VITAcoustic 2022-08-11 Fisher Bryan2018-12-04 VITAcoustic – The 78 rpm Club https://78rpm.club/record-labels/vitacoustic-us/,%20https://78rpm.club/record-labels/vitacoustic-us/,%20https://78rpm.club/record-labels/vitacoustic-us/ 2022-08-11 de-DE July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Vitacoustic 1 1947 3 1947 4 US Billboard 1947 no. 4, US no. 1 for 8 weeks, 26 total weeks, 452 points 5 Buddy Clark (Ray Noble Orchestra) "Linda"Columbia (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/COL37000.htm 2022-08-05 www.78discography.com Columbia 37215 1946 11 15 1947 2 US Billboard 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 381 points, CashBox no. 4 6 Tex Williams and The Western Caravan "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americana https://www.78discography.com/Capitol40000.htm 2022-07-05 www.78discography.com Capitol 40001 1947 3 27 1947 5 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 3, USHB no. 1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks, 358 points 7 The Three Suns "Peg O' My Heart"Victor matrix D7VB-0286. Peg o' my heart / Three Suns – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300008495/D7VB-0286-Peg_o_my_heart 2022-08-05 adp.library.ucsb.edu RCA Victor 20-2272 1947 4 25 1947 5 15 US Billboard 1947 no. 7, US no. 1 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 326 points 8 Arthur Godfrey "Too Fat Polka (I Don't Want Her-You Can Have Her-She's Too Fat For Me)"Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: 37500–38000 https://www.78discography.com/COL37500.htm 2022-08-05 www.78discography.com Columbia 37921 1947 8 1947 9 29 US Billboard 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 8 weeks, 18 total weeks, 320 points 9 Perry Como (Ted Weems Orchestra) "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"Decca matrix 66725. I wonder who's kissing her now / Ted Weems Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000294838/66725-I_wonder_whos_kissing_her_now 2022-08-05 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 25078 1939 10 5 1947 6 US Billboard 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 283 points 10 Freddy Martin and His Orchestra "Managua, Nicaragua" RCA Victor 20-2026 1946 1946 11 US Billboard 1947 no. 10, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 239 points, CashBox no. 4 11 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder"MAJESTIC 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Majestic.htm 2022-08-04 www.78discography.com Majestic 1124 1947 4 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks, 237 points, CashBox no. 4 12 Hoagy Carmichael "Huggin' and Chalkin'"Decca matrix L 4267. A-huggin' and a-chalkin' / Hoagy Carmichael – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270690/L_4267-A-huggin_and_a-chalkin 2022-06-04 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23675 1946 8 19 1946 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 12, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 218 points, CashBox no. 3, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales 13 Art Lund "Mam'selle"MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000–10500 https://www.78discography.com/MGM10000.htm 2022-08-05 www.78discography.com MGM 10011 1947 2 20 1947 4 US Billboard 1947 no. 13, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 216 points 14 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" RCA Victor 20-2294 1946 11 8 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 14, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 202 points 15 Jack Owens "How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)"Jack Owens How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You) 1947 http://archive.org/details/78_how-soon-will-i-be-seeing-you_jack-owens-eddie-ballantine-and-his-orchestra-owens_gbia0004891a Internet Archive Tower English 2022-08-11 Eddie Ballantine and his Orchestra Owens Lucas Tower 1258 1947 1947 10 US Billboard 1947 no. 15, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 20 total weeks, 201 points 16 Eddy Howard and His Orchestra "My Adobe Hacienda" Majestic 1117 1947 1 1947 4 US Billboard 1947 no. 16, US no. 2 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks, 193 points, CashBox no. 4 17 Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (Vocal Don Cornell) "That's My Desire" RCA Victor 20-2251 1947 4 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 17, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks, 193 points 18 Red Ingle and The Natural Seven vocal by Cinderella G Stump "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)"Capitol 100–499, 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htm 2022-08-05 www.78discography.com Capitol 412 1947 3 14 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 18, US no. 1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 no. 7, USHB no. 2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks, 190 points 19 Perry Como "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" RCA Victor 20-2259 1947 4 10 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 19, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 183 points 20 Buddy Clark (Mitchell Ayres Orchestra) "Peg O' My Heart" Columbia 37392 1947 4 25 1947 7 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 20, US no. 1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 165 points 21 Perry Como "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" RCA Victor 20-2259 1947 4 10 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 21, US no. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 160 points 22 Dinah Shore "Anniversary Song" Columbia 37234 1947 2 12 1947 3 25 US Billboard 1947 no. 22, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 158 points Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records The following songs appeared in The Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Race Records chart, starting November 1946 through November 1947. Each week ten points were awarded to the number one record, then four points for number two, three points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. Also see Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1947. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions 1 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens"Decca matrix 73644. Ain't nobody here but us chickens / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301861/73644-Aint_nobody_here_but_us_chickens 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23741 1946 6 26 1946 11 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 1, Race Records chart no. 1 for 17 weeks, 27 total weeks, 199 points 2 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Boogie Woogie Blue Plate"Decca matrix 73882. Boogie woogie blue plate / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302099/73882-Boogie_woogie_blue_plate 2022-08-10 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24104 1947 4 23 1947 8 US Billboard 1947 no. 205, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 2, Race Records chart no. 1 for 14 weeks, 25 total weeks, 168 points 3 Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends "(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It" Capitol Americano 40028 1947 6 11 1947 9 US Billboard 1947 no. 287, US pop charts no. 24 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 3, Race Records chart no. 1 for 12 weeks, 28 total weeks, 168 pointsselling over 500,000 copies 4 Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists (aka The Four Tunes) "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)"Manor 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Manor.htm 2022-08-10 www.78discography.com Manor 1046 1946 11 1946 12 US Billboard 1947 no. 236, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 4, Race Records chart no. 1 for 8 weeks, 25 total weeks, 127 points 5 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Jack, You're Dead"Decca matrix 73718. Jack you're dead / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301935/73718-Jack_youre_dead 2022-08-10 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23901 1946 10 10 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 200, US pop charts no. 21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 5, US no. 1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 108 points 6 Eddie Vinson and His Orchestra "Old Maid Boogie"Mercury 8000 series 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Merc080.htm 2022-08-11 www.78discography.com Mercury 8028 1946 11 15 1947 2 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 6, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 23 total weeks, 79 points 7 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "He's a Real Gone Guy" Capitol Americano 40017 1947 4 30 1947 9 US Billboard 1947 no. 160, US pop charts no. 15 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 7, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 53 points 8 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Let The Good Times Roll"Decca matrix 73645. Let the good times roll / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301862/73645-Let_the_good_times_roll 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23741 1946 6 26 1946 11 US Billboard 1947 no. 88, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 8, US no. 2 for 4 weeks, 23 total weeks, 52 points 9 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Texas and Pacific"Decca matrix 73717. Texas and Pacific / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301934/73717-Texas_and_Pacific 2022-08-10 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23810 1946 10 10 1946 12 US Billboard 1947 no. 197, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 9, US no. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 49 points 10 Nellie Lutcher and Her Rhythm "Hurry on Down" Capitol Americano 40002 1947 4 10 1947 7 US Billboard 1947 no. 196, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 10, Race Records chart no. 2 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 39 points 11 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (vocal Charles Brown) "New Orleans Blues"EXCLUSIVE 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Exclusive.htm 2022-08-11 www.78discography.com Exclusive 240 1947 1947 5 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 11, US no. 2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 32 points 12 Lionel Hampton and His Hamptonians "I Want to Be Loved (But Only by You)"Decca matrix 73843. I want to be loved / Lionel Hampton Quintet – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302060/73843-I_want_to_be_loved 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23879 1947 4 2 1947 4 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 12, US no. 2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 25 points 13 Mills Brothers "Across the Alley from the Alamo"Decca matrix 73811. Across the alley from the Alamo / Mills Brothers – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302028/73811-Across_the_alley_from_the_Alamo 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23863 1947 3 3 1947 5 US Billboard 1947 no. 30, US pop charts no. 2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 13, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 24 points 14 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Open the Door, Richard!"Decca matrix L 4351. Open the door Richard / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270774/L_4351-Open_the_door_Richard 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 23841 1947 1 23 1947 3 25 US Billboard 1947 no. 66, US pop charts no. 6 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 14, Race Records chart no. 2 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks, 21 points 15 Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All Stars "That's My Desire" Mercury 5007 1946 8 27 1946 12 12 US Billboard 1947 no. 44, US pop charts no. 4 for 1 week, 26 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 15, Race Records chart no. 3 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 20 points 16 Jack McVea and His All-Stars "Open The Door, Richard!"Black and White 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/BlackandWhite.htm 2022-08-11 www.78discography.com Black & White 792 1946 9 15 1947 1 US Billboard 1947 no. 64, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 16, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 17 Dusty Fletcher "Open The Door, Richard (Part 1)"National 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/NationalLate.htm 2022-08-11 www.78discography.com National 4012 1947 1 4 1947 1 US Billboard 1947 no. 50, US pop charts no. 3 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 17, Race Records chart no. 2 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks, 19 points 18 Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "Early In The Mornin''"Decca matrix 73885. Early in the mornin' / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000302102/73885-Early_in_the_mornin 2022-08-11 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 24155 1947 4 23 1947 10 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 18, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 19 points 19 Erskine Hawkins "Hawk's Boogie" RCA Victor 20-2169 1946 10 7 1947 3 US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 19, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 18 points 20 Annie Laurie with Paul Gayten Trio "Since I Fell for You" DeLuxe 1082 1947 4 23 1947 7 US Billboard 1947 no. 198, US pop charts no. 20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 20, Race Records chart no. 3 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, 18 points 21 Count Basie and His Orchestra "Open The Door, Richard!" RCA Victor 20-2127 1947 1 3 1947 1 US Billboard 1947 no. 29, US pop charts no. 1 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1947 no. 21, Race Records chart no. 2 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, 15 points Published popular music "Afraid to Fall in Love" w. Ralph Blane m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven in the 1948 film Summer Holiday "Almost Like Being in Love" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe. Introduced by David Brooks and Marion Bell in the musical Brigadoon. Performed in the 1954 film version by Gene Kelly. "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "And Mimi" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "Apalachicola F.L.A." w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen. Introduced by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in the film Road to Rio "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon "April in Portugal" w. Jose Galhardo (Port) Jimmy Kennedy (Eng) m. Raul Ferrão "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes") w.(Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Jacques Prévert m. Joseph Kosma "Ballerina" w.m. Bob Russell and Carl Sigman "Big Brass Band from Brazil" w.m. Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman "Bloop Bleep" w.m. Frank Loesser "Bouquet of Roses" w.m. Steve Nelson and Bob Hilliard "Busy Doing Nothing" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "But Beautiful" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "Buttons and Bows" w.m. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans "C'est si bon" w.(Eng) Jerry Seelen (Fr) André Hornez m. Henri Betti "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba" w.m. Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman "Cigarettes, Whisky, And Wild, Wild Women" w.m. Tim Spencer "Civilization" w.m. Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman. Introduced by Elaine Stritch in the revue Angel in the Wings "Clancy Lowered the Boom" w.m. Hy Heath and Johnny Lange "Come to Me, Bend to Me" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Come to the Mardi Gras" w. (Eng) Ervin Drake and Jimmy Shirl (Port) Max Bulhoes and Milton De Oliviera m. Max Bulhoes and Milton De Oliviera "Confess" w.m. Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss "Cuanto Le Gusta" w. Ray Gilbert m. Gabriel Ruiz "Don't Smoke in Bed" w.m. Willard Robison "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell a Woman" w.m. Al Stewart and Tex Williams "Down by the Station" adapted from a children's song by Lee Ricks and Slim Gaillard "Down the Old Spanish Trail" Kenneth Leslie-Smith and Jimmy Kennedy "The Dream of Olwen" w. Winifred May m. Charles Williams "The Egg and I", w. Bert Kalmar, Al Jolson, and Harry Akst m. Harry Ruby "Everybody Loves Somebody" w. Irving Taylor m. Ken Lane "Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There" Lee Roy Abernathy "Ev'ry Day I Love You" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "A Fella with an Umbrella" w.m. Irving Berlin "For Every Man There's a Woman" w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Tony Martin in the 1948 film Casbah "Four Brothers" by Jimmy Giuffre "Fun And Fancy Free" w.m. Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss "Galway Bay" w.m. Dr Arthur Colahan "The Gentleman Is A Dope" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers "Good Rockin' Tonight" w.m. Roy Brown "The Heather On The Hill" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Here Comes Santa Claus" w.m. Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman "Here I'll Stay" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Kurt Weill "Hooray For Love" w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Tony Martin and Yvonne DeCarlo in the 1948 film Casbah "A Hundred And Sixty Acres" w.m. David Kapp "Hurry On Down" w.m. Nellie Lutcher "I Like'em Fat Like That" w.m. Claude Demetrius, Louis Jordan, J. Mayo Williams "I Still Get Jealous" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away" w.m. Larry Marks and Dick Charles "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" w.m. Frank Loesser "Ichabod" Don Raye and Gene De Paul "If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "I'll Dance at Your Wedding" w. Herb Magidson m. Ben Oakland "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "I'm My Own Grandpa" w.m. Dwight Latham and Moe Jaffe "It Only Happens When I Dance with You" w.m. Irving Berlin "It Takes a Long, Long Train with a Red Caboose" w.m. Larry Marks and Dick Charles "It Was Written in the Stars" w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen "It's a Most Unusual Day" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh "It's Magic" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "Ivy" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael "Life Gets Tee-jus, Don't It" w.m. Carson Robison "A Little Bird Told Me" w.m. Harvey O. Brooks "Look To The Rainbow" w. E.Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane "Love Is Where You Find It" w. Earl K. Brent m. Nacio Herb Brown "Love Somebody" w.m. Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer "The Maharajah Of Magador" w.m. Lewis Harris and John Jacob Loeb "Mam'selle" w. Mack Gordon m. Edmund Goulding "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" w.m. Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour "Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner" w.m. Hubert Gregg "Maybe You'll Be There" w. Sammy Gallop m. Rube Bloom "Nature Boy" w.m. eden ahbez "Near You" w. Kermit Goell m. Francis Craig "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" w. Buddy Bernier m. Jerome (Jerry) Brainin "Now Is The Hour" w.m. Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott and Dorothy Stewart "On a Slow Boat to China" w.m. Frank Loesser "Once And For Always" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "Papa Won't You Dance with Me?" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "Pass That Peace Pipe" w. Ralph Blane m. Hugh Martin "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" w.(Eng) Joe Davis (Span.) Osvaldo Farrés m. Osvaldo Farrés Quizás, Quizás, Quizás "Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boys" Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore "Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'Em in the Deep Blue Sea" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne "Rhode Island Is Famous for You" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz "Serenade Of The Bells" w.m. Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart and Al Urbano "Sixteen Tons" w.m. Merle Travis "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" w.m. Merle Travis and Tex Williams "Steppin' Out with My Baby" w.m. Irving Berlin "Tallahassee" w.m. Frank Loesser "Tell Me Marianne" w.m. Edgardo Donato and Bob Musel "There But For You Go I" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "Toolie Oolie Doolie" w.(Eng) Vaughn Horton (Ger) Arthur Beul m. Arthur Beul "The Turntable Song" w. Leo Robin m. John Green "Waitin' For My Dearie" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe "What Good Would the Moon Be?" w. Langston Hughes m. Kurt Weill. Introduced by Anne Jeffreys in the musical Street Scene "What's Good About Goodbye?" w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Tony Martin in the 1948 film Casbah "When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane Introduced by David Wayne in the Broadway production of Finian's Rainbow "Woody Woodpecker" w.m. George Tibbles and Ramez Idriss "You Do" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow "You Don't Have To Know The Language" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen "You Were Only Fooling" w. William E. Faber and Fred Meadows m. Larry Fotine Classical music Premieres Composer Composition Date Location Performers Arnold, Malcolm Symphony for Strings 1947-04-29 London Riddick String Orchestra – Kathleen RiddickMalcolm Arnold: A Bio-Bibliography Barber, Samuel Suite from Medea 1947-12-05 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandyhttp://www.newmusicbox.org/assets/5/premieres.pdf New Music Box July 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150531023456/http://www.newmusicbox.org/assets/5/premieres.pdf May 31, 2015 dead mdy-all Boulez, Pierre Flute Sonatina 1947-02-28 Brussels Van Boterdael, MercenierWerkstatt-Spuren: die Sonatine von Pierre Boulez Britten, Benjamin Canticle I: My Beloved is Mine and I am His 1947-11-01 London Pears, BrittenGood Morning Britten Carter, Elliott Piano Sonata 1947-03-05Concert premiere. The Sonata was recorded by Webster Aiken for a radio broadcast one month earlier, on February 7. New York City Sykes7222 Elliott Carter: Piano Sonata Cerha, Friedrich Märchenland, pieces for piano 1947-02-25 Vienna Schnürl31297 Friedrich Cerha: Märchenland Chagrin, Francis Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra 1947-09-02 London (Proms) London Philharmonic – CameronBBC Copland, Aaron In the Beginning 1947-05-02 Cambridge, Massachusetts Tangeman / Harvard University Choir – Shaw34022 Aaron Copland: In the Beginning Dallapiccola, Luigi Liriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo (1942) 1947-07-07 Turin László / [unknown ensemble] – Caracciolo7575 Luigi Dallapiccola: Liriche Greche I: Cinque Frammenti di Saffo Dallapiccola, Luigi Two Etudes for Violin and Piano 1947-04-28 Basel Materassi, Dallapiccola7571 Luigi Dallapiccola: Two Etudes for Violin and Piano Dallapiccola, Luigi Two Pieces for Orchestra 1947-11-03 London Turin Radio Symphony – RossiChandos Duruflé, Maurice Requiem 1947-11-02 Paris Bouvier, Mauranne / French National Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Désormièrehttp://mauricedurufle.com/index.php/excerpts Maurice Duruflé, The Man and His Music July 5, 2015 December 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131212073102/http://mauricedurufle.com/index.php/excerpts dead Enescu, George Piano Quartet No. 2 1947-10-31 Washington, DC (Library of Congress) Albeneri Trio with KatimsPascal Bentoiu, Masterworks of George Enescu: A Detailed Analysis, translated by Lory Wallfisch (Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010), 451–452. 978-0-8108-7665-1 (cloth) 978-0-8108-7690-3 (ebook). Engelmann, Hans Ulrich Violin Sonata 1947-07-27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Seitz, BaerIm Zenit der Moderne. Die Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 1946–1966. Englund, Einar War Symphony (Symphony No. 1) 1947-01-17 Helsinki Helsinki Philharmonic – FuntekYLE Fortner, Wolfgang Shakespeare-Songs 1947-07-25 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Baum, Roloff Foss, Lukas Song of Songs 1947-03-07 Boston Boston Symphony – Koussevitzkyhttp://www.bso.org/brands/bso/about-us/historyarchives/archival-collection/world-premieres-at-the-bso/world-premieres-the-1900s.aspx Boston Symphony Orchestra January 17, 2017 January 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170118212645/http://www.bso.org/brands/bso/about-us/historyarchives/archival-collection/world-premieres-at-the-bso/world-premieres-the-1900s.aspx dead Ginastera, Alberto Duo for Flute and Oboe 1947-02-23 New York City Smith, Wann31603 Alberto Ginastera: Duo for Flute and Oboe Ginastera, Alberto Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes 1947-07-21 Buenos Aires Lagun Onak Choir – Castro31605 Alberto Ginastera: Hieremiae Prophetae Lamentationes Ginastera, Alberto Pampeana No. 1, for violin and piano 1947-02-23 New York City De Conte, Tosar31607 Alberto Ginastera: Pampeana No. 1 Ginastera, Alberto Suite de danzas criollas 1947-07-26 Buenos Aires Firkusny31606 Alberto Ginastera: Suite de danzas criollas Hartmann, Karl Amadeus China Kampft, overture 1947-07-27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen Heiss, Hermann Inventions for Violin and Cello 1947-07-12 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Müller-Gündner, Day Heiss, Hermann Lieder der Liebe 1947-07-13 Darmstädter Ferienkurse U. Heiss, H. Heiss Henze, Hans Wener Flute Sonatina 1947-07-27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Redel, RoloffIm Zenit der Moderne. Die Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt 1946–1966 Henze, Hans Werner Concertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion 1947-10-15 Baden-Baden, Germany SWF Symphony – Egk24199 Hans Werner Henze: Piano Concertino Henze, Hans Werner String Quartet No. 1 1947-04-?? Heidelberg Freund Quartet13147 Hans Werner Henze: String Quartet No. 1 Honegger, Arthur Deliciae basiliensis (Symphony No. 4) 1947-01-21 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacherhttp://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Sacher-Paul.htm Bach Cantatas July 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231322/http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Sacher-Paul.htm September 23, 2015 dead Jacob, Gordon Bassoon Concerto 1947-08-20 London (Proms) Camden / BBC Symphony – Boult Jolivet, André Piano Sonata No. 1 1947-01-27 Paris Grimaud35084 André Jolivet: Piano Sonata No. 1 Jolivet, André Psyché, symphonic mouvement 1947-03-05 Brussels [unknown orchestra] – André35065 André Jolivet: Psyché Khachaturian, Aram Symphony-Poem (Symphony No. 3) 1947-12-13 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – MravinskyMusicweb International Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Violin Concerto 1947-02-15 St. Louis Heifetz / St. Louis Symphony – GolschmannNew York Philharmonic Krenek, Ernst Symphony No. 4 1947-11-27 New York City New York Philharmonic – Mitropoulos33743 Ernst Krenek: Symphony No. 4 Lewis, Anthony Elegy and Capriccio for Trumpet and Orchestra 1947-08-01 London (Proms) Eskdale / London Symphony – Sargent Liebermann, Rolf Furioso 1947-07-27 Darmstädter Ferienkurse Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen Maderna, Bruno Introduzione e Passacaglia "Lauda Sion Salvatorem" 1947-04-03 Florence Florence Communal Theatre Symphony – Maderna29509 Bruno Maderna: Introduzione e Passacaglia "Lauda Sion Salvatorem" Malipiero, Gian Francesco Sinfonia concertante in eco (Symphony No. 5) 1947-11-03 London [unknown performers]Orchestra Virtuale del Flaminio Martinů, Bohuslav Symphony No. 5 1947-05-28 Prague Spring International Music Festival Czech Philharmonic – KubelikBohuslav Martinů: A Research and Information Guide Martinů, Bohuslav Toccata e due canzoni 1947-01-21 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – SacherPaul Sacher Stiftung Myaskovsky, Nikolai Pathetic Overture 1947-10-19 Moscow USSR State Symphony – GaukNikolay Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music Myaskovsky, Nikolai String Quartet No. 12 1947-11-30 Moscow Beethoven QuartetNikolai Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music Myaskovsky, Nikolai The Kremlin at Night, cantata-nocturne 1947-11-15 Moscow Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Anosov Persichetti, Vincent Symphony No. 3 1947-11-21 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy Prokofiev, Sergei Symphony No. 6 1947-10-11 Leningrad Leningrad Philharmonic – MravinskyMariinsky Theatre Schoenberg, Arnold String Trio 1947-05-01 Cambridge, Massachusetts Members of the Walden Quartet11889 Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio Sessions, Roger Symphony No. 2 1947-01-09 San Francisco San Francisco Symphony – Monteux The Great American Symphony: Music, the Depression and the War Sessions, Roger Violin Concerto (1935) 1947-11-14 Minneapolis Krasner / Minneapolis Symphony – MitropoulosRoger Sessions: A Biography Stravinsky, Igor Concerto in D for strings 1947-01-27 Basel Basel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher12187 Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in D Tubin, Eduard Symphony No. 5 1947-11-16 Stockholm Stockholm Philharmonic – Carl GaragulyProgram Notes to BIS recording (hosted at Chandos.net) Villa-Lobos, Heitor Bachianas brasileiras No. 3 (1938) 1947-02-19 New York José Vieira Brandão (piano), CBS Orchestra) – Villa-Loboshttp://villalobos.iu.edu/1944 Indiana University July 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713123405/http://villalobos.iu.edu/1944 July 13, 2015 dead Villa-Lobos, Heitor Bachianas brasileiras No. 8 (1944) 1947-08-06 Rome Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra – Villa-Lobos Walton, William String Quartet in A minor 1947-05-04 London Blech QuartetWilliam Walton: Muse of Fire Webern, Anton Five Canons on Latin Texts for soprano and two clarinets 1947-06-18 Vienna Setingruber, Wildgans, Bartosek12631 Anton Webern: Five Canons on Latin Texts Zimbalist, Efrem Violin Concerto 1947-11-28 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Concerto for Orchestra 1947-09-22 Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra – Wand23251 Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Concerto for Orchestra Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Sinfonia prosodica 1947-09-09 Mönchengladbach, Germany Vestisches Sinfonie – Decker23250 Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Sinfonia prosodica Compositions Milton Babbitt – Three Compositions for Piano Samuel Barber – Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Lennox Berkeley – Piano Concerto in B-flat Doreen Carwithen (Mary Alwyn) – ODTAA (One Damn Thing After Another) Paul Creston – Fantasy for Trombone George Crumb Gethsemane for small orchestra Three Early Songs for Voice and Piano David Diamond – String Quartet No. 3 Maurice Duruflé – Requiem Henri Dutilleux – Oboe Sonata Vittorio Giannini – Variations on a Cantus Firmus Morton Gould – American Salute Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 6 Charles Ives – Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass., 1840–60 (Concord Sonata, revised version) André Jolivet – Concerto for ondes Martenot and orchestra Miloslav Kabeláč – Overture No. 2 for large orchestra Aram Khachaturian – Symphony No. 3 (Symphony-Poem) Wojciech Kilar – Two Miniatures for Children for piano Witold Lutosławski – Symphony No. 1 Gian Francesco Malipiero Symphony No. 5 (Concertante in Eco) Symphony No. 6 (degli Archi) Nikolai Myaskovsky Pathetic Overture in C Minor, Op.76 String Quartet No. 12 in G, Op.77 Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor Symphony No. 4 in C Major (extensively revised version) Edmund Rubbra – Symphony No. 5 Mátyás Seiber – Ulysses (cantata) Harold Shapero – Symphony for Classical Orchestra Othmar Schoeck – Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 61https://www.klassika.info/Komponisten/Schoeck/Cellokonzert/061/index.html Klassika: Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957): Cellokonzert A-Dur / a-Moll Hillenbrand Markus www.klassika.info 2016-05-12 Arnold Schoenberg A Survivor from Warsaw Igor Stravinsky Orpheus (ballet) Petrushka (ballet) (2nd version) Edgard Varèse – Tuning Up Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 11 William Walton – String Quartet in A minor (1945–47) Opera Benjamin Britten – Albert Herring Gottfried von Einem – Dantons Tod Gian Carlo Menotti – The Telephone Vano Muradeli – The Great Friendship Ildebrando Pizzetti – L'Oro Francis Poulenc – Les mamelles de Tirésias Bernard Rogers – The Warrior Virgil Thomson – The Mother of Us All Film Brian Easdale – Black Narcissus Bernard Herrmann – The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Escape Me Never Constant Lambert – Anna Karenina Alfred Newman – Captain from Castile David Raksin – Forever Amber Dmitri Shostakovich – Pirogov Max Steiner – Pursued Franz Waxman – Dark Passage Jazz 1947 in jazz Musical theater Allegro Broadway production Angel in the Wings Broadway production Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin) – London production opened at the Coliseum on June 7 and ran for 1304 performances Barefoot Boy with Cheek Broadway production Bless the Bride (Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert) – London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on April 26 and ran for 886 performances. Starring Georges Guétary, Lizbeth Webb, Anona Winn and Brian Reece. Features "I Was Never Kissed Before", "Ma Belle Marguerite" and "This Is My Lovely Day" Bonanza Bound Philadelphia production Brigadoon (Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe) – Broadway production Finian's Rainbow (Burton Lane and E. Y. Harburg) Broadway production opened on January 10 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 725 performances London production opened on October 21 at the Palace Theatre and ran for 55 performances High Button Shoes (Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn) – Broadway production Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – London production opened at the Theatre Royal on April 29 and ran for 1543 performances The Red Mill London revival The Shape of Things! East Hampton production Street Scene Broadway production Together Again London revue starring The Crazy Gang opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre on April 7 and ran for 1566 performances Tuppence Coloured London revue Under the Counter Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on October 3. Cicely Courtneidge reprised her starring role from the London production but the show closed after only 27 performances Musical films right|thumb|Tommy and Jimmy, The Fabulous Dorseys Carnival in Costa Rica Con la música por dentro, starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Marga López Copacabana Don't Give Up (Tappa inte sugen), starring Nils Poppe and Annalisa EricsonMonaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991. Page 190. Down to Earth Etoile Sans Lumiere (Star Without Light) The Fabulous Dorseys Fiesta Fun and Fancy Free animated film includes Bongo and Mickey And The Beanstalk Golden Earrings Good News I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now I'll Be Yours starring Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix and Adolphe Menjou. Directed by William A. Seiter. It Happened in Brooklyn starring Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Kathryn Grayson and Jimmy Durante. Directed by Richard Whorf. Ladies' Man Linda Be Good starring Elyse Knox, Marie Wilson and John Hubbard. Directed by Frank McDonald. Directed by Frank McDonald. Little Miss Broadway starring Jean Porter, John Shelton and Ruth Donnelly. Directed by Arthur Dreifuss. Living in a Big Way starring Gene Kelly Mother Wore Tights starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey My Favorite Brunette My Wild Irish Rose New Orleans Night Song Nora Prentiss Northwest Outpost The Perils of Pauline The Road to Rio The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Shadiyat al-Wadi, starring Layla MuradOliver Leaman Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film https://books.google.com/books?id=LmSFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA109 16 December 2003 Routledge 978-1-134-66252-4 109– The Shocking Miss Pilgrim released January 4 starring Betty Grable and Dick Haymes Something in the Wind Song of Scheherazade Star Without Light This Time for Keeps The Trouble with Women The Unfinished Dance Variety Girl Welcome, Stranger Births January 6 – Sandy Denny, folk singer (Fairport Convention) (died 1978) January 7 (or 1) – Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player and composer (died 2014) January 8 David Bowie, singer-songwriter (died 2016) Terry Sylvester, pop guitarist and singer (The Hollies) January 18 – John O'Conor, Irish pianist January 19 – Rod Evans (Deep Purple, Captain Beyond) January 20 – George Grantham (Poco) January 21 – Pye Hastings (Caravan) January 24 – Warren Zevon, singer-songwriter (died 2003) January 29 – David Byron, lead vocalist (Uriah Heep, Spice) (died 1985) January 30 – Steve Marriott (Small Faces, Humble Pie) (died 1991) February 3 Dave Davies, singer-guitarist (The Kinks) Melanie (Safka), folk singer-songwriter (died 2024) February 7 – John Weathers (Gentle Giant, Man) February 9 – Joe Ely, singer, guitarist and songwriter February 11 – Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant) February 14 – Tim Buckley, singer-songwriter and musician (died 1975) February 15 – John Coolidge Adams, composer February 18 – Dennis DeYoung (Styx) February 24 – Rupert Holmes, singer-songwriter February 26 – Sandie Shaw, singer March 3 – Jennifer Warnes, American singer March 5 – Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer (died 2025) March 6 – Kiki Dee, English singer March 8 – Michael Allsup, American guitarist (Three Dog Night) March 10 – Tom Scholz, American rock musician (Boston) March 11 – Mark Stein, Ameerican musician (Vanilla Fudge) March 12 – Johnny Young, Dutch-born Australian singer-songwriter (died 2026) March 14 Jona Lewie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Peter Skellern, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2017) March 15 – Ry Cooder, American guitarist, singer and composer March 18 – B. J. Wilson, English drummer (Procol Harum) (died 1990) March 24 – Mike Kellie, English drummer (Spooky Tooth) (died 2017) March 25 Elton John, British pianist and singer-songwriter John Rowles, New Zealand singer March 29 – Bobby Kimball, American singer (Toto) April 2 Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer (died 2025) Emmylou Harris, American country singer-songwriter April 7 Patricia Bennett, American rock singer (The Chiffons) Florian Schneider, German electronic musician (Kraftwerk) (died 2020) April 8 Steve Howe, English guitarist (Yes) Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2008) April 10 – Bunny Wailer, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and percussionist (died 2021) April 16 Ján Lehotský, Slovak composer Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2011) April 19 Murray Perahia, American pianist Mark Volman, American rock singer-songwriter (The Turtles, Flo & Eddie) (died 2025) April 21 Iggy Pop, American rock singer-songwriter John Weider, English rock musician (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers) April 23 – Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (Jethro Tull) (died 2014) April 27 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter (Badfinger) (died 1975) April 29 – Tommy James, American singer-songwriter and producer (Tommy James and the Shondells) May 7 – Stefka Evstatieva, Bulgarian soprano (died 2025) May 8 Felicity Lott, English soprano (died 2026) Phil Sawyer, English guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group, Jefferson Starship) May 10 – Jay Ferguson, American muisician (Spirit) May 11 – Butch Trucks, American drummer (The Allman Brothers Band) (died 2017) May 13 – Pete Overend Watts, British rock bassist and vocalist (Mott the Hoople, Mott, British Lions) (died 2017) May 14 Al Ciner, American guitarist (Three Dog Night) Joaquin Diaz González, Spanish multi-instrumentalist, singer, folklorist and ethnomusicologistIsrael J. Katz Diaz (González), Joaquin 2001 Diaz (González), Joaquin Grove Music Online Oxford University Press 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51733 May 15 – Graeham Goble, Australian rock musician (Little River Band) May 16 Barbara Lee, rock singer (The Chiffons) Darrell Sweet, Scottish hard rock drummer (Nazareth) (died 1999) May 19 Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter David Helfgott, Australian classical pianist May 20 – Steve Currie, English bassist (T. Rex) (died 1981) May 21 – Bill Champlin, American musician (Chicago) May 31 – Junior Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter June 1 – Ronnie Wood, rock guitarist (The Faces; The Rolling Stones) June 3 Mickey Finn, glam rock drummer (T. Rex) (died 2003) Shuki Levy, composer June 5 Laurie Anderson, singer-songwriter Tom Evans, rock singer-songwriter (Badfinger) (died 1983) Freddie Stone, guitarist (Sly and the Family Stone) June 8 Mick Box, hard rock guitarist (Uriah Heep) Julie Driscoll, singer (Brian Auger and the Trinity) June 14 – Barry Melton, rock guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish) June 15 – Paul Patterson, composer June 17 Gregg Rolie, singer and keyboard player (Santana, Journey) Paul Young, lead vocalist (Sad Café), singer & percussionist (Mike + The Mechanics) (died 2000) June 20 – Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, singer (The Crystals) June 22 – Howard Kaylan, rock singer (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie) June 24 – Mick Fleetwood, rock drummer (Fleetwood Mac) July 7 David Hodo, American singer and actor (Village People) Rob Townsend, drummer (Family) July 8 – Jonathan Kelly, singer-songwriter July 9 Mitch Mitchell, drummer (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) (died 2008) Haruomi Hosono, Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer July 10 – Arlo Guthrie, folk singer July 11 – John Holt, singer (The Paragons) (died 2014) July 12 – Wilko Johnson, pub rock guitarist, singer-songwriter (Dr. Feelgood) and actor (died 2022) July 15 Peter Banks, guitarist (Yes, The Syn) (died 2013) Roky Erickson (The 13th Floor Elevators) (died 2019) July 19 Bernie Leadon (The Flying Burrito Brothers, Eagles) Brian May, guitarist (Queen) July 20 – Carlos Santana, guitarist July 22 – Don Henley (Eagles) July 23 – David Essex, singer and actor July 24 Peter Serkin, classical pianist (died 2020) Chris Townson, drummer (John's Children, The Who) (died 2008) August 5 Rick Derringer (The McCoys) Gregory Leskiw (The Guess Who) August 6 – Dennis Alcapone, reggae deejay and producer August 9 – Barbara Mason, singer August 10 Dimitri Alexeev, pianist Ian Anderson, singer and flautist (Jethro Tull) August 14 – Maddy Prior, folk singer August 17 – Gary Talley, guitarist (The Box Tops) August 20 – James Pankow, brass player (Chicago) September 3 – Eric Bell, guitarist (Thin Lizzy) September 5 – Buddy Miles (died 2008) September 12 – Darryl DeLoach, vocalist (Iron Butterfly) (died 2002) September 17 Lol Creme, singer (10cc) Gordon Edwards (The Kinks) September 21 – Don Felder (Eagles) September 23 – Jerry Corbetta (Sugarloaf) (died 2016) September 26 – Lynn Anderson, country-music singer (died 2015) September 27 – Meat Loaf, singer (died 2022) September 30 – Marc Bolan, singer-songwriter (died 1977) October 4 – Jim Fielder, bass guitarist (Blood, Sweat & Tears, Buffalo Springfield) October 5 – Brian Johnson, singer (AC/DC) October 9 – France Gall, yé-yé singer (died 2018) October 10 – Norman Carl Odam, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, novelty artist October 12 – George Lam, Hong Kong singer and actor October 13 – Sammy Hagar, rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Montrose, Van Halen) October 16 – Bob Weir, rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Grateful Dead) (died 2026) October 17 – Michael McKean, comic actor, singer and composer (This Is Spinal Tap) October 18 – Laura Nyro, singer, pianist and composer (died 1997) October 21 – Tetsu Yamauchi, bass guitarist (Free, The Faces) October 23 – Greg Ridley, bass guitarist (Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie) (died 2003) October 30 – Timothy B. Schmit, rock singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (Poco, Eagles) November 2 – Dave Pegg, multi-instrumentalist (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull), bassist (Ian Campbell Folk Group) November 5 Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneon player (died 2010) Peter Noone, singer, "Herman" of Herman's Hermits November 8 – Minnie Riperton, singer (died 1979) November 10 Greg Lake progressive rock singer-songwriter (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) (died 2016) Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter November 12 – Buck Dharma, hard rock guitarist and singer (Blue Öyster Cult) November 20 – Joe Walsh, hard rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (James Gang, Eagles) November 29 – Ronnie Montrose, rock guitarist (Montrose, Gamma) (died 2012) December 4 – Terry Woods, folk rock musician (The Pogues) December 5 Egberto Gismonti, Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield, Loggins and Messina) Rick Wills, bass guitarist (Foreigner) December 8 – Gregg Allman, singer, guitarist and songwriter (died 2017) December 12 – Vin Scelsa, radio DJ December 21 – Paco de Lucía, flamenco guitarist (died 2014) December 27 – Tracy Nelson, singer (Mother Earth) December 28 – Dick Diamonde, bassist (The Easybeats) (died 2024) December 29 – Cozy Powell, drummer (died 1998) December 30 – Jeff Lynne, singer-songwriter and producer (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra) December 31 – Burton Cummings, rock singer-songwriter (The Guess Who) Deaths January 3 – Gus Wickie, singer and voice actor, 61 January 11 – Eva Tanguay, singer, vaudeville star, 67 January 16 Sonny Berman, jazz trumpeter, 21 (suspected drug overdose) Fate Marable, jazz pianist and bandleader, 56 (pneumonia) January 26 – Grace Moore, operatic soprano, 48 (plane crash) January 28 – Reynaldo Hahn, French composer and conductor, 71 February 5 – Salvatore Cardillo, songwriter, 72 February 6 – Luigi Russolo, composer, 61 February 22 – Fannie Charles Dillon, composer, 65Julie Anne Sadie Rhian Samuel The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers London Macmillan 1996 143 978-0-33351-598-3 March 5 – Alfredo Casella, composer, 63 March 28 – Rudolph Simonsen, composer, 57 April 22 – Charles Friant, tenor, 57 May 2 – Louie Henri, singer and actress, 83 May 6 – Louise Homer, operatic contralto, 76 May 27 – Claire Croiza, mezzo-soprano and singing teacher, 64 May 30 – Georg Ludwig von Trapp, head of the singing von Trapp family, 67 July 1 – Clarence Lucas, composer and conductor, 80 July 12 – Jimmie Lunceford, jazz saxophonist and bandleader, 45 (cardiac arrest) July 13 – Marcel Varnel, Broadway director, 52 (car crash) July 15 – Walter Donaldson, songwriter, 54 July 24 – Ernest Austin, English composer, 72 September 18 – Bert Kalmar, lyricist, 63Philip Furia American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960 https://books.google.com/books?id=MLc7AQAAIAAJ 2002 Gale Group 978-0-7876-6009-3 302 September 28 – Francisco Santiago, "Father of Kundiman Art Song", 58 September 29 – Jan Hambourg, violinist, 65 October 6 Janet Fairbank, opera singer, 44 (leukaemia)Ned Rorem The Paris Diary of Ned Rorem https://archive.org/details/parisdiaryofnedr00rore registration 1966 G. Braziller 9 Leevi Madetoja, composerHillila Ruth-Esther Hong Barbara Blanchard 1997 Historical Dictionary of Music and Musicians of Finland London Greenwood Press October 30 – Syech Albar November 14 – Joseph Allard, French-Canadian fiddler, 74 November 16 – Carl Adolph Preyer, compose, pianist, 83 November 26 – John McKenna, traditional Irish flute player, 67 November 28 – Georg Schnéevoigt, conductor and composer, 75Georg Schneevoigt- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music. https://www.naxos.com/person/Georg_Scheevoigt/110568.htm 2021-05-25 www.naxos.com December 14 – Will Fyffe, Scottish comedian and singer, 62 December 16 – Cesare Sodero, conductor, 61 date unknown – Ilia Trilling, Yiddish theatre producer and composer References Category:20th century in music Category:Music by year