1942 in music

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Table of contents

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hit records
4 Published popular music
5 Classical music
6 Opera
7 Musical theater
8 Musical films
9 Births
10 Deaths

Events

Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings

Albums released

Holiday Inn - Bing Crosby

Top hit records

"Blues In the Night" by Woody Herman
"Don't sit under the Apple Tree" - Andrews Sisters
"He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings" by Kay Kyser
"Jersey Bounce" by Benny Goodman
"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" by Kay Kyser
"Kalamazoo" by Glenn Miller
"Moonlight Cocktail" by Glenn Miller
"Sleepy Lagoon" by Harry James
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" by Benny Goodman
"Tangerine" by Jimmy Dorsey
"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby (The best selling song of all time from a film)

Published popular music

""C" Jam Blues" m. Duke Ellington
""Murder", He Says!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Abraham" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Ain't Got A Dime To My Name" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"At Last" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Baltimore Oriole" w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
"Be Careful, It's My Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Be Like The Kettle And Sing" w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley
"Born To Lose" w.m. Frankie Brown
"Cow-Cow Boogie" w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter
"Dearly Beloved" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
"Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Happy Holiday" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Holiday For Strings" m. David Rose
"The House I Live In" w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
"I Came Here To Talk For Joe" w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
"I Had The Craziest Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I Heard You Cried Last Night" w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
"I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" w.m. Leon RenÃÂ© & Johnny Lange
"I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean" w.m. Irving Berlin
"If You Are But A Dream" w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
"If You Build A Better Mousetrap" Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
"I'll Be Around" w.m. Alec Wilder
"I'll Capture Your Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'll Take Tallulah" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
"I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'm Old Fashioned" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"In The Blue Of Evening" w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D'Artega
"It Must Be Jelly" w. Sunny Skylar m. George Williams & J. Chalmers
"It Started All Over Again" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I've Heard That Song Before" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
"Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland" w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
"Juke Box Saturday Night" w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Let's Get Lost" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Let's Start The New Year Right" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Lover Man" w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram"Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
"Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
"Mister Five By Five" w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
"Moonlight Becomes You" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"My Devotion" w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
"One Dozen Roses" w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
"Pennsylvania Polka" w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
"People Like You And Me" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Perdido" w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
"Pistol Packin' Mama" w.m. Al Dexter
"Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Put Your Dreams Away" w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
"The Road To Morocco" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
"Serenade In Blue" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Strip Polka" w.m. Johnny Mercer
"That Old Black Magic" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
"That's Saboutage" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There Are Such Things" w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
"There Will Never Be Another You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
"This Is The Army, Mr Jones" w.m. Irving Berlin
"This Is Worth Fighting For" w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
"Three Little Sisters" w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
"Trav'lin' Light" w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
"Tweedle-O-Twill" w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
"Warsaw Concerto" m. Richard Adinsell
"Well, Git It!" m. Sy Oliver
"When The Lights Go On Again" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
"White Christmas" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Who Wouldn't Love You?" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"Why Don't You Do Right?" w.m. Joe McCoy
"Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?" w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
"You Were Never Lovelier" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" w.m. Cole Porter

Classical music

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Aram Khachaturian - Gayane (ballet)
Gerald Finzi - Let Us Garlands Bring
Igor Stravinsky - Four Norwegian Moods

Opera

Musical theater

By Jupiter, Broadway production

Du Barry Was A Lady, London production

Let's Face It, London production
Priorities of 1942 Broadway Revue opened March 12 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 353 performances.
Show Time Broadway Revue opened September 16 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 342 performances.
Star and Garter Broadway Revue opened on June 24 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 605 performances.
Stars on Ice Broadway Revue opened July 2 at the Center Theatre and ran for 827 performances.
This Is the Army Broadway Revue opened July 4 at the Broadway Theatre and ran for 113 performances.

Musical films

Road To Morocco
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Births

January 1 - Country Joe McDonald
January 5 - Maurizio Pollini
January 7 - Paul Revere, Paul Revere's Raiders
January 15 - Edward Bivens, The Manhattans
January 16 - William Francis, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
January 16 - Barbara Lynn
January 18 - Bobby Goldboro
January 20 - William Powell, O'Jays
January 21 - Edwin Starr
January 30 - Marty Balin, Jefferson Airplane
February 2 - Graham Nash, The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash
February 5 - Corey Wells, Three Dog Night
February 9 - Carole King
February 9 - Barry Mann
February 11 - Tony Colton, rock producer.
February 11 - Otis Clay, gospel/R&B-singer.
February 13 - Peter Tork, musician/actor.
February 19 - Lenny Citrin, Vito & The Salutations
February 28 - Brian Jones, Rolling Stones
March 2 - Lou Reed
March 3 - Mike Pender, The Searchers
March 12 - Larry Kaye (Kassman), Quotations
March 12 - Brian O'Hara, Fourmost
March 15 - Jerry Jeff Walker
March 19 - Robin Luke
March 25 - Aretha Franklin
March 30 - Graeme Edge, The Moody Blues
April 1 - Phil Margo, The Tokens
April 1 - Danny Brooks, The Dovells
April 1 - Alan Blakely, The Tremeloes
April 2 - Leon Russell
April 2 - Phil Castrodale, The Reflections
April 3 - Billy Joe Royal
April 4 - Major Lance
April 5 - Allan Clarke, The Hollies
April 8 - Roger Chapman, Family
April 17 - Shelly Buchansky, Vito & The Salutations
April 18 - Mike Vickers, Manfred Mann
April 19 - Alan Price, The Animals
April 24 - Barbra Streisand, US singer and actress
April 26 - Bobby Rydell, US singer and sometime actor
April 29 - Vincent Poncia Jr, Tradewinds
May 4 - Nick Ashford, Ashford & Simpson
May 4 - Tammy Wynette
May 9 - Mike Millward, Fourmost
May 12 - Ian Dury
May 18 - Albert Hammond
May 20 - Jill Jackson, Paul & Paula
May 24 - Derek Quinn, Freddie & The Dreamers
May 26 - Ray Ennis, Swinging Blue Jeans
June 3 - Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions
June 6 - Howard Kane, Jay & The Americans
June 8 - Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night
June 10 - Janet Vogel, Skyliners
June 12 - Len Barry, The Dovells
June 16 - Edward Levert, O'Jays
June 18 - Paul McCartney
June 19 - Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane
June 20 - Brian Wilson
June 24 - Mick Fleetwood
July 12 - Swamp Dogg
July 13 - Joseph Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
July 13 - Jay Uzzell, The Corsairs
July 13 - Stephen Jo Bladd, J. Geils Band
July 25 - Bruce Woodly, The Seekers
July 26 - Dobie Gray
July 27 - Kim Fowley
August 4 - Paul Reynolds, A Flock of Seagulls
August 5 - Rick Huxley, The Dave Clark Five
August 7 - B.J. Thomas
August 8 - Jay David, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
August 11 - Michael Huggs, Manfred Mann
August 11 - Guy Villari, The Regents
August 16 - Barbara George
August 22 - Joseph Chambers, Chambers Brothers
August 23 - David (Roger Greenway), David & Jonathan
August 23 - Anthony Micale, The Reflections
August 25 - Walter Williams, O'Jays
August 27 - Daryl Dragon, The Captain & Tennille
August 29 - Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground
September 3 - Al Jardine, The Beach Boys
September 4 - Gene Parsons, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
September 4 - Merald Bubba Knight, Gladys Knight and the Pips
September 8 - Sal Valentino
September 9 - Luther Simmons, Main Ingredient
September 10 - Danny Hutton, Three Dog Night
September 15 - Lee Dorman, Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond
September 16 - Bernie Calvert, The Hollies
September 19 - Danny Kalb, Blues Project
September 19 - Freda Payne
September 24 - Phyllis Allbut, The Angels
September 24 - Gerry Marsden, Gerry & The Pacemakers
September 30 - Gus Dudgeon, record producer
September 30 - Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield
September 30 - Frankie Lymon
October 5 - Richard Street, The Temptations
October 12 - Melvin Franklin, The Temptations
October 17 - Gary Puckett
October 21 - Elvin Bishop
October 22 - Annette Funicello
October 22 - Bobby Fuller, Bobby Fuller Four
October 27 - Lee Greenwood
October 29 - Raymond Steinberg, The Reflections
November 7 - Johnny Rivers
November 13 - John Hammond Jr
November 17 - Bob Gaudio, The Four Seasons
November 20 - Norman Greenbaum
November 22 - Steve Caldwell, Orlons
November 27 - Jimi Hendrix, rock musician
December 4 - Chris Hillman, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band
December 7 - Harry Chapin
December 8 - Bobby Elliott, The Hollies
December 13 - Neil Aspinall, road manager for the Beatles
December 15 - Dave Clark, The Dave Clark Five
December 17 - Paul Butterfield
December 18 - Les Cauchi, Del Satins, Brooklyn Bridge
December 29 - Jerry Summers, The Dovells
December 30 - Michael Nesmith, The Monkees
December 31 - Andy Summers, The Police

Deaths

February 22 - Stefan Zweig, Jewish librettist of Richard Strauss
March 15 - Alexander Zemlinsky
May 14 - Frank Churchill, US composer
November 5 - George M. Cohan