1936 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1937 ,
1938 In Music and the
List Of 'years In Music' .
- "Afraid To Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "After You" w.m. Sam Coslow & Al Siegel
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
- "All You Want To Do Is Dance" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston . Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film '' Double Or Nothing ''.
- "Always And Always" w. Bob Wright & Chet Forrest m. Edward Ward
- "Am I In Love?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren . Introduced by Kenny Baker in the film '' Mr. Dodd Takes The Air ''.
- "Azure" Duke Ellington
- "Beginner's Luck" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Blossoms On Broadway" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Blue Hawaii" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
- "Boo-Hoo" w. Edward Heyman m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
- "Broken Hearted Clown" w.m. Don Pelosi, Harry Leon
- "By Myself" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Camel Hop" m. Mary Lou Williams
- "Can I Forget You?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- " Caravan " w. Irving Mills m. Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington
- "Carelessly" w. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny m. Norman Ellis
- "Cause My Baby Says It's So" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me Love Me)" w. Joseph McCarthy m. James V. Monaco with extra lyrics Roger Edens
- "Did Anyone Ever Tell You?" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film '' When Love Is Young ''
- "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
- "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals" m. Raymond Scott
- "The Dipsy Doodle" w.m. Larry Clinton
- "The Donkey Serenade" w. Robert Wright, George Forrest m. Rudolf Friml & Herbert Stothart
- "Down With Love" E. Y. "Yip" Harburg , Harold Arlen
- "Dusk In Upper Sandusky" m. Larry Clinton & Jimmy Dorsey
- "Easy Living" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Everybody Sing" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "A Foggy Day" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Foolin' Myself" w. Jack Lawrence m. Peter Tinturin
- "For Dancers Only" w. Don Raye & Vic Schoen m. Sy Oliver
- "The Girl On The Police Gazette" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "God's Country" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "Gone With The Wind" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
- "Goodnight Angel" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel. Introduced by Jack Oakie and Ann Miller in the Revue '' Radio City Revels '' and performed in the film version by Kenny Baker .
- "Harbour Lights" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Hugh Williams
- "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Heigh-Ho" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "High, Wide And Handsome" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Home Town" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
- " I Can Dream, Can't I? " w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy Fain . Performed by Tamara in the 1938 musical '' Right This Way ''
- "I Can't Be Bothered Now" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Double Dare You" w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand
- "I Know Now" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "I See Your Face Before Me" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "I Used To Be Colour Blind" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I Was Doing All Right" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Wish I Were In Love Again" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I'd Rather Be Right" w. Lorenz Hart M. Richard Rodgers
- "If It's The Last Thing I Do" w.m. Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
- "I'll Take Romance" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Ben Oakland
- "I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "I'm Wishing" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "In The Still Of The Night" w.m. Cole Porter
- "It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "It's Raining Sunbeams" w. Sam Coslow m. Frederick Hollander
- "It's The Natural Thing To Do" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston . Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film '' Double Or Nothing ''.
- "It's Wonderful" w. Mitchell Parish m. Stuff Smith
- "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" w.m. Irving Berlin sung by Dick Powell & Alice Faye (in the film " On The Avenue ")
- "I've Hitched My Wagon To A Star" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Johnny One Note" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "The Joint Is Jumpin"' w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller & James C. Johnson
- "The Lady Is A Tramp" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Lambeth Walk" w. Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose m. Noel Gay
- "Leaning On A Lamp Post" w.m. Noel Gay
- "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Let's Dance At The Make Believe Ballroom" Andy Razaf , Paul Denniker
- "Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)" w. Harry Dupree m. Raul Portela, J. Galhardo & A. Do Vale
- "Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You" Cliff Friend , Matt Malneck
- "Love Is Here To Stay" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Me And My Girl" w.m. Noel Gay & Douglas Furber
- "The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me" w.m. Al Lewis, Murray Mencher & Charles Newman
- "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
- "Moanin' In The Mornin' " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "The Mood That I'm In" w.m. Abner Silver & Al Sherman
- "The Moon Got In My Eyes" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston . Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film '' Double Or Nothing ''.
- "The Moon Of Manakoora" w. Frank Loesser m. Alfred Newman . Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the film '' The Hurricane ''
- "Moonlight On The Campus" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "My Fine Feathered Friend" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
- " My Funny Valentine " w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "On The Sentimental Side" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
- "Once In A While" w. Bud Green m. Michael Edwards
- "One O'Clock Jump" m. Count Basie
- "One Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "Peter And The Wolf" m. Sergei Prokofiev
- "A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner" m. Raymond Scott
- "Remember Me?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Rosalie" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Sail Along, Silvery Moon" w. Harry Tobias m. Percy Wenrich
- "A Sailboat In The Moonlight" w.m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
- "Satan Takes A Holiday" m. Larry Clinton
- "Sentimental and Melancholy" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard Whiting
- "September In The Rain" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren . Introduced by James Melton in the film '' Melody For Two ''.
- "Shall We Dance?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Sing Me A Song With Social Significance" w.m. Harold Rome
- "Slap That Bass" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Slumming On Park Avenue" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "So Rare" w. Jack Sharpe m. Jerry Herst
- "Some Day My Prince Will Come" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" w.m. Dick Howard, Russ Morgan & Bob Ellsworth
- "South Rampart Street Parade" m. Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart
- "Stop! You're Breaking My Heart" w. Ted Koehler m. Burton Lane
- "Sweet Leilani" w.m. Harry Owens . Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film '' Waikiki Wedding ''
- "Swing High, Swing Low" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
- "Ten Pretty Girls" w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
- "Thanks For The Memory" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- " That Old Feeling " w. Lew Brown m. Sammy Fain
- "That's What I Like 'Bout The South" w.m. Andy Razaf
- "Then It Isn't Love" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "There's A Gold Mine In The Sky" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
- "There's A Lull In My Life" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "They All Laughed" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- " They Can't Take That Away From Me " w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Things Are Looking Up" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "This Year's Kisses" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Tomorrow Is Another Day" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann from the film '' A Day At The Races ''
- "Too Marvellous For Words" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "The Toy Trumpet" w. Sidney D. Mitchell & Lew Pollack m. Raymond Scott
- "Triplets" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Trusting My Luck" Maurice Sigler, Arthur Johnston
- "Twilight In Turkey" m. Raymond Scott
- "Vieni, Vieni" w. (It & Fr) George Koger & Henri Varna (Eng) Rudy Vallee m. Vincent Scotto
- "Wake Up And Live" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "Walter, Walter" w.m. W. E. Haines, J. Harper & Eugene Butler
- "When Love Is Young" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film '' When Love Is Young ''
- "Where Or When" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green in the musical '' Babes In Arms ''
- "Whispers In The Dark" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Connie Boswell in the film '' Artists And Models ''
- "Whistle While You Work" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adriana Caselotti in the animated film '' Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs ''
- "With A Smile And A Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adriana Caselotti in the animated film ''Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs''
- "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" w.m. Dave Franklin & Cliff Friend
- '' The Broadway Melody Of 1938 '' starring Robert Taylor , Eleanor Powell , George Murphy , Binnie Barnes , Buddy Ebsen , Sophie Tucker and Judy Garland .
- '' A Damsel In Distress '' starring Fred Astaire , Joan Fontaine , George Burns , Gracie Allen and Ray Noble .
- '' A Day At The Races '' released June 11 starring the Marx Brothers and Allan Jones
- '' Double Or Nothing '' released September 1 starring Bing Crosby and Martha Raye , and featuring Harry Barris and Frances Faye .
- '' The Firefly '' starring Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones .
- '' Glamorous Night '' starring Mary Ellis , Otto Kruger and Victor Jory .
- '' Head Over Heels '' starring Jessie Matthews
- '' High, Wide And Handsome '' starring Irene Dunne , Dorothy Lamour , Randolph Scott and William Frawley .
- '' The Life Of The Party '' released September 3 starring Joe Penner , Gene Raymond , Harriet Hilliard and Helen Broderick
- '' The Lilac Domino '' starring Michael Bartlett , June Knight , Fred Emney and S.Z. Sakall .
- '' Maytime '' starring Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy and John Barrymore .
- '' Melody For Two '' starring James Melton , Patricia Ellis and Wini Shaw
- '' Mr Dodd Takes The Air '' released August 21 starring Kenny Baker and Jane Wyman .
- '' On The Avenue '' starring Dick Powell , Alice Faye , Madeleine Carroll and The Ritz Brothers .
- '' Shall We Dance '' starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers .
- '' Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs '' animated feature with Adriana Caselotti providing the voice of Snow White.
- '' Swing High, Swing Low '' released March 15 starring Carole Lombard , Fred MacMurray and Dorothy Lamour .
- '' Top Of The Town '' starring Doris Nolan , George Murphy and Ella Logan , and featuring Gertrude Niesen
- '' Waikiki Wedding '' starring Bing Crosby , Bob Burns , Martha Raye and Shirley Ross .
- '' You Can't Have Everything '' starring Alice Faye , Don Ameche , The Ritz Brothers and Gypsy Rose Lee .
- '' You're A Sweetheart '' starring Alice Faye and George Murphy .
- January 4 - Grace Bumbry
- January 6 - Doris Troy
- January 8 - Shirley Bassey
- January 19 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- January 22 - Ryan Davies , singer, songwriter and comedian
- January 27 - John Ogdon , pianist
- January 31 - Philip Glass , composer
- February 1 - Don Everly
- February 1 - Ray Sawyer , Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- February 8 - Joe Raposo , composer and lyricist, '' Bein' Green ''
- February 10 - Don Wilson , The Ventures
- February 20 - Nancy Wilson
- February 27 - David Ackles
- March 17 - Adam Wade
- March 20 - Jerry Reed
- March 24 - Billy Stewart
- April 5 - Marisa Robles , harpist
- May 3 - Frankie Valli , The Four Seasons
- May 4 - Dick Dale
- May 5 - Johnnie Taylor
- May 9 - Sonny Curtis , The Crickets
- May 9 - Dave Prater , Sam & Dave
- May 15 - Trini Lopez , singer
- May 22 - Kenny Ball , Kenny Ball & His Jazzman
- June 2 - Jimmy Jones
- June 4 - Freddy Fender
- June 7 - Neeme Järvi , conductor
- June 14 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson , The Four Tops
- June 15 - Waylon Jennings
- July 6 - Gene Chandler
- July 6 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
- July 22 - Chuck Jackson
- July 26 - Al Banks , The Turbans
- July 31 - Bonnie Brown , The Browns
- August 2 - Garth Hudson , The Band
- August 6 - Baden Powell , bossa nova guitarist
- August 27 - J. D. Crowe , banjoist
- September 17 - Phil Cracolici , The Mystics
- September 30 - Valentin Silvestrov , composer
- October 21 - Norman Wright , Del Vikings
- October 24 - Santo Farina , Santo & Johnny
- October 31 - Tom Paxton
- November 1 - Bill Anderson
- November 2 - Earl Speedo Carroll , The Cadillacs , The Coasters
- November 6 - Eugene Pitt , The Jive Five
- November 7 - Mary Travers , Peter, Paul & Mary
- November 15 - Little Willie John , singer
- November 19 - Ray Collins , The Mothers Of Invention
- November 30 - Paul Stookey , Peter, Paul & Mary
- November 30 - Frank Ifield
- December 1 - Gordon Crosse , composer
- December 14 - Warren Ryanes , The Monotones
- December 17 - Art Neville , The Neville Brothers
- December 25 - O'Kelly Isley , The Isley Brothers
- December 30 - John Hartford
- February 14 - Erkki Melartin , Finnish composer (b. 1875)
- March 12 :
- --- Charles-Marie Widor , composer (b. 1844)
- --- Jenö Hubay , composer and violinist (b. 1858)
- March 29 - Karol Szymanowski , composer (b. 1882)
- April 8 - Arthur Foote , composer (b. 1853)
- April 11 - Minnie Bell Sharp , pianist and singer (b. 1865)
- May 2 - Arthur Somervell , composer (b. 1863)
- May 7 - W. O. Forsyth , pianist (b. 1859)
- June 2 - Louis Vierne , organist and composer (b. 1870)
- July 11 - George Gershwin , composer (b. 1898)
- August 23 - Albert Roussel , composer (b. 1869)
- September 6 - Henry Kimball Hadley , composer and conductor (b. 1871)
- September 26 - Bessie Smith , blues singer (b. 1895)
- October 17 - Paul Lhérie , operatic tenor/baritone (b. 1844)
- November 3 - Winthrop Ames , theatrical director (b. 1870)
- November 24 - Tell Taylor , songwriter (b. 1876)
- November 25 - Lilian Baylis , founder of Sadler's Wells ballet company (b. 1874)
- December 26
- --- Dan Beddoe , tenor (b. 1863)
- --- Ivor Gurney , composer-poet (b. 1890)
- December 28 - Maurice Ravel , composer (b. 1875)
- ''date unknown'' - Frank Damrosch , organist, conductor and music teacher (b. 1859)
- ''date unknown'' - Blind Uncle Gaspard , Cajun musician (b. 1880 {Link without Title} )
- ''date unknown'' - Gabriel Pierné , organist and composer (b. 1863)
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