1938 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1939 ,
1940 In Music and the
List Of 'years In Music' .
- "Address Unknown" w.m. Carmen Lombardo , Johnny Marks & Dedette Lee Hill
- "All In Fun" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. 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 Woodchoppers' 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 Tobius & Lew Brown
- "Cuckoo In The Clock" w. Johnny Mercer m. Walter Donaldson
- "Darn That Dream" w. Eddie De lange m. James Van Heusen
- "Day In - Day Out" w. Johnny Mercer m. Rube Bloom
- "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 A Little Whistle" w. Ned Washington m. Leigh Harline
- "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 De Lange m. James Van Heusen
- "Honey Hush" Fats Waller , Ed Kirkeby
- "Huckleberry Duck" w. Jack Lawrence m. Raymond Scott
- "I Concentrate On You" w.m. Cole Porter
- "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 ''. Performed by Trudy Erwin dubbing for Lucille Ball in the 1940 film version and interpolated into the score of the 1957 film '' Pal Joey '' where it was sung by Frank Sinatra .
- "I Get Along Without You Very Well" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "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 Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "I Want My Mama" w. (Port) Jararaca & Vincente Paiva (Eng) Al Stillman m. Jararaca & Vincente Paiva
- "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 An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room" m. Raymond Scott
- "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 Hap - Hap - Happy Day" w.m. Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples & Al J. Neiburg
- "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" Noel, 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) Tommy Connor m. Norbert Schultze
- "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
- "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
- "A Marvellous Party" w.m. Noël Coward
- "The Masquerade Is Over" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
- "La Mer" w.m. Charles Trenet
- "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
- "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
- "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
- "There'll Always Be An England" w.m. Ross Parker & Hugh Charles
- "They Would Wind Him Up And He Would Whistle" Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
- "This Is It" w. Dorothy Fields m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Three Little Fishes" w.m. Saxie Dowell
- "Till The Lights Of London Shine Again" w.m. Tommie Connor, Eddie Pola
- "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
- "The Washing On The Siegfried Line" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
- " We'll Meet Again " w. Hugh Charles m. Albert Rostron Parker
- "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 & Tommy 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've Got That Look" w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander from the film '' Destry Rides Again ''
- January 9 - Jimmy Boyd , singer and actor
- January 10 - Scott McKenzie
- January 12 - William Lee Golden , The Oakridge Boys
- January 21 - Wolfman Jack , DJ
- February 10 - Roberta Flack , singer
- February 11 - Gerry Goffin , songwriter
- February 12 - Ray Manzarek , keyboard player
- February 28 - John Fahey , Tommy Tune
- March 1 - Warren Davis , The Monotones
- March 13 - Neil Sedaka
- March 17 - Clarence Collins , Little Anthony & The Imperials
- April 1 - Rudolph Isley , The Isley Brothers
- April 2 - Marvin Gaye
- April 5 - Ronnie White , The Miracles
- April 16 - Dusty Springfield
- April 18 - Glen Hardin , The Crickets
- April 20 - Johnny Tillotson
- April 21 - Ernie Maresca
- May 1 - Judy Collins
- May 7 - Johnny Maestro , The Crests , Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
- - Jimmy Ruffin
- May 9 - Nokie Edwards , The Ventures
- May 19 - Nancy Kwan , dancer, singer and actress
- - Sonny Fortune , jazz musician
- May 23 - Michel Colombier , composer and songwriter
- June 6 - Gary U.S. Bonds
- June 6 - Louis Andriessen , composer
- June 9 - Ileana Cotrubas , opera singer
- June 16 - Billy Crash Craddock
- July 1 - Delaney Bramlett , Delaney & Bonnie
- July 2 - Paul Williams , The Temptations
- July 18 - Dion DiMucci
- - Brian Auger , Trinity
- July 31 - John West , Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- August 4 - Frankie Ford
- August 9 - Billy Henderson , The Spinners
- August 10 - Sal Cuomo , The Regents
- August 17 - Ed Saunders , The Fugs
- August 18 - Johnny Preston
- August 19 - Ginger Baker of Cream and Blind Faith
- August 22 - Fred Milano , The Belmonts
- August 24 - Ernie Wright , Little Anthony & The Imperials
- August 28 - Robert Aitken , composer
- August 31 - Jerry Allison , The Crickets
- September 2 - Sam Gooden , The Impressions
- September 2 - Bobby Lee Dickey , James & Bobby Purify
- September 5 - John Stewart
- September 18 - Frankie Avalon , singer and actor
- September 23 - Roy Buchanan
- September 25 - Jesse Russell , The Persuasions
- September 28 - Elbridge Bryant , The Temptations
- October 20 - Jay Siegel , The Tokens
- October 22 - Ray Jones , Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
- October 30 - Eddie Holland , Holland/Dozier/Holland
- - Grace Slick , Jefferson Airplane
- October 31 - Gordon Bok , singer-songwriter
- November 11 - Albee Galione , The Passions
- November 12 - Ruby Nash Curtis , Ruby & The Romantics
- November 17 - Yuya Uchida , singer
- November 18 - Tom Johnson , minimalist composer
- November 19 - Pete Moore , The Miracles
- November 26 - Tina Turner
- November 28 - Gary Troxel , The Fleetwoods
- November 29 - Jerry Yester , The Association
- December 4 – Freddy Cannon , American Rock musician
- December 8 - Sir James Galway , flautist
- December 15 - Cindy Birdsong , The Supremes
- December 17 - Eddie Kendricks , The Temptations
- - James Booker , pianist and singer
- December 23 - Johnny Kidd , Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
- December 25 - Bob James
- February 11 - Franz Schmidt , composer
- April 21 - Joe Young , US lyricist
- June 4 - Tommy Ladnier
- June 16 - Chick Webb , jazz drummer
- August 3 - August Enna , composer
- November 3 - Charles Tournemire , organist and composer
- December 8 - Ernest Schelling , pianist, composer and conductor
- December 22 - Ma Rainey
- ''date unknown'' - Polaire , singer and actress
- ''date unknown'' - Willy Hess , violinist
- ''date unknown'' - Abe Holzmann , composer
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