- "After My Laughter Came Tears" w.m. Charles Tobias & Roy Turk
- " Alabama Song " w. Bertolt Brecht m. Kurt Weill
- "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" w.m. Jay Wallis
- "Anything You Say" w.m. Walter Donaldson
- " Back In Your Own Backyard " w.m. Dave Dreyer , Al Jolson & Billy Rose
- "Basin Street Blues" w.m. Spencer Williams
- "Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now" w.m. Walter Donaldson
- " Big Rock Candy Mountain " Harry McClintock
- "Bill" w. P.G. Wodehouse & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern . Introduced by Helen Morgan in the musical '' Showboat '' and performed by Miss Morgan in the 1929 and 1936 film versions.
- " Button Up Your Overcoat " w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Can't Help Loving Dat Man" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Carolina Moon" w. Benny Davis m. Joe Burke
- "Cherry" w.m. Don Redman
- "Chiquita" w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Mabel Wayne
- "C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-I-N-O-P-L-E" w.m. Harry Carlton
- "Coquette" w. Gus Kahn m. Carmen Lombardo & John Green
- "Cow Cow Blues" m. Charles Davenport
- "Crazy Rhythm" w. Irving Caesar m. Joseph Meyer & Roger Wolfe Kahn . Introduced by Ben Bernie , Peggy Chamberlain and June O'Dea in the musical '' Here's Howe ''.
- "Dance, Little Lady" w.m Noel Coward . Introduced by Sonnie Hale in the Revue '' This Year Of Grace ''
- "Diga Diga Doo" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh . Introduced by Adelaide Hall in the Revue '' Blackbirds Of 1928 ''
- "Do I Hear You Saying?" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Charles King and Flora LeBreton in the musical '' Present Arms ''.
- "Doin' The New Low-Down" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh . Introduced by Bill Robinson in the Revue '' Blackbirds Of 1928 ''.
- "Doin' The Raccoon" w. Raymond Klages m. J. Fred Coots
- "Don't Look At Me That Way" w.m. Cole Porter . Introduced by Irene Bordoni in the musical '' Paris .
- "Dusky Stevedore" w. Andy Razaf m. J.C Johnson
- "Empty Bed Blues" w.m. J. C. Johnson
- "Fancy Our Meeting" w. Douglas Furber m. Joseph Meyer & Philip Charig . Introduced by Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in the musical '' That's A Good Girl ''.
- "Forgetting You" w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "From Monday On" w. Bing Crosby m. Harry Barris
- " A Garden In The Rain " w. James Dyrenforth m. Carroll Gibbons
- "A Gay Caballero" w.m. Frank Crumit & Lou Klein
- " Get Out And Get Under The Moon " w. Charles Tobias & William Jerome m. Larry Shay
- "De Glory Road" w. Clement Wood m. Jacques Wolfe
- "Golden Gate" by Rose & Dreyer
- "Henry's Made A Lady Out Of Lizzie" w.m. Walter O'Keefe
- "Honey" w. Seymour Simons & Haven Gillespie m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Hooray For Captain Spaulding" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby. Introduced by Zeppo Marx , Robert Greig , Margaret Dumont and Groucho Marx in the musical '' Animal Crackers '' and also performed by them in the 1930 film version.
- " How About Me? " w.m. Irving Berlin
- " How Long Has This Been Going On? " w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin . Introduced by Bobbe Arnst in the musical '' Rosalie ''. Performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1957 film '' Funny Face ''
- " I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby " w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh . Introduced by Aida Ward and Willard McLean in the Revue Blackbirds Of 1928 ''.
- "I Kiss Your Hand, Madame" w. (Eng) Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young (Ger) Fritz Rotter m. Ralph Erwin
- " I Wanna Be Loved By You " w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby & Herbert Stothart. Introduced by Helen Kane and Dan Healy in the musical '' Good Boy ''. Performed by Miss Kane dubbing for Debbie Reynolds in the 1950 film '' Three Little Words ''.
- "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You" w. Billy Rose m. Fred Fisher . Introduced by Fanny Brice in the film '' My Man ''.
- " If I Had You " w.m. Ted Shapiro , Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly
- "If You Want The Rainbow" w. Mort Dixon & Billy Rose m. Oscar Levant .
- " I'll Get By " w. Roy Turk m. Fred E. Ahlert
- "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" w.m. Phil Baxter
- "I'm On The Crest Of A Wave" w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Harry Richman in the Revue '' George White's Scandals Of 1928 ''
- "Is There Anything Wrong In That?" w.m. Michael H. Cleary & Herb Magidson
- "It Goes Like This (That Funny Melody)" w. Irving Caesar m. Cliff Friend
- " It's Tight Like That " Thomas A. Dorsey , Hudson " Tampa Red " Whittaker
- " Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time " w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Nathaniel Shilkret
- "Jimmy, the Well-Dressed Man" w.m. Jimmy Durante
- " Let's Do It " w.m. Cole Porter . Introduced by Irene Bordoni and Arthur Margetson in the musical '' Paris .
- "Let's Misbehave" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Life Upon The Wicked Stage" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Louisiana" w. Andy Razaf & Bob Schafer m. J. C. Johnson
- "Lovable" Holmes, Simons, Whiting
- " Love Me Or Leave Me " w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
- " Lover, Come Back To Me " w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Ma Belle" w. Clifford Grey m. Rudolf Friml
- " Mack The Knife " w. (Eng) Marc Blitzstein (Ger) Bertolt Brecht m. Kurt Weill
- "Make Believe" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- " Makin' Whoopee " w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
- "Malaguena" m. Ernesto Lecuona
- "March Of The Musketeers" w. P. G. Wodehouse & Clifford Grey m. Rudolf Friml . Introduced by Dennis King , Douglass Dumbrille, Detmar Poppen, Joseph Macauley and chorus in the Theatre Musical '' The Three Musketeers ''
- "Marie" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Memories of France" by Al Dubin
- "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" w. Irving Caesar m. Cliff Friend
- "My Lucky Star" w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- " Nagasaki " w. Mort Dixon m. Harry Warren
- "One Kiss" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" m. Clarence "Pine Top" Smith
- "A Precious Little Thing Called Love" w.m. Lou Davis & J. Fred Coots
- " 'Round Evening" w. Herb Steiner & J. Fred Coots m. George Whiting
- "She's Funny That Way" w. Richard A. Whiting m. Neil Moret
- "Short'nin' Bread" adapt. w.m. Jacques Wolfe
- "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "The Song Of The Prune" Frank Crumit , De Costa
- "Sonny Boy" w.m. Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson
- "St James Infirmary" w.m. Joe Primrose
- " Stack O'Lee " trad arr. Cliff Edwards
- "Stouthearted Men" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
- "Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine)" w.m. Marceo Pinkard & Sidney D. Mitchell
- " Sweet Lorraine " w. Mitchell Parish m. Cliff Burwell
- "Sweet Sue" w. Will J. Harris m. Victor Young
- "Sweetheart Of All My Dreams" w.m. Art Fitch, Kay Fitch & Bert Lowe
- "Sweethearts On Parade" w. Charles Newman m. Carmen Lombardo
- "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So" w.m. Willard Robison
- "That's My Weakness Now" w.m. Bud Green & Sam H. Stept
- "There Ain't No Sweet Man (That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears)" w.m. Fred Fisher
- "There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" w.m. Dave Dreyer, Billy Rose & Al Jolson
- " Together " w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Wanting You" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg . Introduced by Evelyn Herbert and Robert Halliday in the operetta '' The New Moon ''. Performed in the 1930 film version by Grace Moore and Lawrence Tibbett .
- "West End Blues" w.m. Joseph Oliver & Clarence Williams
- " When You're Smiling " w.m. Mark Fisher , Joe Goodwin & Larry Shay
- "Willow Tree" w. Andy Razaf m. Thomas Waller from the musical '' Keep Shufflin' ''
- "World Weary" w.m. Noel Coward . Introduced by Beatrice Lillie in the Revue '' This Year Of Grace ''
- "You Are Love" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "You Took Advantage Of Me" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "You Wouldn't Fool Me" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- " You're The Cream In My Coffee " w. B.G. DeSylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- January 17 - Jean Barraqué , composer
- January 29 - Bengt Hambraeus
- January 30 - Ruth Brown
- January 31 - Chuck Willis
- February 23 - Isabel Bigley , US singer and actress
- February 26 - Fats Domino
- March 4 - Samuel Adler , composer and conductor
- March 6 - Ronald Stevenson , composer and pianist
- March 31 - Lefty Frizzell
- April 1 - Jane Powell , singer and actress
- April 2 - Serge Gainsbourg , singer-songwriter
- April 3 - Don Gibson
- April 4 - Monty Norman , singer and composer of the ''James Bond'' signature tune
- April 5 - Tony Williams , The Platters
- April 19 - Alexis Korner , blues musician and historian
- April 21 - Hillous Butrum country musician
- April 23 - Shirley Temple , US actress, dancer and singer
- April 29 - Carl Gardner , The Coasters
- May 3 - Dave Dudley , country singer
- May 4 - Maynard Ferguson
- May 12 - Burt Bacharach , US songwriter
- May 23 - Rosemary Clooney , US singer and actress
- May 27 - Thea Musgrave , composer
- June 12
- --- Vic Damone , US singer
- --- Richard M. Sherman , US songwriter
- June 26 - Jacob Druckman , composer
- July 1 - Bobby Day , US singer, songwriter
- August 10 :
- --- Jimmy Dean , singer
- --- Eddie Fisher , singer
- August 16 - Ann Blyth , actress and singer
- August 18 - Sonny Til , doo-wop singer
- August 22 - Karlheinz Stockhausen , German composer
- September 15 - Cannonball Adderly
- September 24 - John Carter , jazz musician
- October 3 - Erik Bruhn , dancer and choreographer
- October 9 - Einojuhani Rautavaara , Finnish composer
- November 10 - Ennio Morricone , composer
- November 23 - Jerry Bock , composer of ''Fiddler on the Roof''
- November 27 - Walter Klien , pianist (d. 1991)
- December 28 - Moe Kiffman , jazz musician
- December 30 - Bo Diddley
- January 1 - Loie Fuller , dancer
- February 16 - Eddie Foy , vaudeville star
- March 27 - Leslie Stuart , musical theatre composer
- June 19 - Nora Bayes , singer, comedienne and actress
- August 12 - Leoš Janáček , composer
- October 30 - Oscar Sonneck , musicologist
- November 7 - Mattia Battistini , operatic baritone
- November 13 - Enrico Cecchetti , dancer
- ''date unknown''
- --- Lillie De Hegermann-Lindencrone , singer
- --- Ernst Seifert , organ builder
- --- David Thomas , composer
- --- Carl Herman Unthan , disabled violinist
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