1944 in music Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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Table of contents

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

Events

• Jo Stafford launches her solo career
• Frank Sinatra begins his film career with the musical Higher And Higher
• Frankie Laine cuts his first singles for the Beltone and Atlas labels
• January 18 - The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for the first time hosts a jazz concert; the performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.
• January 20 - Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber is premiered in New York City
• August 19 - Italian singers Lucia Mannucci and Virgilio Savona get married
• December - Glenn Miller is reported missing. The official explanation is that his plane went down somewhere over the English Channel, although many alternate theories have been suggested.
• December 1 - Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is premiered in Boston, Massachusetts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
• Flo Sandon's's musical career begins

Top hit records

• "Besame Mucho" by Jimmy Dorsey
• "Don't Fence Me In" by Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
• "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" by Bing Crosby & theAndrews Sisters
• "I Love You" by Bing Crosby
• "I'll Get By" by Harry James
• "Mairzy Doats" by Merry Macs
• "San Fernando Valley" by Bing Crosby
• "Shoo-Shoo Baby" by The Andrews Sisters
• "Swinging On a Star" by Bing Crosby
• "You Always Hurt the One You Love" by The Mills Brothers

Published popular music

• "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
• "All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings" w. (Eng) Harold Rome (Fr) Jean Marie Blanvillain m. Herpin
• "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" w. Joe Greene m. Stan Kenton & Charles Lawrence
• "The Boy Next Door" w.m. Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
• "Candy" w.m. Mack David, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
• "Can't Help Singing" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jerome Kern
• "Dance With A Dolly" w.m. Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton & David Kapp
• "Don't Fence Me In" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Dream" w.m. Johnny Mercer
• "Fine Brown Frame" w.m. Guadalupe Cartiero & J. Mayo Williams
• "First Class Private Mary Brown" w.m. Frank Loesser
• "G. I. Jive" w.m. Johnny Mercer
• "Going My Way" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
• "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" w.m. Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
• "A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin" w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin
• "How Blue The Night" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
• "How Little We Know" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
• "I Begged Her" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
• "I Didn't Know About You" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
• "I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" w.m. Marjorie Goetschius & Edna Osser
• "I Fall In Love Too Easily" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
• "I Love You" w.m. Cole Porter
• "I'll Walk Alone" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
• "I'm Beginning To See The Light" w.m. Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges & Harry James
• "I'm Making Believe" w. Mack Gordon m. James V. Monaco
• "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
• "Jealous Heart" w.m. Jenny Lou Carson
• "Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma" w.m. Milton Berle, Gene Doyle & Spike Jones
• "A Little On The Lonely Side" w.m. Dick Robertson, Frank Weldon & James Cavanaugh
• "Long Ago And Far Away" w. Ira Gershwin m. Jerome Kern
• "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
• "Moonlight In Vermont" w. John Blackburn m. Karl Suessdorf
• "More And More" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jerome Kern From the Universal film Can't Help Singing
• "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time" w. Mann Curtis m. Vic Mizzy
• "Nancy" w. Phil Silvers m. James Van Heusen
• "New York, New York" w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Leonard Bernstein
• "Now I Know" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen
• "On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry Warren
• "One Meat Ball" w. Hy Zaret m. Lou Singer
• "Opus No. 1" w. Sid Garris m. Sy Oliver
• "Please Don't Say No" w. Ralph Freed m. Sammy Fain from the film Thrill Of A Romance
• "Put It There Pal" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
• "Rum And Coca Cola" w.m. Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron & Jeri Sullivan
• "Saturday Night" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
• "Sentimental Journey" w. Bud Green m. Les Brown & Ben Homer
• "Some Day (You'll Want Me To Want You)" w.m. Jimmie Hodges
• "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year" w.m. Frank Loesser
• "Swinging On A Star" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
• "There Goes That Song Again" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
• "There's A Fellow Waiting In Poughkeepsie" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
• "There's No You" w. Tom Adair m. Hal Hopper
• "This Heart Of Mine" w. Arthur Freed m. Harry Warren
• "Till Then" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Guy Wood
• "Twilight Time" w.m. Buck Ram, Mortie Nevins & Artie Dunn
• "Umbriago" w.m. Irving Caesar & Jimmy Durante
• "You Always Hurt The One You Love" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
• "You Belong To My Heart" w. (Eng) Ray Gilbert m. Augustin Lara
• "You Can't Get That No More" w.m. Louis Jordan & Sam Theard
• "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" w.m. Russ Morgan, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh

Classical music

• George Antheil - Symphony No 4
• Leonard Bernstein - Fancy Free (ballet)
• Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring (ballet)
• David Diamond - Rounds
• Gerald Finzi - Farewell to Arms
• Zoltán Kodály - Missa Brevis
• Dmitri Shostakovich - Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2 E minor, Op. 67
• Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No.2 in A major, Op. 68
• Michael Tippett - A Child of our Time
• Heitor Villa-Lobos - Symphony No. 6 - Montanhas do Brasil (The Mountains of Brazil)

Opera

• Sergei Prokofiev - War and Peace

Musical theater

• Bloomer Girl Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on October 5 and ran for 654 performances.
• Follow The Girls Broadway production opened at the New Century Theatre on April 8 and ran for 882 performances.
• Mexican Hayride Broadway production
• A Night In Venice London production
• On the Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) - Broadway production
• Panama Hattie London production
• Seven Lively Arts Broadway production
• Song Of Norway Broadway production
• Sweeter And Lower London production

Musical films

• Can't Help Singing
• Here Come The Waves
• Knickerbocker Holiday
• Lady In The Dark
• Shine On Harvet Moon
• Step Lively

Births

• January 9 - Scott Engel, Walker Brothers
• January 9 - Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, The Firm
• January 16 - Jim Stafford
• January 17 - Chris Montez
• January 19 - Shelley Fabares
• January 28 - John Tavener, composer
• February 2 - Andrew Davis, conductor
• February 4 - Florence LaRue, The Fifth Dimension
• February 5 - Al Kooper, Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears;
• February 15 - Mick Avory, The Kinks
• February 20 - Lew Soloff, Blood, Sweat & Tears;
• February 23 - Johnny Winter
• February 23 - Mike Maxfield, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas;
• February 24 - Paul Jones, Manfred Mann
• February 24 - Nicky Hopkins, Quicksilver Messenger Service
• March 1 - Mike D'Abo, Manfred Mann
• March 1 - Roger Daltrey, the Who
• March 3 - Jance Garfat, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show;
• March 4 - Bobby Womack
• March 6 - Mary Wilson, The Supremes
• March 9 - Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and the Raiders
• March 15 - Sly Stone
• March 15 - David Costell, Gary Lewis & The Playboys;
• March 17 - John Sebastian, Loving Spoonful
• March 17 - John Lill, pianist
• March 22 - Jeremy Clyde, Chad & Jeremy;
• March 26 - Diana Ross
• March 29 – Terry Jacks, singer/songwriter, producer, environmentalist
• March 31 - Rod Allen, The Fortunes
• April 3 - Tony Orlando
• April 3 - Barry Pritchard, The Fortunes
• April 5 - Crispian St. Peters
• April 6 - Michelle Phillips, Mamas and Papas
• April 9 - Emil Stucchio, The Classics
• April 12 - John Kay, Steppenwolf
• April 13 - Jack Casady, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna
• April 15 - Dave Edmunds
• April 17 – Bobby Curtola, pop singer and teen idol
• April 18 - Skip Spence, Moby Grape
• April 30 - Richard Shoff, The Sandpipers
• May 9 - Richie Furay, Buffalo Springfield, Poco
• May 12 - Billy Swan
• May 12 - James Purify, James & Bobby Purify;
• May 17 - Jesse Winchester
• May 17 - Richard Schwartz, The Quotations
• May 20 - Joe Cocker, British singer
• May 20 - Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
• May 21 - Marcie Blane
• May 24 - Patti LaBelle
• May 26 - Verdon Allen, Mott the Hoople
• May 28 - Billy Vera
• May 28 - Gladys Knight
• May 30 - Lenny Davidson, The Dave Clark Five
• May 31 - Mick Ralphs, Mott The Hoople
• June 3 - Michael Clark, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
• June 4 - Roger Ball, Average White Band
• June 6 - Peter Albin, Big Brother & the Holding Company;
• June 6 - Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
• June 7 - Clarence White, The Byrds
• June 8 - Boz Scaggs
• June 17 - Chris Spedding
• June 21 - Ray Davies, The Kinks
• June 22 - Peter Asher, Peter & Gordon;
• June 23 - Rosetta Hightower, The Orlons
• June 24 - Chris Wood, Traffic
• June 24 - Jeff Beck
• June 24 - Arthur Brown, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
• June 27 - Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys
• June 30 - Glenn Shorrock, The Little River Band
• July 5 - Robbie Robertson
• July 7 - Warren Entner, Grassroots
• July 8 - Michael Johnson (singer)
• July 8 - Jai Johanny Johanson, The Allman Brothers
• July 22 - Estelle Bennett, The Ronettes
• July 22 - Richard Davies, Supertramp
• July 27 - Bobbie Gentry
• July 28 - Mike Bloomfield, Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag
• August 18 - Carl Wayne, The Move
• August 21 - Jackie DeShannon
• August 24 - Jim Capaldi, Traffic
• August 24 - James Brady, The Sandpipers
• August 27 - Tim Bogert, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus
• August 27 - Cuba Gooding, Main Ingredient
• September 1 - Archie Bell, The Drells
• September 3 - Gary Leeds, Walker Brothers
• September 6 - Roger Waters, Pink Floyd
• September 12 - Barry White
• September 13 - Peter Cetera, Chicago
• September 16 - Betty Kelley, Martha and the Vandellas
• September 24 - Rosa Lee Hawkins, Dixie Cups
• September 29 - Tommy Boyce, Boyce & Hart;
• September 29 - Mike Post
• September 30 - Marilyn McCoo, The Fifth Dimension

• October 1 - Barbara Parritt, Toys
• October 1 - Scott McKenzie
• October 4 - Nona Hendryx
• October 4 - Marlena Davis, The Orlons

October 5 - Harry Kershaw Ex-Checkers

October 9 - John Entwistle, bassist, The Who

October 9 - Peter Tosh, The Wailers

October 13 - Robert Lamm, Chicago

October 15 - Don Stevenson, Moby Grape

October 24 - Ted Templeton, Harper's Bizarre

October 24 - Bettye Swann

October 26 - Michael Piano, The Sandpipers

November 2 - Keith Emerson, The Move, Emerson Lake & Palmer;

November 8 - Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney & Bonnie;

November 11 - Jesse Colin Young, The Youngbloods

November 12 - Booker T. Jones, Booker T. & the M.G.'s;

November 17 - Gene Clark, The Byrds, Dillard and Clark

November 19 - Fred Lipsius, Blood, Sweat & Tears;

November 21 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

November 25 - Bob Lind

November 27 - Eddie Rabbitt

November 28 - R.B. Greaves

November 29 - Felix Cavaliere, The Rascals

November 30 - Rob Grill, Grassroots

November 30 - Luther Ingram

December 1 - John Densmore, The Doors

December 1 - Eric Bloom, Blue Öyster Cult

December 4 - Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys

December 6 - Jonathan King

December 7 - Daniel Chorzempa, organist

December 9 - Neil Innes, Bonzo Dog Band

December 9 - Shirley Brickley, The Orlons

December 11 - Brenda Lee

December 12 - Rob Tyner, MC5

December 19 - Alvin Lee, Ten Years After

December 19 - Zalman Yanovsky, The Lovin' Spoonful

December 20 - Bobby Colomby, Blood, Sweat & Tears;

December 22 - Barry Jenkins, The Animals

December 25 - Henry Vestine, Canned Heat

December 27 - Mick Jones, Spooky Tooth, Foreigner

December 27 - Tracy Nelson

Deaths

• February 1 - Martin Lunssens, composer
• February 4 - Yvette Guilbert, singer, actress
• February 7 - Lina Cavalieri, glamorous opera singer
• April 19 - Jimmie Noone
• May 9 - Dame Ethel Smyth, composer
• May 20 - Vincent Rose, Italian-born US bandleader and composer
• November 14 - Carl Flesch, violinist
• December 2 - Josef Lhévinne, pianist
• December 15 - Glenn Miller
• December 20 - Johnny Marvin, US singer & songwriter

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