- 1946 in music
Events
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February 8 -Béla Bartók 's "Piano Concerto No. 3" is premiered posthumously byGyörgy Sándor withEugene Ormandy conducting thePhiladelphia Orchestra
*Al Jolson rerecords his old hits for the soundtrack of his Columbia biopic "The Jolson Story ", and becomes a superstar to the post-war generation as well
*B. B. King 's begins working as a professional musician inMemphis, Tennessee .
*Chet Atkins ' makes his first appearance at theGrand Ole Opry .
*Georgia Gibbs signs with the Majestic label
*Bill Haley 's professional musical career begins as a member ofThe Down Homers . His earliest known recordings are made during a Down Homers radio performance, but will not be released until 2006.Albums released
*"Annie Get Your Gun" -
Original Broadway Cast
*"Show Boat " -Original Broadway Cast
*"Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder " -Frank Sinatra
*"Lombardoland" -Guy Lombardo
*"Louis Jordan And HisTympany Five " -Louis Jordan
*"The Voice of Frank Sinatra " -Frank Sinatra
*"Merry Christmas Music" -Perry Como Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest [http://tsort.info/music/yr1946.htm chart positions] in the limited set of charts available for 1946.
Top hit records
*"A Fine Romance" by Martha Tilton and
Johnny Mercer
*"Candy" by Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & the Pied Pipers
*"Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" byLouis Jordan & hisTympany Five
*"The Christmas Song " by the King Cole Trio
*"The Coffee Song" byFrank Sinatra
*"Coming Home" byDorothy Squires
*"Day By Day" byFrank Sinatra
*"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" byDinah Shore withSpade Cooley & his Orchestra
*"Five Minutes More ", recorded by
**Frank Sinatra
**Tex Beneke -Glenn Miller Orchestra with vocal by Tex Beneke
*"Fools Rush In" byJo Stafford
*"I Get A Kick Out Of You" byMargaret Whiting
*"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" by the King Cole Trio
*"I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" byJo Stafford
*"The Gypsy ", recorded by *TheInk Spots
*Dinah Shore
*"Hawaiian War Chant" bySpike Jones & his City Slickers
*"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop", recorded by
**Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra
**Tex Beneke-Glenn Miller Orchestra with vocal by Tex Beneke
*"Huggin' And Chalkin' " byHoagy Carmichael
*"I Dream Of You " by Archie Lewis and TheGeraldo Strings
*"I'm A Big Girl Now" bySammy Kaye & his Orchestra with vocal byBetty Barclay
*"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" byPerry Como
*"Laughing On The Outside ", recorded by
**Dinah Shore
**Andy Russell
**Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra with vocal by Billy Williams
*"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", recorded by
**Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra with vocal by Vaughn Monroe (first charted December 1945)
**Woody Herman and his Orchestra with vocal by Woody Herman
*"Oh What It Seemed To Be", recorded by
**Frankie Carle & his Orchestra with vocal byMarjorie Hughes
**Frank Sinatra
**Charlie Spivak & his Orchestra with vocal by Jimmy Saunders
**Dick Haymes &Helen Forrest
*"The Old Lamplighter", recorded by
**Kay Kyser & his Orchestra with vocal byMike Douglas
**Hal Derwin & his Orchestra
**Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra with vocal by Billy Williams
*"Ole Buttermilk Sky", recorded by
**Hoagy Carmichael
**Helen Carroll & TheSatisfiers
**Paul Weston & his Orchestra with vocal byMatt Dennis
**Kay Kyser & his Orchestra with vocal by Michael Douglas & theCampus Kids
*"One-Zy Two-Zy", recorded by
**Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with vocal by The Martin Men
**Phil Harris
*"Personality" byJohnny Mercer & ThePied Pipers
*"Pretending" by Andy Russell
*"Prisoner Of Love", recorded by
**TheInk Spots
**Perry Como
*"Rumors Are Flying", recorded by
**Frankie Carle & his Orchestra with vocal byMarjorie Hughes
**Andrews Sisters withLes Paul
**Betty Rhodes
**Tony Martin
*"Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy", recorded by
**Stan Kenton & his Orchestra with vocal byJune Christy
**Dinah Shore
*"Sioux City Sue" byBing Crosby and The Jesters
*"South America, Take It Away", recorded by
**Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra with vocal byBuddy Clark
**Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
*"Stone Cold Dead In The Market" byElla Fitzgerald &Louis Jordan
*"Surrender" byPerry Como
*"Symphony", recorded by
**Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with vocal byClyde Rogers (first charted December 1945)
**Benny Goodman & his Orchestra with vocal byLiza Morrow
**Bing Crosby
**Jo Stafford
*"Take the A Train " byDuke Ellington
*"The Things We Did Last Summer ", recorded by
**Jo Stafford
**Frank Sinatra
**Oscar Peterson
**Vaughn Monroe
*"They Say It's Wonderful", recorded by
**Perry Como
**Frank Sinatra
*"To Each His Own", recorded by
**Eddy Howard
**Tony Martin
**TheModernaires with Paula Kelly
**The Ink Spots
**Freddy Martin & his Orchestra with vocal by Stuart Wade
*"We'll Gather Lilacs" byGeraldo and his Orchestra
*"Winter Wonderland" byPerry Como
*"You Won't Be Satisfied " by Les Brown & his Orchestra with vocal byDoris Day
*"You're The Top" byPaul Whiteman and his OrchestraOther recorded popular music
*"Ain't That Just Like A Woman" -
Frankie Laine
*"Aren't You Glad You're You?" -Bing Crosby
*"Black And Blue" -Frankie Laine
*"Blue Skies" -Bing Crosby
*"Blue Turning Grey Over You" -Frankie Laine
*"By The River Sainte Marie" -Frankie Laine
*"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" -Dinah Shore
*"Come Rain Or Come Shine " -Dinah Shore
*"Crying Won't Help You" -Tampa Red
*"The Darktown Poker Club" -Phil Harris
*"Frim Fram Sauce" -Louis Armstrong
*"A Gal In Calico"-Bing Crosby
*"Gee, It's Good To Hold You" -Woody Herman (Frances Wayne , vocal)
*"Give Me The Moon Over Brooklyn" - Guy Lombardo & The Lombardo Trio
*"I Cover The Waterfront" -The Ink Spots
*"I Guess I'll Get The Papers And Go Home" -The Mills Brothers
*"Ol' Man Mose" -Georgia Gibbs
*"On The Sunny Side Of The Street" -Frankie Laine
*"Passe" - Tex Beneke
*"Put the Blame on Mame" -Dinah Shore
*"September in the Rain" -Frankie Laine
*"September Song" -Frank Sinatra
*"Seems Like Old Times", recorded by
**Guy Lombardo
**Vaughn Monroe withThe Norton Sisters
*"Some Little Bug" -Phil Harris
*"That Old Black Magic " -Frank Sinatra
*That's What I Like About The South" -Phil Harris
*Time After Time" -Frank Sinatra
*"Les trois cloches " ("The Three Bells ") -Édith Piaf
*"La Vie En Rose " -Édith Piaf
*"West End Blues" -Frankie Laine
*"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" -Bing Crosby
*"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song", recorded by
**Bing Crosby
**Georgia Gibbs
**Jo Stafford
*"Your Father's Moustache" -Woody Herman
*"You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart " -Freddy Martin
*"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah " -Johnny Mercer Published popular music
* "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" w.m. Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney
* "Ain't That Just Like A Woman?" w.m.Fleecie Moore &Claude Demetrius
* "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" w.m. Don Gardner
* "All The Cats Join In" A. Wilder,Ray Gilbert , E. Sauter
*"Along With Me" w.m.Harold Rome Introduced byDanny Scholl andPaula Bane in the musical "Call Me Mister "
* "The 'Ampstead Way" w. Johnny Burke m.Jimmy Van Heusen
* "The Anniversary Song " w.m.Al Jolson &Saul Chaplin
* "Anything You Can Do" w.m.Irving Berlin
* "Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? " w.Ira Gershwin m.George Gershwin . Introduced byDick Haymes andBetty Grable in the 1947 film "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim "
* "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" w.m.Bill Monroe
* "Bumble Boogie" m. Jack Fina
* "The Christmas Song" w. Robert Wells m.Mel Tormé
* "Coax Me A Little Bit" w.Charles Tobias m.Nat Simon
* "The Coffee Song" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Dick Miles
* "Come Rain Or Come Shine" w.Johnny Mercer m.Harold Arlen
* "Country Style" w. Johnny Burke m.Jimmy Van Heusen
* "A Couple Of Song And Dance Men" w.m.Irving Berlin
* "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? " w.m.Eddie DeLange &Louis Alter . Introduced byBillie Holiday &Louis Armstrong in the 1947 film "New Orleans".
* "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "Everybody's Got A Laughing Place" Allie Wrubel
*"The Face on the Dime" w.m.Harold Rome . Introduced byLawrence Winters in the musical revue "Call Me Mister ".
* "Fantasy In F" m.John Serry, Sr.
* "Feudin' And Fightin' " w.Al Dubin &Burton Lane m. Burton Lane
* "Five Minutes More " w.Sammy Cahn m.Jule Styne
* "For You, For Me, For Evermore " w.Ira Gershwin m.George Gershwin . Introduced byDick Haymes in the 1947 film "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim "
* "A Gal In Calico " w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz. Introduced byJack Carson ,Sally Sweetland dubbing forMartha Vickers , andDennis Morgan in the film "The Time, the Place and the Girl ".
* "The Girl That I Marry " w.m.Irving Berlin . Introduced byRay Middleton in the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" and performed byHoward Keel in the 1950 film version.
* "Golden Earrings" w.Jay Livingston &Ray Evans m.Victor Young
* "The House Of Blue Lights" w.m. Don Raye & Freddie Slack
* "How Are Things In Glocca Morra? " w.E. Y. Harburg m.Burton Lane
* "Huggin' And Chalkin' " w.m. Clancy Hayes & Kermit Goell
* "I Got Lost In His Arms " w.m.Irving Berlin . Introduced byEthel Merman in the musical "Annie Get Your Gun".
* "I Got The Sun In The Morning " w.m.Irving Berlin . Introduced byEthel Merman in the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" and performed byBetty Hutton in the 1950 film version.
* "I Guess I'll Get The Papers" w.m. Hughie Prince & Hal Kanner
* "If This Isn't Love " w.E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
* "If You Smile at Me" w.m.Cole Porter . Introduced byVictoria Cordova in the musical "Around the World"
* "I'm A Lonely Little Petunia" w.m. John N. Kamano, William E. Faber & Maurice Merl
* "I'm An Indian Too " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "It's A Good Day" w.m.Peggy Lee &Dave Barbour
* "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" w.m. Billy Reid
* "Laughing On The Outside " w. Ben Raleigh m. Bernie Wayne
* "Legalise My Name" w.Johnny Mercer m.Harold Arlen
* "Let The Good Times Roll" m.w.Fleecie Moore & Sam Theard
* "Linda" w.m.Jack Lawrence
* "Lost In The Stars" w. Maxwell Anderson m.Kurt Weill
* "Managua, Nicaragua" w. Albert Gamse m. Irving Fields
*"Military Life" aka "The Jerk Song" w.m.Harold Rome from the musical revue "Call Me Mister "
* "Moonshine Lullaby " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "Mr. Jackson from Jacksonville" m.w.Louis Armstrong ,Claude Demetrius ,Fritz Pollard
* "My Defenses Are Down " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "My Heart Is A Hobo" w. Johnny Burke m.Jimmy Van Heusen
* "My Sugar Is So Refined" w. Sylvia Dee m. Sidney Lippman
* "Old Devil Moon " w.E. Y. Harburg m.Burton Lane
* "The Old Lamp-Lighter " w.Charles Tobias m.Nat Simon
* "The Old Soft Shoe" w. Nancy Hamilton m. Morgan Lewis. Introduced byRay Bolger in therevue "Three to Make Ready ".
* "Ole Buttermilk Sky" w.m.Hoagy Carmichael
* "On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
* "One-zy Two-zy" w.m. Dave Franklin & Irving Taylor
* "Open The Door, Richard " w. "Dusty" Fletcher & John Mason m. Jack McVea & Dan Howell
* "Put The Blame On Mame" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher. Introduced byAnita Ellis dubbing forRita Hayworth in the film "Gilda ".
* "A Rainy Night In Rio" w.Leo Robin m.Arthur Schwartz . Introduced byDennis Morgan ,Jack Carson ,Janis Paige andSally Sweetland dubbing forMartha Vickers in the film "The Time, the Place and the Girl "
*"The Red Ball Express" w.m.Harold Rome . Introduced byLawrence Winters in the musical revue "Call Me Mister ".
* "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 " w.m.Bobby Troup
* "Rumors Are Flying " w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
* "Sooner Or Later" w.Ray Gilbert m. Charles Wolcott
* "South America, Take It Away" w.m. Harold Rome Introduced byBetty Garrett in the musical revue "Call Me Mister ".
* "Stella by Starlight " w.Ned Washington m.Victor Young
* "Stone Cold Dead in de Market" w.m. Wilmoth Houdini
* "A Sunday Kind of Love " w.m. Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes &Louis Prima
* "Tenderly " w. Jack Lawrence m. Walter Gross
* "That's All Right" w.m.Arthur Crudup
* "There's Good Blues Tonight"Edna Osser ,Glenn Osser
* "There's No Business Like Show Business" w.m.Irving Berlin
* "They Say It's Wonderful " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "The Things We Did Last Summer " w.Sammy Cahn m.Jule Styne
* "Time After Time" w.Sammy Cahn m.Jule Styne
* "To Each His Own" w.Ray Evans m.Jay Livingston
* "Uncle Remus Said" w.m. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Eliot Daniel
* "Valse" m. Tchaikovsky arr.John Serry, Sr.
* "La vie en rose " w. (Eng) Mack David (Fr)Édith Piaf m. Louiguy
* "When I Walk with You" w.John Latouche m.Duke Ellington . Introduced byAlfred Drake andJet MacDonald in the musical "Beggar's Holiday
* "Who Do You Love, I Hope " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "A Woman's Prerogative" w.Johnny Mercer m.Harold Arlen
* "You Call Everybody Darling " w.m. Sam Martin, Ben Trace & Clem Watts
* "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun " w.m.Irving Berlin
* "You Make Me Feel So Young " w.Mack Gordon m.Josef Myrow
* "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah " w.Ray Gilbert m.Allie Wrubel Classical music
*
Malcolm Arnold - "Symphony for Strings" opus 13
*Arno Babadzhanian - "Polyphonic Piano Sonata"
*Benjamin Britten - "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra "
*Aaron Copland - Symphony No. 3
*George Crumb - "Poem"; "Seven Songs" for voice and piano
*Gottfried von Einem - "Dantons Tod"
*Don Gillis - "Symphony No. 5½, A Symphony for Fun"
*Ruth Gipps - Symphony No. 2
*Jesus Guridi - "Sinfonía Pirenaica"
*Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Symphony No. 2 "Adagio"
*Herbert Howells - "Gloucester Service"
*Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Cello Concerto
*Edmund Rubbra - Cello Sonata opus 60
*Roger Sessions - Symphony No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 2
*William Walton - String Quartet No. 2Opera
*
Benjamin Britten - "The Rape of Lucretia"Musical theater
*"Annie Get Your Gun" (
Irving Berlin ) - Broadway production opened at theImperial Theatre onMay 16 and ran for 1147 performances
* "Around the World" ( Music and Lyrics:Cole Porter Book:Orson Welles ) Broadway production opened at theAdelphi Theatre onMay 31 and ran for 75 performances
* "Beggar's Holiday " opened at the Broadway Theatre onDecember 26 and ran for 111 performances
* "Burlesque" Broadway revival opened at theBelasco Theatre onDecember 25 and ran for 439 performances
* "Call Me Mister " Broadway revue opened at the National Theatre onApril 18 and ran for 734 performances
* "Lute Song " ( music:Raymond Scott lyricsBernie Hanighen ) Broadway production opened at thePlymouth Theatre onFebruary 6 and ran for 146 performances
* "Show Boat " (Jerome Kern andOscar Hammerstein II ) - Broadway revival opened at theZiegfeld Theatre onJanuary 5 and ran for 418 performances
* "Song of Norway " London production opened at the Palace Theatre onMarch 7 and ran for 526 performances
* "St. Louis Woman " Broadway production opened at theMartin Beck Theatre onMarch 30 and ran for 113 performances
* "Sweetest And Lowest " Londonrevue opened at theAmbassadors Theatre onMay 9 and ran for 791 performances
*"Three to Make Ready " Broadwayrevue opened at theAdelphi Theatre (New York) onMarch 7 and ran for 327 performances.
* "Yours Is My Heart " Broadway production opened onSeptember 5 at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 36 performancesMusical films
* "
The Bamboo Blonde " starringFrances Langford
* "Do You Love Me" releasedMay 17 , starringMaureen O'Hara ,Dick Haymes and featuringHarry James and his Music Makers.
* "Earl Carroll Sketchbook " starringConstance Moore , William Marshall andEdward Everett Horton
* "Easy to Wed " starringEsther Williams ,Van Johnson ,Lucille Ball andKeenan Wynn . Directed byEddie Buzzell .
* "Gaiety George " releasedJuly 22 starringRichard Greene andAnn Todd .
* "The Harvey Girls "
* "The Jolson Story "
* "London Town " releasedSeptember 30 starringSid Fields ,Greta Gynt ,Petula Clark ,Kay Kendall andSonny Hale and featuringTessie O'Shea andBeryl Davis .
* "Song Of The South"
* "St. Louis Woman "
* "Susie Steps Out " starring David Bruce,Cleatus Caldwell andMargaret Dumont . Directed byReginald Le Borg .
* "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi " starring Phil Regan,Elyse Knox andPhil Brito and featuringFrankie Carle & his Orchestra
* "Swing Parade of 1946 " starringGale Storm , Phil Regan andThe Three Stooges and featuringConnee Boswell andLouis Jordan . Directed byPhil Karlson .
* "Tars and Spars " starringJanet Blair ,Alfred Drake andSid Caesar .
* "Three Little Girls in Blue " starringJune Haver ,George Montgomery ,Vivian Blaine ,Celeste Holm andVera Ellen . Directed byBruce Humberstone .
* "Till The Clouds Roll By"
* "The Time, the Place and the Girl " released onDecember 28 starringDennis Morgan ,Jack Carson ,Janis Paige andMartha Vickers .
* "Ziegfeld Follies" starringFred Astaire ,Lucille Ball ,Lucille Bremer ,Fanny Brice ,Judy Garland ,Kathryn Grayson ,Lena Horne ,Gene Kelly andRed Skelton . Directed byVincente Minnelli .Births
*
January 3 - John Paul Jones,Led Zeppelin
*January 4 -Arthur Conley
*January 6 -Syd Barrett ,Pink Floyd
*January 7
**Jann Wenner , publisher ofRolling Stone magazine
**Andy Brown ,The Fortunes ,Pink Floyd
** "Paul Revere" ofPaul Revere & the Raiders
*January 8 -Robby Krieger ,The Doors
*January 10 -Aynsley Dunbar ,John Mayall ,Jefferson Starship , Journey
*January 11
** Tony Kaye, Yes
**Naomi Judd
*January 12 -Cynthia Robinson ,Sly & the Family Stone
*January 16 -Ronnie Milsap
*January 19 -Dolly Parton
*January 22 -Malcolm McLaren ,Sex Pistols
*January 26 -Deon Jackson
*January 27
**Nedra Talley ,The Ronettes
**Kim Gardner ,The Byrds ,Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
*January 28 -Rick Allen ,Box Tops
*January 31 -Terry Kath , Chicago
*February 6 -Kate McGarrigle
*February 7 -Sammy Johns
*February 13
**Peter Tork ,The Monkees
**Colin Matthews , composer
*February 17 -Dodie Stevens
*February 19 -Tony Iommi ,Black Sabbath
*February 20 - Jerome Geils of theJ.Geils Band
*February 23 -Rusty Young ,Poco
*March 1 -Tony Ashton ,Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
*March 4 -Red Stripe ,The Flying Pickets
*March 6
**David Gilmour ,Pink Floyd
**Tony Klatka ,Blood, Sweat & Tears
*March 7
**Peter Wolf ,J. Geils Band
**Matthew Fisher ,Procol Harum
*March 8 -Randy Meisner ,Poco ,The Eagles
*March 12 -Liza Minnelli
*March 15 -Howard E. Scott , War
*March 17 - Harold Brown, War
*March 19
** Paul Atkinson,The Zombies
**Ruth Pointer ,The Pointer Sisters
*March 21 -Ray Dorset ,Mungo Jerry
*March 22 -Harry Vanda ,The Easybeats
*March 24 -Colin Petersen ,The Bee Gees
*March 27 -Andy Bown ,Status Quo
*March 30 -Dave Ball ,The Turtles
*April 1 -Ronnie Lane ,The Faces
*April 3 -Dee Murray ,Elton John Band
*April 4 -Dave Hill ,Slade
*April 11 - Bob Harris
*April 13
**Al Green , singer
**Jim Pons ,The Turtles ,The Mothers of Invention
*April 16 -Pēteris Vasks ,Latvia n composer
*April 17 -Bill Kreutzmann ,Grateful Dead
*April 18
**Lenny Baker ,Sha Na Na
**Skip Spence ,Jefferson Airplane , Moby Grape
*May 1 -Jerry Weiss ,Blood, Sweat & Tears
*May 2 -Lesley Gore , singer
*May 10 -Cher , singer and actress
*May 10 -Dave Mason , Traffic
*May 10
**Donovan , folk singer
**Graham Gouldman , singer and songwriter (10cc )
*May 16 -Robert Fripp ,King Crimson
*May 24 -Steve Upton ,Wishbone Ash
*June 5 -Freddy Stone ,Sly & the Family Stone
*June 10 - Millie Small
*June 11 - John Lawton, Uriah Heep
*June 15 -Noddy Holder ,Slade
*June 20 -Anne Murray , singer
*June 25 - Ian McDonald,record producer , (Foreigner)
*June 25 -Allen Lanier ,Blue Öyster Cult
*June 30 - Billy Brown,The Moments
*June 30 -Ian Matthews ,Fairport Convention
*July 1 -Debbie Harry , Blondie
*July 9 -Bon Scott ,AC/DC
*July 15 -Linda Ronstadt
*July 18 -Tim Lynch ,The Flamin' Groovies
*July 19 -Alan Gorrie ,Average White Band
*July 21 -Barry Whitwam ,Herman's Hermits
*July 22
**Estelle Bennett ,The Ronettes
**Mireille Mathieu
*July 23 -Andy Mackay ,Roxy Music
*July 24 -Alan Whitehead , Marmalade
*July 28 - Jonathan Edwards
*July 30 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Jethro Tull
*July 31
** Bob Welch,Fleetwood Mac
** Gary Lewis,Gary Lewis & The Playboys
*August 1 -Boz Burrell ,Bad Company
*August 5 -Jimmy Webb
*August 10 -Peter Karrie , star of West End musical productions
*August 14 -Larry Graham ,Sly & The Family Stone
*August 19 -Beat Raaflaub , conductor
*August 23 -Keith Moon ,The Who
*September 1 -Gregg Errico ,Sly and the Family Stone
*September 1 -Barry Gibb , The Bee Gees
*September 4
**Gary Duncan ,Quicksilver Messenger Service
**Greg Elmore ,Quicksilver Messenger Service
*September 5
**Freddie Mercury , Queen
**Buddy Miles
**Loudon Wainwright III
**Dean Ford , Marmalade
*September 9
**Billy Preston , singer and musician (d. 2006)
**Bruce Palmer ,Buffalo Springfield
**Doug Ingle ,Iron Butterfly
*September 18 -Alan King , Ace
*September 19 -John Coghlan ,Status Quo
*September 24 -Jerry Donahue ,Fairport Convention
*September 28 -Helen Shapiro
*September 30 -Sylvia Peterson ,The Chiffons
*October 10
**John Prine
**Keith Reid ,Procol Harum
**Willard White , opera singer
*October 11 -Gary Mallaber ,Steve Miller Band
*October 13 -Dorothy Moore , singer
*October 14 -Justin Hayward ,The Moody Blues
*October 15
** Richard Carpenter,The Carpenters
** Marsha Hunt, singer and novelist
*October 18 -Howard Shore , film composer
*October 19 -Keith Reid ,Procul Harum
*October 21 -Lee Loughnane , Chicago
*October 22 -Eddie Brigati ,Young Rascals
*October 24 -Jerry Edmonton , Steppenwolf
*October 26 -Keith Hopwood ,Herman's Hermits
*October 29 - Peter Green,Fleetwood Mac ,John Mayall
*October 30
**René Jacobs , conductor
**Chris Slade ,AC/DC ,Manfred Mann
*November 1 -Ric Grech , Family, Traffic,Blind Faith
*November 5
**Herman Brood , Dutch rock 'n' roll artist
**Gram Parsons , country musician (The Byrds ,Flying Burrito Brothers ) (d. 1973)
*November 8 -Roy Wood ,The Move ,Electric Light Orchestra
*November 11 -Len 'Chip' Hawkes ,The Tremeloes
*November 17 -Martin Barre , Jethro Tull
*November 19 -Joe Correro Jr. ,Paul Revere and The Raiders
*November 20 -Duane Allman ,The Allman Brothers (d. 1971)
*November 22 -Aston Barrett ,The Upsetters , The Wailers
*November 24 -Bev Bevan ,Electric Light Orchestra ,Black Sabbath
*December 1 -Gilbert O'Sullivan , singer-songwriter
*December 5
**José Carreras , opera singer
**Andy Kim , singer
*December 10 -Walter Orange ,The Commodores
*December 12 -Clive Bunker , Jethro Tull
*December 14 -Jane Birkin , UK actress and singer
*December 15 -Carmine Appice ,Vanilla Fudge , Cactus
*December 16
**Benny Andersson ,singer-songwriter (ABBA )
**Trevor Pinnock , conductor and harpsichordist
*December 17 -Jim Bonfanti ,The Raspberries
*December 21 -Carl Wilson ,The Beach Boys
*December 22 -Rick Nielsen ,Cheap Trick
*December 23 -Edita Gruberova , opera singer
*December 24 -Jan Akkerman , Focus
*December 25 -Jimmy Buffett
*December 27 -Lenny Kaye , Patti Smith Group
*December 28 -Edgar Winter
*December 29 -Marianne Faithfull
*December 30 -Patti Smith Deaths
*
January 7 -Adamo Didur , operatic bass
*January 10 -Harry Von Tilzer , songwriter
*January 18 -Lew Pollack , US composer
*February 2 -Eduard Bass , singer and cabaret director, 58
*February 15 -Putney Dandridge , jazz musician, 44
*February 20 - Hugh Allen, organist and choral conductor
*April 5 -Vincent Youmans , US composer, 47
*May 13 -Tubby Hall , jazz drummer
*May 25 -Patty Hill , co-writer of "Happy Birthday to You"
*July 14 -Riley Puckett , country musician
*July 20 -Tricky Sam Nanton , trombonist
*August 24 -Antonio Paoli , operatic tenor
*September 3 -Moriz Rosenthal , pianist
*September 4 -Paul Lincke , composer
*September 16 -Mamie Smith
*October 12 -Giuseppe Adami , opera librettist
*October 16 -Granville Bantock , composer
*November 5 -Zygmunt Stojowski , composer and pianist
*November 14 -Manuel de Falla , composer
*December 6 -Maximilian Steinberg , composer and teacher
*December 28 -Carrie Jacobs Bond , US songwriter
*December 30 -Charles Wakefield Cadman
*"date unknown"
**Leandro Bisiach , violin maker
**Teddy Brown , xylophone player
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