Events 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. 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 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 "Close As Pages In A Book" w. Dorothy Fields m. Sigmund Romberg "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 picture 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're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" w.m. Russ Morgan, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh Musical theater Bloomer Girl Broadway production Follow The Girls Broadway production Mexican Hayride Broadway production A Night In Venice London production On The Town 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 - Brian Keenan, Chambers Brothers 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 - Mary Wilson, The Supremes March 4 - Bobby Womack 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 22 - Jeremy Clyde, Chad & Jeremy March 23 - Ric Ocasek, The Cars March 26 - Diana Ross 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 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 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 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 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 Oyster Cult December 4 - Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys December 6 - Jonathan King 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 December ? - Glenn Miller April 19 - Jimmie Noone
