1936 in music

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1936 in music
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List of years in music (table)

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1936.

Specific locations[]

Specific genres[]

Events[]

  • January 4 – Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade
  • January 28 – An article "Muddle Instead of Music" is published anonymously, almost certainly with Stalin's approval, in the Soviet newspaper Pravda, denouncing Dmitri Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.
  • March 28 – Inaugural concert of the , conducted by Ernst Mehlich
  • April 19 – In Barcelona, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto is given its première, by Louis Krasner
  • May 2 – Peter and the Wolf (Петя и волк, Petya i volk), a Russian fairy tale of Sergei Prokofiev's composition, debuts at the Nezlobin Theater in Moscow, Soviet Union, but attracts little attention at this time.
  • May – Shostakovich completes composition of his Symphony No. 4, but withdraws it from its planned premiere in December and it is not first performed until 1961.
  • December 24 – Release of the film Natalka Poltavka in Ukraine, the first filmed Russian opera.
  • Nat King Cole's recording career begins.
  • Count Basie begins recording with his own band, which includes Lester Young.
  • José Iturbi becomes conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the United States.
  • John Serry Sr. begins extended appearances at the Star Light Roof in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel with the Lester Lanin Orchestra in New York City.

Published popular music[]

  • "At The Codfish Ball" w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Lew Pollack. Introduced by Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen in the film Captain January
  • "Au Revoir (But Not Goodbye)" w.m. Joe Gilbert
  • "Awake in a Dream" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Marlene Dietrich in the film Desire.
  • "Bojangles Of Harlem" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time.
  • "By Strauss" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by and in the revue
  • "Christopher Columbus" w. Andy Razaf m. Leon Berry
  • "Cloudy" m. Mary Lou Williams
  • "Cool Water" w.m. Bob Nolan
  • "Does Your Heart Beat For Me?" w. Mitchell Parish m. Russ Morgan
  • "Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Red, Hot and Blue.
  • "Easy To Love" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by James Stewart and reprised by Frances Langford in the film Born to Dance
  • "Empty Saddles" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Billy Hill
  • "Everybody Swing" w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
  • "Fancy Meeting You" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Dick Powell and Jeanne Madden in the film Stage Struck.
  • "Farewell To Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg
  • "A Fine Romance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time.
  • "Gee! But You're Swell" w. Charles Tobias m. Abel Baer
  • "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Harriet Hilliard in the film Follow the Fleet
  • "Glad To Be Unhappy" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by and in the musical On Your Toes
  • "Gloomy Sunday" w. (Eng) Sam M. Lewis m. Rezső Seress
  • "The Glory of Love" w.m. Billy Hill
  • "Goodnight, Irene" w.m. Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
  • "Goodnight My Love" w. Harry Revel m. Mack Gordon
  • "Goody Goody" w.m. Johnny Mercer & Matty Malneck
  • "Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?" w.m. Noël Coward
  • "He Ain't Got Rhythm" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Alice Faye in the film On the Avenue.
  • "He Hasn't a Thing Except Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. Vernon Duke. Introduced by Fanny Brice in the revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1936.
  • "I Can't Escape From You" w.m. Leo Robin & Richard A. Whiting. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Rhythm on the Range.
  • "I Love To Sing-a" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Al Jolson and Cab Calloway in the film The Singing Kid.
  • "If I Should Lose You" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger. Introduced by Gladys Swarthout and John Boles in the film Rose of the Rancho.
  • "I'm An Old Cow Hand" w.m. Johnny Mercer. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Rhythm on the Range.
  • "I'm in the Mood for Love" Introduced by Darla Hood in a clubhouse and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer on a radio in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short, The Pinch Singer (1936).
  • "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Follow the Fleet.
  • "In The Chapel In The Moonlight" w.m. Billy Hill
  • "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" w. Irving Caesar & Sammy Lerner
  • "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" w.m. Billy Mayhew
  • "It's De-Lovely" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Ethel Merman and Bob Hope in the musical Red, Hot and Blue
  • "It's Got to Be Love" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Ray Bolger and in the musical On Your Toes.
  • "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "I've Got You Under My Skin" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film Born to Dance.
  • "Keep a Twinkle In Your Eye" Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
  • "Let Yourself Go" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film Follow the Fleet
  • "Let's Call a Heart a Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston from the film Pennies From Heaven
  • "Let's Face the Music and Dance" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet.
  • "Life Begins at Forty" Yellen, Shapiro
  • "Little Old Lady" w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "The Love Bug Will Bite You" w.m. Pinky Tomlin
  • "Me and the Moon" w. Walter Hirsch m. Lou Handman
  • "Moonburn" w. Edward Heyman m. Hoagy Carmichael. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Anything Goes
  • "Moonlight and Shadows" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Dorothy Lamour in the film The Jungle Princess
  • "Music in May" w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello. Introduced by Dorothy Dickson in the musical Careless Rapture
  • "Never Gonna Dance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time
  • "The Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful" w. Billy Rose & Irving Kahal m. Dana Suesse
  • "On The Beach At Bali-Bali" w.m. Al Sherman, Jack Meskill & Abner Silver
  • "The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)" w.m. Del Lyon & Lani McIntyre
  • "One, Two, Button Your Shoe" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
  • "Oooh! Look-A There, Ain't She Pretty?" w. Clarence Todd m. Carmen Lombardo
  • "Organ Grinder's Swing" w. Mitchell Parish & Irving Mills m. Will Hudson
  • "Pennies from Heaven" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
  • "Pick Yourself Up" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the film Swing Time
  • "Play, Orchestra, Play" w.m. Noël Coward
  • "Poinciana" w. (Sp) Manuel Lliso (Eng) Buddy Bernier m. Nat Simon
  • "Poor Little Angeline" w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
  • "Rainbow on the River" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Louis Alter
  • "Ridin' High" w.m. Cole Porter
  • "San Francisco" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
  • "Sing Me A Swing Song" w. Stanley Adams m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Sing, Sing, Sing" w.m. Louis Prima
  • "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" m. Richard Rodgers
  • "There's A Bridle Hangin' On The Wall" w.m. Carson Robison
  • "There's a Small Hotel" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "To You, Sweetheart, Aloha" w.m. Harry Owens
  • "Too Good for the Average Man" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "The Touch Of Your Lips" w.m. Ray Noble
  • "Waltz In Swingtime" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
  • "The Way You Look Tonight" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time
  • "We Saw The Sea" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet
  • "When a Lady Meets a Gentleman Down South" w.m. Michael Cleary, Jacques Krakeur & David Oppenheim
  • "When Did You Leave Heaven?" w. Walter Bullock m. Richard A. Whiting
  • "When I'm With You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Shirley Temple and Tony Martin in the film Poor Little Rich Girl.
  • "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
  • "The Window Cleaner" George Formby, Gifford, Cliffe
  • "With My Shillelagh Under My Arm" w.m. Billy O'Brien & Raymond Wallace
  • "With Plenty of Money and You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
  • "Would You?" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "You (Gee But You're Wonderful)" w. Harold Adamson m. Walter Donaldson
  • "You Can't Pull the Wool Over My Eyes" w.m. Milton Ager, Charles Newman & Murray Mencher
  • "You Gotta S-M-I-L-E to Be H-A-P-P-Y" w.m. Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
  • "You Turned the Tables on Me" w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Louis Alter
  • "You Were There" w.m. Noël Coward
  • "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" w.m. Sam Coslow

Biggest hit songs[]

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1936.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Bing Crosby Pennies From Heaven 1936 United States U.S. Billboard 1 – 1936 (15 weeks), U.S. Billboard 1 of 1936, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1936, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 (1936), POP 1 of 1936, Oscar in 1936 (film 'Pennies from Heaven') (Nominated), Music Imprint 8 of 1930s, nuTsie 23 of 1930s, Europe 32 of the 1930s (1936), RYM 41 of 1936, RIAA 129, Acclaimed 1222 (1936)
2 Fred Astaire The Way You Look Tonight 1936 United States U.S. Billboard 1 – 1936 (17 weeks), Oscar in 1936 (film 'Swing Time'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1936), U.S. Billboard 2 of 1936, Your Hit Parade 2 of 1936, POP 2 of 1936, Brazil 26 of 1937, nuTsie 38 of 1930s, RYM 40 of 1936, AFI 43, Europe 94 of the 1930s (1936), Song of 1936
3 Billie Holiday Summertime 1936 United States Europe 1 of the 1930s (1936), RYM 2 of 1936, U.S. Billboard 12 – 1936 (2 weeks), nuTsie 70 of 1930s, Scrobulate 84 of jazz
4 Benny Goodman Goody Goody 1936 United States U.S. Billboard 1 – 1936 (13 weeks), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1936, U.S. Billboard 6 of 1936, POP 6 of 1936, Brazil 32 of 1936, nuTsie 71 of 1930s
5 Benny Goodman Glory of Love 1936 United States U.S. Billboard 1 – 1936 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1936, U.S. Billboard 10 of 1936, POP 10 of 1936, Brazil 67 of 1936, nuTsie 96 of 1930s

Top hit recordings[]

Classical music[]

Premieres[]

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Barber, Samuel String Quartet 1936-12-14 Italy Rome Pro Arte Quartet[2]
Barber, Samuel Symphony in One Movement (Symphony No. 1) 1936-12-13 Italy Rome Augusteo Philharmonic – Molinari[2]
Berg, Alban Violin Concerto 1936-04-19 Spain Barcelona (ISCM) Krasner / Pau Casals Orchestra – Scherchen[3]
Britten, Benjamin 1936-02-25 United Kingdom London Stratton Quartet[4]
Britten, Benjamin Our Hunting Fathers 1936-09-25 United Kingdom Norwich Wyss / London Philharmonic – Britten [5]
Britten, Benjamin 1936-04-21 Spain Barcelona (ISCM) Brosa, Britten [6]
Britten, Benjamin 1936-12-12 United Kingdom London Caine, Hallis[7]
Chávez, Carlos Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2) 1936-04-10 United States Boston Boston Symphony – Chávez [8]
Copland, Aaron 1936-01-09 United States Minneapolis Minneapolis Symphony
Dallapiccola, Luigi 1936-03-30 Switzerland Geneva Dallapiccola, Orloff, Pasche [9]
Diamond, David 1936-12-10 United States Rochester, NY Rochester Philharmonic – Hanson[10]
George Enescu Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano, Op. 26, No. 2 1936-3-4 France Paris Alexanian, Enescu[11]
Gershwin, George Catfish Row 1936-01-21 United States Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Smallens[12]
Hindemith, Paul Trauermusik 1936-01-21 United Kingdom London Hindemith / BBC Symphony – Boult[13]
Ifukube, Akira 1936-04-05 United States Boston Boston Symphony – Sevitzky[14]
Jolivet, André 1936-05-25 France Paris Jane Evrard Orchestra [15]
Jolivet, André 1936-06-03 France Paris Paris Symphony – Désormière[16]
Jolivet, André 1936-12-06 France Paris Messiaen[17]
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Piano Concerto No. 2 1936-05-12 Soviet Union Moscow [18] [Unknown performers]
Kodály, Zoltán Budavári Te Deum 1936-09-02 Hungary Budapest , , , , / – [19]
Krenek, Ernst Fragment from Karl V 1936-04-19 Spain Barcelona (ISCM) / Pau Casals Orchestra – Ansermet[20]
Lambert, Constant Summer's Last Will and Testament 1936-01-29 United Kingdom London Henderson / Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony – Lambert [21]
Louis Lavater 'By Starlight' Serenade for piano and string 1936 Australia Melbourne unknown orchestra[22]
Martinů, Bohuslav 1936-12-27 France Paris M. Moyse, B. Moyse / Paris Concerts Society Orchestra – Gaubert[23]
Messiaen, Olivier 1936-04-25 France Paris Nin-Culmell[24]
Messiaen, Olivier 1936-05-18 France Paris , Messiaen [25]
Myaskovsky, Nikolay Aviation Symphony (Symphony No. 16) 1936-10-24 Soviet Union Moscow Moscow Philharmonic – Szenkar[26]
Prokofiev, Sergei Peter and the Wolf 1936-05-02 Soviet Union Moscow Moscow Philharmonic – Prokofiev [27]
Prokofiev, Sergei Suite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet 1936-11-24 Soviet Union Moscow Moscow Philharmonic – Sebestyén[28][29]
Rachmaninoff, Sergei Symphony No. 3 1936-11-06 United States Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Stokowski[30]
Revueltas, Silvestre Homenaje a Federico García Lorca 1936-11-14 Mexico Mexico City Musicians from the National Conservatory – Revueltas [31]
Strauss, Richard Olympische Hymne 1936-08-01 Germany Berlin (Olympics) Berlin Philharmonic, – Strauss [32]
Varèse, Edgard Density 21.5 1936-02-16 United States New York City Barrère[33]
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Dona nobis pacem 1936-10-02 United Kingdom Huddersfield , Henderson / Huddersfield Society, Hallé Orchestra – Coates[34]

Compositions[]

  • Grażyna Bacewicz – Trio for Oboe, Violin and Piano
  • Samuel Barber –
    • Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
    • String Quartet, Op. 11
  • Béla Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
  • Arnold Bax –
    • Threnody and Scherzo
    • String Quartet No. 3 in F major
  • Ernest Bloch – Voice in the Wilderness
  • Benjamin Britten – Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
  • Carlos Chávez – Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2)
  • Aaron Copland – El Salón México
  • Henry Cowell – String Quartet No. 4, "United"
  • David Diamond –
    • Violin Concerto No. 1
    • Concerto for String Quartet
  • John Fernström – Clarinet Concerto
  • Berthold Goldschmidt – String Quartet No. 2
  • Paul Hindemith – Trauermusik (Funeral Music)
  • Alan Hovhaness – Cello Concerto
  • Aram Khachaturian – Piano Concerto
  • Bohuslav Martinů – Concerto for Flute, Violin and Chamber Orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen – Poèmes pour Mi, song cycle for piano and soprano
  • Sergei Prokofiev –
    • Peter and the Wolf, for narrator and orchestra
    • Romeo and Juliet (ballet)
    • Russian Overture for orchestra
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff – Symphony No. 3
  • Albert Roussel – Concertino for Cello and Orchestra
  • Edmund Rubbra –
    • Sinfonia Concertante
    • Symphony No. 1, Op. 44
  • Arnold Schoenberg –
    • Violin Concerto, Op. 36 (1935–36)
    • String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37
  • Roger Sessions – String Quartet No. 1
  • Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43 (1935–1936)
  • Edgard Varèse – Density 21.5
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams – Dona Nobis Pacem
  • Anton Webern – Variations for Piano (1935–1936)
  • Percy Whitlock – Sonata for Organ in C minor

Opera[]

  • Franco Alfano – Cyrano de Bergerac
  • George Enescu – Œdipe, op. 23 (completed by 1931); first staged March 13, 1935, at the Paris Opera
  • Emmerich Kalman – Kaiserin Josephine
  • Bohuslav Martinů – Divadlo za branou (Theater Behind the Gate)
  • Gian Carlo Menotti – Amelia Goes to the Ball

Film[]

Jazz[]

Main article: 1936 in jazz

Musical theater[]

  • Balalaika London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 22 and ran for 570 performances.
  • Careless Rapture (Ivor Novello) – London production opened at the Theatre Royal on September 11 and ran for 295 performances.
  • Broadway revue opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on May 19 and ran for 193 performances.
  • On Your Toes Broadway production opened on April 11 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 315 performances.
  • Over She Goes (Music: Billy Mayerl Lyrics: Desmond Carter & Frank Eyton Book: Stanley Lupino) London production opened at the Saville Theatre on September 23 and ran for 248 performances
  • Red, Hot And Blue Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 183 performances.
  • Broadway revue opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 25 and ran for 237 performances.
  • London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on September 2 and ran for 311 performances
  • This'll Make You Whistle London production opened at the Palace Theatre on September 15 and transferred to Daly's Theatre on January 21, 1937, for a total run of 190 performances. Starred Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph
  • Tonight at 8.30 London production opened at the Phoenix Theatre on January 9 and ran for 157 performances.
  • White Horse Inn Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Center Theatre and ran for 223 performances.

Musical films[]

  • Anything Goes starring Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman
  • Born to Dance released November 27 starring Eleanor Powell, Virginia Bruce, James Stewart, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen and the vocal group The Foursome.
  • Cain and Mabel starring Marion Davies, Clark Gable and Allen Jenkins
  • Can This Be Dixie? starring Jane Withers, Slim Summerville, Helen Wood and Thomas Beck. Directed by George Marshall
  • Captain January starring Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee and Slim Summerville. Directed by David Butler.
  • Circus, starring Lyubov Orlova and directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, with music by Isaak Dunayevsky[35]
  • Collegiate released January 22 starring Jack Oakie and Frances Langford and featuring songwriters Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.
  • Dancing Pirate starring Charles Collins, Frank Morgan and Steffi Duna
  • Everybody Dance starring Cicely Courtneidge
  • Everything Is Rhythm starring Harry Roy and and featuring Mabel Mercer
  • Follow the Fleet starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
  • The Great Ziegfeld starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice, Virginia Bruce and Ray Bolger.
  • Hats Off starring Mae Clark and John Payne. Directed by .
  • Her Master's Voice starring Edward Everett Horton and Peggy Conklin
  • King of Burlesque starring Alice Faye, Jack Oakie and Warner Baxter and featuring Fats Waller and Kenny Baker
  • Pigskin Parade starring Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Betty Grable, Dixie Dunbar and Judy Garland and featuring The Yacht Club Boys
  • Poor Little Rich Girl released July 24 starring Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Jack Haley and featuring Tony Martin.
  • Public Nuisance No. 1 starring Frances Day.
  • Rhythm on the Range released July 1 starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer.
  • Rose-Marie starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
  • Show Boat starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, Paul Robeson and Hattie McDaniel
  • Soft Lights and Sweet Music film revue featuring Ambrose & his Orchestra, Evelyn Dall, Turner Layton and Elisabeth Welch
  • Stage Struck starring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Frank McHugh, Jeanne Madden and The Yacht Club Boys.
  • Suzy starring Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant and Inez Courtney
  • Swing Time starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
  • Three Smart Girls
  • Variety Parade

Births[]

  • January 2
    • Iván Erőd, Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist (died 2019)
    • Roger Miller, country singer (died 1992)
  • January 8 – Zdeněk Mácal, Czech-American conductor
  • January 12 – Raimonds Pauls, composer and piano player
  • January 14 – Clarence Carter, soul singer
  • January 23 – Cécile Ousset, pianist
  • January 24
    • Doug Kershaw, fiddle player
    • Jack Scott, rock singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
    • Bobby Wellins, Scottish saxophonist (d. 2016)
  • January 29 – James Jamerson, American bass guitarist for Motown Records (d. 1983)
  • February 6 – Donnie Brooks, singer (d. 2007)
  • February 8 – Larry Verne, American novelty singer (d. 2013)
  • February 9 – Stompin' Tom Connors, folk musician (d. 2013)
  • February 19 – Bob Engermann (The Lettermen) (d. 2013)
  • February 22 – Ernie K-Doe, R&B singer (d. 2001)
  • February 24 – Luis Aguilé, Argentine singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
  • March 4 – Aribert Reimann, pianist and composer
  • March 6 – Elmira Zherzdeva, Soviet singer and voice actress
  • March 17 – Ladislav Kupkovič, composer (d. 2016)
  • c. March 20 – Lee "Scratch" Perry, reggae artist, composer (d. 2021)
  • March 22 – Roger Whittaker, singer-songwriter
  • March 26 – Fred Parris (The Five Satins)
  • March 29 – Richard Rodney Bennett, composer and pianist (d. 2012)
  • April 10 – Bobby Smith, R&B singer (The Spinners) (d. 2013)
  • April 13 – Dieter Klöcker, clarinetist[36] (died 2011)
  • April 17 – Alexander Walton (Pete Graves), R&B singer (The Moonglows) (d. 2006)
  • April 22 – Glen Campbell, country singer (The Beach Boys) (d. 2017)
  • April 23 – Roy Orbison, singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
  • April 29
    • Zubin Mehta, conductor
    • April Stevens, singer
  • May 2 – Engelbert Humperdinck, born Arnold George Dorsey, pop singer
  • May 6 – Sylvia Robinson, hip hop singer (Mickey & Sylvia) (d. 2011)
  • May 14 – Bobby Darin, singer (d. 1973)
  • May 23 – Ingeborg Hallstein, German opera singer
  • May 24 – Harold Budd, American avant-garde composer (d. 2020)
  • May 25 – Tom T. Hall, country singer-songwriter (d. 2021)
  • May 28 – Maki Ishii, Japanese composer (d. 2003)
  • June 6 – Levi Stubbs, vocalist (The Four Tops) (d. 2008)
  • June 15 – Alexandru Hrisanide, Romanian pianist and composer (d. 2018)
  • June 19
  • June 20 – Billy Guy, R&B singer (The Coasters) (d. 2002)
  • June 22
    • Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor
    • Hermeto Pascoal, composer and instrumentalist
  • June 30 – Dave Van Ronk, folk singer (d. 2002)
  • July 10 – David Zinman, violinist and conductor
  • July 13 – Vaza Azarasvili, Georgian composer
  • July 30 – Buddy Guy, blues guitarist
  • August 4 – Elsbeary Hobbs (The Drifters) (d. 1996)
  • August 7 – Charles Pope (The Tams) (d. 2013)
  • August 23 – Rudy Lewis (The Drifters) (d. 1964)
  • August 29 – Gilbert Amy, French composer and conductor
  • August 31 – Igor Zhukov, Russian pianist (d. 2018)
  • September 7 – Buddy Holly, rock and roll singer-songwriter (d. 1959)
  • September 14 – John Boyden, classical music administrator (d. 2021)
  • September 18 – Big Tom, Irish country music singer (d. 2018)
  • September 21 – Dickey Lee, country singer-songwriter
  • October 3
    • James Darren, actor and singer
    • Steve Reich, minimalist composer
  • October 5 – George Jones Jr. (The Edsels) (d. 2008)
  • October 7 – Charles Dutoit, conductor
  • October 24 – Bill Wyman, rock bassist and producer (The Rolling Stones)
  • November 11 – Jack Keller, songwriter (d. 2005)
  • November 14
    • Antonio Gades, flamenco dancer (d. 2004)
    • Cornelius Gunter (The Coasters) (The Flairs) (d. 1990)
  • November 18 – Don Cherry, jazz musician (d. 1995)
  • November 19 – Ray Collins, rock musician (The Mothers of Invention) (d. 2012)
  • November 22 – Hans Zender, conductor (d. 2019)
  • December 14 – Arve Tellefsen, violinist
  • December 17
    • Tommy Banks, Canadian jazz pianist, composer and politician (d. 2018)
    • Tommy Steele, British pop singer

Deaths[]

Date unknown[]

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