1 January:COUNTRY JOE McDONALD = American musician, lead singer of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish
4 January:PRECIOUS BRYANT = American singer-songwriter and guitarist = [died: 2013]
5 January:MAURIZIO POLLINI = Italian pianist
8 January:JOHN PETERSEN = American drummer, most notably for rock bands The Beau Brummels and Harpers Bizarre = [died: 2007]
11 January:CLARENCE CLEMONS = American saxophonist, musician and actor, member of The E Street Band = [died: 2011]
16 January:
WILLIAM FRANCIS = American keyboardist with Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show = [died: 2010]
BARBARA LYNN = American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
19 January:NARA LEÃO = Brazilian bossa nova and MPB (popular Brazilian music) singer and occasional actress = [died: 1989]
20 January:WILLIAM POWELL = American R&B singer, lead singer of The O'Jays = [died: 1977]
21 January:EDWIN STARR = American soul singer = [died: 2003]
30 January:MARTY BALIN = American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of Jefferson Airplane, KBC Band and Jefferson Starship
2 February:GRAHAM NASH = English singer-songwriter and musician, member of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
8 February:TERRY MELCHER = American musician and record producer = [died: 2004]
9 February:CAROLE KING = American composer and singer-songwriter
11 February:OTIS CLAY = American R&B and soul singer, who started in gospel music = [died: 2016]
13 February:PETER TORK = American musician and actor, best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees
19 February:PHIL COULTER = Irish musician, songwriter and record producer
24 February:PAUL JONES = English singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter
28 February:BRIAN JONES = English musician, the founder and the original leader of The Rolling Stones = [died: 1969]
2 March:LOU REED = American musician, singer, and songwriter, he was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground and photographer = [died: 2013]
3 March:MIKE PENDER = English vocalist with The Searchers
9 March:
MARK LINDSAY = American musician, lead singer for Paul Revere & the Raiders
GARY LEEDS = American musician, who was the drummer and vocalist with both The Standells and The Walker Brothers
16 March:JERRY JEFF WALKER = American country music singer and songwriter
20 March:ROBIN LUKE = American rockabilly singer
25 March:ARETHA FRANKLIN = American singer–songwriter and musician
28 March:SAMUEL RAMEY = American operatic bass-baritone
1 April:
PHIL MARGO = American musician and author, member of The Tokens
DANNY BROOKS = American member of The Dovells
ALAN BLAKELY = English musician, rhythm guitar, keyboards, and vocalist with The Tremeloes = [died: 1996]
2 April:
LEON RUSSELL = American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist
PHIL CASTRODALE = American singer, first-tenor with The Reflections
3 April:BILLY JOE ROYAL = American pop and country singer = [died: 2015]
4 April:MAJOR LANCE = American R&B singer = [died: 1994]
5 April:ALLAN CLARKE = English, original lead singer of The Hollies
8 April:ROGER CHAPMAN = English rock vocalist with Family
19 April:ALAN PRICE = English singer-songwriter, original keyboard player with The Animals
24 April:BARBRA STREISAND = American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker
26 April:BOBBY RYDELL = American singer and sometime actor
29 April:VINCENT PONCIA Jr. = American musician, songwriter and record producer, member of The Trade Winds and The Innocence
5 May:TAMMY WYNETTE = American country music singer-songwriter = [died: 1998]
6 May:COLIN EARL = English musician, member of Mungo Jerry
9 May:TOMMY ROE = American pop music singer-songwriter
12 May:
IAN DURY = English rock and roll singer-songwriter, bandleader, artist, and actor, lead singer of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and before that of Kilburn and the High Roads = [died: 2000]
BILLY SWAN = American songwriter and country singer
20 May:JILL JACKSON ("Paula") = American singer, member of Paul & Paula
23 May:FRED WEDLOCK = English folk singer = [died: 2010]
3 June:CURTIS MAYFIELD = American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer = [died: 1999]
6 June:PAUL ESSWOOD = English countertenor and conductor
8 June:CHUCK NEGRON = American singer-songwriter, member of Three Dog Night
12 June:LEN BARRY = American vocalist, songwriter and record producer
16 June:EDWARD LEVERT = American singer–songwriter and actor, lead vocalist of The O'Jays
18 June:PAUL McCARTNEY = English singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & composer
19 June:ELAINE "SPANKY" McFARLANE = American vocalist, lead singer of Spanky and Our Gang
20 June:BRIAN WILSON = American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, multi-tasking leader and co-founder of The Beach Boys
24 June:ARTHUR BROWN = English rock singer, lead singer with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
25 June:JOSEPH CHAMBERS = American jazz drummer, as well as a pianist, vibraphonist and composer, member of The Chambers Brothers
26 June:LARRY TAYLOR = American bass guitarist, best known for his work as a member of Canned Heat {1967–70, 1978–80, 1987–92, 1996–97, 2010–present}
27 June:BRUCE JOHNSTON = American singer, songwriter, and record producer, member of The Beach Boys
5 July:MATTHIAS BAMERT = Swiss composer and conductor
12 July:
SWAMP DOGG = American soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
STEVE YOUNG = American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist = [died: 2016]
13 July:
ROGER McGUINN = American musician, member of The Byrds
JAY UZZELL = American doo-wop singer, member of The Corsairs
STEPHEN JO BLADD = American musician, member of The J. Geils Band
23 July:MADELINE BELL = American-British soul singer, member of Blue Mink {1969-1974}
25 July:BRUCE WOODLY = Australian singer-songwriter and musician, member of The Seekers
1 August:JERRY GARCIA = American musician, lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with the band The Grateful Dead = [died: 1995]
7 August:
B. J. THOMAS = American singer
CAETANO VELOSO = Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist
8 August:JAY DAVID = American musician, drummer with Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
10 August:MARTIN HITLER = R&B artist, guitarist, no relation to Adolf Hitler
11 August:
MIKE HUGG = British singer, songwriter & instrumentalist with Manfred Mann and The Manfreds
GUY VILLARI = American doo-wop vocalist with The Regents
16 August:BARBARA GEORGE = American R&B singer-songwriter = [died: 2006]
20 August:ISAAC HAYES = American soul singer, songwriter, actor, producer and voice artist = [died: 2008]
27 August:DARYL DRAGON = American keyboardist, member of Captain & Tennille
29 August:STERLING MORRISON = American guitarist, member of The Velvet Underground = [died: 1995]
3 September:AL JARDINE = American musician, singer, and songwriter, co-founder of The Beach Boys
4 September:MERALD "BUBBA" KNIGHT = American R&B/soul singer, member of Gladys Knight and the Pips
8 September:SAL VALENTINO = American rock musician, singer and songwriter, lead singer of The Beau Brummels
9 September:DANNY KALB = American blues guitarist and vocalist, original member of The Blues Project
10 September:DANNY HUTTON = Irish-American singer, member of Three Dog Night
15 September:LEE DORMAN = American bass guitarist, member of Iron Butterfly = [died: 2012]
16 September:BERNIE CALVERT = English musician, member of The Hollies
19 September:FREDA PAYNE = American Soul/R&B singer and actress
27 October:LEE GREENWOOD = American country music artist
7 November:JOHNNY RIVERS = Italian-American rock 'n' roll singer, songwriter, legendary guitarist, and record producer
13 November:JOHN P. HAMMOND = American blues singer and guitarist
15 November:DANIEL BARENBOIM = Argentine pianist and conductor with Argentina, Israel, Palestine and Spain citizenship
17 November:BOB GAUDIO = American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons
20 November:
NORMAN GREENBAUM = American singer-songwriter
MEREDITH MONK = American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer
27 November:JIMI HENDRIX = American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter = [died: 1970]
7 December:HARRY CHAPIN = American singer-songwriter = [died: 1981]
8 December:TOOTS HIBBERT = Jamaican singer and songwriter, known as the leader for the reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals
15 December:DAVE CLARK = English musician, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He was the leader, drummer and manager of The Dave Clark Five
17 December:PAUL BUTTERFIELD = American blues harmonica player and singer = [died: 1987]
29 December:JERRY SUMMERS = American singer, member of The Dovells
30 December:MICHAEL NESMITH = American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, member of The Monkees
31 December:ANDY SUMMERS = English musician, member of Eric Burdon & the Animals and The Police
Timeline of Musical Events
21 July: In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Goldman Band performs a unique concert, playing all original works. This was the first time a concert of music originally composed for the wind ensemble had been performed.
Also in 1942:-
BUNK JOHNSON makes his first recordings.
Capitol Records is founded by JOHNNY MERCER, BUDDY DeSYLVA, and GLENN WALLICHS.
JAMES PETRILLO, leader of the American Federation of Musicians, orders a ban on musicians recording new material. The labels Decca and Capitol negotiate an end to the ban in 1943, but RCA Victor and Columbia Records hold out until 1944. The strike does not include live performances in concerts and on the radio.
Published Popular Music
"Abraham" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"Ain't Got A Dime To My Name" = lyrics by JOHNNY BURKE; music by JAMES VAN HEUSEN
"At Last" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"Baltimore Oriole" = lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER & HOAGY CARMICHAEL
"Be Careful, It's My Heart" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"Be Like The Kettle And Sing" = lyrics & music by CONNOR, O'CONNOR & RIDLEY
"Born To Lose" = lyrics & music by FRANKIE BROWN
"C Jam Blues" = music by DUKE ELLINGTON
"Constantly" = lyrics by JOHNNY BURKE; music by JIMMY VAN HEUSEN. Introduced by BING CROSBY in the film Road to Morocco
"Cow-Cow Boogie" = lyrics & music by DON RAYE, GENE DE PAUL & BENNY CARTER
"Dearly Beloved" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by JEROME KERN
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" = lyrics by BOB RUSSELL; music by DUKE ELLINGTON
"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" = lyrics by LEW BROWN & CHARLES TOBIAS; music by SAM H. STEPT
"Ev'rything I've Got" = lyrics by LORENZ HART; music by RICHARD RODGERS from the musical By Jupiter
"Glissando" = music by JOHN SERRY, Sr.
"Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" = lyrics by E. Y. HARBURG; music by HAROLD ARLEN
"Happy Holiday" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"Holiday For Strings" = music by DAVID ROSE
"The House I Live In" = lyrics & music by EARL ROBINSON & LEWIS ALLAN
"I Came Here To Talk For Joe" = lyrics by CHARLES TOBIAS & LEW BROWN; music by SAM H. STEPT
"I Get the Neck of the Chicken" = lyrics by FRANK LOESSER; music by JIMMY McHUGH. Introduced by MARCY McGUIRE in the film Seven Days' Leave
"I Had The Craziest Dream" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN. Introduced by HELEN FORREST with HARRY JAMES and his Music in the film Springtime in the Rockies
"I Heard You Cried Last Night" = lyrics by JERRIE KRUGER; music by TED GROUYA
"I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" = lyrics & music by LEON RENÉ & JOHNNY LANGE
"I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"If You Are But A Dream" = lyrics & music by MOE JAFFE, JACK FULTON & NAT BONX
"If You Build A Better Mousetrap" = by JOHNNY MERCER, VICTOR SCHERTZINGER
"I'll Be Around" = lyrics & music by ALEC WILDER
"I'll Capture Your Heart" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"I'll Take Tallulah" = lyrics by E. Y. HARBURG; music by BURTON LANE
"I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"I'm Old Fashioned" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by JEROME KERN
"In The Blue Of Evening" = lyrics by TOM ADAIR; music by ALFRED D'ARTEGA
"It Must Be Jelly" = lyrics by SUNNY SKYLAR; music by GEORGE WILLIAMS & J. CHALMERS
"It Started All Over Again" = lyrics by BILL CAREY; music by CARL FISCHER
"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"I've Heard That Song Before" = lyrics by SAMMY CAHN; music by JULE STYNE
"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" = lyrics by FRANK LOESSER; music by JOSEPH J. LILLEY
"Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland" = lyrics by KAY TWOMEY; music by AL GOODHART
"Juke Box Saturday Night" = lyrics by AL STILLMAN; music by PAUL McGRANE
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" = lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER; music by HOAGY CARMICHAEL
"Let's Get Lost" = lyrics by FRANK LOESSER; music by JIMMY McHUGH
"Let's Start The New Year Right" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"Lover Man" = lyrics & music by JIMMY DAVIS, ROGER 'RAM' RAMIREZ & JIMMY SHERMAN
"Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" = lyrics & music by LARRY MARKES & DICK CHARLES
"Mister Five By Five" = lyrics & music by DON RAYE & GENE DE PAUL
"Moonlight Becomes You" = lyrics by JOHNNY BURKE; music by JAMES VAN HEUSEN
""Murder", He Says!" = lyrics by FRANK LOESSER; music by JIMMY McHUGH
"My Devotion" = lyrics & music by ROC HILLMAN & JOHNNY NAPTON
"One Dozen Roses" = lyrics by ROGER LEWIS & COUNTRY WASHBURN; music by DICK JURGENS & WALTER DONOVAN
"Pennsylvania Polka" = lyrics & music by LESTER LEE & ZEKE MANNERS
"People Like You And Me" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"Perdido" = lyrics by HANS LENGSFELDER & ERVIN DRAKE; music by JUAN TIZOL
"Pistol Packin' Mama" = lyrics & music by AL DEXTER
"Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition" = lyrics & music by FRANK LOESSER
"Put Your Dreams Away" = lyrics & music by RUTH LOWE, STEPHAN WEISS & PAUL MANN
"The Road To Morocco" = lyrics by JOHNNY BURKE; music by JAMES VAN HEUSEN
"Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" = lyrics by KERMIT GOELL; music by MABEL WAYNE
"Serenade In Blue" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"Skylark" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by HOAGY CARMICHAEL
"Strip Polka" = lyrics & music by JOHNNY MERCER
"Tarantella" = music by JOHN SERRY, Sr.
"That Old Black Magic" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by HAROLD ARLEN
"That's Sabotage" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"There Are Such Things" = lyrics & music by STANLEY ADAMS, ABEL BAER & GEORGE W. MEYER
"There Will Never Be Another You" = lyrics by MACK GORDON; music by HARRY WARREN
"There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" = lyrics & music by PAUL ROBERTS & SHELBY DARNELL
"This Is The Army, Mr Jones" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"This Is Worth Fighting For" = lyrics by EDDIE DE LANGE; music by SAM H. STEPT
"Three Little Sisters" = lyrics & music by IRVING TAYLOR & VIC MIZZY
"Trav'lin' Light" = lyrics by SIDNEY CLARE; music by HARRY AKST
"Tweedle-O-Twill" = lyrics & music by GENE AUTRY & FRED ROSE
"Wait Till You See Her" = lyrics by LORENZ HART; music by RICHARD RODGERS. Introduced by RONNIE GRAHAM in the musical By Jupiter
"Warsaw Concerto" = music by RICHARD ADINSELL
"Well, Git It!" = music by SY OLIVER
"When The Lights Go On Again" = lyrics & music by EDDIE SEILER, SOL MARCUS & BENNIE BENJAMIN
"White Christmas" = lyrics & music by IRVING BERLIN
"Who Wouldn't Love You?" = lyrics by BILL CAREY; music by CARL FISCHER
"Why Don't You Do Right?" = lyrics & music by JOE McCOY
"Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?" = lyrics by AL LEWIS; music by MABEL WAYNE
"You Were Never Lovelier" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by JEROME KERN
"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" = lyrics & music by COLE PORTER. Performed in the 1943 musical film Something to Shout About by DON AMECHE and JANET BLAIR
Classical Music
AARON COPLAND
Fanfare for the Common Man
CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Abertura Concertante
CARLOS GUASTAVINO
Once Upon A Time (ballet)
ARAM KHACHATURIAN
Gayane (ballet)
GERALD FINZI
Let Us Garlands Bring
BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Piano Quartet No. 1
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Piano Concerto, Op. 42
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Four Norwegian Moods
Opera
WALTER DAMROSCH
The Opera Cloak
DMITRI KABALEVSKY
In the Fire
Musical Theatre
BY JUPITER
(Music by: Richard Rodgers; Book by: Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by: Lorenz Hart)
Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on June 2 and ran for 421 performances
DU BARRY WAS A LADY
London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on October 22 and ran for 178 performances
LET'S FACE IT!
London production opened at the Hippodrome on November 19 and ran for 348 performances
PRIORITIES OF 1942
(Lyrics & Music by: Charles Barnes, Marjery Fielding)
Broadway Revue opened March 12 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 353 performances.
SHOW TIME
(Written by: Fred F. Finklehoffe)
Broadway Revue opened September 16 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 342 performances.
STAR AND GARTER
(Music by: Harold Arlen, Dorival Caymmi, Lester Lee, Frank McCue, Harold J. Rome, Doris Tauber; Lyrics by: Harold Arlen, Al Dubin, Harold J. Rome, Jerry Seelen, Albert Stillman, Sis Willner)
Broadway Revue opened on June 24 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 605 performances.
STARS ON ICE
(Music by: Paul McGrane, Paul Van Loan; Lyrics by: Albert Stillman)
Broadway Revue opened July 2 at the Center Theatre and ran for 827 performances.
THIS IS THE ARMY
(Music by: Irving Berlin; Book by: Irving Berlin, Pfc. Richard Burdick, James MacColl, Pvt. Tom McDonnell, Pvt. Jack Mendelsohn; Lyrics by: Irving Berlin)
Broadway Revue opened July 4 at the Broadway Theatre and ran for 113 performances.
Please address any comments concerning this page to The Music Maestro
Mark Chard BSc, PLY
Page created: 19th August 2011
Last edited: 17th January 2024
