1950 in music
Overview of the events of 1950 in music
Clarinetist George Lewis in 1950 was prominent in the revived popularity of traditional jazz .
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1950.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
Albums released
No. 1 hit singles
These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine 's charts in 1950.
First week
Number of weeks
Title
Artist
January 7, 1950
1
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer "
Gene Autry , 7,000,000 sold by 1969[ 7]
January 14, 1950
4
"I Can Dream, Can't I? "
The Andrews Sisters
February 11, 1950
1
"Rag Mop "
The Ames Brothers
February 18, 1950
4
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy "
Red Foley
March 18, 1950
4
"Music! Music! Music! "
Teresa Brewer
April 15, 1950
2
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake "
Eileen Barton
April 29, 1950
11
"The Third Man Theme "
Anton Karas , 4,000,000 sold[ 7]
July 15, 1950
5
"Mona Lisa "
Nat King Cole
August 19, 1950
13
"Goodnight, Irene "
Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers , 2,000,000 sold[ 7]
November 18, 1950
2
"Harbor Lights "
Sammy Kaye
December 2, 1950
4
"The Thing "
Phil Harris
December 30, 1950
9
"The Tennessee Waltz "
Patti Page
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1950.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart entries
1
Nat King Cole
Mona Lisa
1950
US
US 1940s 1 – Jun 1950, US 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1950, Oscar in 1950, US BB 2 of 1950, POP 2 of 1950, DDD 4 of 1950, Italy 48 of 1951, RIAA 109, Acclaimed 1292
2
Patti Page
Tennessee Waltz
1950
US
US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1950, US BB 4 of 1950, 6,000,000 sold by 1967[ 7]
3
Phil Harris
The Thing
1950
US
US 1940s 1 – Nov 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1950, Peel list 1 of 1950, US BB 12 of 1950, POP 12 of 1950
4
Red Foley
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
1950
US
US 1940s 1 – Jan 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1950, DDD 17 of 1950, US BB 18 of 1950, POP 25 of 1950
5
Teresa Brewer
Music! Music! Music!
1950
US
US 1940s 1 – Feb 1950, US 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1950, US BB 3 of 1950, POP 3 of 1950
Top hit records
"A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz" – Georgia Gibbs
"All My Love (Bolero) " – Patti Page
"Anema e core " – Tito Schipa
"Are You Lonesome Tonight? " – Al Jolson
"Ballin' the Jack ", recorded by
"Be My Love " – Mario Lanza
"Bewitched " – Doris Day
"Black Lace" – Frankie Laine
"Boo-Hoo" – Guy Lombardo & The Lombardo Trio
"A Bushel And A Peck " – Perry Como & Betty Hutton
"Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) " – The Ames Brothers
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy " – Red Foley
"Count Every Star ", recorded by
"Cry Of The Wild Goose" – Frankie Laine
"Daddy's Little Girl" – The Mills Brothers
"Dear, Dear, Dear" – Frankie Laine
"Domino " – André Claveau
"Dream a Little Dream of Me " – Frankie Laine
"A Dreamer's Holiday" – Buddy Clark & The Girlfriends
"El rancho 'e la Cambicha " – Antonio Tormo
"Enjoy Yourself " – Guy Lombardo (Kenny Gardner & The Lombardo Trio vocals)
"Goodnight, Irene " – The Weavers
"Harbor Lights " – Sammy Kaye
"Here Comes Santa Claus" – Andrews Sisters
"Hymne à l'amour (Hymn To Love)" – Édith Piaf
"I Can Dream, Can't I? " – The Andrews Sisters
"I'll Never Be Free ", recorded by:
"I Love You For That" – Patti Page & Frankie Laine
"I Wanna Be Loved" – The Andrews Sisters
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake " – Eileen Barton
"I'm Movin' On " – Hank Snow
"It Isn't Fair " – Sammy Kaye (Don Cornell vocal)
"Let's Go West Again" – Al Jolson
"A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome" – Frankie Laine
"Mona Lisa " – Nat King Cole
"Music, Maestro, Please" – Frankie Laine
"Music! Music! Music! " – Teresa Brewer
"My Foolish Heart , recorded by
"My Heart Cries For You " – Guy Mitchell
"Nevertheless " – The Mills Brothers
"No Other Love " – Jo Stafford
"The Old Piano Roll Blues" Al Jolson & The Andrews Sisters
"Patricia " – Perry Como
"Peter Cottontail" – Gene Autry
"Play A Simple Melody " – Gary Crosby & Friend (Bing Crosby )
"Rag Mop " – The Ames Brothers
"Red Hot Mama" – Georgia Gibbs
"The Roving Kind " – Guy Mitchell
"Sentimental Me " – The Ames Brothers
"Sleepy Ol' River" – Frankie Laine
"Someday ", recorded by
"Sometime" – The Mariners
"Stars & Stripes Forever " – Frankie Laine
"Swingin' In A Hammock" – Guy Lombardo (Don Rodney & The Lombardo Trio vocals)
"The Tennessee Waltz " – Patti Page
"There's No Tomorrow " – Tony Martin
"The Thing " – Phil Harris
"Thinking of You" – Don Cherry
"The Third Man Theme " from the film The Third Man , recorded by
"With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming " – Patti Page
Top R&B hits on record
Published popular music
"Adelaide's Lament" words and music: Frank Loesser
"African Bolero" m. John Serry Sr.
"American Beauty Rose" w.m. Hal David , Redd Evans & Arthur Altman
"Be My Love " w. Sammy Cahn m. Nicholas Brodszky
"The Best Thing For You " w.m. Irving Berlin
"Blind Date" w.m. Sid Robin
"A Bushel And A Peck " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Candy And Cake" w.m. Bob Merrill
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy " w.m. Harry Stone & Jack Stapp
"Choo'n Gum" w. Mann Curtis m. Vic Mizzy
"Cold, Cold Heart " w.m. Hank Williams
"The Cry of the Wild Goose " w.m. Terry Gilkyson
"Dearie " w.m. Bob Hilliard & David Mann
"Domino " w. (Eng) Don Raye (Fr) Jacques Plante m. Louis Ferrari
"Freight Train " w. Paul James & Fred Williams m. trad arr. Elizabeth Cotton
"The French Can-Can Polka" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Jacques Offenbach
"From This Moment On " w.m. Cole Porter
"Frosty the Snowman " w.m. Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins
"Fugue For Tinhorns " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Get Out Those Old Records" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
"Gone Fishin' " w.m. Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny
"Guys and Dolls " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Home Cookin"' w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
"Hoop-Dee-Doo " w. Frank Loesser m. Milton De Lugg
"The Hostess With The Mostes' On The Ball" w.m. Irving Berlin . Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Call Me Madam
"I Almost Lost My Mind " w.m. Ivory Joe Hunter
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell " w.m. Edward Pola & George Wyle
"I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine " w.m. Mack David
"I Leave My Heart in an English Garden " w.m. Harry Parr-Davies and Christopher Hassall from the musical Dear Miss Phoebe
"I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat " w.m. Alan Livingston, Billy May & Warren Foster
"If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake " w.m. Al Hoffman , Bob Merrill & Clem Watts
"If I Were A Bell " w.m. Frank Loesser
"I'll Know" w.m. Frank Loesser
"I'll Never Be Free " w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
"I'm Movin' On " w.m. Hank Snow
"It Is No Secret" w.m. Stuart Hamblen
"It's A Lovely Day Today " w.m. Irving Berlin
"I've Never Been In Love Before " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Ivory Rag" Lou Busch , Jack Elliott
"Little White Duck" w.m. Walt Barrows & Bernard Zaritsky
"The Loveliest Night of the Year " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Juventino P. Rosas
"Luck Be a Lady " w.m. Frank Loesser
"Lucky Lucky Lucky Me" Berle, Arnold
"Marry The Man Today" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Marrying For Love" w.m. Irving Berlin
"More I Cannot Wish You " w.m. Frank Loesser
"My Heart Cries For You " w.m. Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
"My Time Of Day" w.m. Frank Loesser
"No Other Love " adaptation from Chopin's Étude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10. w.m. Bob Russell & Paul Weston
"The Old Piano Roll Blues" w.m. Cy Coben
"The Oldest Established" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Orange Colored Sky " w.m. Milton De Lugg & William Stein
"Patricia " w.m. Benny Davis
"(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You " w.m. Stuart Hamblen
"The Roving Kind " adapt. w.m. Jessie Cavanaugh & Arnold Stanton
"Sam's Song " w. Jack Elliott m. Lew Quadling
"Shot Gun Boogie" w.m. Tennessee Ernie Ford
"Silver Bells " w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans . Introduced by Bob Hope in the 1951 Musical film The Lemon Drop Kid .
"Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat " w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced by Stubby Kaye in the musical Guys and Dolls .
"Sixty Minute Man " w.m. Billy Ward & Rose Marks
"Sleigh Ride " w. Mitchell Parish m. Leroy Anderson
"Sue Me" w.m. Frank Loesser
"The Syncopated Clock " w. Mitchell Parish m. Leroy Anderson
"Take Back Your Mink" w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced by Vivian Blaine in the musical Guys and Dolls .
"The Thing " w.m. Charles R. Grean
"Tzena, Tzena, Tzena " adapt. trad Hebrew w. (Eng) Mitchell Parish m. Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman
"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry " w.m. Bob Merrill & Terry Shand
"You're Just In Love " w.m. Irving Berlin
Classical music
Premieres
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Andriessen, Hendrik
Organ Concerto
1950-11-01
Amsterdam
Concertgebouw Orchestra – Monteux [ 8]
Boulez, Pierre
Le Soleil des eaux (2nd version, subsequently withdrawn)
1950-07-18
Paris
Joachim , Mollet , Peyron / RTF National Orchestra – Désormière [ 9]
Boulez, Pierre
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1948)
1950-04-29
Paris
Grimaud [ 10]
Benjamin Britten
Five Flower Songs
1950-07-23
Darlington Hall , England
Imogen Holst conducting a student choir[ 11]
Cage, John
String Quartet in Four Parts
1950-08-12
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Summer Session Quartet [ 12]
Foss, Lukas
Song of Anguish
1950-03-10
Boston
Boston Symphony – Foss [ 13]
Guridi, Jesús
String Quartet No. 2
1950-05-14
Madrid
National Chamber Music Association [ 14]
Hartmann, Karl Amadeus
Adagio (Symphony No. 2)
1950-09-10
Donaueschingen Festival , Germany
SWF Symphony – Rosbaud [ 15]
Howells, Herbert
Hymnus Paradisi (1938)
1950-09-07
Gloucester, UK (Three Choirs Festival )
Baillie , William Herbert / London Symphony – Howells[ 16] [ 17]
Jolivet, André
Concerto for Flute and Strings
1950-01-24
Paris
Rampla / [unknown orchestra and conductor][ 18]
Khachaturian, Aram
Triumphal Poem
1950-12-09
Moscow
USSR Radio Symphony – Gauk [ 19]
Martinu, Bohuslav
Intermezzo for Large Orchestra
1950-12-29
New York City
Louisville Orchestra – Whitney [ 20] [ 21]
Martinu, Bohuslav
Piano Trio No. 2
1950-05-19
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Liepmann , Finckel , Tucker [ 22]
Martinu, Bohuslav
Sinfonietta La Jolla
1950-08-13
San Diego, California
Orchestra of the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla – Sokoloff [ 23]
Nono, Luigi
Variazioni canoniche sulla serie dell'op. 41 di Schoenberg
1950-08-27
Darmstädter Ferienkurse , Germany
Darmstadt Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [ 24]
Prokofiev, Sergei
Cello Sonata (1949)
1950-03-01
Moscow
Rostropovich , Richter [ 25]
Searle, Humphrey
Poem for 22 Strings
1950-08-27
Darmstädter Ferienkurse , Germany
Darmstadt Landestheater Orchestra – Scherchen [ 26]
Strauss, Richard (d. 1949)
Four Last Songs (1948)
1950-05-22
Royal Albert Hall , London
Flagstad / Philharmonia Orchestra – Furtwängler [ 27]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Montanhas de Brasil (Symphony No. 6) (1944)
1950-04-29
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos [ 28]
Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1948)
1950-04-21
Rio de Janeiro
João de Souza Lima [pt ; de ; ru ] / Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Symphony – Villa-Lobos[ 29]
Compositions
Hendrik Andriessen – Concerto for Organ and Orchestra
Malcolm Arnold – English Dances for orchestra, Op. 27
Alexander Arutiunian – Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Arno Babajanian – Heroic Ballade
Ernest Bloch – Suite hébraïque
Karl-Birger Blomdahl – Symphony No. 3 Facetter
Pierre Boulez –
Polyphonie X
Le soleil des eaux , for soprano, chorus and orchestra (second version)
John Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts
Carlos Chávez – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Jani Christou – First Symphony
Arnold Cooke – Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
George Crumb – A Cycle of Greek Lyrics for voice and piano
Henri Dutilleux – Blackbird for piano
Jesús Guridi – String Quartet in A minor
Eivind Groven
Hjalarljod Overture , Op. 38
Piano Concerto, Op. 39a
Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Symphony No. 5 Symphonie Concertante
Hans Henkemans – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 7
Wojciech Kilar – Toccata for piano
Ernst Krenek – Suite for String Trio Parvula Corona Musicalis
Bohuslav Martinů –
Concerto No. 2 for two violins and orchestra
Duo No. 2, for Violin and Viola
Intermezzo for Large Orchestra
Sinfonietta La Jolla , in A major, for piano and chamber orchestra
Trio No. 2, for violin, cello, and piano, in D minor
Luigi Nono – Variazioni canoniche sulla serie dell’op.41 di A. Schönberg , for chamber orchestra
Vincent Persichetti – Divertimento for Band
Allan Pettersson – First Concerto for Strings
Walter Piston – Symphony No.4
Theodor Rogalski – Three Romanian Dances for orchestra
Arnold Schoenberg –
Psalm 130 "De profundis", Op. 50b
Modern Psalm, Op. 50c (unfinished)
Style and Idea (collection of essays and other works, translated by Dika Newlin )
Humphrey Searle – Poem for 22 Strings
John Serry Sr. –
Eight Accordion Quartet Arrangements
La Culebra , for flute & accordion
African Bolero , for flute & accordion
Karlheinz Stockhausen –
Choral ("Wer uns trug mit Schmerzen in dies Leben"), for a cappella choir, Nr. 1/9 (1950)
Chöre für Doris , for a cappella choir, Nr. 1 /11 (1950)
Drei Lieder , for alto voice and chamber orchestra, Nr. 1/10 (1950)
Heitor Villa-Lobos –
Opera
Film
Jazz
Musical theatre
Musical films
Dorothy Kirsten and Bing Crosby in "Mr. Music ".
Annie Get Your Gun (music and lyrics by Irving Berlin ), starring Betty Hutton , Howard Keel , Louis Calhern and Keenan Wynn .
Bhai Bahen , starring Geeta Bali and Bharat Bhushan .
Canzoni per le strade , starring Luciano Taioli and Antonella Lualdi
Cinderella , animated film featuring the voice of Ilene Woods and Verna Felton .
Come Dance with Me featuring Anne Shelton and Anton Karas
Cossacks of the Kuban (Kubanskie kazaki) , starring Vladlen Davydov and Marina Ladynina
Fancy Pants starring Bob Hope and Lucille Ball
Hamara Ghar , starring Meena Kumari and Durga Khote [ 30]
I'll Get By starring June Haver , Gloria DeHaven and Dennis Day , and featuring Harry James .
Mr. Music starring Bing Crosby and featuring Peggy Lee , Groucho Marx and Dorothy Kirsten .
Mussorgsky , starring Aleksandr Borisov
My Blue Heaven , starring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey [ 31]
Pagan Love Song starring Esther Williams and Howard Keel
Samsaram , starring N. T. Rama Rao , Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Lakshmirajyam [ 32]
Singing Guns released February 28 starring Vaughn Monroe , Ella Raines , Walter Brennan and Ward Bond
Tea For Two starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae
There's a Girl in My Heart starring Lee Bowman , Elyse Knox , Gloria Jean and Peggy Ryan
Three Little Words starring Fred Astaire , Red Skelton and Vera Ellen, and featuring Helen Kane dubbing for Debbie Reynolds .
The Chocolate Girl (La petite chocolatière) , starring Giselle Pascal , Claude Dauphin and Henri Genès [ 33]
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady , starring June Haver and Gordon MacRae [ 34]
The Toast of New Orleans starring Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza
Two Weeks With Love starring Jane Powell , Ricardo Montalbán , Louis Calhern , Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter .
The West Point Story starring James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Doris Day and Gordon MacRae
Births
January – February
January 1
January 3 – Beth Anderson , American composer
January 5 – Chris Stein , guitarist and co-founder of Blondie
January 7 – Juan Gabriel , singer (died 2016)
January 9 – David Johansen , proto-punk singer (New York Dolls )
January 21 – Billy Ocean , singer
January 23
January 26 – Paul Pena , singer, songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
January 28 – Bob Hay , American singer-songwriter
January 29 – Max Carl , American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player (Grand Funk Railroad)
February 1 – Mike Campbell , American guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch )
February 2 – Ross Valory , American rock bass player (Journey and The Storm )
February 3 – John Schlitt , American Christian rock singer (Petra and Head East )
February 6 – Natalie Cole , African American singer, daughter of Nat King Cole (died 2015)
February 12 – Steve Hackett , guitarist and composer (Genesis )
February 13 – Peter Gabriel , singer and composer (Genesis)
February 14 – Roger Fisher , American guitarist (Heart and Alias )
February 15 – David Brown , bass guitarist (Santana ) (died 2000)
February 16 – Roman Tam , Chinese Cantopop singer (died 2002 )
February 19 – Andy Powell , rock guitarist (Wishbone Ash )
February 20 – Walter Becker , jazz rock bass guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Steely Dan ) (died 2017)
February 26
March – April
March 2 – Karen Carpenter , singer (died 1983)
March 11 – Katia Labèque , pianist
March 20 – Carl Palmer , drummer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer , Asia )
March 21 – Roger Hodgson (Supertramp )
March 22 – David Golub , pianist and conductor (died 2000)
March 26 – Teddy Pendergrass , singer (died 2010)
March 27
March 28 – Claudio Lolli , Italian novelist, singer and songwriter (died 2018 )[ 35]
April 5 – Agnetha Fältskog , singer (ABBA )
April 12
April 22 – Peter Frampton , singer
April 24 – Rob Hyman (The Hooters )
April 25 – Steve Ferrone (Average White Band )
May – June
May 2 – Lou Gramm (Foreigner )
May 3 – Mary Hopkin , singer
May 4 – Darryl Hunt (The Pogues ) (died 2022)
May 7 – Prairie Prince , American rock drummer and graphic artist
May 9 – Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick )
May 12 – Billy Squier , singer-songwriter and guitarist
May 13
May 16 – Ray Condo , singer, saxophonist, and guitarist (died 2004)
May 18 – Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo )
May 20 – Victor Lewis , American jazz drummer, composer, and educator
May 22 – Bernie Taupin , lyricist
May 29 – Rebbie Jackson , singer
May 24 – Terry Scott Taylor , record producer
June 1 – Graham Russell (Air Supply )
June 3 – Suzi Quatro , rock singer
June 5
June 19 – Ann Wilson (Heart )
June 21 – Joey Kramer (Aerosmith )
July – August
September – October
September 10 – Joe Perry , guitarist (Aerosmith )
September 14 – Paul Kossoff , guitarist (Free ) (died 1976)
September 17 – Fee Waybill rock singer-songwriter (The Tubes )
September 27 – Linda Lewis , singer (died 2023)
October 1 – Elpida , singer
October 2 – Mike Rutherford , musician and songwriter (Genesis )
October 8 – Robert Kool Bell , singer (Kool and The Gang )
October 12 – Lowell Lo , Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer
October 20 – Tom Petty , rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
October 24 - May Pang , American former music executive. She worked for John Lennon and Yoko Ono as a personal assistant and production coordinator.
November – December
November 1 – Dan Peek (America ) (died 2011)
November 11 – Jim Peterik (Ides of March , Survivor )
November 12 – Barbara Fairchild , American singer-songwriter
November 18
November 20 – Gary Green (Gentle Giant )
November 21
November 22
December 1 – Richard Keith [birth name Keith Thibodeaux], American drummer and actor
December 5 – Camarón de la Isla , flamenco singer
December 6 – Joe Hisaishi , Japanese composer and director
December 8 – Dan Hartman , singer-songwriter (died 1994)
December 9 – Joan Armatrading , singer-songwriter
December 20 – Arturo Márquez , composer
December 25 – Rockdrigo González , folk & rock singer-songwriter (died in earthquake 1985)
December 28 – Alex Chilton (Box Tops , Big Star ) (died 2010)
Deaths
January 1 – Kate Carney , English singer and comedian (born 1869)
January 2 – Theophrastos Sakellaridis , Greek composer and conductor (born 1883)
January 13 – Dimitrios Semsis , Greek violinist (born 1883)
January 28 – Kansas Joe McCoy , American blues musician and songwriter (born 1905)
February 10 – Armen Tigranian , Armenian composer (born 1879)
February 26 – Sir Harry Lauder , Scottish singer, comedian and songwriter (born 1870)
February 28 – Ernst Abert Couturier , cornet virtuoso, composer, inventor and instrument manufacturer (born 1869)
March 2 – Milton Schwarzwald , film director and composer (born 1891)
March 8 – Jaroslav Kocián , violinist, composer and teacher (born 1883)
April 2 – Adolf Wiklund , Swedish composer (born 1879)
April 3 – Kurt Weill , composer in many styles (born 1900)[ 36]
April 8 – Vaslav Nijinsky , ballet dancer (born 1889/90)
April 23 – Gemma Bellincioni , operatic soprano (born 1864)
April 27 — Karl Straube , German organist (born 1873 )[ 37]
May 7 – Bertha "Chippie" Hill , blues singer and vaudeville performer (born 1905)
May 13 – Pauline de Ahna , operatic soprano (born 1863)
May 27 – Auguste Aramini , French singer (born 1875)
June 9 – Joe Burke , pianist and composer (born 1884)
June 26 – Antonina Nezhdanova , coloratura soprano (born 1873)
July 1 – Émile Jaques-Dalcroze , developer of eurhythmics (born 1865)
July 7 – Fats Navarro , jazz musician (born 1923)
July 11 – Buddy DeSylva , songwriter (born 1895)
July 26 – Papa Charlie McCoy , blues musician (born 1909)
July 30 – Guilhermina Suggia , cellist (born 1885)
August 3 – Georg Høeberg , composer and conductor (born 1872)
August 8 – Nikolai Myaskovsky , Soviet composer and teacher of Polish birth (born 1881)
August 26 – Giuseppe De Luca , operatic baritone (born 1876)
September 5 – Al Killian , trumpeter and bandleader (born 1916)
September 20 – Georges Mager , trumpet player (born 1885)
October 11 – Emil Votoček , chemist, composer and music theorist (born 1862)
October 15 – Clément Doucet , pianist (born 1895)
October 23 – Al Jolson , singer and actor (born 1886)
October 26 – Evelyn Suart , English pianist (born 1881)
November 20 – Francesco Cilea , opera composer (born 1866)
November 23 – Percival Mackey , English pianist, composer and bandleader (born 1894)
December 2 – Dinu Lipatti , Romanian pianist and composer (born 1917; Hodgkin's disease )[ 38]
December 9 – Georg Hann , operatic bass-baritone (born 1897)
December 22 – Julius Weismann , German composer and conductor (born 1879)
December 26 – Ben Black , songwriter and impresario (born 1889)
December 28 – Charles L. Johnson , composer of ragtime and popular music (born 1876)
December 31 – Charles Koechlin , composer and teacher (born 1867)
date unknown
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