See also:
1935 in music,
other events of 1936,
1937 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
Events
Published popular music
- "At The Codfish Ball" w. Sidney D. Mitchell m. Sam H. Stept
- "Au Revoir (But Not Goodbye)" w.m. Joe Gilbert
- "Bojangles Of Harlem" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
- "By Strauss" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Christopher Columbus" w. Andy Razaf m. Leon Berry
- "Cloudy" 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
- "Easy To Love" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Empty Saddles" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Billy Hill
- "Farewell To Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg
- "A Fine Romance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
- "Glad To Be Unhappy" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Gloomy Sunday" w. (Eng) Sam M. Lewis m. Rezso Seress
- "The Glory Of Love" w.m. Billy Hill
- "Goodnight, Irene" w.m. Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter
- "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
- "I Can't Escape From You" w.m. Leo Robin & Richard A. Whiting
- "I'm An Old Cow Hand" w.m. Johnny Mercer
- "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "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
- "It's Got To Be Love" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I've Got A Feeling You're Fooling" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Keep A Twinkle In Your Eye" Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
- "Let Yourself Go" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "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
- "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
- "Moonlight And Shadows" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander
- "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Never Gonna Dance" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
- "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
- "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
- "We Saw The Sea" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "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 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 Were There" w.m. Noël Coward
- "You'll Have To Swing It" w.m. Sam Coslow
Top hit recordings
Births
- January 2 - Roger Miller, singer
- January 14 - Clarence Carter, singer
- January 24 - Doug Kershaw
- January 24 - Jack Scott
- February 6 - Donnie Brooks
- February 9 - Stompin' Tom Connors, folk musician
- February 19 - Bob Engermann, The Lettermen
- February 22 - Ernie K-Doe
- March 9 - Mickey Gilley
- March 16 - Teresa Berganza, operatic mezzo-soprano
- March 26 - Fred Parris, The Five Satins
- March 29 - Richard Rodney Bennett, composer
- April 4 - Margo Sylvia, Tune Weavers
- April 10 - Bobbie Smith, The Spinners
- April 17 - Pete Graves, The Moonglows
- April 22 - Glen Campbell
- April 23 - Roy Orbison
- April 29 - Albee Cracolici, The Mystics
- April 29 - April Stevens
- April 29 - Zubin Mehta, conductor
- May 2 - Engelbert Humperdinck
- May 6 - Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson, Mickey & Sylvia
- May 14 - Bobby Darin
- May 25 - Tom T. Hall
- June 3 - Boots Randolph, session musician
- June 6 - Levi Stubbs, The Four Tops
- June 19 - Tommy DeVito, The Four Seasons
- June 19 - Shirley Goodman Shirley & Lee, Shirley & Co.
- June 20 - Billy Guy, The Coasters
- June 19 - Tommy DeVito, Four Seasons
- June 22 - Kris Kristofferson
- June 30 - Dave Van Ronk
- July 10 - David Zinman
- July 30 - Buddy Guy, blues guitarist
- August 4 - Elsberry Hobbs, The Drifters
- August 7 - Charles Pope, The Tams
- August 23 - Rudy Lewis, The Drifters
- September 7 - Buddy Holly
- October 3 - James Darren
- October 3 - Steve Reich
- October 5 - George Jones Jr., The Edsels
- October 7 - Charles Dutoit
- October 24 - Bill Wyman, The Rolling Stones
- November 11 - Jack Keller, songwriter
- November 12 - Charlotte Davis, Tune Weavers
- November 14 - Antonio Gades, flamenco dancer
- November 18 - Hank Ballard
- November 18 - Don Cherry, jazz musician
- December 17 - Tommy Steele, singer
Deaths