1937 in music

Contents

1 Events

2 Published popular music

3 Top hit recordings

Events

January 21 - Paul Sacher conducts the world premiere of Béla Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta in Basel
June 2 - The incomplete version of Alban Berg's opera Lulu is premiered in Zürich (it is later completed in a version premiered in 1979)
Perry Como begins singing with the Ted Weems orchestra
Frankie Laine fills Como's vacated position with the Freddie Carlone band
Hank Williams' musical career begins
Sonny Boy Williamson's musical career begins
Renato Carosone obtains his pianoforte diploma and starts his musical career
Natalino Otto introduces swing to Italy

Published popular music

"Afraid To Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"After You" w.m. Sam Coslow & Al Siegel
"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
"All You Want To Do Is Dance" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
"Always And Always" w. Bob Wright & Chet Forrest m. Edward Ward
"Am I In Love?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Azure" Duke Ellington
"Beginner's Luck" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Blossoms On Broadway" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"Blue Hawaii" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
"Boo-Hoo" w. Edward Heyman m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
"Broken Hearted Clown" w.m. Don Pelosi, Harry Leon
"By Myself" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
"Camel Hop" m. Mary Lou Williams
"Can I Forget You?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
"Caravan" w. Irving Mills m. Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington
"Carelessly" w. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny m. Norman Ellis
"Cause My Baby Says It's So" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me Love Me)" w. Joseph McCarthy m. James V. Monaco with extra lyrics Roger Edens
"Did Anyone Ever Tell You?" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young
"Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
"Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals" m. Raymond Scott
"The Dipsy Doodle" w.m. Larry Clinton
"The Donkey Serenade" w. Robert Wright, George Forrest m. Rudolf Friml & Herbert Stothart
"Down With Love" E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen
"Dusk In Upper Sandusky" m. Larry Clinton & Jimmy Dorsey
"Easy Living" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"Everybody Sing" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"A Foggy Day" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"The Folks Who Live On The Hill" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
"Foolin' Myself" w. Jack Lawrence m. Peter Tinturin
"For Dancers Only" w. Don Raye & Vic Schoen m. Sy Oliver
"The Girl On The Police Gazette" w.m. Irving Berlin
"God's Country" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Gone With The Wind" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
"Goodnight Angel" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
"Harbour Lights" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Hugh Williams
"Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"Have You Met Miss Jones?" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Heigh-Ho" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
"High, Wide And Handsome" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
"Home Town" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
"I Can Dream, Can't I?" w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy Fain
"I Can't Be Bothered Now" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"I Double Dare You" w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand
"I Know Now" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"I See Your Face Before Me" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
"I Used To Be Colour Blind" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Was Doing All Right" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"I Wish I Were In Love Again" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"I'd Rather Be Right" w. Lorenz Hart M. Richard Rodgers
"If It's The Last Thing I Do" w.m. Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
"I'll Take Romance" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Ben Oakland
"I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"I'm Wishing" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
"In The Still Of The Night" w.m. Cole Porter
"It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
"It's Raining Sunbeams" w. Sam Coslow m. Frederick Hollander
"It's The Natural Thing To Do" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
"It's Wonderful" w. Mitchell Parish m. Stuff Smith
"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" w.m. Irving Berlin sung by Dick Powell & Alice Faye (in the film "On the Avenue")
"I've Hitched My Wagon To A Star" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"Johnny One Note" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"The Joint Is Jumpin"' w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller & James C. Johnson
"The Lady Is A Tramp" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Lambeth Walk" w. Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose m. Noel Gay
"Leaning On A Lamp Post" w.m. Noel Gay
"Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Let's Dance At The Make Believe Ballroom" Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker
"Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)" w. Harry Dupree m. Raul Portela, J. Galhardo & A. Do Vale
"Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You" Cliff Friend, Matt Malneck
"Love Is Here To Stay" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Me And My Girl" w.m. Noel Gay & Douglas Furber
"The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me" w.m. Al Lewis, Murray Mencher & Charles Newman
"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
"Moanin' In The Mornin' " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"The Mood That I'm In" w.m. Abner Silver & Al Sherman
"The Moon Got In My Eyes" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
"The Moon Of Manakoora" w. Frank Loesser m. Alfred Newman
"Moonlight On The Campus" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"My Fine Feathered Friend" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
"My Funny Valentine" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Nice Work If You Can Get It" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"On The Sentimental Side" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Once In A While" w. Bud Green m. Michael Edwards
"One O'Clock Jump" m. Count Basie
"One Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
"Peter And The Wolf" m. Sergei Prokofiev
"A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner" m. Raymond Scott
"Remember Me?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Rosalie" w.m. Cole Porter
"Sail Along, Silvery Moon" w. Harry Tobias m. Percy Wenrich
"A Sailboat In The Moonlight" w.m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
"Satan Takes A Holiday" m. Larry Clinton
"Sentimental and Melancholy" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard Whiting
"September In The Rain" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Shall We Dance?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Sing Me A Song With Social Significance" w.m. Harold Rome
"Slap That Bass" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Slumming On Park Avenue" w.m. Irving Berlin
"So Rare" w. Jack Sharpe m. Jerry Herst
"Some Day My Prince Will Come" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
"Somebody Else is Taking My Place" w.m. Dick Howard, Russ Morgan & Bob Ellsworth
"South Rampart Street Parade" m. Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart
"Stop! You're Breaking My Heart" w. Ted Koehler m. Burton Lane
"Sweet Leilani" w.m. Harry Owens
"Swing High, Swing Low" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
"Ten Pretty Girls" w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
"Thanks For The Memory" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"That Old Feeling" w. Lew Brown m. Sammy Fain
"That's What I Like 'Bout The South" w.m. Andy Razaf
"Then It Isn't Love" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"There's A Gold Mine In The Sky" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
"There's A Lull In My Life" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"They All Laughed" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"They Can't Take That Away From Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Things Are Looking Up" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"This Year's Kisses" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Tomorrow Is Another Day" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann from the film A Day at the Races
"Too Marvellous For Words" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"The Toy Trumpet" w. Sidney D. Mitchell & Lew Pollack m. Raymond Scott
"Triplets" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
"Trusting My Luck" Maurice Sigler, Arthur Johnston
"Twilight In Turkey" m. Raymond Scott
"Vieni, Vieni" w. (It & Fr) George Koger & Henri Varna (Eng) Rudy Vallee m. Vincent Scotto
"Wake Up And Live" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Walter, Walter" w.m. W. E. Haines, J. Harper & Eugene Butler
"When Love Is Young" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young
"Where Or When" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green in the musical Babes In Arms
"Whispers In The Dark" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Connie Boswell in the film Artists And Models
"Whistle While You Work" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adrienne Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
"With A Smile And A Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adrienne Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
"You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" w.m. Dave Franklin & Cliff Friend

Top hit recordings

"That Old Feeling" by Shep Fields
"Once In Awhile" by Tommy Dorsey
"It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane" by Guy Lombardo
"September In the Rain" by Guy Lombardo
"The Dipsy Doodle" by Tommy Dorsey
"Sweet Leilani" by Bing Crosby
"The Moon Got In My Eyes" by Bing Crosby
"Boo Hoo" by Guy Lombardo
"Goodnight, My Love" by Benny Goodman
"Whispers In the Dark" by Bob Crosby
"Peace in the Valley" by Mahalia Jackson, gospel music hit written by Thomas A. Dorsey