1938 in music

See also: 1937 in music, other events of 1938, 1939 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Contents

1 Events

2 Top hit recordings

3 Published popular music

Events

January 16 - Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall because black members of his orchestra are banned.
January 16 - Béla Bartók's Sonata for two pianos and percussion is premiered in Basel
September 22 - Anton Webern's String Quartet is premiered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Roy Acuff's musical career begins
Sister Rosetta Tharpe's musical career begins
Pete Seeger's musical career begins
Robert Lockwood Jr.'s musical career begins
Jelly Roll Morton speaks, sings, and plays piano for an eight-hour Library of Congress recorded sound documentary produced by Alan Lomax
Fred Buscaglione and Leo Chiosso meet

Top hit recordings

"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb
"Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" by The Andrews Sisters
"Cry, Baby, Cry" by Larry Clinton
"Don't Be That Way" by Benny Goodman
"I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" by Bing Crosby
"Music, Maestro, Please" by Tommy Dorsey
"My Reverie" by Larry Clinton
"Thanks for the Memory" by Shep Fields
"Ti-Pi-Tin" by Horace Heidt

Published popular music

"And The Angels Sing" w. Johnny Mercer m. Ziggy Elman
"At Long Last Love" w.m. Cole Porter
"At The Roxy Music Hall" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Back Bay Shuffle" m. Artie Shaw & Teddy McRae
"Be A Good Scout" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh Introduced by Deanna Durbin in the film That Certain Age
"Big Noise From Winnetka" w.m. Ray Bauduc, Bob Crosby, Bob Haggart & Gil Rodin
"The Biggest Aspidistra In The World" w.m. Thomas Connor, W. G. Haines & James S. Hancock
"Bolero At The Savoy" w.m. Charles Carpenter, Gene Krupa & James Mundy
"Boom!" w.m. E. Ray Goetz & Charles Trenet
"Boomps-A-Daisy" w.m. Annette Mills
"Boum" w.m. Charles Trenet
"Change Partners" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Cherokee" m. Ray Noble
"Cinderella, Stay In My Arms" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Michael Carr
"Colorado Sunset" Gilbert, Conrad
"Dearest Love" w.m. Noël Coward
"Deep In A Dream" w. Eddie De Lange m. James Van Heusen
"Do You Wanna Jump Children?" w.m. James Van Heusen, Willie Bryant & Victor Selsman
"Don't Be That Way" w. Mitchell Parish m. Edgar Sampson & Benny Goodman
"Don't Let That Moon Get Away" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Double Trouble" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger & Richard A. Whiting
"Exhibition Swing" m. Chalmers Wood
"F.D.R. Jones" w.m. Harold Rome
"Falling In Love With Love" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Ferdinand The Bull" w. Larry Morey m. Albert Hay Malotte
"Flat Foot Floogie" w.m. Slim Gaillard, Slam Stewart & Bud Green
"Get Out Of Town" w.m. Cole Porter
"Hawaiian War Chant" w. (Eng) Ralph Freed m. Johnny Noble & Prince Leleiohaku
"Heart And Soul" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Hi-Yo Silver" Erickson, De Leath
"Hold Tight - Hold Tight" w.m. Leonard Kent, Edward Robinson, Leonard Ware, Jerry Brandow & Willie Spotswood
"Hong Kong Blues" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Hooray For Hollywood" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"I Hadn't Anyone Till You" w.m. Ray Noble
"I Have Eyes" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" w. Henry Nemo, John Redmond & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington
"I Love To Whistle" Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
"I Married An Angel" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"I Must See Annie Tonight" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
"I'll Be Seeing You" w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy Fain
"I'm Gonna Lock My Heart" w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand
"I'm In Love With Vienna" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Johann Strauss II
"In A Little Toy Sailboat" Mandell, Littau
"In My Little Red Book" w.m. Ray Bloch, Nat Simon & Al Stillman
"I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Jeepers Creepers" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry Warren
"Joseph! Joseph!" w.(Eng) Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin m. Nellie Casman & Samuel Steinberg
"Jumpin' At The Woodside" m. Count Basie
"Just Let Me Look At You" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
"Love Walked In" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"March Of The Bob Cats" m. The Bob Cats
"Mister Crosby And Mister Mercer" w. Johnny Mercer m. Ed Gallagher & Al Shean
"Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love" w.m. Cole Porter
"Music, Maestro, Please" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
"My Heart Belongs To Daddy" w.m. Cole Porter
"My Heart Is Taking Lessons" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"My Heaven On Earth" w. Charles Tobias m. Phil Baker & Sam Pokrass. Introduced by Gertrude Niesen in the film Start Cheering
"My Own" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh from the film That Certain Age
"My Reverie" w.m. Larry Clinton
"Nice People" w.m. Nat Mills & Fred Malcolm
"Nightmare" m. Artie Shaw
"Now It Can Be Told" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Oh! Ma-Ma" w. (Eng) Lew Brown & Rudy Vallee m. Paolo Citorello
"One Day When We Were Young" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Johann Strauss II arr. Tiomkin
"Paradise In The Moonlight" w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose from the film Western Jamboree
"Penny Serenade" w. Hal Halifax m. Melle Weersma
"Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
"Rockin' The Town" w. Ted Koehler m. Johnny Green from the film Start Cheering
"San Antonio Rose" m. Bob Wills
"Says My Heart" w. Frank Loesser m. Burton Lane
"Sent For You Yesterday, And Here You Come Today" w.m. Count Basie, Eddie Dunham & Jimmy Rushing
"September Song" w. Maxwell Anderson m. Kurt Weill
"Shadows On The Moon" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg from the film The Girl Of The Golden West
"Sing For Your Supper" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Small Fry" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Spring Is Here" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Start Cheering" w. Milton Drake m. Ben Oakland. Introduced by Gertrude Niesen in the film Start Cheering.
"The Stately Homes Of England" w.m. Noël Coward
"That Certain Age" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh from the film That Certain Age
"This Can't Be Love" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"This Is My Night To Dream" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
"Ti-Pi-Tin" w.(Eng) Raymond Leveen (Sp) Maria Grever m. Maria Grever
"Two Sleepy People" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
"The Umbrella Man" w. James Cavanaugh m. Vincent Rose & Larry Stock
"Undecided" w. Sid Robin m. Charlie Shavers
"We're Off To See The Wizard" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"When I Strut Away In My Cutaway" w.m. Jimmy Durante from the film Start Cheering
"Where Are The Songs We Sung?" w.m. Noël Coward
"Where The Dog Sits On The Tuckerbox" w.m. Jack O'Hagan
"While A Cigarette Was Burning" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
"Who Are We To Say? (Obey Your Heart)" w. Gus Kahn m. Sigmund Romberg from the film The Girl Of The Golden West
"You Couldn't Be Cuter" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
"You Go To My Head" w. Haven Gillespie m. J. Fred Coots
"You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry Warren
"You're A Sweet Little Headache" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"You're As Pretty As A Picture" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHughfrom the film That Certain Age