See also: 1918 in music, other events of 1919, 1920 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- Original Dixieland Jass Band brings New Orleans jazz to England
- The Louisiana Five are advertised as playing "Modern Jazz"
Published songs
- "Abie My Boy" w.m. L.Silberman, A. Grock, Herbert Rule & Tom McGhee
- "Alcoholic Blues" w. Edward Laska, m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Alexander's Band Is Back In Dixieland" w. Jack Yellin m. Albert Gumble
- "Alice Blue Gown" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "All The Quakers Are Shoulder Shakers Down In Quaker Town" w. Bert Kalmar & Edgar Leslie m. Pete Wendling
- "And He'd Say "Oo-La-La Wee Wee!"" w. George Jessel, m. Harry Ruby
- "Any Old Place With You" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Ask the Stars" by Frank Stammers
- "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?" w.m. Charles Warfield & Clarence Williams
- "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" w.m. Charles McCarron, Casey Morgan & Arthur Swanstrom
- "Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)" w.m. Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin & James F. Hanley
- "Cielito Lindo" w.m. Quirino Mendoza y Cortez
- "Daddy Long Legs" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young
- "Dardanella" w. Fred Fisher m. Felix Bernard & Johnny S. Black
- "Don't Dilly Dally On The Way" w.m. Fred W. Leigh & Charles Collins
- "Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar" w.m. Ed Rose, Billy Baskette & Lew Pollack
- "Hold Me" w.m. Art Hickman & Ben Black
- "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O' This Jelly Roll" w. Spencer Williams m. Clarence Williams
- "I Gave Her That" w. m. B. G. De Sylva & Al Jolson
- "I Lost My Heart In Dixieland" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I Might be Your "Once-In-A-While"" w. Robert B. Smith m. Victor Herbert
- "I Never Realized" w.m. Cole Porter
- "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" w.m. Armand J. Piron
- "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" w. Jean Kenbrovin w. John W. Kellette
- "Indian Summer" w. Al Dubin m. Victor Herbert Words 1939.
- "Irene" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Jazz Baby" w. Blanche Merrill & William Jerome m. William Jerome
- "Just Like A Gypsy" w.m. Seymour Simons & Nora Bayes
- "The Lamplit Hour" by Thomas Burke
- "Let The Rest Of The World Go By" w. J. Keirn Brennan m. Ernest R. Ball
- "Letter Song" by William Lebaron
- "Little Girls, Goodbye" w. William Le Baron m. Victor Jacobi
- "Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses" w. Leslie Cooke m. John Openshaw
- "Mah Lindy Lou" w.m. Lily Strickland
- "Mammy O' Mine" w. William Tracey m. Maceo Pinkard
- "Mandy" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Mirandy" w.m. James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
- "The Moon Shines On The Moonshine" w. Frank De Witt m. Robin Hood Bowers
- "My Baby's Arms" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
- "My Isle Of Golden Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Blaufuss
- "Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems To Care)" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "O" w. Byron Gay m. Arnold Johnson
- "Oh By Jingo Oh By Gee You're The Only Girl For Me" w. Lew Brown m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Oh How I Laugh When I Think How I Cried About You" w. Roy Turk & George Jessel, m. Willy White
- "Oh! What A Pal Was Mary" w. Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar m. Pete Wendling
- "Old-Fashioned Garden" w.m. Cole Porter
- "On Miami Shore" w. William Le Baron m. Victor Jacobi
- "On Patrol In No Man's Land" w.m. James Reese Europe, Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake
- "Open Up The Golden Gates To Dixieland And Let Me Into Paradise" w. Jack Yellen m. Gus Van & Joe Schenck
- "Peggy" w. Harry Williams m. Neil Moret
- "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Prohibition Blues" w. Ring Lardner m. Nora Bayes
- "Royal Garden Blues" w.m. Clarence Williams & Spencer Williams
- "Sipping Cider Through A Straw" w.m. Carey Morgan & Lee David
- "Smilin' Through" w.m. Arthur A. Penn
- "Someday Sweetheart" w.m. John Spikes & Benjamin Spikes
- "Sugar Blues" w. Lucy Fletcher m. Clarence Williams
- "Swanee" w. Irving Caesar m. George Gershwin
- "Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight" w. Harold G. Frost m. F. H. Klickmann
- "Sweet Kisses That Came In The Night" w. Lew Brown & Eddie Buzzell m. Albert Von Tilzer
- "Take Me To The Land Of Jazz" m. Pete Wendling
- "Take Your Girlie To The Movies (If You Can't Make Love At Home)" w. Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar m. Pete Wendling
- "Tell Me" w. J. Will Callahan m. Max Kortlander
- "That Naughty Waltz" w. Edwin Stanley m. Sol P. Levy
- "There's More To The Kiss Than the X-X-X" w. Irving Caesar m. George Gershwin
- "Tulip Time" w. Gene Buck m. Dave Stamper
- "The Vamp" w.m. Byron Gay
- "Wait Till You Get Them Up In The Air, Boys" w. Lew Brown m. Harry Von Tilzer
- "What'll We Do On A Saturday Night When The Town Goes Dry" w.m. Harry Ruby
- "When Honey Sings An Old Time Song" w.m. Joseph B. Carey
- "When They're Old Enough To Know Better, It's Better To Leave Them Alone" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Harry Ruby
- "Who Played Poker With Pocahontas When John Smith Went Away?" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Fred Ahlert
- "Winnie The Window Cleaner" w.m. Herman Darewski
- "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" w. Eugene Lockhart m. Ernest Seitz
- "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" w.m. Al Jolson, Gus Kahn & B. G. DeSylva
- "You Cannot Make Your Shimmy Shake On Tea" w. Rennold Wolf m. Irving Berlin
- "You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me" w. Benee Russell & Bernie Grossman m. George J. Bennett
- "You'd Be Surprised" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Your Eyes Have Told Me So" w. Gus Kahn m. Egbert Van Alstyne & Walter Blaufuss
- "You're A Million Miles From Nowhere When You're One Little Mile From Home" w. Sam Lewis & Joe Young m. Walter Donaldson
Hit recordings
- "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me" by Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band
- "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet" by Al Jolson
- "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" by John Steel
- "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" by Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra
- "The Moon Shines on the Moonshine" by Bert Williams
- "Jazz Baby" by Marion Harris
- "You'd Be Surprised" by Eddie Cantor
- "The Alcoholic Blues" by the Louisiana Five
- Apple Blossoms Broadway production
- Eastward, Ho! London production
- George White's Scandals Broadway production
- Irene Broadway production
- Joy-Bells London production
- The Kiss Call Broadway production
- Monsieur Beaucaire London production
- Monsieur Beaucaire Broadway production
- Oh, Boy! London production
- The Red Mill London production
- Sybil Vienna production
- Take It From Me Broadway production
Births
- January 27 - Ross Bagdasarian (aka David Seville), of The Chipmunks
- March 17 - Nat King Cole
- May 3 - Pete Seeger