1941 in music

Events

January 15 - Olivier Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered in Stalag VIIIA in Silesia.
January 20 - Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 6 is premiered in New York City.
February 11 - 1st Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Alan Lomax (working for the Library of Congress) discovers Muddy Waters and Son House, among others
Les Paul designs and builds the first solid-body electric guitar.

Top hit records

"Amapola" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Andrews Sisters
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller
"Daddy" by Sammy Kaye
"Green Eyes" by Jimmy Dorsey
"I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" by Hoarce Heidt
"I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" - Andrews Sisters
"Maria Elena" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Piano Concerto in B Flat" by Freddy Martin
"There I Go" by Vaughn Monroe
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" by Benny Goodman
"You and I" by Glenn Miller

Published popular music

"All That Meat And No Potatoes" w.m. Fats Waller & Ed Kirkeby
"The Anniversary Waltz" w. Al Dubin m. Dave Franklin
"Apollo Jump" m. Ernest Puree, Prince Robinson & Lucius "Lucky" Millinder
"Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"Baby Mine" w. Ned Washington m. Frank Churchill
"Be Honest With Me" w.m. Fred Rose & Gene Autry
"Blue Champagne" w.m. Jimmy Eaton, Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson
"Blues In The Night" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
"Boa Noite" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" w.m. Don Raye & Hughie Prince
"Botch-A-Me" w. (Eng) Eddie Stanley (Ital) R. Morbelli & L. Astore m. R. Morbelli & L. Astore
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Cherry" w.m. Charles N. Daniels
"Chica Chica Boom Chic" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun?" w.m. Noël Coward
"Daddy" w.m. Bobby Troup
"Deep In The Heart Of Texas" w. June Hershey m. Don Swander
"Down Forget-Me-Not Lane" w.m. Horatio Nicholls, Charlie Chester & Reg Morgan
"Elmer's Tune" w.m. Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop & Dick Jurgens
"Everything Happens To Me" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"Five Guys Named Moe" w. Larry Wynn m. Jerry Bresler
"God Bless The Child" w.m. Arthur Herzog Jr & Billie Holiday
"Goodbye Mama, I'm Off To Yokohama" w.m. J. Fred Coots
"He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings" w. Eric Maschwitz m. Michael Carr
"Hey Little Hen" w.m. Ralph Butler & Noel Gay
"How About You?" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
"Humpty Dumpty Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"The Hut-Sut Song" w.m. Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael & Jack Owens
"I Could Write A Book" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin & Eddie Durham
"I Don't Want To Walk Without You" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Duke Ellington
"I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green
"I Know Why (And So Do You)" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I Remember You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"I Said No!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
"I See A Million People" w. Robert Sour m. Una Mae Carlisle
"I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I'll Remember April" w. Don Raye & Patricia Johnston m. Gene De Paul
"It Happened In Sun Valley" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"It's So Peaceful In The Country" w.m. Alex Wilder
"I've Got Sixpence" w.m. Elton Box & Desmond Cox
"Jenny" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"Jersey Bounce" m. Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson & Robert B. Wright
"Jim" w. Nelson Shawn m. Caesar Petrillo & Edward Ross
"Kiss The Boys Goodbye" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
"Knock Me A Kiss" w.m. Mike Jackson
"Let's All Meet At My House" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Let's Get Away From It All" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"Let's Not Talk About Love" w.m. Cole Porter
"London Pride" w.m. Noël Coward
"Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
"Misirlou" w. (Eng) Milton Leeds, S. K. Russell & Fred Wise m. N. Roubanis
"Moonlight Cocktail" w. Kim Gannon m. C. Luckeyth "Lucky" Roberts
"My Adobe Hacienda" w.m. Louise Massey & Lee Penny
"My Ship" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"My Sister And I" w.m. Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
"Oh, Look At Me Now" w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin
"Please Take A Letter Miss Brown" Paul Cunningham, Ernie Burnett
"Racing With The Moon" w. Vaughn Monroe & Pauline Pope m. Johnny Watson
"Remember Pearl Harbour" w.m. Don Reid & Sammy Kaye
"Road To Zanzibar" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Road To Zanzibar
"Rose O'Day" w.m. Charles Tobias & Al Lewis
"Sand In My Shoes" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
"The Shrine Of Saint Cecilia" w. Carroll Loveday m. Nils Johan
"A Sinner Kissed An Angel" w. Mack David m. Larry Shayne
"Skylark" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" w.m. Leon René, Otis René & Emerson Scott
"Starlight Serenade" w.m. Sonny Miller, Frederick Tysh & Hans May
"The Story Of A Starry Night" w.m. Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman & Mann Curtis
"A String Of Pearls" w. Eddie De Lange m. Jerry Gray
"Sun Valley Jump" m. Jerry Gray from the film Sun Valley Serenade
"Take The "A" Train" w.m. Billy Strayhorn
"Tangerine" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"Tchaikovsky ( And Other Russians)" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"Tenement Symphony" w. Sid Kuller & Ray Golden m. Hal Borne
"That Lovely Weekend" w.m. Ted Heath & Moira Heath
"There Goes That Song Again" Allie Wrubel
"There, I've Said It Again" w.m. Redd Evans & Dave Mann
"This Is New" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"(Lights Out) 'Til Reveille" w. Stanley Cowan m. Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
"Tonight We Love" w. Bobby Worth m. Freddy Martin & Ray Austin
"Two In Love" w.m. Meredith Willson
"Violets For Your Furs" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" w.m Johnny Mercer
"Walking The Floor Over You" w.m. Ernest Tubb
"We're The Couple In The Castle" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
"When I See An Elephant Fly" w. Ned Washington m. Oliver Wallace
"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" w.m. Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
"When They Sound The Last All Clear" w.m. Hugh Charles, Louis Elton
"The White Cliffs Of Dover" w. Nat Burton m. Walter Kent
"Why Don't We Do This More Often?" w. Charles Newman m. Allie Wrubel
"You And I" w.m. Meredith Willson

Musical theater

Banjo Eyes Broadway production opened on December 25 at the Hollywood Theatre and ran for 126 performances.
Best Foot Forward Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 326 performances.
High Kickers [[Broadway production opened on October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 171 performances.
It Happens on Ice Broadway Revue opened on July 15 at the Center Theatre and ran for 386 performances.
Lady in the Dark Broadway production opened on January 23 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 467 performances.
Let's Face It Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 547 performances.
Sons O' Fun Broadway Revue opened on December 1 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 742 performances.

Musical films

Births

January 3 - Van Dyke Parks
January 9 - Joan Baez
January 12 - Long John Baldry
January 15 - Captain Beefheart
January 18 - David Ruffin, The Temptations
January 21 - Richie Havens
January 24 - Aaron Neville, The Neville Brothers
January 24 - Neil Diamond
January 30 - Joe Terranova, Danny & The Juniors
February 4 - John Steel, The Animals
February 5 - Barrett Strong
February 11 - Earl Lewis, The Channels
February 11 - Sergio Mendes
February 11 - Tom Rush
February 15 - Brian Holland, songwriter
February 17 - Eddie Holland, songwriter
February 17 - Gene Pitney
February 18 - Herman Santiago, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
February 18 - Irma Thomas
February 20 - Buffy Saint-Marie
February 24 - Joanie Sommers
March 12 - Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane
March 15 - Mike Love, The Beach Boys
March 17 - Clarence Clemons, E Street Band
March 18 - Wilson Pickett
April 3 - Jan Berry, Jan and Dean
April 5 - David LaFlame, It's A Beautiful Day
April 8 - J.J. Jackson
April 28 - Peter Anders, The Tradewinds
April 28 - Ann-Margret
April 30 - Johnny Farina, Santo & Johnny
May 4 - Richard Burns, The Hondells
May 8 - John Fred, John Fred & His Playboy Band
May 9 - Peter Birrell, Freddie & The Dreamers
May 10 - Danny Rapp, Danny and the Juniors
May 11 - Eric Burdon, The Animals
May 13 - Ritchie Valens
May 21 - Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers
May 24 - Bob Dylan
June 2 - William Guest, Gladys Knight and the Pips
June 2 - Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones
June 9 - Jon Lord, Deep Purple
June 10 - Shirley Alston, The Shirelles
June 12 - Roy Harper
June 15 - Harry Nilsson
June 16 - Lamont Dozier, Holland/Dozier/Holland

June 30 - Lawrence Henley, The Newbeats
July 5 - Terry Cashman
July 9 - Donald McPherson, Main Ingredient
July 17 - Spencer Davis
July 18 - Martha Reeves
July 18 - Lonnie Mack
July 19 - Vicki Carr
July 24 - Barbara Jean Love, Friends of Distinction
July 26 - Brenton Wood
July 30 - Paul Anka
August 2 - Doris Kenner, The Shirelles
August 3 - Beverly Lee, The Shirelles
August 4 - Timi Yuro
August 14 - David Crosby, The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash
August 21 - Tom Coster, Santana
August 24 - Kenny Rogers
August 26 - Chris Curtis, The Searchers
August 30 - John McNally, The Searchers
September 8 - Donald Drowty, Dante & The Evergreens
September 9 - Otis Redding
September 13 - David Clayton-Thomas, Blood, Sweat & Tears
September 19 - Mama Cass Elliot, Mamas & Papas
September 21 - Dickey Lee
September 24 - Linda McCartney
September 26 - Joseph Bauer, Youngbloods
October 2 - Ron Meagher, Beau Brummels
October 3 - Chubby Checker
October 5 - Arlene Smith, The Chantells
October 5 - Wally Lester, The Skyliners
October 13 - Paul Simon
October 17 - James Seals, Seals & Crofts
October 17 - Alan Howard, The Tremeloes
October 21 - Manfred Mann
October 21 - Steve Cropper, Booker T. & The M.G.s
October 24 - Helen Reddy
October 28 - Hank Marvin, The Shadows
October 28 - Curtis Lee
November 2 - Brian Poole, The Tremeloes
November 2 - Bruce Welch, The Shadows
November 5 - Art Garfunkel
November 6 - Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet
November 9 - Tom Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival
November 12 - Jerry Scholl, The Mello-Kings
November 24 - Donald Duck Dunn, Booker T. & The M.G.s, The Blues Brothers
November 29 - Denny Doherty, The Mamas & Papas
December 2 - Tom McGuinness, Manfred Mann
December 12 - Terry Kirkman, The Association
December 18 - Sam Andrew, Big Brother & The Holding Company
December 19 - Maurice White, Earth, Wind and Fire
December 27 - Leslie Maguire, Gerry & The Pacemakers)
December 27 - Mike Pinder, The Moody Blues
December 29 - Ray Thomas, The Moody Blues

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