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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1917.


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* 1917 in British music *
1917 in Norwegian music The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1917 in Norwegian music. Events Deaths Births ;Fewbruary * 18 – Eva Gustavson, operatic contralto (died 2009). ; April * 20 – Eva Prytz, operatic soprano (died 1987). ...


Specific genres

* 1917 in country music * 1917 in jazz


Events

* March 7 – "
Livery Stable Blues "Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ''(né'' Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side " Dixieland ...
", recorded with "Dixie Jazz Band One Step" on February 26 by the
Original Dixieland Jass Band The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their " Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the ...
(a white 5-piece group from New Orleans led by cornetist
Nick LaRocca Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time ...
) for the
Victor Talking Machine Company The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a subsidi ...
in the United States, becomes the first
jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
recording commercially released (described as a " foxtrot"). On August 17 the band records "
Tiger Rag "Tiger Rag" is a jazz standard that was recorded and copyrighted by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917. It is one of the most recorded jazz compositions. In 2003, the 1918 recording of "Tiger Rag" was entered into the U.S. Library of Cong ...
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– Béla Bartók's ballet ''
The Wooden Prince ''The Wooden Prince'' ( hu, A fából faragott királyfi), Op. 13, Sz. 60, is a one-act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók in 1914–1916 (orchestrated 1916–1917) to a scenario by Béla Balázs. It was first performed at the Budapest O ...
'' is premiered in
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* First African American jazz recordings made by
Wilbur Sweatman Wilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to have fans nationwide. He was also a trail ...
's Band * Eddie Cantor makes his first recordings * Songs of the First World War become popular in the U.S.


Bands formed

*''See :Musical groups established in 1917''


Published popular music

* "All The World Will Be Jealous Of Me" w. Al Dubin m. Ernest R. Ball * "Any Time Is Kissing Time" w.
Oscar Asche John Stange(r) Heiss Oscar Asche (24 January 1871 – 23 March 1936), better known as Oscar Asche, was an Australian actor, director, and writer, best known for having written, directed, and acted in the record-breaking musical ''Chu Chin C ...
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Frederic Norton George Frederic Norton (11 October 186915 December 1946) was a British composer, most associated with the record breaking ''Chu Chin Chow'', which opened in 1916. Biography Norton was born in Broughton, Salford, England. He studied with Sir P ...
from the musical ''
Chu Chin Chow ''Chu Chin Chow'' is a musical comedy written, produced and directed by Oscar Asche, with music by Frederic Norton, based (with minor embellishments) on the story of '' Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves''. Gänzl, Kurt"''Chu Chin Chow'' Musical Tal ...
'' * "Are You From Heaven?" w.m.
L. Wolfe Gilbert Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written. Biography Born i ...
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Anatole Friedland Anatole Friedland, also spelled as Anatol Friedland and Anato Friedland, (March 21, 1881 – July 24, 1938) was a composer, songwriter, vaudeville performer, and Broadway producer during the 1900s. He is most-known for composing songs with lyrici ...
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At the Jazz Band Ball "At the Jazz Band Ball" is a 1917 jazz instrumental recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band. The instrumental is one of the earliest and most recorded jazz compositions. It is a jazz classic and a standard of the genre. The instrumental was ...
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Edwin B. Edwards Edwin Branford "Eddie" Edwards (May 22, 1891 – April 9, 1963) was an early jazz trombonist who was a member of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Life and career A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Edwards started on violin at age 10 and mo ...
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Nick LaRocca Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time ...
, Tony Spargo &
Larry Shields Lawrence James Shields (September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early American dixieland jazz clarinetist. He was a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially. Background Shields was born in ...
* "A Bachelor Gay" w. Frank Clifford Harris & (Arthur) Valentine m. James W. Tate from the musical ''
The Maid of the Mountains ''The Maid of the Mountains'', called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham and ...
'' * "Barnyard Blues" w.m.
Edwin B. Edwards Edwin Branford "Eddie" Edwards (May 22, 1891 – April 9, 1963) was an early jazz trombonist who was a member of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Life and career A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Edwards started on violin at age 10 and mo ...
, Nick La Rocca,
Tony Sbarbaro Antonio Sparbaro, known professionally as Tony Sbarbaro or Tony Spargo (June 27, 1897 – October 30, 1969) was an American jazz drummer associated with New Orleans jazz. He was the drummer of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band for over 50 years ...
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Larry Shields Lawrence James Shields (September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early American dixieland jazz clarinetist. He was a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially. Background Shields was born in ...
* " The Bells Of St Mary's" w.
Douglas Furber Douglas Furber (13 May 1885 – 20 February 1961) was a British lyricist and playwright. Furber is best known for the lyrics to the 1937 song " The Lambeth Walk" and the libretto to the musical '' Me and My Girl'', composed by Noel Gay, from whic ...
m. A. Emmett Adams * "The Bombo-Shay" by
Henry Creamer Henry Sterling Creamer (June 21, 1879 – October 14, 1930) was an African American popular song lyricist and theater producer. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in New York. He co-wrote many popular songs in the years from 1900 to 1929, ...
* " Bring Back My Daddy to Me" m. George W. Meyer w. William Tracey & Howard Johnson * "Bring Me A Rose" w.m. Charles Shisler * "Cheer Up, Liza" John L. Golden,
Raymond Hubbell John Raymond Hubbell (June 1, 1879 – December 13, 1954) was an American writer, composer and lyricist. He is best known for the popular song, " Poor Butterfly". Life and career Hubbell was born in Urbana, Ohio. He attended schools in Urba ...
* "Cleopatra Had A Jazz Band" w. Jack Coogan m. Jimmy Morgan * "Come To The Fair" w. Helen Taylor m. Easthope Martin * " The Darktown Strutters' Ball" w.m.
Shelton Brooks Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born African American composer of popular music and jazz. He was known for his ragtime and vaudeville style, and wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th century. ...
* "Dixie Jass Band One-Step"
Original Dixieland Jass Band The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their " Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the ...
* " Down in the Valley" trad US * "Eileen (Alanna Asthore)" w.
Henry Blossom Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American playwright and lyricist. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas. His first Broadway musical project was ''The Yankee ...
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Victor Herbert Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is bes ...
* " For Me And My Gal" w.
Edgar Leslie Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a lo ...
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E. Ray Goetz Edward Ray Goetz (June 12, 1886 – June 12, 1954) was an American composer, lyricist, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical producer. A Tin Pan Alley songwriter, he published more than 500 songs during his career; many of them origin ...
m. George W. Meyer * " For Your Country and My Country" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
* "Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride" w. James Thomson m.
Geoffrey O'Hara Geoffrey O'Hara (February 2, 1882 – January 31, 1967) was a Canadian American composer, singer and music professor. Early life O'Hara was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. He initially planned a military career. O'Hara entered the Royal Milit ...
* " Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl" w.
Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, esp ...
m. Albert Von Tilzer * "Going Up" w.
Otto Harbach Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading B ...
m. Louis A. Hirsch * "Good Luck and God Be With You, Laddie Boy" w. Will D. Cobb m. Gus Edwards * " Good Bye Broadway, Hello France" w. C. Francis Reisner &
Benny Davis Benny Davis (August 21, 1895 - December 20, 1979) was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. Biography Davis started performing in vaudeville in his teens. He began writing songs when working as an accompanist for Blossom Seeley. In ...
m. Billy Baskette * " Goodbye, Ma! Goodbye, Pa! Goodbye, Mule, with Yer Old Hee-Haw!" w. William Herschell m. Barclay Walker * "'Good-bye,' That Means You" w. Andrew B. Sterling m. Arthur Lange * "Good-bye-ee" w.m.
R. P. Weston Robert Patrick Weston ( Harris; 7 March 1878 – 6 November 1936) was an English songwriter. He was responsible for many successful songs and comic monologues between the 1900s and 1930s, mostly written in collaboration with other writers, notab ...
& Bert Lee * "
Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here is an American popular song first published in 1917. The lyrics, written by D. A. Esrom (pseudonym of Theodora Morse) to a tune composed by Arthur Sullivan for the 1879 comic opera ''The Pirates of Penzance'', a ...
" w. D. A. Esrom (pseudonym of Dolly Morse) m. Theodore F. Morse & Arthur Sullivan * "Have A Heart" w.
P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* "Hawaiian Butterfly" w. George A. Little m. Billy Baskette & Joseph H. Santley * " Homeward Bound" m. George Meyer w. Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz * "Homing" w. Arthur L. Salmon m. Teresa del Riego * "How Can I Forget When There's So Much To Remember" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
* "Huckleberry Finn" by Cliff Hess * " I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way" w.m. George Fairman * " I Don't Want to Get Well" w. Howard Johnson & Harry Pease m. Harry Jentes * " I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time" w.
Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, esp ...
m. Albert Von Tilzer * " I Wish You all the Luck in the World" w. & m. by
Abe Olman Abe Olman (December 20, 1887Many sources state his birth year as 1888, but this appears to be an error. – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime an ...
* "I'd Love To Be A Monkey In The Zoo" w. Bert Hanlon m. Willie White * "I'll Take You Back To Italy" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
* "I'm All Bound Round With The Mason-Dixon Line" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m.
Jean Schwartz Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 – November 30, 1956) was a Hungarian-born American songwriter. Schwartz was born in Budapest, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. He took various music-related jobs including dem ...
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I'm Always Chasing Rainbows "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" is a popular music, popular Vaudeville song. The music is credited to Harry Carroll, but the melody is adapted from ''Fantaisie-Impromptu'' by Frédéric Chopin. The lyrics were written by Joseph McCarthy (lyricist), ...
" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Carroll (melody adapted from Chopin) * "If I Find The Guy Who Wrote "Poor Butterfly"" w.
William Jerome William Jerome Flannery, September 30, 1865 – June 25, 1932) was an American songwriter, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York of Irish immigrant parents, Mary Donnellan and Patrick Flannery. He collaborated with numerous well-known composers a ...
m. Arthur Green * "Indiana" w.
Ballard MacDonald Ballard MacDonald (October 15, 1882 – November 17, 1935) was an American lyricist, who was one of the writers of Tin Pan Alley. Born in Portland, Oregon, he was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ...
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James F. Hanley James Frederick Hanley (February 17, 1892 – February 8, 1942) was an American songwriter and author. Biography Hanley was born in Rensselaer, Indiana on February 17, 1892. He attended Champion College and the Chicago Musical College. He serve ...
* " Indianola" m. Henry R. Stern & Domenico Savino * " Joan of Arc, They Are Calling You" w. Alfred Bryan & Willie Weston m. Jack Wells * "Johnson Rag" m. Guy H. Hall & Henry Kleinhauf * " Just A Baby's Prayer At Twilight" w.
Sam M. Lewis Sam M. Lewis (October 25, 1885 – November 22, 1959) was an American singer and lyricist. Career Lewis was born Samuel M. Levine in New York City, United States. He began his music career by singing in cafés throughout New York City, and be ...
& Joe Young m. M. K. Jerome * "
Leave It To Jane ''Leave It to Jane'' is a musical in two acts, with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, based on the 1904 play '' The College Widow'', by George Ade. The story concerns the football rivalry between Atwater ...
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P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* " Let's All Be Americans Now" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
, Edgar Leslie & George W. Meyer * "Lily Of The Valley" w.
L. Wolfe Gilbert Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written. Biography Born i ...
m. Anatole Friedland * " Little Mother Of Mine" w. Walter H. Brown m. Harry T. Burleigh * "Little Sir Echo" w. Laura R. Smith m. J. S. Fearis * "
Livery Stable Blues "Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ''(né'' Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side " Dixieland ...
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Alcide Nunez Alcide Patrick Nunez (March 17, 1884 – September 2, 1934), also known as Yellow Nunez and Al Nunez, was an American jazz clarinetist. He was one of the first musicians of New Orleans to make audio recordings. Biography Alcide Patrick Nunez wa ...
& Ray Lopez * "
Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine) "Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine)" is a World War I era song released in 1917. Al Bryan wrote the lyrics. Fred Fisher composed the music. It was published by McCarthy and Fisher, Inc.. André De Takacs designed the sheet music cover. It fea ...
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Fred Fisher Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach, September 30, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Biography Fisher was born in Cologne, Germany. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenb ...
* "Love Will Find A Way" w. Harry Graham m. Harold Fraser-Simson. Introduced by
José Collins Charlotte Josephine Collins (23 May 1887 – 6 December 1958) was an English actress and singer known by her stage name, José Collins, who was celebrated for her performances in musical comedies, such as the long-running ''The Maid of the Mo ...
in the musical ''
The Maid of the Mountains ''The Maid of the Mountains'', called in its original score a musical play, is an operetta or "Edwardian" musical comedy in three acts. The music was by Harold Fraser-Simson, with additional music by James W. Tate, lyrics by Harry Graham and ...
'' * "Mad'moiselle From Armentieres" w.m. anon * "McNamara's Band" w. John J. Stamford m. Shamus O'Connor * "The Modern Maiden's Prayer" w. Ballard MacDonald m. James F. Hanley * "My Sunshine Jane" w.
J. Keirn Brennan J. Keirn Brennan (November 24, 1873 – February 4, 1948) was an American songwriter. He joined ASCAP as a charter member in 1914 and collaborated with many notable songwriters. He is probably best known for co-writing the 1929 in film, 1929 film '' ...
m. Ernest R. Ball * "My Sweetie" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
* "'N' Everything" w.m.
Al Jolson Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed ...
, B. G. DeSylva & Gus Kahn * "Napoleon" w. P.G. Wodehouse m.
Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* "Nesting Time In Flatbush" w.
P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* "Oh It's A Lovely War" w.m. Maurice Scott * "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" w. Ed Rose m.
Abe Olman Abe Olman (December 20, 1887Many sources state his birth year as 1888, but this appears to be an error. – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime an ...
* "Ole Miss Rag" w.m. W. C. Handy * "On The Road To Home Sweet Home" w. Gus Kahn m. Egbert van Alstyne * "Ostrich Walk" m. Edwin B. Edwards,
Nick LaRocca Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time ...
, Tony Spargo & Larry Shields * "Out Where The West Begins" w. Arthur Chapman (poet), Arthur Chapman m. Estelle Philleo * "Over There" w.m. George M. Cohan * "Paddy McGinty's Goat" w.m. R.P. Weston, Bert Lee & The Two Bobs * "A Paradise For Two" w. Frank Clifford Harris & Archibald Thomas Pechey, Valentine m. James W. Tate * "Regretful Blues" w. Grant Clarke m. Cliff Hess * "Reflection Rag" m. Scott Joplin * "The Road To Paradise" w. Rida Johnson Young m. Sigmund Romberg from the musical ''Maytime (musical), Maytime'' * "Rockaway" by Howard Johnson * "Rolled Into One" w.
P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* "Rose Room" w. Harry Williams (songwriter), Harry Williams m. Art Hickman * "Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay" w. Gus Kahn m. Egbert Van Alstyne * "Say a Prayer for the Boys "Out There"" w. Bernie Grossman m. Alex Marr * "Send Me Away With A Smile" w.m. Louis Weslyn & Al Piantadosi * "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble" m. Spencer Williams * "Sing Me Love's Lullaby" w. Dorothy Terris m. Theodore F. Morse * "The Siren's Song" w.
P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
* "Six Times Six Is Thirty-Six" w. Bert Hanlon m. William White * "Slippery Hank" Frank H. Losey * "Smile And Show Your Dimple" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
(reworked 1933 as "Easter Parade (song), Easter Parade") * "Smiles" w. J. Will Callahan m. Lee S. Roberts * "Some Sunday Morning" w. Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan m. Richard A. Whiting * "Somewhere In France" w. Arthur Wimperis m. Herbert Ivey * "Somewhere In France Is the Lily, Somewhere In France (Is The Lily)" w. Philander Chase Johnson m. Joseph E. Howard * "Southern Gals" w. Jack Yellen m. Albert Gumble * "The Story Book Ball" w.m. Billie Montgomery & George Perry * "Sweet Emalina My Gal" w.
Henry Creamer Henry Sterling Creamer (June 21, 1879 – October 14, 1930) was an African American popular song lyricist and theater producer. He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in New York. He co-wrote many popular songs in the years from 1900 to 1929, ...
m. Turner Layton * "That's The Kind Of Baby For Me" w.m. Jack Egan & Alfred Harrison * "There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of Our Garden" w.m. Liza Lehmann * "There's A Lump Of Sugar Down In Dixie" w. Alfred Bryan & Jack Yellen m. Albert Gumble * "There's Something Nice About The South" w.m.
Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russ ...
* "They Go Wild Simply Wild Over Me" w. Joseph McCarthy m.
Fred Fisher Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach, September 30, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Biography Fisher was born in Cologne, Germany. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenb ...
* "They'll Be Whistling It All Over Town" w. E Ray Goetz m.
Jean Schwartz Jean Schwartz (November 4, 1878 – November 30, 1956) was a Hungarian-born American songwriter. Schwartz was born in Budapest, Hungary. His family moved to New York City when he was 13 years old. He took various music-related jobs including dem ...
* "Thine Alone" w.
Henry Blossom Henry Martyn Blossom (May 10, 1866 – March 23, 1919) was an American playwright and lyricist. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he teamed with Victor Herbert on several popular operettas. His first Broadway musical project was ''The Yankee ...
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Victor Herbert Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is bes ...
* "The Tickle Toe" w.
Otto Harbach Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading B ...
m. Louis Hirsch * "Tiger Rag" w. Harry De Costa m.
Edwin B. Edwards Edwin Branford "Eddie" Edwards (May 22, 1891 – April 9, 1963) was an early jazz trombonist who was a member of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. Life and career A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Edwards started on violin at age 10 and mo ...
, Nick La Rocca,
Tony Sbarbaro Antonio Sparbaro, known professionally as Tony Sbarbaro or Tony Spargo (June 27, 1897 – October 30, 1969) was an American jazz drummer associated with New Orleans jazz. He was the drummer of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band for over 50 years ...
, Henry Ragas &
Larry Shields Lawrence James Shields (September 13, 1893 - November 21, 1953) was an early American dixieland jazz clarinetist. He was a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially. Background Shields was born in ...
* "Till The Clouds Roll By" w.
P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
, Guy Bolton &
Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...
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J. Keirn Brennan J. Keirn Brennan (November 24, 1873 – February 4, 1948) was an American songwriter. He joined ASCAP as a charter member in 1914 and collaborated with many notable songwriters. He is probably best known for co-writing the 1929 in film, 1929 film '' ...
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P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...
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Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in ove ...


Hit recordings

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Livery Stable Blues "Livery Stable Blues" is a jazz composition copyrighted by Ray Lopez ''(né'' Raymond Edward Lopez; 1889–1979) and Alcide Nunez in 1917. It was recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band on February 26, 1917, and, with the A side " Dixieland ...
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Original Dixieland Jass Band The Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) was a Dixieland jazz band that made the first jazz recordings in early 1917. Their " Livery Stable Blues" became the first jazz record ever issued. The group composed and recorded many jazz standards, the ...
*"Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" by the American Quartet *"A Bachelor Gay" by Peter Dawson (bass-baritone), Peter Dawson *"I Don't Want To Get Well" by Van & Schenck *"Joe Turner Blues" by
Wilbur Sweatman Wilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to have fans nationwide. He was also a trail ...
*"Long Boy" by Byron G. Harlan With The Peerless Quartet *"Over There" recorded by **Billy Murray (singer), Billy Murray **Nora Bayes *"Poor Butterfly" by the Victor Talking Machine Company, Victor Military Band *"That's The Kind Of A Baby For Me" by Eddie Cantor *"The Waggle O' The Kilt" by Harry Lauder *"Yaddie Kaddie Kiddie Kaddie Koo" by Van & Schenck


Classical music

*Arnold Bax – ''November Woods'' *Lili Boulanger – ''Lili Boulanger#Psalm 130, Psaume 130 (Du fond de l'abîme)'' *Frank Bridge – Cello Sonata (Bridge), Cello Sonata in D minor *John Alden Carpenter **''The Birthday of the Infanta'', ballet **''The Home Road'' for SATB mixed chorus or unison voices and piano ** Symphony No. 1 ("Sermons in Stones") *Carlos Chávez – Piano Sonata No. 1 (Chávez), Sonata fantasia (Piano Sonata No. 1) *Nancy Dalberg – Symphony in C-sharp minor *Claude Debussy – Violin Sonata (Debussy), Violin Sonata in G minor *Frederick Delius – ''Eventyr (Once Upon a Time)'' *Gabriel Fauré – Cello Sonata No. 1 (Fauré), Cello Sonata No. 1 *Alexander Glazunov – Piano Concerto No. 2 (Glazunov), Piano Concerto No. 2 in B, Op. 100 *Launy Grøndahl – Violin Concerto in D Major *Charles Koechlin **''La divine vesprée'', ballet **''Paysages et marines'', Op. 63bis, version for flute, clarinet, string quartet, and piano **Sonata for cello and piano, Op. 66 *Carl Nielsen – ''Chaconne (Nielsen), Chaconne,'' for piano *Willem Pijper **Symphony No. 1, ''Pan'' **Sonatina No. 1, for piano **''De Lente Komt,'' choral *Sergei Prokofiev **Violin Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev), Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 19 **The Gambler (Prokofiev), ''Igrok'' (''The Gambler''), opera, Op. 24 **Visions fugitives, ''Mimoletnosti'' (''Visions fugitives''), 20 pieces for piano, Op. 22 **Piano Sonata No. 3 (Prokofiev), Piano Sonata No. 3 ("From Old Notebooks"), Op. 28 **Piano Sonata No. 4 (Prokofiev), Piano Sonata No. 4 ("From Old Notebooks"), Op. 29 **Symphony No. 1 (Prokofiev), Symphony No. 1 ''Classical'', Op. 25 *Maurice Ravel – ''Le tombeau de Couperin'', for piano *Ottorino Respighi – Ancient Airs and Dances#Suite No. 1 (1917), ''Ancient Airs and Dances'' Suite No. 1 *Arnold Schoenberg – ''Verklärte Nacht'' (string orchestra version) *Jean Sibelius – Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra opp. 87 and 89 *Charles Villiers Stanford **''Aviator's Hymn'', for tenor, bass, choir, and organ **''Irish Rhapsody No. 5'', in G Minor, for orchestra **''Night Thoughts'', Op. 148, for piano **"On Windy Way When Morning Breaks", partsong **''Sailing Song'', partsong, two soprano voices **"St George of England", song **''Scènes de ballet'', Op. 150, for piano **Sonata No. 1, in F major, Op. 149, for organ **Sonata No. 2 ("Eroica"), in G minor, Op. 151, for organ **Sonata No. 3 ("Britannica"), in D minor, Op. 152, for organ *Igor Stravinsky **''Berceuse'', for voice and piano **''Le chant du rossignol'', symphonic poem **Five Easy Pieces (Stravinsky), Cinq pièces faciles, for piano 4 hands **"Ovsen’", No. 2 from ''Podblyudnïye'' (Saucers) (Four Russian Peasant Songs), for women's choir **''Song of the Volga Boatmen'', arrangement for winds and percussion **Study, for pianola **''Valse pour les enfants'', for piano (possibly 1916) *Karol Szymanowski **Sonata No. 3, for piano **String Quartet No. 1 in C major (Szymanowski), ''String Quartet No. 1 in C major'' **''Demeter,'' cantata **Agave, cantata *Heitor Villa-Lobos ** String Quartet No. 4 (Villa-Lobos), String Quartet No. 4 ** Symphony No. 2 (Villa-Lobos), Symphony No. 2 ''Ascenção'' (Ascension), revised or completed 1943/44 *Eugène Ysaÿe – ''Exil'', for string orchestra of only violins and violas, Op. 25


Opera

*Armas Launis – ''Kullervo'' *Sergei Prokofiev – ''The Gambler (Prokofiev), The Gambler'' *Ignatz Waghalter – ''Jugend'' *Giacomo Puccini – ''La rondine'', Opéra de Monte-Carlo, 27 March * Richard Strauss – ''Die Frau ohne Schatten'' *Gabriel von Wayditch – ''The Caliph's Magician'' *Alexander Zemlinsky – ''Eine florentinische Tragödie''


Film

*Pietro Mascagni – ''Rapsodia Satanica''


Jazz


Musical theatre

* ''The Beauty Spot'' West End of London, West End production opened at the Gaiety Theatre, London, Gaiety Theatre on 22 December and ran for 152 performances * ''The Better 'Ole'' London production opened at the Oxford Theatre on August 4 and ran for 811 performances * ''The Boy (musical), The Boy'' London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on September 14 and ran for 801 performances * ''Cheep (revue), Cheep'' West End theatre, London revue opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on April 26. * ''
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'' Broadway production opened at the Manhattan Opera House on October 22 and ran for 208 performances * ''Eileen (musical), Eileen'' opened at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway), Shubert Theatre on March 19 and ran for 64 performances. * ''Hanky Panky (revue), Hanky Panky'' London revue opened at the Empire, Leicester Square, Empire Theatre on March 24 * ''Jack O'Lantern'' Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on October 16 and ran for 265 performances * ''Leave It to Jane'' Broadway production opened at the Longacre Theatre on August 28 and ran for 167 performances * ''The Maid of the Mountains, The Maid Of The Mountains'' West End theatre, London production opened at Daly's Theatre on February 10 and ran for 1352 performances * ''Maytime (musical), Maytime'' Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway), Shubert Theatre on August 16 and ran for 492 performances * ''Miss 1917'' Broadway revue opened at the Century Theatre (New York City), Century Theatre on November 5 and ran for 72 performances * ''Oh, Boy! (musical)'' Broadway production opened at the Princess Theatre, New York City, Princess Theatre on February 20 and ran for 463 performances * ''The Riviera Girl'' Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on September 24 and ran for 78 performances * ''Arlette (musical), Arlette'' West End of London, West End production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 6 September and ran for 280 performances


Births

*January 2 – Vera Zorina, German dancer and actress (died 2003) *January 3 – Pierre Dervaux, French operatic conductor, composer and pedagogue (d. 1992) *January 10 – Jerry Wexler, music journalist and record producer (d. 2008) *January 12 **Walter Hendl, American conductor, composer and pianist (d. 2007) **Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, major influence on The Beatles (d. 2008) *January 15 – Tiny Timbrell, guitarist (d. 1992) *January 19 – John Raitt, American actor and singer (d. 2005) *February 11 – Arcesia, singer (d. 1983) *February 15 – Denise Scharley, French contralto (d. 2011) *February 18 – Dona Massin, choreographer (d. 2001) *February 25 – Anthony Burgess, composer (d. 1993) *February 27 – George Mitchell (Scottish musician), George Mitchell, founder of the ''Black and White Minstrels'' (d. 2002) *March 2 **Desi Arnaz, musician, actor and producer (d. 1986) **John Gardner (composer), John Gardner, composer (d. 2011) * March 7 – Janet Collins, dancer and choreographer (d. 2003) *March 12 – Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records (d. 1969) *March 17 – Brian Boydell, Irish composer (d. 2000) *March 18 – Riccardo Brengola, violinist (d. 2004) *March 19 – Dinu Lipatti, pianist (d. 1950) *March 20 – Vera Lynn, singer (d. 2020) *March 21 – Anton Coppola, opera conductor (d. 2020) *March 23 **Josef Locke, tenor (d. 1999) **Oscar Shumsky, violinist (d. 2000) *March 26 – Rufus Thomas, singer (d. 2001) *March 30 **Els Aarne, composer (d. 1995) **Rudolf Brucci, composer (d. 2002) *April 9 – Johannes Bobrowski, lyricist (d. 1965) *April 12 – Helen Forrest, American jazz singer (d. 1999) *April 22 – Yvette Chauviré, ballerina (d. 2016) *April 25 – Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer (d. 1996) *April 30 – Bea Wain, US big band singer (d. 2017) *May 1 **Danielle Darrieux, singer and actress (d. 2017) **Lily Lian, street singer (d. 2020) *May 14 **Lou Harrison, US composer (d. 2003) **Norman Luboff, US choral director (d. 1987) *May 16 – Vera Rózsa, singer and voice teacher (d. 2010) *May 21 – Dennis Day, US singer (d. 1988) *May 22 – Georg Tintner, Austrian conductor (d. 1999) *May 28 – Papa John Creach, fiddler (Jefferson Airplane) (d. 1994) *June 4 – Robert Merrill, operatic baritone (d. 2004) *June 7 – Dean Martin, singer and actor (d. 1995) *June 19 – Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist), Dave Lambert, US singer and arranger (d. 1966) *June 29 **Sylvia Olden Lee, vocal coach and accompanist (d. 2004) **Ulpio Minucci, songwriter and composer (d. 2007) *June 24 – Ramblin' Tommy Scott, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013) *June 30 – Lena Horne, singer (died 2010) *July 2 – Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer and manager (d. 1973) *July 14 – Roshan (music director), Roshan, Bollywood composer (d. 1967) *July 17 – Red Sovine, American country & folk singer-songwriter (d. 1980) *July 24 **Henri Betti, French composer and pianist (d. 2005) **Robert Farnon, composer (d. 2005) **Leonor Orosa Goquinco, pianist and dancer (d. 2005) *August 3 – Antonio Lauro, guitarist and composer (d. 1986) *August 17 – Walter Brown (singer), Walter Brown, blues shouter (d. 1956) *August 22 – John Lee Hooker, blues musician (d. 2001) *August 23 – Tex Williams, American country singer (d. 1985) *September 5 – Art Rupe, founder of Specialty Records (d. 2022) *September 11 – Myrta Silva, singer and composer (d. 1987) *September 13 – Robert Ward (composer), Robert Ward, composer (d. 2013) *September 15 – Richard Arnell, English composer (d. 2009) *September 30 – Buddy Rich, American jazz drummer (d. 1987) *October 4 – Violeta Parra, Chilean folk musician (suicide 1967) *October 7 – June Allyson, American singer and actress (d. 2006) *October 10 – Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982) *October 13 – George Osmond, father of the Osmond brothers (d. 2007) *October 21 **William Adam (trumpeter), William Adam, trumpeter (d. 2013) **Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician (d. 1993) *October 24 – Mike Pedicin, jazz bandleader (d. 2016) *October 31 – Anna Marly, French singer-songwriter (d. 2006) *November 12 **Hedley Jones, Jamaican musician (d. 2017) **Jo Stafford, American pop singer (d. 2008)


Deaths

*January – Friederike Grün, operatic soprano (born 1836) *January 13 – Albert Niemann (tenor), Albert Niemann, Wagnerian tenor (b. 1831) *February 10 – Emile Pessard, French composer (b. 1843) *February 25 – Paul Rubens (composer), Paul Rubens, English songwriter (b. 1875) *March 1 – Antonina Miliukova, widow of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (b. 1848) *March 4 – Julius Bechgaard, Danish composer (b. 1843) *March 25 – Spyridon Samaras, composer (b. 1861) *April 1 – Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (b. 1868) *April 29 – Florence Farr, actress, singer and composer (b. 1860) *May 20 – Romilda Pantaleoni, operatic soprano (b. 1847) *May 25 – Edouard de Reszke, operatic bass (b. 1853) *June 12 – Teresa Carreño, pianist, singer and conductor (b. 1853) *July 16 – Philipp Scharwenka, composer (b. 1847) *August 7 – Basil Hood, librettist and lyricist (b. 1864) *August 12 – Pavel Gerdt, dancer (b. 1844) *September 5 – Marie Hanfstängl, operatic soprano (b. 1848) *September 8 – Charles Edouard Lefebvre, French composer (b. 1843) *September 11 – Evie Greene, actress and singer (b. 1875) *October 3 – Eduardo di Capua, singer and songwriter (b. 1865) *December 7 – Ludwig Minkus, violinist and composer (b. 1826) *December 9 – Nat M. Wills, singer, comedian, and actor (b. 1873)


References

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