1934 in music

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Top hit recordings 4 Musical theater 5 Musical films 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

• November 7 - Sergei Rachmaninovs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is premiered
• Sun Ra's musical career begins
• Django Reinhardt's musical career begins
• May 28 - The Glyndebourne festival is inaugurated.

• "All I Do Is Dream Of You" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
• "All Through The Night" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Anything Goes" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Autumn In New York" w.m. Vernon Duke
• "Baby, Take A Bow" w. Lew Brown m. Jay Gorney
• "Be Like The Bluebird" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Be Still, My Heart" w.m. Allan Flynn & Jack Egan
• "Beer Barrel Polka" w. (Czech) Vasek Zeman (Eng) Lew Brown m. Jaromir Vejvoda
• "Believe It, Beloved" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson
• "Big John's Special" m. Horace Henderson
• "Blame It On My Youth" w. Edward Heyman m. Oscar Levant
• "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Blue Moon" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
• "The Bluebird Of Happiness" w. Edward Heyman & Harry Parr m. Sandor Hamati
• "Cocktails For Two" w.m. Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow
• "College Rhythm" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "The Continental" w. Herb Magidson m. Con Conrad
• "Dames" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
• "Deep Purple" w. Mitchell Parish m. Peter De Rose
• "Don't Let It Bother You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson
• "Down South Camp Meeting" w. Irving Mills m. Fletcher Henderson
• "Easy Come, Easy Go" w. Edward Heyman m. John Green
• "Everything Stops For Tea" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman
• "Fair And Warmer" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
• "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
• "Flirtation Walk" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
• "For All We Know" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots
• "Fun To Be Fooled" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
• "Give Me A Heart To Sing To" w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young
• "Goodnight, My Love" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "The Gypsy In My Soul" w. Moe Jaffe m. Clay Boland
• "Hands Across The Table" w.(Eng) Mitchell Parish m. Jean Delettre
• "Here Come The British" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
• "Hold My Hand" w. Jack Yellen & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson
• "An Hour Ago This Minute" James Dyrenforth, John W. Green
• "The House Is Haunted" w. Billy Rose m. Basil G. Adlam
• "I Get A Kick Out Of You" w.m. Cole Porter
• "I Hate Myself" w. Benny Davis & Joe Young m. Milton Ager
• "I Never Had A Chance" w.m. Irving Berlin
• "I Only Have Eyes For You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
• "I Saw Stars" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman
• "I See Two Lovers" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
• "I Think I Can" Douglas Furber, Ray Noble
• "I Wish I Were Twins" w. Frank Loesser & Eddie DeLange m. Joseph Meyer
• "If" w. Robert Hargreaves & Stanley Damerell m. Tolchard Evans
• "If I Had A Million Dollars" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck
• "If It Isn't Love" Burton, Jason
• "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
• "I'll Follow My Secret Heart" w.m. Noël Coward
• "I'll String Along With You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
• "I'm On A Seesaw" w. Desmond Carter m. Vivian Ellis
• "In My Little Bottom Drawer" w.m. Will Haines, Jimmy Harper & Maurice Beresford
• "Isle Of Capri" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz
• "It's All Forgotten Now" w.m. Ray Noble
• "It's Foolish But It's Fun" w.m. Robert Stolz, Gus Kahn
• "It's Funny To Everyone But Me" w.m. Dave Franklin & Isham Jones
• "Judy" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael & Sammy Lerner
• "June In January" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger Movie: "Here Is My Heart"
• "Junk Man" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph Meyer
• "Lady Fair" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Little Dutch Mill" w. Ralph Freed m. Harry Barris
• "Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day" w. Maurice Sigler & Al Hoffman m. Mabel Wayne
• "Little Rock Getaway" m. Joe Sullivan
• "Lost In A Fog" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
• "Love In Bloom" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
• "Love Is Just Around The Corner" w. Leo Robin m. Lewis E. Gensler
• "Love Thy Neighbour" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "May I?" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "Midnight, The Stars And You" Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry Woods
• "Miss Otis Regrets" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Moon Country" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
• "The Moon Was Yellow" w. Edgar Leslie m. Fred E. Ahlert
• "Moonglow" w.m. Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills
• "Moonlight Is Silver" Clemence Dane, Richard Adinsell
• "My Old Flame" w. Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston
• "A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
• "Nobody Loves A Fairy When She's Forty" w.m. Arthur W. D. Henley
• "The Object Of My Affection" w.m. Pinky Tomlin, Coy Poe & Jimmie Grier
• "Okay Toots" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
• "On The Good Ship Lollipop" w.m. Sidney Clare & Richard A. Whiting
• "One Night Of Love" w. Gus Kahn m. Victor Schertzinger
• "Over My Shoulder" w.m. Harry Woods
• "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder" w.m. Al Lewis & Al Sherman
• "P.S. I Love You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Gordon Jenkins
• "Pardon My Southern Accent" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck
• "Rhythm Is Our Business" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmie Lunceford
• "Ridin' Around in the Rain" w.m. Gene Austin & Carmen Lombardo
• "Riptide" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
• "Rock And Roll" w. Sidney Clare m. Richard A. Whiting
• "Rug Cutter's Swing" m. Horace Henderson
• "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" w.m. Haven Gillespie & J. Fred Coots
• "She Reminds Me Of You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "Sing As We Go" w.m. Harry Parr-Davies, Gracie Fields
• "Solitude" w. Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington
• "Stars Fell On Alabama" w. Mitchell Parish m. Frank Perkins
• "Stay As Sweet As You Are" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "Stompin' At The Savoy" w. Andy Razaf m. Benny Goodman, Chick Webb & Edgar Sampson
• "Straight From The Shoulder" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "The Sweetest Music This Side Of Heaven" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Cliff Friend
• "Thank You So Much, Mrs Lowsborough-Goodby" w.m. Cole Porter
• "Then I'll Be Tired Of You" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Arthur Schwartz
• "There Goes My Heart" w. Benny Davis m. Abner Silver
• "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" w.m. Bob Nolan
• "Two Cigarettes In The Dark" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Lew Pollack
• "The Very Thought Of You" w.m. Ray Noble
• "Wagon Wheels" w. Billy Hill m. Peter De Rose
• "What A Diff'rence A Day Made" w. (Eng) Stanley Adams (Sp) Maria Grever m. Maria Grever
• "What A Little Moonlight Can Do" w.m. Harry Woods
• "What Now?" Green, Dyrenforth
• "What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" w.m. Coy Poe, Jimmie Grier, Truman "Pinky" Tomlin & Earl Hatch
• "When A Woman Loves A Man" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernie Hanighen & Gordon Jenkins
• "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
• "When My Ship Comes In" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
• "When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart" w.m. Harry Woods
• "Winter Wonderland" w. Richard B. Smith m. Felix Bernard
• "With Every Breath I Take" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
• "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" w.m. R. P. Weston & Bert Lee
• "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
• "Wonder Bar" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
• "Wrappin' It Up" m. Fletcher Henderson
• "You And The Night And The Music" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
• "You Oughta Be In Pictures" w. Edward Heyman m. Dana Suesse
• "You're A Builder-Upper" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
• "You're My Thrill" w. Sidney Clare m. Jay Gorney
• "You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew" w. Jimmy Burke m. Harold Spina
• "You're The Top" w.m. Cole Porter

• "The Carioca" by Enric Madriguera
• "Everything I Have Is Yours" by Rudy Vallee
• "Love In Bloom" by Bing Crosby
• "Moon Glow" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
• "The Object Of My Affection" by Jimmie Greer
• "The Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor" by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
• "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
• "Stars Fell On Alabama" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
• "Stompin' At the Savoy" by Chick Webb & His Orchestra
• "Temptation" by Bing Crosby
• "You're the Top" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

• Babes In Toyland
• Bottoms Up
• The Cat And The Fiddle
• Evergreen
• The Gay Divorcée
• Kid Millions
• The Merry Widow
• Mr Cinders
• Wake Up And Dream
• Wonder Bar

• January 26 - Huey Piano Smith
• February 1 - Bob Shane, The Kingston Trio
• February 2 - Skip Battin, The Byrds, The New Riders
• February 7 - King Curtis
• March 25 - Johnny Burnette, Rockabilly pioneer (+ 1964)
• April 1 - Jim Ed Brown, The Browns
• April 17 - Don Kirschner
• April 19 - Dickie Goodman, Buchanan & Goodman
• June 1 - Pat Boone
• June 9 - Jackie Wilson
• June 11 - James Pookie Hudson, The Spaniels
• July 4 - Gilbert Lopez, Tune Weavers
• September 3 - Freddie King,
• September 7 - Little Milton,
• September 19 - Brian Epstein, manager for The Beatles
• September 21 - Leonard Cohen
• October 8 - Doc Green, The Drifters
• November 19 - Dave Guard, The Kingston Trio
• December 1 - Billy Paul
• December 30 - Del Shannon

• February 4 - Ernesto Nazareth
• September 2 - Russ Columbo