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Friday, July 25, 2008

1939 in music

See also: 1938 in music, other events of 1939, 1940 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top hits on record
3 Published popular songs
4 Musical theater
5 Musical films
6 Births
7 Deaths

Events

Top hits on record

Published popular songs

  • "Address Unknown"     w.m. Carmen Lombardo, Johnny Marks & Dedette Lee Hill
  • "All In Fun"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "All Or Nothing At All"     w. Jack Lawrence m. Arthur Altman
  • "All The Things You Are"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
  • "Anatole (Of Paris)"     w.m. Sylvia Fine
  • "An Apple For The Teacher"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Are You Havin' Any Fun?"     w. Jack Yellen m. Sammy Fain
  • "The Army Air Corps"     w.m. Robert M. Crawford
  • "At The Woodchoppers' Ball"     m. Woody Herman & Joe Bishop
  • "Back In The Saddle Again"     w.m. Gene Autry & Ray Whitley
  • "Between Eighteenth And Nineteenth On Chestnut Street"     w.m. Will Osborne & Dick Rodgers
  • "Bless You"     w.m. Don Baker & Eddie Lane
  • "Blue Orchids"     w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "Bluebirds In The Moonlight"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "The Boys In The Back Room"     w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander
  • "Brazil"     w. (Eng) Bob Russell m. Ary Baroso
  • "Careless"     w.m. Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard & Dick Jurgens
  • "Comes Love"     w.m. Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobius & Lew Brown
  • "Cuckoo In The Clock"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Walter Donaldson
  • "Darn That Dream"     w. Eddie De lange m. James Van Heusen
  • "Day In - Day Out"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Rube Bloom
  • "Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Do I Love You?"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Don't Worry 'Bout Me"     w. Ted Koehler m. Rube Bloom
  • "Faithful Forever"     w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
  • "Flyin' Home"     w. Sid Robin m. Lionel Hampton & Benny Goodman
  • "Frenesi"     w. (Eng) Ray Charles & Bob Russell m. Alberto Dominguez
  • "The Gaucho Serenade"     w.m. James Cavanaugh, John Redmond & Nat Simon
  • "Give A Little Whistle"     w. Ned Washington m. Leigh Harline
  • "Give Him The Ooh-La-La"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Give It Back To The Indians"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "Go Fly A Kite"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "God Bless America"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "Good Morning"     w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
  • "Goodnight, Children Ev'rywhere"     w.m. Gabby Rogers & Harry Phillips
  • "Hang Your Heart On A Hickory Limb"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Heaven Can Wait"     w. Eddie De Lange m. James Van Heusen
  • "Honey Hush"     Fats Waller, Ed Kirkeby
  • "Huckleberry Duck"     w. Jack Lawrence m. Raymond Scott
  • "I Concentrate On You"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "I Didn't Know What Time It Was"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "I Get Along Without You Very Well"     w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
  • "I Like To Recognize The Tune"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "I Miss You In The Morning"     Leslie, Burke
  • "I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak"     w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
  • "I Poured My Heart Into A Song"     w.m. Irving Berlin
  • "I Thought About You"     w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
  • "I Want My Mama"     w. (Port) Jararaca & Vincente Paiva (Eng) Al Stillman m. Jararaca & Vincente Paiva
  • "If A Grey Haired Lady Says "How's Yer Father?""     w.m. Ted Waite
  • "If I Didn't Care"     w.m. Jack Lawrence
  • "If I Only Had A Brain"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "If I Only Had Wings"     w.m. Sid Colin & Ronnie Aldrich
  • "I'll Never Smile Again"     w.m. Ruth Lowe
  • "I'll Walk Beside You"     w.m. Alan Murray & Edward Lockton
  • "I'm Building A Sailboat Of Dreams"     Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin
  • "In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room"     m. Raymond Scott
  • "In The Mood"     w. Andy Razaf m. Joe Garland
  • "Is 'E An Aussie, Lizzie, Is 'E?"     w.m. B. C. Hilliam & Malcolm McEachern
  • "It's A Hap - Hap - Happy Day"     w.m. Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples & Al J. Neiburg
  • "I've Got My Eyes On You"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "J'Attendrai"     w. (Fr) Louis Poterat (Eng) Anna Sosenko m. Dino Olivieri
  • "The Jumpin' Jive"     w.m. Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba & Jack Palmer
  • "Katie Went To Haiti"     w.m. Cole Porter
  • "Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant-Major"     Noel, Pelosi
  • "The Lady's In Love With You"     w. Frank Loesser m. Burton Lane
  • "The Lamp Is Low"     w. Mitchell Parish m. Peter De Rose & Bert Shefter
  • "Lili Marlene"     w. (Ger) Hans Leip (Eng) Tommy Connor m. Norbert Schultze
  • "Love Never Went To College"     w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
  • "A Lover Is Blue"     w.m. Charles Carpenter, James R. Mundy & Trummy Young
  • "Lydia, The Tattooed Lady"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "A Man And His Dream"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "The Man With The Mandolin"     w. James Cavanaugh & John Redmond m. Frank Weldon
  • "A Marvellous Party"     w.m. Noël Coward
  • "The Masquerade Is Over"     w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
  • "La Mer"     w.m. Charles Trenet
  • "The Moon And The Willow Tree"     w. Johnny Burke m. Victor Schertzinger
  • "Moon Love"     w.m. Mack David, Mack Davis & Andre Kostelanetz
  • "Moonlight Serenade"     w. Mitchell Parish m. Glenn Miller
  • "My Dearest Dear"     w.m. Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall
  • "My Prayer"     w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Georges Boulanger & Jimmy Kennedy
  • "On A Little Street In Singapore"     w.m. Peter DeRose & Billy Hill
  • "On The Outside Always Lookin' In"     w.m. Michael Carr
  • "Over The Rainbow"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Pennsylvania 6-5000"     w. Carl Sigman m. Jerry Gray
  • "Perfidia"     w. (Eng) Milton Leeds m. Alberto Dominguez
  • "Run, Rabbit, Run"     w. Noel Gay & Ralph T. Butler m. Noel Gay
  • "Scatterbrain"     w.m. Johnny Burke, Carl Bean, Kahn Keene & Frankie Masters
  • "She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor"     w.m. Don Raye & Hugh Prince
  • "Sing A Song Of Sunbeams"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Somewhere In France With You"     w.m. Michael Carr
  • "South American Way"     w. Al Dubin m. Jimmy McHugh
  • "South Of The Border"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
  • "Stairway To The Stars"     w. Mitchell Parish m. Matty Malneck
  • "Start The Day Right"     w.m. Al Lewis, Maurice Spitalny & Charles Tobias
  • "Strange Fruit"     w.m. Lewis Allan
  • "Sunrise Serenade"     w. Jack Lawrence m. Frankie Carle
  • "Sweet Potato Piper"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "'Tain't What You Do"     w.m. Sy Oliver & Trummy Young
  • "Tara's Theme"     m. Max Steiner
  • "That Sentimental Sandwich"     w. Frank Loesser m. Frederick Hollander
  • "That Sly Old Gentleman"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "There'll Always Be An England"     w.m. Ross Parker & Hugh Charles
  • "They Would Wind Him Up And He Would Whistle"     Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
  • "This Is It"     w. Dorothy Fields m. Arthur Schwartz
  • "Three Little Fishes"     w.m. Saxie Dowell
  • "Till The Lights Of London Shine Again"     w.m. Tommie Connor, Eddie Pola
  • "Too Romantic"     w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
  • "Traffic Jam"     m. Teddy McRae & Artie Shaw
  • "Tuxedo Junction"     w. Buddy Feyne m. Erskine Hawkins, Williams Johnson & Julian Dash
  • "Two Blind Loves"     w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
  • "Two O'Clock Jump"     m. Harry James, Count Basie & Benny Goodman
  • "The Washing On The Siegfried Line"     w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
  • "We'll Meet Again"     w. Hugh Charles m. Albert Rostron Parker
  • "What's New?"     w. Johnny Burke m. Bob Haggart
  • "When You Wish Upon A Star"     w. Ned Washington m. Leigh Harline
  • "Who's Taking You Home Tonight?"     w.m. Manning Sherwin & Tommy Connor
  • "Wish Me Luck"     w.m. Harry Parr-Davies & Phil Park
  • "Wishing (Will Make It So)"     w.m. B. G. De Sylva
  • "You Meet The Nicest People In Your Dreams"     Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart, Manny Kurtz

Musical theater

  • Black Velvet     London production
  • The Dancing Years     London production
  • Du Barry Was A Lady     Broadway production
  • George White's Scandals Of 1939     Broadway production
  • The Little Revue     Broadway production
  • New Pins And Needles     Broadway production

Musical films

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