1931 in music
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See also: 1930 in music, other events of 1931, 1932 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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[edit] Events
- Roy Rogers' musical career begins
- Mary Garden retires from the Chicago Opera
- Alberto Rabagliati's singing career begins
[edit] Published popular music
- "Adios" w. Eddie Wood m. Enric Madriguera
- "All Of Me" w.m. Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks
- "As Time Goes By" w.m. Herman Hupfeld
- "At Your Command" w.m. Harry Barris, Bing Crosby & Harry Tobias
- "Black Jazz" m. Gene Gifford
- "Blah, Blah, Blah" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by El Brendel in the film Delicious
- "Blues In My Heart" w. Irving Mills m. Benny Carter
- "Brighter Than The Sun" w. Anona Winn m. Ray Noble
- "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jay Gorney
- "By The River Sainte Marie" w. Edgar Leslie m. Harry Warren
- "Call Me Darling, Call Me Sweetheart, Call Me Dear" w. (Eng) Dorothy Dick w.m. Bert Reisfeld, Mart Fryberg & Rolf Marbet
- "Close Your Eyes" D. Carter - H. M. Tennent
- "Come To Me" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Concentratin' On You" w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller
- "Crosby, Columbo And Vallee" w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke
- "Cuban Love Song" w.m. Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh & Herbert Stothart
- "Dancing In The Dark" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Delishious" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Doin' What I Please" Waller, Razaf
- "Down Sunnyside Lane" Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly
- "Dream a Little Dream of Me" w. Gus Kahn m. Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt
- "An Evening In Caroline" w.m. Walter Donaldson
- "A Faded Summer Love" w.m. Phil Baxter
- "Goodnight, Sweetheart" w.m. Ray Noble, James Campbell & Reg Connelly
- "Got A Date With An Angel" w. Clifford Grey & Sonny Miller m. Jack Waller & Joseph Tunbridge
- "Got The Bench, Got The Park" w.m. Al Sherman, Al Lewis & Fred Phillips
- "Green Eyes" w. (Eng) E. Rivera & Eddie Woods (Sp) Adolfo Utrero m. Nilo Menendez
- "Guilty" w. Gus Kahn m. Richard A. Whiting & Harry Akst
- "Hang Out The Stars In Indiana" w. Billy Moll m. Harry Woods
- "He Played His Ukulele As The Ship Went Down" w.m. Arthur LeClerq
- "Heartaches" w. John Clenner m. Al Hoffman
- "Hello, My Lover, Goodbye" w. Edward Heyman m. John Green. Introduced by Frances Langford in the musical Here Goes the Bride
- "Help Yourself to Happiness" w.m. Mack Gordon, Harry Revel and Harry Richman. Introduced by Harry Richman in the revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1931
- "Hold My Hand" w. Douglas Furber m. Noel Gay
- "Home" w.m. Peter Van Steeden, Harry Clarkson & Geoff Clarkson
- "Hoops" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "I Apologise" w.m. Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart & Ed Nelson
- "I Don't Know Why" w. Roy Turk m. Fred E. Ahlert
- "I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)" w. Billy Rose & Mort Dixon m. Harry Warren
- "I Heard" w.m. Don Redman
- "I Love Louisa" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "I Surrender, Dear" w. Gordon Clifford m. Harry Barris
- "If You Should Ever Need Me" w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke
- "I'll Be Good Because Of You" w.m. Ray Noble & Alan Murray
- "I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart" Fisher, Unger, Stern
- "I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby" w. Alex Hill m. Fats Waller
- "I'm Gonna Get You" w.m. Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias & Jules Lemare
- "I'm Good For Nothing But Love" Ballard, Maltin
- "I'm Through With Love" w. Gus Kahn m. Matty Malneck & Fud Livingston
- "It's The Darndest Thing" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
- "It's The Girl" w. Dave Oppenheim m. Abel Baer
- "It's You!" Razaf, Waller
- "I've Got Five Dollars" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Jazz Nocturne" m. Dana Suesse
- "Just One More Chance" w. Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston
- "Kicking The Gong Around" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen
- "A Lady Must Live" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Jeanne Aubert in the musical America's Sweetheart
- "Lady Of Spain" w.m. Robert Hargreaves, Tolchard Evans, Stanley J. Damerell & Henry J. Tilsley
- "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Little Girl" w.m. Madeline Hyde & Francis Henry
- "Love Is Sweeping The Country" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Love Letters In The Sand" w. Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny m. J. Fred Coots
- "Lullaby Of The Leaves" w. Joe Young m. Bernice Petkere
- "Mad Dogs And Englishmen" w.m. Noel Coward
- "Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon" w.m. Max Rich, Kate Smith, Al Hoffman & Ned Washington
- "Mama Inez" w. (Eng) L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Eliseo Grenet
- "Maria, My Own" w. (Eng) L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Ernesto Lacuona
- "Marta" w. (Eng) L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Moises Simons
- "Mausie" w. (Eng) Harry Graham m. Paul Abraham
- "Me!" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Moonlight Saving Time" w.m. Irving Kahal & Harry Richman
- "My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes" Koehler, Pola, Golden
- "My Song" w. Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "Nevertheless" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby
- "Now's The Time To Fall In Love" w.m. Al Sherman & Al Lewis
- "Of Thee I Sing" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Oh, Monah" w.m. Ted Weems & Joe "Country" Washburn
- "One More Time" w.m. B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson.
- "Ooh That Kiss" w. Mort Dixon & Joe Young m. Harry Warren
- "Out Of Nowhere" w. Edward Heyman m. John Green
- "Paradise" w. Nacio Herb Brown & Gordon Clifford m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" w.m. Will Jason & Val Burton
- "Pied Piper Of Hamelin" w.m. Noel Gay
- "Poor Pierrot" w. Otto Harbach m. Jerome Kern
- "Popeye The Sailor Man" w.m. Sammy Lerner
- "Prisoner Of Love" w. Leo Robin m. Russ Columbo & Clarence Gaskill
- "River, Stay 'Way From My Door" w. Mort Dixon m. Harry Woods
- "Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On" w.m. James McCaffrey, Eugene West & Dave Ringle
- "Running Between The Raindrops" w. James Dyrenforth m. Carroll Gibbons
- "Sally" w.m. William Haines, Harry Leon & Leo Towers
- "Shadrack" w.m. Robert MacGimsey
- "She Didn't Say "Yes"" w. Otto Harbach m. Jerome Kern. Introduced by Bettina Hall in the musical The Cat and the Fiddle.
- "Smile, Darn Ya, Smile" w. Charles O'Flynn & Jack Meskill m. Max Rich
- "Somebody from Somewhere" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Janet Gaynor in the film Delicious
- "Sweet And Lovely" w.m. Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias & Jules Lemare
- "Thanks To You" w. Grant Clarke m. Pete Wendling
- "That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine" w.m. Jimmy Long & Gene Autry
- "That's My Desire" w. Carroll Loveday m. Helmy Kresa
- "This Is The Missus" w.m. Lew Brown & Ray Henderson
- "The Thrill Is Gone" w.m. Lew Brown & Ray Henderson
- "Till The Real Thing Comes Along" w.m. Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin & L. E. Freeman
- "Twentieth Century Blues" w.m. Noel Coward
- "Under The Bridges Of Paris" w.m. Vincent Scotto, Jean Rodor, Dorcas Cochran
- "Underneath The Arches" w.m. Reg Connelly & Bud Flanagan
- "Wabash Moon" w.m. Dave Dreyer & Morton Downey
- "Was I?" w. Charles Farrell m. Chick Endor from the revue Ziegfeld Follies Of 1931
- "Was That The Human Thing To Do?" w. Joe Young m. Sammy Fain
- "We'll Be The Same" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Were You Sincere" w. Jack Meskill m. Vincent Rose
- "When I Take My Sugar To Tea" w.m. Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal & Pierre Norman Connor
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" w.m. Leon Rene, Otis Rene & Clarence Muse
- "When The Bloom Is On The Sage" w.m. Nat Vincent & Fred Howard Wright
- "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain" w.m. Howard Johnson, Harry Woods & Kate Smith
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" w.m. E. A. Swan
- "When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba" w.m. Herman Hupfeld
- "Where The Blue Of The Night" w.m. Roy Turk, Bing Crosby & Fred E. Ahlert
- "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" w. Ted Koehler & Billy Moll m. Harry Barris
- "Yes, Yes, My Baby Said Yes, Yes" Cliff Friend, Con Conrad
- "You Are My Heart's Delight" w. Harry Graham m. Franz Lehár Music 1923
- "You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)" w.m. Con Conrad, Gladys Du Bois, Russ Columbo & Paul Gregory
- "You Can't Stop Me From Loving You" w. Mann Holiner m.Alberta Nichols
- "You Rascal You" w.m. Sam Theard
- "You Try Somebody Else" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
- "You're Blasé" w. Bruce Sievier m. Ord Hamilton
- "You're My Decline And Fall" George Posford
- "You're My Everything" w. Mort Dixon & Joe Young m. Harry Warren
- "Yours" (orig. "Quiéreme Mucho") w. (Eng) Jack Sherr (Sp) Augustin Rodriguez m. Gonzalo Roig
[edit] Top hits on record
- "Any Little Fish" by Noel Coward
- "As Time Goes By" by Rudy Vallee
- "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" by Cab Calloway
- "Beyond The Blue Horizon" by Jack Hylton
- "Blue Again" by Ambrose
- "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", recorded by
- Wayne King, The Waltz King
- Ozzie Nelson
- "Goodnight Sweetheart", recorded by:
- Al Bowlly
- Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
- "The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls" by John McCormack
- "High Water" by Paul Robeson
- "I Don't Know Why - I Just Do" by Layton and Johnstone
- "I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In a 5 and 10 Cent Store)" by The Boswell Sisters
- "Just One More Chance" by Bing Crosby and Victor Young
- "The Kiss Waltz" by Gracie Fields
- "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" by Nick Lucas
- "Lazy River" by Louis Armstrong
- "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries", recorded by
- "Linda" by Carroll Gibbons
- "Memories Of You" by Duke Ellington
- "Moanin' Low" by Sophie Tucker
- "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington & His Jungle Band
- "My Ideal" by Maurice Chevalier
- "Nevertheless" by Ruth Etting
- "Out Of Nowhere" by Bing Crosby
- "The Peanut Vendor (El Manicero)" by Don Azpiazu
- "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" by Gene Austin
- "River Stay 'Way From My Door" by Paul Robeson
- "Rockin' Chair" by Paul Robeson
- "Sally" by Gracie Fields
- "Star Dust" by Bing Crosby
- "Sweet And Lovely" by Al Bowlly with Savoy Orpheans; Howard Jacobs and Carroll Gibbons
- "Time On My Hands" by Al Bowlly with The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" by Maurice Chevalier
- "When I Take My Sugar To Tea" by Boswell Sisters and the Dorsey Brothers
- "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" by Kate Smith
- "When Yuba Plays the Rumba On the Tuba" by Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
- "Would You Like To Take A Walk" by Annette Hanshaw including Benny Goodman and Eddie Lang
- "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" by Bing Crosby
- "You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)" by Russ Columbo
[edit] Top blues recordings
- "Uncle Ned, Don't Use Your Head" - Lonnie Johnson
- "Southern Can is Mine" - Blind Willie McTell
- "Broke Down Engine Blues" - Blind Willie McTell
- "Georgia Rag" - Blind Willie McTell
[edit] Classical music
- Joseph Achron - Quartet for Cello, Trumpet, Horn, and Piano, Golem
- Benjamin Britten - String Quartet in D
- Ruth Crawford-Seeger - String Quartet
- Samuel Feinberg - Piano Concerto no. 1
- Reinhold Glière - Comedians (ballet)
- Camargo Guarnieri - Cello Sonata No. 1
- Igor Markevitch - Serenade for Three Instruments
- Paul Paray - Mass for the 500th Anniversary of the Death of Joan of Arc
- Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 4, for left hand, written for Paul Wittgenstein.
- Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto for Left Hand, written for Paul Wittgenstein.
- Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, "First of May"
- Igor Stravinsky - Violin Concerto in D
- Edgard Varèse - Ionisation (1929-31)
- William Walton - Belshazzar's Feast (oratorio)
[edit] Opera
- George Antheil - Helen Retires (not performed until 1934)
- Arthur Benjamin - The Devil Take Her
- Gustave Charpentier - Orphée
- Paul Dessau - Das Eisenbahnspiel
- Walter Goehr - Malpopita
- Gabriel von Wayditch - Horus
- Eugène Ysaÿe - Peter the Miner
[edit] Musical theater
- America's Sweetheart Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on February 10 and ran for 135 performances.
- The Band Wagon Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 3 and ran for 260 performances
- Bitter Sweet (Noel Coward) - London revival
- The Cat And The Fiddle Broadway production opened at the Globe Theatre on October 15 and ran for 395 performances
- Cavalcade (Noel Coward) - London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on October 13 and ran for 405 performances
- Die Dubarry Berlin production opened on August 14
- Here Goes the Bride Broadway production opened at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre on November 3 and ran for 7 performances.
- The Land Of Smiles (Franz Lehár) - London production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on May 8
- The Laugh Parade Broadway revue opened at the Imperial Theatre on November 2 and ran for 231 performances
- The Third Little Show Broadway production opened at the Music Box Theatre on June 1 and ran for 136 performances
- Victoria and Her Hussar London production opened at the Palace Theatre on September 17 and ran for 100 performances
- White Horse Inn London production opened at the Coliseum Theatre on April 8 and ran for 651 performances
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1931 Broadway revue opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on July 1 and ran for 165 performances.
[edit] Musical films
- The Cuban Love Song
- Delicious starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell and El Brendl.
- Fifty Million Frenchmen
- Her Majesty, Love starring Marilyn Miller
- The Hot Heiress starring Ben Lyon and Ona Munson
- Kiss Me Again starring Bernice Claire and Edward Everett Horton
- The Prodigal starring Lawrence Tibbett
- Sally in our Alley starring Gracie Fields
- Showgirl's Luck
- The Smiling Lieutenant starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins
- Sunshine Susie
[edit] Births
- January 5 - Alfred Brendel
- January 8 - Bill Graham, rock music entrepreneur (+ 1991)
- January 21 - Rudi Maugeri, The Crew Cuts
- January 22 - Sam Cooke
- February 14 - Phyllis McGuire, The McGuire Sisters
- March 14 - Phil Phillips
- March 15 - D. J. Fontana, drummer
- April 29 - Lonnie Donegan
- May 4 - Ed Cassidy, Spirit
- May 14 - Alvin Lucier, composer
- May 7 - Teresa Brewer
- June 3 - Dakota Staton, US singer
- July 6 - Della Reese
- July 11 - Tab Hunter
- July 18 - Papa Dee Allen, War
- July 31 - Morey Carr, The Playmates
- August 1 - Ramblin' Jack Ellott
- August 28 - John Perkins, The Crewcuts
- August 28 - John Shirley-Quirk
- September 19 - Brook Benton
- September 22 - George Chambers, The Chambers Brothers
- September 24 - Anthony Newley, English songwriter actor and singer
- October 24 - Sofia Gubaidulina, composer
- November 5 - Ike Turner
- December 24 - Mauricio Kagel, composer
- December 27 - Scotty Moore, US guitarist
- December 30 - Skeeter Davis
[edit] Deaths
- January 23 - Anna Pavlova, ballerina
- February 11 - Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph
- February 23 - Dame Nellie Melba, operatic soprano
- April 4 - George Whitefield Chadwick, compsoer
- May 8 - Bertha Lewis, singer and actress with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- May 12 - Eugène Ysaÿe, violinist and composer
- July 4 - Buddy Petit, jazz cornet player
- August 6 - Bix Beiderbecke
- August 11 - Linda Loredo, dancer
- August 28 - Jane Green singer
- September 23 - Harry Macdonough, pioneer recording artist
- October 3 - Carl Nielsen, composer
- October 21 - Barbecue Bob, blues musician
- October 29 - Luciano Gallet, composer
- November 3 - Buddy Bolden, jazz musician
- November 23 - Leonora Braham, opera singer
- December 2 - Vincent d'Indy, composer
- date unknown - Mario Ancona, baritone
- date unknown - Georgi Atanasov, composer
- date unknown - Tomasz Bartkiewcz, composer
- date unknown - Josif Marinković, composer