1935 in music
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[edit] Events
- April 8 - Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 is premiered in Washington, DC.
- April 23 - Your Hit Parade premieres on radio.
- December 1 - Second violin concerto of Sergei Prokofiev premieres in Madrid
- Soprano Bidu Sayão marries baritone Giuseppe Danise.
- Swing music achieves popularity.
- Frank Sinatra's professional singing career begins.
- Natalino Otto makes hiss debut on US radio.
[edit] Albums released
- Highlights from Porgy and Bess - Various Artists
- Ballads For Americans- Paul Robeson
[edit] Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1935.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
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1 | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers | Cheek to Cheek | 1935 | RYM 1 of 1935, US BB 2 of 1935, POP 2 of 1935, AFI 15, Scrobulate 19 of vocal | |
2 | Shirley Temple | On The Good Ship Lollipop | 1935 | US BB 1 of 1935, POP 1 of 1935, AFI 69, RYM 109 of 1935, RIAA 136 | |
3 | The Dorsey Brothers | Lullaby of Broadway | 1935 | Oscar in 1935, US BB 9 of 1935, POP 9 of 1935 | |
4 | Cole Porter | You're the Top | 1935 | US BB 4 of 1935, POP 4 of 1935, RYM 11 of 1935, RIAA 281 | |
5 | Bing Crosby | Silent Night, Holy Night | 1935 | Europe 2 of the 1930s, Global 4 (20 M sold) - 1935, UK 8 - Dec 1952 |
[edit] Top hit recordings
- "Blue Moon" by Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra
- "Chasing Shadows" by The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" by Fats Waller & His Rhythm
- "In A Little Gypsy Tea Room" by Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
- "It's A Sin to Tell a Lie" by Fats Waller & His Rhythm
- "The Object Of My Affection" by the Boswell Sisters
- "The Lady In Red" by Louis Prima
- "On the Isle Of Capri" by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
- "On the Beach at Bali-Bali" by Henry "Red" Allen
- "Red Sails In the Sunset" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
- "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" by Glen Grey & The Casa Loma Orchestra
[edit] Published popular music
- "About A Quarter To Nine" words: Al Dubin music: Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "According To The Moonlight" w. Jack Yellen & Herb Magidson m. Joseph Meyer
- "Alone" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown. Introduced by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the film A Night at the Opera
- "Animal Crackers In My Soup" w. Ted Koehler & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top
- "A Beautiful Lady In Blue" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots
- "Begin the Beguine" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Bess Oh Where Is My Bess" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" w. Du Bose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "The Blues Jumped A Rabbit" w.m. Jimmie Noone
- "Broadway Rhythm" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "The Broken Record" w.m. Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias & Boyd Bunch
- "But Where Are You?" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "The Buzzard" m. Bud Freeman
- "Buzzard Song" w. Du Bose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "Casino De Paree" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "Cheek To Cheek" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat
- "Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers" w.m. A. A. Milne & Harold Fraser-Simson
- "Clouds" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
- "The Cockeyed Mayor Of Kaunakakai" w. R. Alex Anderson & Al Stillman m. R. Alex Anderson
- "Cosi Cosa" w. Ned Washington m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
- "Curly Top" w. Ted Koehler m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by John Boles in the film Curly Top
- "Darling, Je Vous Aime, Beaucoup" w.m. Anna Sosenko
- "Dinner For One, Please James" w.m. Michael Carr
- "The Dixieland Band" m. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
- "Don't Give Up The Ship" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Don't Mention Love To Me" Oscar Levant & Dorothy Fields
- "Down By The River" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Dust Off That Old Pianna" w.m. Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner & Gerald Marks
- "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" w.m. Brooks Bowman
- "Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo" w.m. Johnny Mercer & Matt Malneck
- "Every Little Moment" w. Dorothy Fields m.Jimmy McHugh
- "Everything's Been Done Before" w.m. Harold Adamson, Jack King & Edwin H. Knopf
- "Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart" w.m. Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman & Maurice Sigler
- "Fanlight Fanny" George Formby, Gifford, Cliffe
- "From The Top Of Your Head" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "Got A Bran' New Suit" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie)Here Comes Cookie" w.m. Mack Gordon
- "Honky Tonk Train" m. Meade Lux Lewis
- "Hooray For Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Gene Raymond in the film Hooray for Love
- "I Built a Dream One Day" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg. Introduced by Walter Slezak, Walter Woolf King and Robert C. Fischer in the musical May Wine.
- "I Can't Get Started" w. Ira Gershwin m. Vernon Duke
- "I Dream Too Much (Alone)" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
- "I Feel A Song Coming On" w. Dorothy Fields & George Oppenheimer m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' " w. Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "I Loves You Porgy" w. DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Wish I Were Aladdin" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "I Wished on the Moon" w. Dorothy Parker m. Ralph Rainger
- "I Won't Dance" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern
- "I'd Love To Take Orders From You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "I'd Rather Lead A Band" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Follow the Fleet
- "I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again" w.m. Harry M. Woods
- "I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown" w. Johnny Mercer m. Fred Astaire
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" w. Joe Young m. Fred E. Ahlert
- "I'm in the Mood for Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Frances Langford in the film Every Night at Eight.
- "I'm Living In A Great Big Way" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Bill Robinson and Jeni Le Gon in the film Hooray for Love.
- "I'm Shooting High" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I'm Sitting High On A Hilltop" w. Gus Kahn m. Arthur Johnston
- "I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora" Al Sherman, Al Lewis, Joseph Meyer.
- "In A Little Gypsy Tea Room" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "In A Sentimental Mood" w. Manny Kurtz & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington
- "In The Middle Of A Kiss" w.m. Sam Coslow
- "Isn't This A Lovely Day" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "It's An Old Southern Custom" w. Jack Yellen m. Joseph Meyer
- "It's Easy To Remember" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I've Got My Fingers Crossed" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh
- "Just One Of Those Things" w.m. Cole Porter
- "The Lady In Red" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel. Introduced in the film In Caliente by Wini Shaw, Edward Everett Horton, George Humbert and Judy Canova.
- "Last Night When We Were Young" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "Let's Dance" w.m. Fanny Baldridge, Gregory Stone & Joseph Bonime
- "Life Is A Song (Let's Sing It Together)" w. Joe Young m. Frank E. Ahlert
- "Lights Out" by Billy Hill
- "A Little Bit Independent" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "A Little White Gardenia" w.m. Sam Coslow
- "Love Is A Dancing Thing" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Love Me Forever" by Gus Kahn
- "Lovely To Look At" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern
- "Lullaby Of Broadway" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Lulu's Back In Town" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Dick Powell and The Mills Brothers in the film Broadway Gondolier.
- "Maybe" w.m. Allan Flynn & Frank Madden
- "Men About Town" w.m. Noël Coward
- "Miss Brown To You" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger & Richard A. Whiting
- "Moon Over Miami" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "Moonburn" w. Edward Heyman m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "The Most Beautiful Girl In The World" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Donald Novis and Gloria Grafton in the musical Jumbo.
- "Mrs Worthington" w.m. Noël Coward
- "The Music Goes 'Round And Around" w. "Red" Hodgson m. Edward Farley & Michael Riley
- "My Heart And I" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander
- "My Man's Gone Now" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "My Romance" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "My Very Good Friend The Milkman" w. Johnny Burke m. Harold Spina
- "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat
- "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" w.m. Jimmie Davis
- "On the Beach at Bali-Bali" w.m. Al Sherman, Abner Silver, Jack Maskill
- "On Treasure Island" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke, Myers, Wendling
- "Paris in the Spring" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Introduced by Mary Ellis in the film Paris in Spring
- "The Piccolino" by Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ginger Rogers in the film Top Hat
- "A Picture Of Me Without You" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by June Knight and Charles Walters in the musical Jubilee
- "Red Sails In The Sunset" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz
- "Roll Along, Prairie Moon" w.m. Albert Von Tilzer, Harry McPherson & Ted Fiorito
- "The Rose In Her Hair" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Dick Powell in the film Broadway Gondolier.
- "Say "Si Si"" w. (Eng) Al Stillman (Sp) Francia Luban m. Ernesto Lecuona
- "Shadow Play" w.m. Noël Coward
- "She's A Latin From Manhattan" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "Shoe Shine Boy" w. Sammy Cahn m. Saul Chaplin
- "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" w.m. Woody Guthrie
- "Soon (Maybe Not Tomorrow)" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Summertime" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle" w.m. Walter G, Samuels, Leonard Whitcup & Teddy Powell
- "Thanks a Million" w. Gus Kahn m. Arthur Johnston. Introduced by Dick Powell in the film Thanks a Million.
- "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "There's No One With Endurance Like The Man Who Sells Insurance" Frank Crumit, Curtis
- "These Foolish Things" w. Holt Marvell m. Jack Strachey & Harry Link
- "This Time It's Love" by Sam M. Lewis
- "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat
- "When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful" Harry M. Woods
- "Who's Been Polishing The Sun" w.m. Noel Gay
- "Why Shouldn't I?" by Cole Porter
- "Why Stars Come Out At Night" w.m. Ray Noble
- "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing" w. Du Bose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "You Are My Lucky Star" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "You Hit the Spot" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel. Performed by Frances Langford in the 1936 musical film Collegiate.
- "You Let Me Down" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Jane Froman in the film Stars Over Broadway
- "Your Feet's Too Big" w.m. Ada Benson & Fred Fisher
- "You're an Angel" by Jimmy McHugh
- "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)" w.m. Gene Autry
[edit] Christmas songs
- "När ljusen tändas därhemma" - translated into Swedish by Nils Hellström
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
[edit] Classical music
- Alban Berg - Violin Concerto
- Hanns Eisler - Lenin Requiem
- Rudolf Escher - Piano Sonata No. 1
- Pierre-Octave Ferroud - Sonnerie pour le Hérault
- Vittorio Giannini - Piano Concerto
- Paul Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher for Viola and Orchestra
- Akira Ifukube - Japanese Rhapsody
- Uuno Klami - Psalmus (oratorio)
- Hans Pfitzner - Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major
- Sergei Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
- Roger Sessions - Violin Concerto in B minor
- William Walton - Symphony No. 1
[edit] Opera
- Brian Easdale - The Corn King
- Reynaldo Hahn - Le Marchand de Venise
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Simplicius Simplicissimus
- Arthur Honegger - Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
- Pietro Mascagni - Nerone
[edit] Musical theater
- Anything Goes London production opened at the Palace Theatre on June 14 and ran for 261 performances
- The Gay Deceivers London production opened at the Coliseum on September 7 and ran for 123 performances
- Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) - London production opened at the Theatre Royal on May 2 and ran for 243 performances
- Jubilee Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 12 and ran for 169 performances.
- Jumbo Broadway production opened at the Hippodrome on November 16 and ran for 233 performances.
- May Wine Broadway production openeSd at the St James Theatre on December 5 and ran for 213 performances.
- Porgy And Bess (George Gershwin) - Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on October 10 and ran for 124 performances
- Stop Press London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on February 21.
[edit] Musical films
- Be Careful, Mr Smith starring Bobbie Comber
- Broadway Gondolier released July 27 starring Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, and featuring The Mills Brothers and Ted Fio Rito & his Band.
- The Broadway Melody Of 1936 starring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Una Merkel and Robert Taylor and featuring Frances Langford.
- Curly Top released August 2 starring Shirley Temple
- Dizzy Dames starring Marjorie Rambeau, Inez Courtney, Fuzzy Knight and Kitty Kelly.
- Every Night at Eight starring Alice Faye, Frances Langford and Patsy Kelly.
- First a Girl starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale
- George White's 1935 Scandals starring Alice Faye, Cliff Edwards and Eleanor Powell.
- Go Into Your Dance released April 20 starring Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler
- Heart's Desire starring Richard Tauber
- Hooray for Love starring Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond and Pert Kelton, and featuring Bill Robinson and Fats Waller.
- In Caliente starring Dolores Del Rio, Pat O'Brien, Leo Carillo and Edward Everett Horton and featuring Wini Shaw.
- King Solomon of Broadway starring Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page and Pinky Tomlin.
- Naughty Marietta starring Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Elsa Lanchester
- The Night Is Young starring Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel and Edward Everett Horton
- Paddy O'Day starring Jane Withers, Pinky Tomlin and Rita Hayworth
- Reckless starring Jean Harlow and William Powell and featuring Allan Jones and Nina Mae McKinney.
- Redheads on Parade starring John Boles, Dixie Lee and Jack Haley.
- Roberta starring Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott.
- She Shall Have Music starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Brian Lawrance
- Shipmates Forever starring Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler
- Stars Over Broadway released November 5 starring Jane Froman and James Melton
- Sweet Music starring Rudy Vallee, Ann Dvorak and Helen Morgan
- Thanks a Million starring Dick Powell and Ann Dvorak
- Top Hat starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Two for Tonight starring Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett and Thelma Todd
[edit] Births
- January 8 - Elvis Presley (died 1977) and his identical twin, Jesse Garon Presley (died at birth)
- January 10
- Ronnie Hawkins (The Hawks)
- Sherrill Milnes, operatic baritone
- February 5 - Alex Harvey, rock singer (died 1982)
- February 11
- Gene Vincent, rock & roll singer (died 1971)
- Bent Lorentzen, composer
- February 12 - Gene McDaniels, singer and songwriter
- February 16 - Sonny Bono, singer, actor and record producer (died 1998)
- February 27 - Mirella Freni, operatic soprano
- March 29 - Ruby Murray, singer (died 1996)
- March 31 - Herb Alpert, trumpeter and bandleader
- April 5 - Peter Grant, manager and record executive (died 1995)
- April 7 – Bobby Bare, American singer/songwriter
- April 9 - Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer
- April 16 - Bobby Vinton, singer
- April 19 - Dudley Moore, English composer, jazz pianist, actor (died 2002)
- April 22 - Paul Chambers, jazz bassist (died 1969)
- April 23 - Ray Peterson, singer (died 2005)
- May 10 - Larry Williams, singer, songwriter and pianist (died 1980)
- May 27 - Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician and composer
- June 25 - Eddie Floyd, soul singer and songwriter
- July 8 - Steve Lawrence
- July 15 - Diahann Carroll, US actress and singer
- July 17 - Peter Schickele, composer
- July 23 - Cleveland Duncan (The Penguins)
- July 29 - Jacques Levy, songwriter (died 2004)
- July 29 - Morella Muñoz, singer (died 1995)
- August 2 - Hank Cochran, country music singer/songwriter
- August 15 - Jim Dale, singer, songwriter and actor
- August 16 - Bobby Mitchell, New Orleans do-wop and R&B singer (died 1986)
- August 18 - Sir Howard Morrison, singer
- August 30 - John Phillips, singer, guitarist and songwriter (The Mamas and Papas) (died 2001)
- September 9 - Chaim Topol, Fiddler on the Roof star
- September 11 - Arvo Pärt, composer
- September 19 - Nick Massi (The Four Seasons) (died 2000)
- September 29 - Jerry Lee Lewis, singer, songwriter and pianist
- September 30
- Johnny Mathis, singer
- Z. Z. Hill, blues singer
- October 1 - Julie Andrews, singer and actress
- October 12
- Luciano Pavarotti, operatic tenor (died 2007)
- Sam Moore (Sam and Dave)
- October 14 - La Monte Young, composer
- October 15 - Barry McGuire, singer and songwriter
- October 20 - Jerry Orbach, musical theatre actor
- October 21 - Derek Bell, harpist and composer (died 2002)
- November 27 - Al Jackson (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
- December 1 - Lou Rawls, singer (died 2006)
- December 23 - Little Esther Phillips, singer (died 1984)
- December 26 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir (The Four Tops)
[edit] Deaths
- January 8 - Jesse Garon Presley, newborn twin of Elvis Presley
- January 11 - Marcella Sembrich, coloratura soprano (born 1858)
- January 13 - Heinrich Schenker, music theorist (born 1868)
- January 22 - Zequinha de Abreu, musician and composer (born 1880)
- January 28 - Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, composer (born 1859)
- February 2 - Clara Smith, blues singer (born c. 1894)
- April 2 - Bennie Moten, jazz pianist and bandleader (born 1894)
- April 5 - Emil Młynarski, violinist, conductor and composer (born 1870)
- April 16 - Victor Ewald, composer (born 1860)
- April 23 - Georgina Stirling, operatic soprano (born 1866)
- May 3 - Charles Manners, operatic bass (born 1857)
- May 10 - Herbert Witherspoon, operatic bass and opera manager (born 1873)
- May 17 - Paul Dukas, composer (born 1865)
- May 19 - Charles Martin Loeffler, composer
- May 29 - Josef Suk, composer (born 1874)
- June 6 - Jacques Urlus, operatic tenor (born 1867)
- June 24 - in an air crash in Colombia:
- Carlos Gardel, tango singer (born 1887)
- Alfredo Le Pera, lyricist (born 1900)
- July 21 - Honoré Dutrey, jazz trombonist (born c. 1894)
- August 2 - Isidore de Lara, composer (born 1858)
- August 20 - Otakar Ostrčil, composer and conductor (born 1879)
- August 21 - Marjorie White, actress, singer and dancer (born 1904) (in a car crash)
- September 11 - Evelyn Hoey, torch singer (born 1910) (suicide)
- September 20 - Amy Sherwin, operatic soprano (born 1855)
- September 23 - DeWolf Hopper, US actor and singer (born 1858)
- October 4 - Marie Gutheil-Schoder, operatic soprano (born 1874)
- October 13 - Dranem, French singer and music hall entertainer (born 1869)
- November 16 - Kurt Schindler, conductor and composer (born 1882)
- November 18 - Anton Hekking, cellist (born 1856)
- November 28 - Erich von Hornbostel, musicologist (born 1877)
- December 4 - Johan Halvorsen, violinist, conductor and composer
- December 9 - Nina Grieg, soprano and wife of Edvard Grieg (born 1845)
- December 24 - Alban Berg, composer (b. 1885)
- date unknown
- Alice Esty, operatic soprano (born 1864)
- Leopold Lichtenberg, violinist (born 1861)
- Jelka Rosen, wife of Frederick Delius (born 1868)
- Israel Schorr, cantor (born 1886)