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1946 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1946.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

  • January 6 – A somewhat revised and streamlined revival of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Show Boat opens on Broadway at the Ziegfeld Theatre, the same theatre at which the original production played in 1927. This production features newly designed sets and costumes, new, more extended choreography, and a new song, Nobody Else But Me, by Kern and Hammerstein.
  • February – Kathleen Ferrier's recording contract with Columbia Records expires, and she transfers to Decca.
  • May 24 – John Serry Sr. collaborates with the vocalist Sidor Belarsky and the Mischa Borr Orchestra in recordings of Ukrainian folk songs and "Dark Night".
  • August – American singer Doris Day leaves Les Brown's band and begins her solo career.
  • September 11 – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra holds its first rehearsal.
  • Formation of Bamberg Symphony; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra; and RIAS Symphonie-Orchester.
  • Al Jolson rerecords his old hits for the soundtrack of his Columbia biopic The Jolson Story (released October 10 in the United States), and becomes a superstar to the post-war generation too.
  • B. B. King begins working as a professional musician in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Chet Atkins makes his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
  • Georgia Gibbs signs with the Majestic label.
  • Bill Haley's professional musical career begins as a member of The Down Homers. His earliest known recordings are made during a Down Homers radio performance, but will not be released until 2006.
  • John Serry Sr. appears as the featured accordion soloist on the Gordon MacRae radio hit Skyline Roof.

Albums released

  • Accordion Capers - Joe Biviano Accordion Rhythm Sextette with John Serry
  • Annie Get Your Gun – Original Broadway cast
  • Show Boat – Original Broadway cast
  • Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder – Frank Sinatra
  • Lombardoland – Guy Lombardo
  • Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five – Louis Jordan
  • Manhattan Tower – Gordon Jenkins
  • The Voice of Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra
  • Merry Christmas Music – Perry Como
  • What We So Proudly Hail – Bing Crosby
  • Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One – Bing Crosby
  • Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two – Bing Crosby
  • Blue Skies – Bing Crosby
  • Don't Fence Me In – Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
  • Accordion Capers - Joe Biviano Accordion Rhythm Sextette with Tony Mottola and John Serry.

Top race records

Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1946 is a year-end list compiled by Billboard magazine, printed in the January 4, 1947, issue. It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie", which finished second as a result. For all year-end charts on these pages, records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates obtained from the Discography of American Historical Recordings website, chart performance from Billboards 'Best Selling Retail Records, Records Most-Played On the Air and Most Played Juke Box Records charts, Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records, Cashbox, and other sources as noted. Additional information can also be found at List of Most Played Juke Box Race Records number ones of 1946.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart positions
1Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"Decca 23610US Billboard 1946 #54, US #7 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #1, Race Records #1 for 18 weeks, 26 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
2Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop"Decca 18754US Billboard 1946 #114, US #9 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #2, Race Records #1 for 16 weeks, 25 total weeks
3Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Buzz Me"Decca 18734US BB 1946 #90, US #9 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #3, Race Records #1 for 9 weeks, 13 total weeks
4Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)"Decca 23546US Billboard 1946 #76, US #7 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #4, Race Records #1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, 95 points
5Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)"Decca 23669US Billboard 1946 #229, US #17 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #6, Race Records #1 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 74 points
6The Ink Spots"The Gypsy"Decca 18817US Billboard 1946 #2, US #1 for 13 weeks, 23 total weeks, 55 points, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #5, Race Records #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales
7Roy Milton and His Solid Senders"R. M. Blues"Juke Box 504US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #7, Race Records #2 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 54 points
8Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (vocal Charles Brown)"Driftin' Blues"Philo 112US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1946 #8, US #2 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 48 points
9Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Salt Pork, West Virginia"Decca 18762US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #9, Harlem/Race Records #2 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 44 points
10Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule"Decca 18734US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #10, Race Records #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 43 points
11Andy Kirk and His Orchestra and The Jubalaires"I Know"Decca 18782US Billboard 1946 #277, US #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #11, Race Records #2 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 34 points
12King Cole Trio"(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66"Capitol 256US Billboard 1946 #137, US #11 for 1 weeks, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #12, Race Records #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 30 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018, 1,000,000 sales
13Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five"That Chick's Too Young To Fry"Decca 23610US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #13, Race Records #3 for 8 weeks, 11 total weeks, 30 points
20King Cole Trio"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"Capitol 304US Billboard 1946 #10, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1945 #20, Race Records #3 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, 17 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018, 1,000,000 sales

Classical music

Premieres

ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Barber, SamuelCello Concerto1946-04-05BostonGarbousova / Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky
Bartók, BélaPiano Concerto No. 31946-02-08PhiladelphiaSándor / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy
Bernstein, Leonard*Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town"*1946-02-03San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Bernstein
Bernstein, Leonard*Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free*1946-01-21New York CityNew York City Symphony – Bernstein
Boulez, Pierre*Douze notations* for piano1946-02-12ParisGrimaud
Britten, Benjamin*Occasional Overture*1946-09-29LondonBBC Symphony – Boult
Britten, Benjamin*The Holy Sonnets of John Donne*1946-11-22LondonPears, Britten
Britten, Benjamin*The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra*1946-10-15LiverpoolRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic – Sargent
Cage, JohnThree Dances for Two Prepared Pianos1946-12-11New York CityAjemian, Masselos
Carter, ElliottElegy for String Quartet1946-08-21Eliot, MaineLanier Quartet
Carter, Elliott*Musicians Wrestle Everywhere*1946-02-12New York CityRandolph Singers – Randolph
Carter, Elliott*Voyage* for voice and piano1946-03-16New York CityBoatwright, Baerwald
Carter, Elliott*Warble for Lilac Time*1946-09-14Saratoga Springs, New York (Spa Festival)Boatwright / Yaddo Orchestra – Fennell
Copland, Aaron*Danzón cubano*1946-02-17BaltimoreBaltimore Symphony – Stewart
Copland, AaronSymphony No. 31946-10-18BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky
Dallapiccola, Luigi*Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio* for cello1946-02-26MilanCassadó
Dallapiccola, Luigi*Liriche Greche II – Due liriche di Anacreonte*1946-06-24BrusselsMartin-Metten / Brussels Philharmonic – Souris
Dallapiccola, Luigi*Rencesvals*1946-12-19BrusselsBernac, Poulenc
Dallapiccola, Luigi*Sonatina canonica su Capricci di Paganini*1946-03-03Perugia, ItalyScarpini
Ginastera, Alberto*Sinfonía elegíaca* (Symphony No. 2)1946-05-31Buenos Aires[unknown orchestra] – Castro
Guridi, Jesús*Sinfonía Pirenaica*1946-06-08BilbaoBilbao Municipal Orchestra – Arámbarri
Henze, Hans WernerChamber Concerto for piano, flute and strings1946-09-27Darmstädter Ferienkurse, GermanyRedel, Seemann / Darmstadt Landestheater Orchestra – Straub
Ives, Charles*Central Park in the Dark* (1906)1946-05-11New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School – Bloomfield
Ives, Charles*In Summer Fields* (1898)1946-11-12Los AngelesDice, Wenger
Ives, CharlesString Quartet No. 2 (1913)1946-05-11New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School
Ives, Charles*The Camp Meeting* (Symphony No. 3) (1904)1946-04-05New York CityNew York Little Symphony – Harrison
Ives, Charles*The Unanswered Question* (1906)1946-05-11New York CityStudents of the Juilliard School – Bloomfield
Jolivet, André*Divertissement à la roumaine*1946-12-19Paris[unknown performers]
Jongen, JosephMass, Op. 1301946-06-23Liège Cathedral, BelgiumJongen
Korngold, Erich WolfgangCello Concerto1946-12-29Los AngelesAller / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Svedrofsky
Krenek, ErnstSymphony No. 31946-11-22MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos
Krenek, Ernst*Symphonic Elegy in memoriam Anton Webern*1946-09-03Saratoga Springs, New York (Spa Festival)New York Philharmonic – Adler
Krenek, Ernst*Tricks and Trifles*1946-03-22MinneapolisMinneapolis Symphony – Mitropoulos
Martin, Frank*Petite symphonie concertante*1946-05-17ZürichCollegium Musicum Zurich – Sacher
Martinů, BohuslavEtudes and Polkas for Piano1946-01-18Cambridge, MassachusettsFirkusny
Messiaen, Olivier*Harawi, chant d'amour et de mort*1946-06-27BrusselsBunlet, Messiaen
Milhaud, DariusSymphony No. 21946-12-20BostonBoston Symphony – Piston
Prokofiev, SergeiViolin Sonata No. 11946-10-23MoscowOistrakh, Oborin
Schoenberg, ArnoldTheme and Variations for Band1946-06-27BostonBoston Symphony – Koussevitzky
Shostakovich, DmitriString Quartet No. 31946-12-16MoscowBeethoven Quartet
Shostakovich, Dmitri*Victorious Spring*1946-05-08MoscowNKVD Choreographic and Vocal Ensemble – Silantsev
Strauss, Richard*Metamorphosen*, study for 23 strings1946-01-25ZürichCollegium Musicum Zürich – Sacher
Strauss, RichardOboe Concerto1946-02-26ZürichTonhalle Orchestra – Andreae
Stravinsky, Igor*Ebony Concerto* for clarinet and jazz band1946-03-25New York CityHerman / Herman's Band – Hendel
Stravinsky, Igor*Scherzo à la russe*1946-03-22San FranciscoSan Francisco Symphony – Stravinsky
Stravinsky, Igor*Symphony in Three Movements*1946-01-24New York CityNew York Philharmonic – Stravinsky
Tippett, Michael*Little Music for Strings*1946-11-09LondonJacques String Orchestra – Jacques
Tippett, MichaelString Quartet No. 31946-10-19LondonZorian Quartet
Villa-Lobos, HeitorPiano Concerto No. 11946-10-11Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)Ballon / Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal – Villa-Lobos
Webern, AntonCantata No. 11946-07-12LondonHooke / BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus – Rankl
Zimmermann, Bernd AloisCapriccio for Piano, improvisations on folk themes1946-07-12Horrem, GermanuWirtz
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois*Drei Geistliche Lieder*, improvisations on folk themes1946-06-18CologneKlaembt, Hecker
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois*Extemporale*, five pieces for piano1946-04-12CologneWirtz
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois*Scherzo sinfonico*1946-05-06CologneGürzenich Orchestra – Wand

Compositions

  • Malcolm Arnold – Symphony for Strings, Op. 13
  • Arno Babajanian – Polyphonic Piano Sonata
  • Benjamin Britten – Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
  • Aaron Copland – Symphony No. 3
  • George Crumb – Poem; Seven Songs for voice and piano
  • Gottfried von Einem – Dantons Tod
  • Don Gillis – Symphony No. 5½, A Symphony for Fun
  • Ruth Gipps – Symphony No. 2
  • Jesús Guridi – Sinfonía Pirenaica
  • Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Symphony No. 2 "Adagio"
  • Herbert Howells – Gloucester Service
  • Wojciech Kilar – Mazurka in E minor
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Cello Concerto
  • Bohuslav Martinů – Symphony No. 5, H.310; Toccata e Due Canzoni; String Quartet No. 6, H.312
  • Peter Mennin – Symphony No. 3
  • Vincent Persichetti – Symphony No. 3
  • Edmund Rubbra – Cello Sonata, Op. 60
  • John Serry Sr. –
    • Fantasy in F for accordion.
    • Valse – music by Tchaikovsky arranged for accordion by Serry
  • Roger Sessions – Symphony No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 2
  • Igor Stravinsky – Concerto in D for Strings
  • Michael Tippett – Little Music for string orchestra
  • Heitor Villa-Lobos – String Quartet No. 10
  • William Walton – String Quartet in A minor

Opera

  • Benjamin Britten – The Rape of Lucretia – chamber opera opened at Glyndebourne on July 12 with Kathleen Ferrier in the title rôle
  • Gian Carlo Menotti – The Medium

Film

  • Georges Auric - The Beauty and the Beast
  • Hugo Friedhofer - The Best Years of Our Lives
  • Bernard Herrmann – Anna and the King of Siam
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Deception
  • Erich Wofgang Korngold – Devotion
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Of Human Bondage
  • Miklós Rózsa - The Killers
  • Max Steiner – The Big Sleep
  • Dimitri Tiomkin - It's a Wonderful Life

[[Jazz]]

Main article: 1946 in jazz

Musical theater

  • Annie Get Your Gun (Irving Berlin) – Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on May 16 and ran for 1147 performances
  • Around the World ( Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter Book: Orson Welles) Broadway production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on May 31 and ran for 75 performances
  • Beggar's Holiday opened at the Broadway Theatre on December 26 and ran for 111 performances
  • Burlesque Broadway revival opened at the Belasco Theatre on December 25 and ran for 439 performances
  • Call Me Mister Broadway revue opened at the National Theatre on April 18 and ran for 734 performances
  • Lute Song ( music: Raymond Scott lyrics Bernie Hanighen) Broadway production opened at the Plymouth Theatre on February 6 and ran for 146 performances
  • Show Boat (Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) – Broadway revival opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on January 5 and ran for 418 performances
  • Song of Norway London production opened at the Palace Theatre on March 7 and ran for 526 performances
  • St. Louis Woman Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on March 30 and ran for 113 performances
  • Sweetest And Lowest London revue opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on May 9 and ran for 791 performances
  • Three to Make Ready Broadway revue opened at the Adelphi Theatre (New York) on March 7 and ran for 327 performances.
  • Yours Is My Heart Broadway production opened on September 5 at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 36 performances

Musical films

  • The Bamboo Blonde starring Frances Langford
  • Breakfast in Hollywood starring Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Billie Burke and Zasu Pitts and featuring Andy Russell, The King Cole Trio and Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Directed by Harold D. Schuster.
  • Cinderella Jones starring Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, S. Z. Sakall and Edward Everett Horton. Directed by Busby Berkeley.
  • Do You Love Me released May 17, starring Maureen O'Hara, Dick Haymes and featuring Harry James and his Music Makers.
  • Doll Face starring Vivian Blaine and Dennis O'Keefe and featuring Perry Como and Carmen Miranda. Directed by Lewis Seiler.
  • Earl Carroll Sketchbook starring Constance Moore, William Marshall and Edward Everett Horton
  • Easy to Wed starring Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn. Directed by Eddie Buzzell.
  • Gaiety George released July 22 starring Richard Greene and Ann Todd.
  • The Harvey Girls
  • Holiday in Mexico starring Jane Powell, José Iturbi, Walter Pidgeon, Roddy McDowall, Ilona Massey and Xavier Cugat. Directed by George Sidney.
  • The Jolson Story
  • London Town released September 30 starring Sid Fields, Greta Gynt, Petula Clark, Kay Kendall and Sonny Hale and featuring Tessie O'Shea and Beryl Davis.
  • No Leave, No Love starring Van Johnson, Pat Kirkwood, Keenan Wynn and Marie Wilson, and featuring Xavier Cugat & his Orchestra and Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra. Directed by Charles Martin.
  • Song of the South
  • St. Louis Woman
  • Susie Steps Out starring David Bruce, Cleatus Caldwell and Margaret Dumont. Directed by Reginald Le Borg.
  • Sweetheart of Sigma Chi starring Phil Regan, Elyse Knox and Phil Brito and featuring Frankie Carle & his Orchestra
  • Swing Parade of 1946 starring Gale Storm, Phil Regan and The Three Stooges and featuring Connee Boswell and Louis Jordan. Directed by Phil Karlson.
  • Tars and Spars starring Janet Blair, Alfred Drake and Sid Caesar.
  • Three Little Girls in Blue starring June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm and Vera Ellen. Directed by Bruce Humberstone.
  • Till the Clouds Roll By
  • The Time, the Place and the Girl released on December 28 starring Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Janis Paige and Martha Vickers.
  • Ziegfeld Follies starring Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Lucille Bremer, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly and Red Skelton. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.

Births

  • January 1 – Susannah McCorkle, American singer (died 2001)
  • January 3 – John Paul Jones, born John Baldwin, rock musician (Led Zeppelin)
  • January 4 – Arthur Conley, soul singer (died 2003)
  • January 6 – Syd Barrett, born Roger Barrett, rock singer-songwriter (Pink Floyd) (died 2006)
  • January 7
    • Andy Brown, drummer (The Fortunes)
    • Jann Wenner, publisher of Rolling Stone magazine
  • January 8
    • Robby Krieger, rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Doors)
    • Elijah Moshinsky, opera director (died 2021)
  • January 9 – Nihal Nelson, Sri Lankan singer-songwriter (died 2022)
  • January 10 – Aynsley Dunbar, drummer (Jefferson Starship, Journey)
  • January 11
    • Naomi Judd, country singer-songwriter (died 2022)
    • Tony Kaye, English keyboardist (Yes)
  • January 16 – Katia Ricciarelli, operatic soprano
  • January 19 – Dolly Parton, country singer-songwriter
  • January 22 – Malcolm McLaren, impresario, founder of the Sex Pistols (died 2010)
  • January 26 – Deon Jackson, soul singer (died 2014)
  • January 27 – Nedra Talley (The Ronettes)
  • January 28 – Rick Allen (Box Tops)
  • January 31 – Terry Kath (Chicago) (died 1978)
  • February 1 – Carol Neblett operatic soprano
  • February 6 – Kate McGarrigle, folk singer-songwriter (died 2010)
  • February 7 – Sammy Johns, country singer-songwriter (died 2013)
  • February 13 – Colin Matthews, composer
  • February 17 – Dodie Stevens, pop singer
  • February 20 – J. Geils, rock guitarist (The J. Geils Band) (died 2017)
  • February 23 – Rusty Young, country rock musician (Poco) (died 2021)
  • February 24 – Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor (BBC Symphony Orchestra) (died 2017)
  • March 1 – Tony Ashton, rock musician (Ashton, Gardner and Dyke) (died 2001)
  • March 6
    • David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
    • Tony Klatka (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
  • March 7
    • Peter Wolf (The J. Geils Band)
    • Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum)
  • March 8 – Randy Meisner, rock singer-songwriter and bassist (Poco, Eagles) (died 2023)
  • March 12 – Liza Minnelli, singer and actress
  • March 15 – Howard E. Scott (War)
  • March 17
    • Harold Ray Brown (War)
    • Michael Finnissy, composer and pianist
  • March 19
    • Paul Atkinson (The Zombies) (died 2004)
    • Ruth Pointer (The Pointer Sisters)
  • March 21 – Ray Dorset (Mungo Jerry)
  • March 22 – Harry Vanda (The Easybeats)
  • March 24 – Colin Petersen, drummer (Bee Gees)
  • March 26 – William Onyeabor, electronic funk musician
  • March 27 – Andy Bown, (The Herd, Status Quo, Pink Floyd)
  • April 1 – Ronnie Lane, singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Faces) (died 1997)
  • April 3 – Dee Murray (Elton John Band)
  • April 4 – Dave Hill (Slade)
  • April 11 – Bob Harris, disc jockey
  • April 13
    • Al Green, soul singer
    • Jim Pons (The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention)
  • April 15 – Marsha Hunt, actress, singer and novelist
  • April 16 – Pēteris Vasks, Latvian composer
  • April 17 – Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead)
  • April 18
    • Lenny Baker (Sha Na Na)
    • Skip Spence (Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape)
  • May 1 – Jerry Weiss (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
  • May 2 – Lesley Gore, singer (died 2015)
  • May 9 – Clint Holmes, English-American singer-songwriter and game show host
  • May 10
    • Donovan, folk singer
    • Graham Gouldman, singer-songwriter (10cc)
    • Dave Mason (Traffic)
  • May 11 – Plume Latraverse, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • May 16 – Robert Fripp, guitarist, composer and record producer
  • May 20 – Cher, singer and actress
  • May 24 – Steve Upton, drummer (Wishbone Ash)
  • May 25 – Siegfried Fietz, song composer
  • June 1 – Jody Stecher, American singer
  • June 3 – Eddie Holman, American singer and minister
  • June 10 – Millie Small, singer (died 2020)
  • June 11 – John Lawton (Uriah Heep) (died 2021)
  • June 15
    • Noddy Holder, English vocalist (Slade)
    • Demis Roussos, Greek singer (died 2015)
  • June 18 – Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer (sister of Caetano Veloso)
  • June 25
    • Ian McDonald, musician and record producer (King Crimson, Foreigner)
    • Allen Lanier (Blue Öyster Cult) (died 2013)
  • June 30
    • Billy Brown (The Moments)
    • Iain Matthews, singer-songwriter
  • July 8 – Stella Chiweshe, Zimbabwean mbira player (died 2023)
  • July 9 – Bon Scott, rock singer-songwriter (AC/DC) (died 1980)
  • July 12 – Seán Keane, Irish traditional fiddler (The Chieftains) (died 2023)
  • July 15 – Linda Ronstadt, singer
  • July 19 – Alan Gorrie, R&B guitarist (Average White Band)
  • July 21 – Barry Whitwam (Herman's Hermits)
  • July 22
    • Mireille Mathieu, singer
    • Stephen M. Wolownik, American musicologist (died 2000)
  • July 23 – Andy Mackay, saxophonist, oboist and composer
  • July 24 – Alan Whitehead (Marmalade)
  • July 28
    • Jonathan Edwards, folk musician and songwriter
    • Suzanne Stephens, clarinetist and basset-hornist
  • July 30 – Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
  • July 31
    • Gary Lewis (Gary Lewis & The Playboys)
    • Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac) (died 2012)
  • August 1
    • Boz Burrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (King Crimson, Bad Company) (died 2006)
    • Rick Coonce, American drummer (The Grass Roots) (died 2011)
  • August 10 – Peter Karrie, Welsh star of West End musical productions
  • August 14 – Larry Graham, American bassist and singer (Sly and the Family Stone)
  • August 15 – Jimmy Webb, American songwriter
  • August 19 – Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
  • August 23 – Keith Moon, English drummer (The Who) (died 1978)
  • August 28 – Elena Mauti Nunziata, Italian soprano (died 2024)
  • September 1 – Barry Gibb, singer-songwriter (Bee Gees)
  • September 4
    • Gary Duncan (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (died 2019)
    • Greg Elmore (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
  • September 5
    • Dean Ford, singer (Marmalade) (died 2018)
    • Freddie Mercury, lead singer (Queen) (died 1991)
    • Loudon Wainwright III, singer-songwriter, humorist and actor
  • September 7 – Alfa Anderson, disco singer (Chic) (died 2024)
  • September 9
    • Doug Ingle, rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (founder of Iron Butterfly)
    • Bruce Palmer, folk rock bassist (Buffalo Springfield) (died 2004)
    • Billy Preston, singer and musician (died 2006)
  • September 14 – Pete Agnew, rock bassist and backing vocalist (Nazareth)
  • September 18 – Alan "Bam" King, pop rock guitarist and singer (Ace)
  • September 19 – John Coghlan, drummer (Status Quo)
  • September 20 – Finbarr Dwyer, accordionist and fiddler (died 2014)
  • September 22 – Law Kar-ying, Cantonese opera singer and actor
  • September 24 – Jerry Donahue, folk rock guitarist (Fairport Convention)
  • September 28 – Helen Shapiro, pop singer
  • September 30 – Sylvia Peterson, pop singer (The Chiffons)
  • October 10
    • John Prine, country folk singer-songwriter (died 2020)
    • Willard White, operatic bass-baritone
  • October 11 – Gary Mallaber, drummer (Steve Miller Band)
  • October 13 – Dorothy Moore, R&B singer
  • October 14
    • Justin Hayward, guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Moody Blues)
    • Dan McCafferty, rock singer-songwriter (Nazareth) (died 2022)
  • October 15 – Richard Carpenter, pop singer-songwriter (The Carpenters)
  • October 18 – Howard Shore, film composer
  • October 19 – Keith Reid, lyricist (Procol Harum) (died 2023)
  • October 21 – Lee Loughnane, rock trumpeter (Chicago)
  • October 22 – Eddie Brigati, rock singer-songwriter (Young Rascals)
  • October 24 – Jerry Edmonton, rock drummer (Steppenwolf)
  • October 26 – Keith Hopwood, pop singer-songwriter (Herman's Hermits)
  • October 29 – Peter Green, blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Fleetwood Mac) (died 2020)
  • October 30
    • René Jacobs, conductor and countertenor singer
    • Chris Slade, rock drummer (AC/DC)
  • November 1 – Ric Grech, vocalist & multi-instrumentalist (Blind Faith) (Family), bassist (Traffic) (died 1990)
  • November 5
    • Herman Brood, Dutch rock 'n' roll artist (died 2001)
    • Gram Parsons, country musician (died 1973)
  • November 8 – Roy Wood, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Wizzard)
  • November 11 – Chip Hawkes, vocalist and guitarist (The Tremeloes)
  • November 17 – Martin Barre, guitarist (Jethro Tull)
  • November 20 – Duane Allman, lead & slide guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) (died 1971)
  • November 22 – Aston "Family Man" Barrett, reggae musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers) (died 2024)
  • November 29 – Eamonn Campbell, guitarist & mandolin player (The Dubliners)
  • December 1 – Gilbert O'Sullivan, singer-songwriter
  • December 5
    • José Carreras, operatic tenor
    • Andy Kim, pop rock singer-songwriter
  • December 6
    • Frankie Beverly, soul singer-songwriter and producer (Maze) (died 2024)
    • Emílio Santiago, singer (died 2013)
  • December 10
    • Gloria Loring, American singer and actress
    • Walter Orange, American funk-soul vocalist-drummer (Commodores)
  • December 12 – Clive Bunker, rock drummer (Jethro Tull)
  • December 14 – Jane Birkin, actress and singer (died 2023)
  • December 15 – Carmine Appice, rock drummer (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus)
  • December 16
    • Benny Andersson, singer-songwriter (ABBA)
    • Trevor Pinnock, conductor and harpsichordist
  • December 21
    • Christopher Keene, conductor (died 1995)
    • Kevin Peek, guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
    • Carl Wilson, singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Beach Boys) (died 1998)
  • December 23 – Edita Gruberová, opera singer
  • December 24 – Jan Akkerman, guitarist (Focus)
  • December 25 – Jimmy Buffett, singer-songwriter, author, businessman and film producer (died 2023)
  • December 27 – Lenny Kaye, rock guitarist, composer and writer (Patti Smith Group)
  • December 28 – Edgar Winter, multi-instrumentalist and singer
  • December 29 – Marianne Faithfull, singer and actress (died 2025)
  • December 30 – Patti Smith, poet and singer-songwriter

Deaths

  • January 7 – Adamo Didur, operatic bass, 77
  • January 10 – Harry Von Tilzer, songwriter, 73
  • January 18 – Lew Pollack, US composer, 50
  • February 2 – Eduard Bass, singer and cabaret director, 58
  • February 15 – Putney Dandridge, jazz musician, 44
  • February 20 – Hugh Allen, organist and choral conductor, 76
  • April 5 – Vincent Youmans, US composer, 47
  • May 25 – Patty Hill, co-writer of "Happy Birthday to You", 78
  • June 1 – Leo Slezak, operatic tenor, 72
  • July 14 – Riley Puckett, country musician, 52 (blood poisoning)
  • July 20 – Tricky Sam Nanton, trombonist, 42
  • August 8 – Maria Barrientos, coloratura soprano, 63
  • August 24 – Antonio Paoli, operatic tenor, 75
  • August 31 – Paul von Klenau, Danish composer and conductor, 63{{cite book|title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, MA|last=Randel|first=Don Michael|page=452| url=https://archive.org/details/harvardbiographi00rand |url-access=registration|access-date=16 March 2009|year=1996|isbn=0-674-37299-9}}
  • September 3 – Moriz Rosenthal, pianist, 83
  • September 4 – Paul Lincke, composer, 79
  • September 15 – classical composer, 25
  • September 16 – Mamie Smith, vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, 63
  • October 9 – Enrica Clay Dillon, American opera singer, opera director, and voice teacher, 65
  • October 12 – Giuseppe Adami, opera librettist, 67
  • October 16 – Sir Granville Bantock, composer, 78
  • November 5 – Zygmunt Stojowski, composer and pianist, 76
  • November 14 – Manuel de Falla, composer, 69
  • November 30 – Albert Gumble, ragtime composer, 63
  • December 6 – Maximilian Steinberg, composer and teacher, 63
  • December 28 – Carrie Jacobs-Bond, US songwriter, 84
  • December 30 – Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer, 65

Date unknown

  • Teddy Brown, xylophone player (born 1900)
  • Armanda Degli Abbati, Italian opera singer (born 1879)
  • George De Cairos Rego, Australian composer and music professor (born 1858)
  • Albert Bokhare Saunders, Australian composer (born 1880)

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