''See also:'' 1937_in_music, other events of 1938, 1939_in_music and the List_of_'years_in_music'. ==Events== *January_16 - Benny_Goodman plays the first jazz concert at Carnegie_Hall *January 16 - Béla_Bartók's ''Sonata_for_two_pianos_and_percussion'' is premiered in Basel *September_22 - Anton_Webern's ''String Quartet'' is premiered in Pittsfield,_Massachusetts * Roy_Acuff's musical career begins * Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe's musical career begins * Pete_Seeger's musical career begins * Robert_Lockwood_Jr.'s musical career begins * Jelly_Roll_Morton speaks, sings, and plays piano for an eight-hour Library_of_Congress recorded sound documentary produced by Alan_Lomax * Fred_Buscaglione and Leo_Chiosso meet ==Top hit recordings== *"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" by Ella_Fitzgerald with Chick_Webb *"Begin the Beguine" by Artie_Shaw *"Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" by The_Andrews_Sisters *"Cry, Baby, Cry" by Larry_Clinton *"Don't Be That Way" by Benny_Goodman *"I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" by Bing_Crosby *"Music, Maestro, Please" by Tommy_Dorsey *"My Reverie" by Larry_Clinton *"Thanks for the Memory" by Shep_Fields *"Ti-Pi-Tin" by Horace_Heidt *Walking_On_The_Kings_Highway by The_Carter_Family ==Published popular music== * "And The Angels Sing" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Ziggy Elman * "At Long Last Love" w.m. Cole_Porter * "At The Roxy Music Hall" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers * "Back Bay Shuffle" m. Artie_Shaw & Teddy McRae *"Be A Good Scout" w. Harold_Adamson m. Jimmy_McHugh Introduced by Deanna_Durbin in the film ''That_Certain_Age'' * "Big Noise From Winnetka" w.m. Ray Bauduc, Bob_Crosby, Bob_Haggart & Gil Rodin * "The Biggest Aspidistra In The World" w.m. Thomas Connor, W. G. Haines & James S. Hancock * "Bolero At The Savoy" w.m. Charles Carpenter, Gene_Krupa & James Mundy * "Boom!" w.m. E. Ray Goetz & Charles_Trenet * "Boomps-A-Daisy" w.m. Annette_Mills * "Boum" w.m. Charles_Trenet * "Change Partners" w.m. Irving_Berlin * "Cherokee" m. Ray Noble * "Cinderella, Stay In My Arms" w. Jimmy_Kennedy m. Michael_Carr * "Colorado Sunset" Gilbert, Conrad * "Dearest Love" w.m. Noël_Coward * "Deep In A Dream" w. Eddie De Lange m. James_Van_Heusen * "Do You Wanna Jump Children?" w.m. James_Van_Heusen, Willie Bryant & Victor Selsman * "Don't Be That Way" w. Mitchell_Parish m. Edgar Sampson & Benny_Goodman * "Don't Let That Moon Get Away" w. Johnny Burke m. James_V._Monaco * "Double Trouble" w. Leo_Robin m. Ralph_Rainger & Richard_A._Whiting * "Exhibition Swing" m. Chalmers Wood * "F.D.R. Jones" w.m. Harold Rome. Introduced by Rex Ingram in the Revue ''Sing_Out_the_News''. * "Falling In Love With Love" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers. Introduced by Muriel_Angelus in the musical ''The_Boys_from_Syracuse''. Performed in the 1940 film by Allan_Jones. * "Ferdinand_the_Bull" w. Larry_Morey m. Albert_Hay_Malotte. Performed by Sterling_Holloway in the animated film of the same name. * "Flat Foot Floogie" w.m. Slim_Gaillard, Slam_Stewart & Bud Green * "Get Out Of Town" w.m. Cole_Porter from the musical ''Leave_It_to_Me'' * "Hawaiian War Chant" w. (Eng) Ralph Freed m. Johnny Noble & Prince Leleiohaku * "Heart And Soul" w. Frank_Loesser m. Hoagy_Carmichael * "Hi-Yo Silver" Erickson, De Leath * "Hold Tight - Hold Tight" w.m. Leonard Kent, Edward Robinson, Leonard Ware, Jerry Brandow & Willie Spotswood * "Hong Kong Blues" w.m. Hoagy_Carmichael * "Hooray For Hollywood" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Richard_A._Whiting * "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" w.m. Ray Noble * "I Have Eyes" w. Leo_Robin m. Ralph_Rainger * "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart" w. Henry Nemo, John Redmond & Irving Mills m. Duke_Ellington * "I Love To Whistle" Harold Adamson, Jimmy_McHugh * "I Married An Angel" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers * "I Must See Annie Tonight" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin * "I'll Be Seeing You" w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy_Fain * "I'm Gonna Lock My Heart" w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand * "I'm In Love With Vienna" w. Oscar_Hammerstein_II m. Johann_Strauss_II * "In A Little Toy Sailboat" Mandell, Littau * "In My Little Red Book" w.m. Ray Bloch, Nat Simon & Al Stillman * "I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams" w. Johnny Burke m. James_V._Monaco * "Jeepers Creepers" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Harry_Warren * "Joseph! Joseph!" w.(Eng) Sammy_Cahn & Saul_Chaplin m. Nellie Casman & Samuel Steinberg * "Jumpin' At The Woodside" m. Count_Basie * "Just Let Me Look At You" w. Dorothy_Fields m. Jerome_Kern * "Love Walked In" w. Ira_Gershwin m. George_Gershwin * "March Of The Bob Cats" m. The Bob_Cats * "Mister Crosby And Mister Mercer" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Ed Gallagher & Al Shean * "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love" w.m. Cole_Porter * "Music, Maestro, Please" w. Herb_Magidson m. Allie_Wrubel * "My Heart Belongs To Daddy" w.m. Cole_Porter * "My Heart Is Taking Lessons" w. Johnny Burke m. James_V._Monaco *"My Heaven On Earth" w. Charles_Tobias m. Phil_Baker & Samuel_Pokrass. Introduced by Gertrude_Niesen in the film ''Start_Cheering'' * "My Own" w. Harold_Adamson m. Jimmy_McHugh from the film ''That_Certain_Age'' * "My Reverie" w.m. Larry_Clinton * "Nice People" w.m. Nat Mills & Fred Malcolm * "Nightmare" m. Artie_Shaw * "Now It Can Be Told" w.m. Irving_Berlin * "Oh! Ma-Ma" w. (Eng) Lew Brown & Rudy_Vallee m. Paolo Citorello * "One Day When We Were Young" w. Oscar_Hammerstein_II m. Johann_Strauss_II arr. Tiomkin * "Paradise In The Moonlight" w.m. Gene_Autry & Fred Rose from the film ''Western_Jamboree'' * "Penny Serenade" w. Hal Halifax m. Melle Weersma * "Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Richard_A._Whiting *"Rockin' The Town" w. Ted_Koehler m. Johnny_Green from the film ''Start_Cheering'' * "San Antonio Rose" m. Bob_Wills * "Says My Heart" w. Frank_Loesser m. Burton_Lane * "Sent For You Yesterday, And Here You Come Today" w.m. Count_Basie, Eddie Dunham & Jimmy_Rushing * "September Song" w. Maxwell_Anderson m. Kurt_Weill * "Shadows On The Moon" w. Gus_Kahn m. Sigmund_Romberg from the film ''The Girl Of The Golden West'' * "Sing For Your Supper" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers. Introduced by Marcy_Westcott, Muriel_Angelus and Wynn_Murray in the musical ''The_Boys_from_Syracuse''. Performed in the 1940 film by Martha_Raye. * "Small Fry" w. Frank_Loesser m. Hoagy_Carmichael * "Spring Is Here" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers. Introduced by Dennis King and Vivienne_Segal in the musical ''I_Married_an_Angel'' * "Start Cheering" w. Milton Drake m. Ben Oakland. Introduced by Gertrude_Niesen in the film ''Start_Cheering''. * "The Stately Homes Of England" w.m. Noël_Coward * "That Certain Age" w. Harold_Adamson m. Jimmy_McHugh from the film ''That_Certain_Age'' * "This Can't Be Love" w. Lorenz_Hart m. Richard_Rodgers * "This Is My Night To Dream" w. Johnny Burke m. James_V._Monaco * "Ti-Pi-Tin" w.(Eng) Raymond Leveen (Sp) Maria Grever m. Maria Grever * "Two Sleepy People" w. Frank_Loesser m. Hoagy_Carmichael * "The Umbrella Man" w. James Cavanaugh m. Vincent Rose & Larry Stock * "Undecided" w. Sid Robin m. Charlie Shavers * "We're Off To See The Wizard" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold_Arlen * "When I Strut Away In My Cutaway" w.m. Jimmy_Durante from the film ''Start_Cheering'' * "Where Are The Songs We Sung?" w.m. Noël_Coward * "Where The Dog Sits On The Tuckerbox" w.m. Jack_O'Hagan * "While A Cigarette Was Burning" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny * "Who Are We To Say? (Obey Your Heart)" w. Gus_Kahn m. Sigmund_Romberg from the film ''The Girl Of The Golden West'' * "You Couldn't Be Cuter" w. Dorothy_Fields m. Jerome_Kern * "You_Go_To_My_Head" w. Haven_Gillespie m. J._Fred_Coots * "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby" w. Johnny_Mercer m. Harry_Warren * "You're A Sweet Little Headache" w. Leo_Robin m. Ralph_Rainger * "You're As Pretty As A Picture" w. Harold_Adamson m. Jimmy_McHughfrom the film ''That_Certain_Age'' ==Classical music== *Aaron_Copland - ''Billy_the_Kid_(ballet)'' *Hanns_Eisler - ''Roman Cantata'' *Hamilton_Harty - ''The Children of Lir'' *Roy_Harris - ''Symphony No. 3'' *Herbert_Howells - ''Hymnus Paradisi'' *Janis_Ivanovs - ''Symphony No. 3'' *Frank Martin - ''Sonata da chiesa'' *Carl_Orff - ''Carmina_Burana'' *Walter_Piston - ''Symphony No. 1'' *Ernst_Toch - ''Cantata of Bitter Herbs'' *Leó_Weiner - ''Divertimento for Strings no 2'' ==Opera== *Paul_Hindemith - ''Mathis der Maler'' *Dmitri_Kabalevsky - ''Colas Breugnon'' *Ernst_Krenek - ''Karl V'' *Douglas_Stuart_Moore - ''The_Devil_and_Daniel_Webster'' ==Musical_theater== * ''The_Boys_From_Syracuse'' (Richard_Rodgers and Lorenz_Hart) - Broadway production opened at the Alvin_Theatre on November_23 and ran for 235 performances * ''Maritza'' aka ''Countess_Maritza'', London production opened at the Palace_Theatre on July_6 * ''Hellzapoppin''', Broadway Revue opened at the 46th_Street_Theatre on September_22 and ran for 1404 performances * ''I_Married_An_Angel'', Broadway production opened at the Sam_S._Shubert_Theatre on May_11 and ran for 338 performances * ''Knickerbocker_Holiday'', Broadway production opened at the Ethel_Barrymore_Theatre on October_19 and ran for 168 performances * ''Leave_It_To_Me!'', Broadway production opened at the Imperial_Theatre on November_9 and ran for 291 performances * ''Nine_Sharp'', London production opened at the Little_Theatre on January_26 and ran for 405 performances * ''Operette'', London production opened at His_Majesty's_Theatre on March_16 * ''Right_This_Way'', Broadway production opened at the 46th_Street_Theatre on January_5 and ran for 14 performances * ''Sing_Out_The_News'', Broadway revue opened at the Music_Box_Theatre on September_24 and ran for 105 performances * ''You_Never_Know'', Broadway production opened at the Winter_Garden_Theatre on September_21 and ran for 78 performances ==Musical_films== * ''The Girl Of The Golden West'' * ''The_Great_Waltz'' released November_4 starring Luise_Rainer and Miliza_Korjus. Oscar_Hammerstein_II contributed new English lyrics to the music of Johann_Strauss_II *''Radio_City_Revels'' released February_11 starring Bob_Burns, Jack_Oakie and Kenny_Baker and featuring Jane_Froman performing with Hal_Kemp's orchestra. * ''Start_Cheering'' released March_3 starring Jimmy_Durante, Gertrude_Niesen and the Three_Stooges. * ''Sweethearts'' * ''That_Certain_Age'' released October_7 starring Deanna_Durbin. Songs by (lyrics) Harold_Adamson and (music) Jimmy_McHugh ==Births== *January_6 - Adriano_Celentano, singer-songwriter *January_11 - Narvel_Felts, country singer *January_13 - Paavo_Johannes_Heininen, composer *January_14 - Allen_Toussaint *January_14 - Jack Jones *January_19 - Phil_Everly *January 19 - Eskil_Hemberg, composer *January_21 - Wolfman_Jack *January_24 - Julius_Arthur_Hemphill, saxophonist *January_25 - Etta_James *February_6 - Ellsworth_Milburn, composer *February_7 - Robert_Frank_Baksa, composer *February_11 - Willy_Correa_de_Oliveira, composer *February_22 - Bobby_Hendricks, The_Drifters *March_2 - Lawrence_Payton, The_Four_Tops *March 2 - Simon_Estes, operatic bass *March_3 - Douglas_Leedy, composer *March_12 - Dimitri_Terzakis, composer *March_13 - Hans-Joachim_Hespos and Jean-Claude_Risset, composers *March_18 - Charley_Pride *March_25 - Hoyt_Axton *April_2 - Booker_Little, jazz trumpeter and composer *April_3 - Jeff_Barry, songwriter *April_7 - Freddie_Hubbard *April 7 - Spencer_Dryden, Jefferson_Airplane *April_8 - Barton_Keith_McLean, composer *April_13 - Frederic_Rzewski, composer *April_19 - Jonathan_Tunick, composer *April_26 - Duane_Eddy *May_4 - Tyrone_Davis, singer *May_10 - Henry_Fambrough, The_Spinners *May 10 - Maxim_Shostakovich, conductor *May 10 - Philip_Gordon_Winsor, composer *May_13 - John Smith, The_Monotones * May 13 - Lucille_Starr, French-Canadian singer *May_15 - Lenny_Welch *May_26 - Teresa_Stratas, soprano *May_28 - Prince_Buster, ska musician *June_9 - Charles_Wuorinen, composer *June_13 - Gwynne_Howell, opera singer *June_15 - Jean-Claude_Eloy, composer *June_20 - Mickie_Most *June 20 - Nikolay_Avksentevich_Martinov, composer *June_29 - Edmund_Falkiner, jazz saxophonist *July_4 - Bill_Withers *July_5 - Stanley_Joel_Silverman, composer *July_14 - Bob_Scholl, The_Mello-Kings *July_17 - Stanley_Bronstein, Elephant's Memory Band *July_28 - George_Cummings, Dr._Hook_&_The_Medicine_Show *August_8 - Don_Jacobucci, Regents * August 8 - Jacques_Hétu, composer *August_13 - Dave_"Baby"_Cortez *August_23 - Roger_Greenaway, songwriter *August_24 - David_Freiberg, Quicksilver_Messenger_Service *August_24 - Mason_Williams *August_28 - Clem_Cattini, The_Tornadoes *September_11 - Charles_Patrick, The_Monotones *September_19 - Zygmunt_Krauze and Yuji_Takahashi, composers *September_21 - Atli_Heimir_Sveinsson, composer *September_28 - Ben_E._King *October_3 - Eddie_Cochran *October_5 - Carlos_Mastangelo, The_Belmonts *October_15 - Marv_Johnson *October_16 - Nico *October_18 - Ronnie_Bright, The_Coasters *October_24 - Fred_E._Finn, pianist *November_2 - Jay_Black, Jay_&_The_Americans *November_4 - Harry_Elston, Friends_Of_Distinction *November_6 - Jim_Pike, The_Lettermen *November 6 - P.J._Proby *November_7 - Dee_Clark *November_14 - Cornelius_Gunter, The_Flairs, The_Coasters *November_16 - Richard_Landry, composer * November 16 - Troy_Seals, singer, songwriter *November_17 - Gordon_Lightfoot *November 17 - Alvaro_Leon_Cassuto, composer *November_19 - Hank_Medress, The_Tokens *December_1 - Sandy_Nelson *December_5 - J.J._Cale *December_12 - Connie_Francis *December_18 - Chas_Chandler *December_20 - John_Harris_Harbison, composer *December_28 - Charles_Neville, Joey_Dee_&_The_Starlighters, The_Neville_Brothers *''date unknown'' - Joan_Tower, composer *''date unknown'' - Fanta_Damba, ''jalimosolu'' singer ==Deaths== *January_30 - Carl_Venth, violinist and composer *February_21 - Albert_Huybrechts, composer *March_2 - Ben_Harney, ragtime composer & entertainer *March_9 - Sydney_Baynes, composer *April_8 - Joe_"King"_Oliver, jazz trumpeter & band leader *April_12 - Feodor_Chaliapin *April_18 - Richard_Runciman_Terry, musicologist *June_26 - James_Weldon_Johnson, US songwriter, author, diplomat and educationalist *July_27 - James_Thornton, English-born US songwriter and Vaudeville comedian *August_14 - Landon_Ronald, pianist and composer *August_16 - Robert_Johnson, blues man *August_30 - James Scott, ragtime composer *September_28 - Con_Conrad, songwriter *October_22 - May_Irwin, vaudeville star *November_21 - Leopold_Godowsky, pianist and composer *December_4 - Dina_Appeldoorn, pianist and composer *December_10 - Mario_Pilati, composer *December_14 - Marie_F._M._Emmanuel, musicologist and composer *''date unknown'' - Papa_Charlie_Jackson, blues musician Music Category:Years_in_music Fr:1938_en_musique Sv:Musikåret_1938