1934 in music
See also:
1933 in music ,
other events of 1934 ,
1935 in music and the
list of 'years in music' .
Events
Published popular music
"All I Do Is Dream Of You" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"All Through The Night" w.m. Cole Porter
"Anything Goes" w.m. Cole Porter
"Autumn In New York" w.m. Vernon Duke
"Baby, Take A Bow" w. Lew Brown m. Jay Gorney
"Be Like The Bluebird" w.m. Cole Porter
"Be Still, My Heart" w.m. Allan Flynn & Jack Egan
"Beer Barrel Polka" w. (Czech) Vasek Zeman (Eng) Lew Brown m. Jaromir Vejvoda
"Believe It, Beloved" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson
"Big John's Special" m. Horace Henderson
"Blame It On My Youth" w. Edward Heyman m. Oscar Levant
"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" w.m. Cole Porter
"Blue Moon" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"The Bluebird Of Happiness" w. Edward Heyman & Harry Parr m. Sandor Hamati
"Cocktails For Two" w.m. Arthur Johnston & Sam Coslow
"College Rhythm" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"The Continental" w. Herb Magidson m. Con Conrad
"Dames" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Deep Purple" w. Mitchell Parish m. Peter De Rose
"Don't Let It Bother You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong" w. George Whiting & Nat Schwartz m. J. C. Johnson
"Down South Camp Meeting" w. Irving Mills m. Fletcher Henderson
"Easy Come, Easy Go" w. Edward Heyman m. John Green
"Everything Stops For Tea" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman
"Faint Harmony" w. Desmond Carter m. Vivian Ellis from the musical Jill Darling
"Fair And Warmer" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Fare Thee Well, Annabelle" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
"Flirtation Walk" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
"For All We Know" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots
"Fun To Be Fooled" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Give Me A Heart To Sing To" w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young
"Goodnight, My Love" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"The Gypsy In My Soul" w. Moe Jaffe m. Clay Boland
"Hands Across The Table" w.(Eng) Mitchell Parish m. Jean Delettre
"Here Come The British" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
"Hold My Hand" w. Jack Yellen & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson
"An Hour Ago This Minute" James Dyrenforth, John W. Green
"The House Is Haunted" w. Billy Rose m. Basil G. Adlam
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" w.m. Cole Porter
"I Hate Myself" w. Benny Davis & Joe Young m. Milton Ager
"I Never Had A Chance" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Only Have Eyes For You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"I Saw Stars" w.m. Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart & Al Hoffman
"I See Two Lovers" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
"I Think I Can" Douglas Furber, Ray Noble
"I Wish I Were Twins" w. Frank Loesser & Eddie DeLange m. Joseph Meyer
"If" w. Robert Hargreaves & Stanley Damerell m. Tolchard Evans
"If I Had A Million Dollars" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck
"If It Isn't Love" Burton, Jason
"If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
"I'll Follow My Secret Heart" w.m. Noël Coward
"I'll String Along With You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"I'm On A Seesaw" w. Desmond Carter m. Vivian Ellis from the musical Jill Darling
"In My Little Bottom Drawer" w.m. Will Haines, Jimmy Harper & Maurice Beresford
"Isle Of Capri" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz
"It's All Forgotten Now" w.m. Ray Noble
"It's Foolish But It's Fun" w.m. Robert Stolz, Gus Kahn
"It's Funny To Everyone But Me" w.m. Dave Franklin & Isham Jones
"Judy" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael & Sammy Lerner
"June In January" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger Movie: "Here Is My Heart"
"Junk Man" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph Meyer
"Lady Fair" w.m. Cole Porter
"Little Dutch Mill" w. Ralph Freed m. Harry Barris
"Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day" w. Maurice Sigler & Al Hoffman m. Mabel Wayne
"Little Rock Getaway" m. Joe Sullivan
"Lost In A Fog" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
"Love In Bloom" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"Love Is Just Around The Corner" w. Leo Robin m. Lewis E. Gensler
"Love Thy Neighbour" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"May I?" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Midnight, The Stars And You" Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry Woods
"Miss Otis Regrets" w.m. Cole Porter
"Moon Country" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
"The Moon Was Yellow" w. Edgar Leslie m. Fred E. Ahlert
"Moonglow" w.m. Will Hudson, Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills
"Moonlight Is Silver" Clemence Dane, Richard Adinsell
"My Old Flame" w. Sam Coslow m. Arthur Johnston
"A New Moon Is Over My Shoulder" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
"Nobody Loves A Fairy When She's Forty" w.m. Arthur W. D. Henley
"The Object Of My Affection" w.m. Pinky Tomlin, Coy Poe & Jimmie Grier
"Okay Toots" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
"On The Good Ship Lollipop" w.m. Sidney Clare & Richard A. Whiting
"One Night Of Love" w. Gus Kahn m. Victor Schertzinger
"Over My Shoulder" w.m. Harry Woods
"Over Somebody Else's Shoulder" w.m. Al Lewis & Al Sherman
"P.S. I Love You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Gordon Jenkins
"Pardon My Southern Accent" w. Johnny Mercer m. Matty Malneck
"Rhythm Is Our Business" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmie Lunceford
"Ridin' Around in the Rain" w.m. Gene Austin & Carmen Lombardo
"Riptide" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
"Rock And Roll" w. Sidney Clare m. Richard A. Whiting
"Rug Cutter's Swing" m. Horace Henderson
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" w.m. Haven Gillespie & J. Fred Coots
"She Reminds Me Of You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Sing As We Go" w.m. Harry Parr-Davies, Gracie Fields
"Solitude" w. Eddie DeLange & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington
"Stars Fell On Alabama" w. Mitchell Parish m. Frank Perkins
"Stay As Sweet As You Are" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Stompin' At The Savoy" w. Andy Razaf m. Benny Goodman , Chick Webb & Edgar Sampson
"Straight From The Shoulder" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"The Sweetest Music This Side Of Heaven" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Cliff Friend
"Thank You So Much, Mrs Lowsborough-Goodby" w.m. Cole Porter
"Then I'll Be Tired Of You" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Arthur Schwartz
"There Goes My Heart" w. Benny Davis m. Abner Silver
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" w.m. Bob Nolan
"Two Cigarettes In The Dark" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Lew Pollack
"The Very Thought Of You" w.m. Ray Noble
"Wagon Wheels" w. Billy Hill m. Peter De Rose
"What A Diff'rence A Day Made" w. (Eng) Stanley Adams (Sp) Maria Grever m. Maria Grever
"What A Little Moonlight Can Do" w.m. Harry Woods
"What Now?" Green, Dyrenforth
"What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)" w.m. Coy Poe, Jimmie Grier, Truman "Pinky" Tomlin & Earl Hatch
"When A Woman Loves A Man" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernie Hanighen & Gordon Jenkins
"When I Grow Too Old To Dream" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
"When My Ship Comes In" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
"When You've Got A Little Springtime In Your Heart" w.m. Harry Woods
"Winter Wonderland" w. Richard B. Smith m. Felix Bernard
"With Every Breath I Take" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
"With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" w.m. R. P. Weston & Bert Lee
"With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
"Wonder Bar" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
"Wrappin' It Up" m. Fletcher Henderson
"You And The Night And The Music" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
"You Oughta Be In Pictures" w. Edward Heyman m. Dana Suesse
"You're A Builder-Upper" w. Ira Gershwin & E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"You're My Thrill" w. Sidney Clare m. Jay Gorney
"You're Not The Only Oyster In The Stew" w. Jimmy Burke m. Harold Spina
"You're The Top" w.m. Cole Porter
Top hit recordings
"The Carioca" by Enric Madriguera
"Everything I Have Is Yours" by Rudy Vallee
"Love In Bloom" by Bing Crosby
"Moon Glow" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
"The Object Of My Affection" by Jimmie Greer
"The Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor" by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"Stars Fell On Alabama" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
"Stompin' At the Savoy" by Chick Webb & His Orchestra
"Temptation" by Bing Crosby
"You're the Top" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
Classical music
The Bing Boys Are Here - London revival
Cotton Club Parade - Broadway production
Conversation Piece - London and Broadway productions
The Great Waltz Jill Darling - London production opened at the Saville Theatre on December 19 and ran for 242 performances
Yes, Madam? (Music: Jack Waller and Joseph Tunbridge Lyrics: R. P. Weston and Bert Lee Book: R. P. Weston , Bert Lee and R. G. Browne ) London production opened at the London Hippodrome on September 27 and ran for 302 performances
Births
January 16 - Marilyn Horne , mezzo soprano
January 26 - Huey Piano Smith
February 1 - Bob Shane , The Kingston Trio
February 2 - Skip Battin , The Byrds , The New Riders
February 7 - King Curtis
March 25 - Johnny Burnette , Rockabilly pioneer
March 31 - Shirley Jones
April 1 - Jim Ed Brown , The Browns
April 17 - Don Kirschner
April 19 - Dickie Goodman , Buchanan & Goodman
April 24 - Shirley MacLaine , US actress and singer
May 1 - Shirley Horn , US singer
June 1 - Pat Boone
June 9 - Jackie Wilson
June 11 - James Pookie Hudson , The Spaniels
July 4 - Gilbert Lopez , Tune Weavers
July 15 - Harrison Birtwistle , composer
August 9 - Merle Kilgore , country singer/songwriter
September 3 - Freddie King ,
September 7 - Little Milton
September 10 - Alexander Karamanov , composer
September 19 - Brian Epstein , manager for The Beatles
September 21 - Leonard Cohen
October 8 - Doc Green , The Drifters
November 19 - Dave Guard , The Kingston Trio
December 1 - Billy Paul
December 10 - James Candlish
December 30 - Del Shannon
Deaths
