1931 in music

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1 Events
2 Published popular music
3 Biggest hit songs
4 Top hits on record
5 Top blues recordings
6 Classical music
7 Opera
8 Musical theater
9 Musical films
10 Births
11 Deaths

[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 Apologize" 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
"Lies" w. George E. Springer m. Harry Barris
"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. (Fr) Jean Rodor, (Eng) Dorcas Cochran m. Vincent Scotto
"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
"Who Cares?" w.Ira Gershwin m.George Gershwin. Introduced by William Gaxton and Lois Moran in the musical Of Thee I Sing
"Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" w. Ted Koehler & Billy Moll m. Harry Barris
"Yes, Yes, My Baby Said Yes, Yes" Cliff Friend, Con Conrad. Introduced by Eddie Cantor in the film Palmy Days
"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 Forgot Your Gloves" w. Edward Eliscu m. Ned Lehac. Introduced by Constance Carpenter and Carl Randall in the revue The Third Little Show
"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] Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1931.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra	Minnie the Moocher	1931	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	RYM 1 of 1931, US BB 3 of 1931, POP 3 of 1931, RIAA 82, Scrobulate 87 of swing, Acclaimed 649
2	Ted Lewis	Just a Gigolo	1931	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	US BB 1 of 1931, POP 1 of 1931
3	Duke Ellington	Mood Indigo	1931	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	RYM 3 of 1931, US BB 7 of 1931, POP 7 of 1931, Acclaimed 518
4	Guy Lombardo	Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight	1931	Image:Flag of Canada.svg	US BB 4 of 1931, POP 4 of 1931, RYM 40 of 1931
5	Isham Jones	Stardust	1931	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	US BB 5 of 1931, POP 5 of 1931, RYM 47 of 1930

[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
- Hutch
- Rudy Vallee
"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
Folly To Be Wise London revue opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on January 8. Starring Cicely Courtneidge.
Here Goes the Bride Broadway production opened at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre on November 3 and ran for 7 performances.
Hold My Hand (Music: Noel Gay Lyrics: Desmond Carter Book: Stanley Lupino) London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on December 23. Starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Stanley Lupino.
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.