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1937 in music
See also:
1936 in music,
other events of 1937,
1938 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
Events
Published popular music
- "Afraid To Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "After You" w.m. Sam Coslow & Al Siegel
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
- "All You Want To Do Is Dance" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
- "Always And Always" w. Bob Wright & Chet Forrest m. Edward Ward
- "Am I In Love?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Azure" Duke Ellington
- "Beginner's Luck" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Blossoms On Broadway" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Blue Hawaii" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)" w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
- "Boo-Hoo" w. Edward Heyman m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
- "Broken Hearted Clown" w.m. Don Pelosi, Harry Leon
- "By Myself" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Camel Hop" m. Mary Lou Williams
- "Can I Forget You?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Caravan " w. Irving Mills m. Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington
- "Carelessly" w. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny m. Norman Ellis
- "Cause My Baby Says It's So" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me Love Me)" w. Joseph McCarthy m. James V. Monaco with extra lyrics Roger Edens
- "Did Anyone Ever Tell You?" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young
- "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
- "Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals" m. Raymond Scott
- "The Dipsy Doodle" w.m. Larry Clinton
- "The Donkey Serenade" w. Robert Wright, George Forrest m. Rudolf Friml & Herbert Stothart
- "Down With Love" E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen
- "Dusk In Upper Sandusky" m. Larry Clinton & Jimmy Dorsey
- "Easy Living" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "Everybody Sing" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "A Foggy Day" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Foolin' Myself" w. Jack Lawrence m. Peter Tinturin
- "For Dancers Only" w. Don Raye & Vic Schoen m. Sy Oliver
- "The Girl On The Police Gazette" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "God's Country" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "Gone With The Wind" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
- "Goodnight Angel" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel
- "Harbour Lights" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Hugh Williams
- "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Heigh-Ho" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "High, Wide And Handsome" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
- "Home Town" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Michael Carr
- "I Can Dream, Can't I?" w. Irving Kahal m. Sammy Fain
- "I Can't Be Bothered Now" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Double Dare You" w. Jimmy Eaton m. Terry Shand
- "I Know Now" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "I See Your Face Before Me" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "I Used To Be Colour Blind" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I Was Doing All Right" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Wish I Were In Love Again" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I'd Rather Be Right" w. Lorenz Hart M. Richard Rodgers
- "If It's The Last Thing I Do" w.m. Sammy Cahn & Saul Chaplin
- "I'll Take Romance" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Ben Oakland
- "I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "I'm Wishing" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "In The Still Of The Night" w.m. Cole Porter
- "It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "It's Raining Sunbeams" w. Sam Coslow m. Frederick Hollander
- "It's The Natural Thing To Do" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
- "It's Wonderful" w. Mitchell Parish m. Stuff Smith
- "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" w.m. Irving Berlin sung by Dick Powell & Alice Faye (in the film "On the Avenue ")
- "I've Hitched My Wagon To A Star" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "Johnny One Note" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "The Joint Is Jumpin"' w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller & James C. Johnson
- "The Lady Is A Tramp" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Lambeth Walk" w. Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose m. Noel Gay
- "Leaning On A Lamp Post" w.m. Noel Gay
- "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Let's Dance At The Make Believe Ballroom" Andy Razaf, Paul Denniker
- "Lisbon Antigua (In Old Lisbon)" w. Harry Dupree m. Raul Portela, J. Galhardo & A. Do Vale
- "Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You" Cliff Friend , Matt Malneck
- "Love Is Here To Stay" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Me And My Girl" w.m. Noel Gay & Douglas Furber
- "The Meanest Thing You Ever Did Was Kiss Me" w.m. Al Lewis, Murray Mencher & Charles Newman
- "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" w.m. Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin
- "Moanin' In The Mornin' " w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "The Mood That I'm In" w.m. Abner Silver & Al Sherman
- "The Moon Got In My Eyes" w. Johnny Burke m. Arthur Johnston
- "The Moon Of Manakoora" w. Frank Loesser m. Alfred Newman
- "Moonlight On The Campus" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "My Fine Feathered Friend" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
- "My Funny Valentine" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "On The Sentimental Side" w. Johnny Burke m. James V. Monaco
- "Once In A While" w. Bud Green m. Michael Edwards
- "One O'Clock Jump" m. Count Basie
- "One Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "Peter And The Wolf" m. Sergei Prokofiev
- "A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean Liner" m. Raymond Scott
- "Remember Me?" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Rosalie" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Sail Along, Silvery Moon" w. Harry Tobias m. Percy Wenrich
- "A Sailboat In The Moonlight" w.m. John Jacob Loeb & Carmen Lombardo
- "Satan Takes A Holiday" m. Larry Clinton
- "Sentimental and Melancholy" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard Whiting
- "September In The Rain" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Shall We Dance?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Sing Me A Song With Social Significance" w.m. Harold Rome
- "Slap That Bass" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Slumming On Park Avenue" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "So Rare" w. Jack Sharpe m. Jerry Herst
- "Some Day My Prince Will Come" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill
- "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" w.m. Dick Howard, Russ Morgan & Bob Ellsworth
- "South Rampart Street Parade" m. Ray Bauduc & Bob Haggart
- "Stop! You're Breaking My Heart" w. Ted Koehler m. Burton Lane
- "Sweet Leilani" w.m. Harry Owens
- "Swing High, Swing Low" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
- "Ten Pretty Girls" w.m. Will Grosz & Jimmy Kennedy
- "Thanks For The Memory" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "That Old Feeling" w. Lew Brown m. Sammy Fain
- "That's What I Like 'Bout The South" w.m. Andy Razaf
- "Then It Isn't Love" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger
- "There's A Gold Mine In The Sky" w.m. Charles Kenny & Nick Kenny
- "There's A Lull In My Life" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "They All Laughed" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "They Can't Take That Away From Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "Things Are Looking Up" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "This Year's Kisses" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Tomorrow Is Another Day" w. Gus Kahn m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann from the film A Day at the Races
- "Too Marvellous For Words" w. Johnny Mercer m. Richard A. Whiting
- "The Toy Trumpet" w. Sidney D. Mitchell & Lew Pollack m. Raymond Scott
- "Triplets" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Trusting My Luck" Maurice Sigler, Arthur Johnston
- "Twilight In Turkey" m. Raymond Scott
- "Vieni, Vieni" w. (It & Fr) George Koger & Henri Varna (Eng) Rudy Vallee m. Vincent Scotto
- "Wake Up And Live" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "Walter, Walter" w.m. W. E. Haines, J. Harper & Eugene Butler
- "When Love Is Young" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Virginia Bruce in the film When Love Is Young
- "Where Or When" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Ray Heatherton and Mitzi Green in the musical Babes In Arms
- "Whispers In The Dark" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander. Introduced by Connie Boswell in the film Artists And Models
- "Whistle While You Work" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adrienne Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
- "With A Smile And A Song" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill sung by Adrienne Caselotti in the animated film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
- "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" w.m. Dave Franklin & Cliff Friend
Top hit recordings
Classical music
Births
- January 4 - Grace Bumbry
- January 6 - Doris Troy
- January 8 - Shirley Bassey
- January 31 - Philip Glass, composer
- February 1 - Don Everly
- February 1 - Ray Dr. Hook Sawyer , Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- February 10 - Don Wilson , The Ventures
- February 20 - Nancy Wilson
- February 27 - David Ackles
- March 17 - Adam Wade
- March 20 - Jerry Reed
- March 24 - Billy Stewart
- May 3 - Frankie Valli, The Four Seasons
- May 4 - Dick Dale
- May 5 - Johnnie Taylor
- May 9 - Sonny Curtis , The Crickets
- May 9 - Dave Prater , Sam & Dave
- May 15 - Trini Lopez
- May 22 - Kenny Ball, Kenny Ball & His Jazzman
- June 2 - Jimmy Jones
- June 4 - Freddy Fender
- June 7 - Neeme Järvi, conductor
- June 14 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson, The Four Tops
- June 15 - Waylon Jennings
- July 6 - Gene Chandler
- July 6 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
- July 22 - Chuck Jackson
- July 26 - Al Banks , The Turbans
- July 31 - Bonnie Brown, The Browns
- August 2 - Garth Hudson, The Band
- August 27 - J. D. Crowe, banjoist
- September 17 - Phil Cracolici , The Mystics
- October 21 - Norman Wright , Del Vikings
- October 24 - Santo Farina , Santo & Johnny
- October 31 - Tom Paxton
- November 1 - Bill Anderson
- November 2 - Earl Speedo Carroll , The Cadillacs, The Coasters
- November 6 - Eugene Pitt , The Jive Five
- November 7 - Mary Travers, Peter, Paul & Mary
- November 15 - Little Willie John
- November 19 - Ray Collins , The Mothers Of Invention
- November 30 - Paul Stookey, Peter, Paul & Mary
- November 30 - Frank Ifield
- December 14 - Warren Ryanes , The Monotones
- December 17 - Art Neville , The Neville Brothers
- December 25 - O'Kelly Isley , The Isley Brothers
- December 30 - John Hartford
Deaths
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