[edit] Events - January 6 - A somewhat revised and streamlined revival of Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat opens on Broadway at the Ziegfeld Theatre, the same theatre at which the original production played back 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. It is the last song Kern ever writes; he dies nearly two months before the revival opens. This production plays exactly a year, and is the longest-running Broadway revival up to that time. It is also the first production of Show Boat to be recorded with its original cast (Broadway cast albums did not begin to be made until 1943). The stars include Jan Clayton, Carol Bruce, Charles Fredericks, Kenneth Spencer, and Buddy Ebsen.
- January 24 - Igor Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements premiered by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by the composer.
- February 8 - Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 is premiered posthumously by György Sándor with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
- Al Jolson rerecords his old hits for the soundtrack of his Columbia biopic The Jolson Story, and becomes a superstar to the post-war generation as well
- 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.
[edit] Bands formed [edit] Albums released [edit] Biggest hit songs The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1946. | # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries | | 1 | Perry Como | Prisoner of Love | 1946 |  | US 1940s 1 - Mar 1946, US BB 1 of 1946, US 1 for 3 weeks May 1946, POP 17 of 1946, Europe 73 Of The 1940s | | 2 | Frank Sinatra | Five Minutes More | 1946 | | US 1940s 1 - Aug 1946, US 1 for 2 weeks Sep 1946, POP 10 of 1946, Europe 11 of the 1940s, US BB 15 of 1946, RYM 43 of 1946 | | 3 | Vaughn Monroe | Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! | 1946 | | US 1940s 1 - Dec 1945, US 1 for 5 weeks Jan 1946, US BB 4 of 1946, POP 4 of 1946, Europe 48 of the 1940s | | 4 | Nat King Cole | (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 1946 | | US 1940s 1 - Nov 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Feb 1947, US BB 3 of 1946, POP 13 of 1946, RYM 15 of 1946 | | 5 | The Ink Spots | To Each His Own | 1946 | | US 1940s 1 - Sep 1946, US 1 for 1 weeks Sep 1946, US BB 8 of 1946, POP 24 of 1946, Europe 92 of the 1940s | [edit] Top hit records - "A Fine Romance" by Martha Tilton and Johnny Mercer
- "Aren't You Glad You're You?" by Les Brown & His Orchestra featuring Doris Day
- "Candy" by Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford & the Pied Pipers
- "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie" by Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five
- "The Christmas Song" by the King Cole Trio
- "The Coffee Song" by Frank Sinatra
- "Coming Home" by Dorothy Squires
- "Day By Day" by Frank Sinatra
- "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" by Dinah Shore with Spade Cooley & his Orchestra
- "Five Minutes More", recorded by
- "Fools Rush In" by Jo Stafford
- "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" by the King Cole Trio
- "The Gypsy", recorded by
- "Hawaiian War Chant" by Spike Jones & his City Slickers
- "Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop", recorded by
- Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra
- Tex Beneke-Glenn Miller Orchestra with vocal by Tex Beneke
- "Huggin' And Chalkin' " by Hoagy Carmichael
- "I Dream Of You" by Archie Lewis and The Geraldo Strings
- "I Get A Kick Out Of You" by Margaret Whiting
- "I Got The Sun In The Morning by Les Brown & His Orchestra featuring Doris Day
- "I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time" by Jo Stafford
- "I'm A Big Girl Now" by Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra with vocal by Betty Barclay
- "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Perry Como
- "Laughing On The Outside", recorded by
- "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow", recorded by
- Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra with vocal by Vaughn Monroe (first charted December 1945)
- Woody Herman and his Orchestra with vocal by Woody Herman
- "Oh What It Seemed To Be", recorded by
- "The Old Lamplighter", recorded by
- "Ole Buttermilk Sky", recorded by
- "One-Zy Two-Zy", recorded by
- "Personality" by Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
- "Pretending" by Andy Russell
- "Prisoner Of Love", recorded by
- "Rumors Are Flying", recorded by
- "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy", recorded by
- "Sioux City Sue" by Bing Crosby and The Jesters
- "South America, Take It Away", recorded by
- "Stone Cold Dead In The Market" by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan
- "Surrender" by Perry Como
- "Symphony", recorded by
- "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington
- "The Things We Did Last Summer", recorded by
- "They Say It's Wonderful", recorded by
- "To Each His Own", recorded by
- "We'll Gather Lilacs" by Geraldo and his Orchestra
- "Winter Wonderland" by Perry Como
- "You Won't Be Satisfied" by Les Brown & his Orchestra with vocal by Doris Day
- "You're The Top" by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
[edit] Other recorded popular music [edit] Published popular music - "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" w.m. Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney
- "Ain't That Just Like A Woman?" w.m. Fleecie Moore & Claude Demetrius
- "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" w.m. Don Gardner
- "All The Cats Join In" A. Wilder, Ray Gilbert, E. Sauter
- "Along With Me" w.m. Harold Rome Introduced by Danny Scholl and Paula Bane in the musical Call Me Mister
- "The 'Ampstead Way" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
- "The Anniversary Song" w.m. Al Jolson & Saul Chaplin
- "Anything You Can Do" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Dick Haymes and Betty Grable in the 1947 film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
- "Blue Moon of Kentucky" w.m. Bill Monroe
- "Bumble Boogie" m. Jack Fina
- "Changing My Tune" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Betty Grable in the film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim.
- "The Christmas Song" w. Robert Wells m. Mel Tormé
- "Coax Me A Little Bit" w. Charles Tobias m. Nat Simon
- "The Coffee Song" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Dick Miles
- "Come Rain Or Come Shine" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "Country Style" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
- "A Couple Of Song And Dance Men" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?" w.m. Eddie DeLange & Louis Alter. Introduced by Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong in the 1947 film New Orleans.
- "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Everybody's Got A Laughing Place" Allie Wrubel
- "The Face on the Dime" w.m. Harold Rome. Introduced by Lawrence Winters in the musical revue Call Me Mister.
- "Fantasy In F" m. John Serry, Sr.
- "Feudin' And Fightin' " w. Al Dubin & Burton Lane m. Burton Lane
- "Five Minutes More" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "For You, For Me, For Evermore" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin. Introduced by Dick Haymes in the 1947 film The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
- "A Gal In Calico" w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz. Introduced by Jack Carson, Sally Sweetland dubbing for Martha Vickers, and Dennis Morgan in the film The Time, the Place and the Girl.
- "The Girl That I Marry" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ray Middleton in the musical Annie Get Your Gun and performed by Howard Keel in the 1950 film version.
- "Golden Earrings" w. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans m. Victor Young
- "The House Of Blue Lights" w.m. Don Raye & Freddie Slack
- "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
- "Huggin' And Chalkin' " w.m. Clancy Hayes & Kermit Goell
- "I Got Lost In His Arms" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Annie Get Your Gun.
- "I Got The Sun In The Morning" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Annie Get Your Gun and performed by Betty Hutton in the 1950 film version.
- "I Guess I'll Get The Papers" w.m. Hughie Prince & Hal Kanner
- "If This Isn't Love" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
- "If You Smile at Me" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Victoria Cordova in the musical Around the World
- "I'm A Lonely Little Petunia" w.m. John N. Kamano, William E. Faber & Maurice Merl
- "I'm An Indian Too" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "It's A Good Day" w.m. Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour
- "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" w.m. Billy Reid
- "Laughing On The Outside" w. Ben Raleigh m. Bernie Wayne
- "Legalise My Name" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "Let The Good Times Roll" m.w. Fleecie Moore & Sam Theard
- "Linda" w.m. Jack Lawrence
- "Lost In The Stars" w. Maxwell Anderson m. Kurt Weill
- "Managua, Nicaragua" w. Albert Gamse m. Irving Fields
- "Military Life" aka "The Jerk Song" w.m. Harold Rome from the musical revue Call Me Mister
- "Moonshine Lullaby" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Mr. Jackson from Jacksonville" m.w. Louis Armstrong, Claude Demetrius, Fritz Pollard
- "My Defenses Are Down" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "My Heart Is A Hobo" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
- "My Sugar Is So Refined" w. Sylvia Dee m. Sidney Lippman
- "Old Devil Moon" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
- "The Old Lamp-Lighter" w. Charles Tobias m. Nat Simon
- "The Old Soft Shoe" w. Nancy Hamilton m. Morgan Lewis. Introduced by Ray Bolger in the revue Three to Make Ready.
- "Ole Buttermilk Sky" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
- "One-zy Two-zy" w.m. Dave Franklin & Irving Taylor
- "Open The Door, Richard" w. "Dusty" Fletcher & John Mason m. Jack McVea & Dan Howell
- "Put The Blame On Mame" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher. Introduced by Anita Ellis dubbing for Rita Hayworth in the film Gilda.
- "A Rainy Night In Rio" w. Leo Robin m. Arthur Schwartz. Introduced by Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Janis Paige and Sally Sweetland dubbing for Martha Vickers in the film The Time, the Place and the Girl
- "The Red Ball Express" w.m. Harold Rome. Introduced by Lawrence Winters in the musical revue Call Me Mister.
- "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" w.m. Bobby Troup
- "Rumors Are Flying" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
- "Sooner Or Later" w. Ray Gilbert m. Charles Wolcott
- "South America, Take It Away" w.m. Harold Rome Introduced by Betty Garrett in the musical revue Call Me Mister.
- "Stella by Starlight" w. Ned Washington m. Victor Young
- "Stone Cold Dead in de Market" w.m. Wilmoth Houdini
- "A Sunday Kind of Love" w.m. Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes & Louis Prima
- "Tenderly" w. Jack Lawrence m. Walter Gross
- "That's All Right" w.m. Arthur Crudup
- "There's Good Blues Tonight" Edna Osser, Glenn Osser
- "There's No Business Like Show Business" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "They Say It's Wonderful" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Time After Time" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "To Each His Own" w. Ray Evans m. Jay Livingston
- "Uncle Remus Said" w.m. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Eliot Daniel
- "Valse" m. Tchaikovsky arr. John Serry, Sr.
- "La vie en rose" w. (Eng) Mack David (Fr) Édith Piaf m. Louiguy
- "When I Walk with You" w. John Latouche m. Duke Ellington. Introduced by Alfred Drake and Jet MacDonald in the musical Beggar's Holiday
- "Who Do You Love, I Hope" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "A Woman's Prerogative" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "You Call Everybody Darling" w.m. Sam Martin, Ben Trace & Clem Watts
- "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "You Make Me Feel So Young" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
- "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" w. Ray Gilbert m. Allie Wrubel
[edit] Classical music [edit] Musical theater [edit] 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.
[edit] Births - January 3 - John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin
- January 4 - Arthur Conley
- January 6 - Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd
- January 7
- January 8 - Robby Krieger, The Doors
- January 10 - Aynsley Dunbar, John Mayall, Jefferson Starship, Journey
- January 11
- January 12 - Cynthia Robinson, Sly & the Family Stone
- January 16 - Ronnie Milsap
- January 19 - Dolly Parton
- January 22 - Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols
- January 26 - Deon Jackson
- January 27
- January 28 - Rick Allen, Box Tops
- January 31 - Terry Kath, Chicago
- February 6 - Kate McGarrigle
- February 7 - Sammy Johns
- February 13
- February 17 - Dodie Stevens
- February 20 - Jerome Geils of The J. Geils Band
- February 23 - Rusty Young, Poco
- February 24 – Jiří Bělohlávek, BBC Symphony Orchestra
- March 1 - Tony Ashton, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
- March 4 - Red Stripe, The Flying Pickets
- March 6
- March 7
- March 8 - Randy Meisner, Poco, The Eagles
- March 12 - Liza Minnelli
- March 15 - Howard E. Scott, War
- March 17 - Harold Brown, War
- March 19
- March 21 - Ray Dorset, Mungo Jerry
- March 22 - Harry Vanda, The Easybeats
- March 24 - Colin Petersen, Bee Gees
- March 27 - Andy Bown, Status Quo
- March 30 - Dave Ball, The Turtles
- April 1 - Ronnie Lane, The Faces
- April 3 - Dee Murray, Elton John Band
- April 4 - Dave Hill, Slade
- April 11 - Bob Harris
- April 13
- April 16 - Pēteris Vasks, Latvian composer
- April 17 - Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead
- April 18
- May 1 - Jerry Weiss, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- May 2 - Lesley Gore, singer
- May 10 - Cher, singer and actress
- May 10 - Dave Mason, Traffic
- May 10
- May 16 - Robert Fripp, King Crimson
- May 24 - Steve Upton, Wishbone Ash
- June 5 - Freddy Stone, Sly & the Family Stone
- June 10 - Millie Small
- June 11 - John Lawton, Uriah Heep
- June 15 - Noddy Holder, Slade
- June 20 - Anne Murray, singer
- June 25 - Ian McDonald, record producer, (Foreigner)
- June 25 - Allen Lanier, Blue Öyster Cult
- June 30 - Billy Brown, The Moments
- June 30 - Ian Matthews, Fairport Convention
- July 1 - Debbie Harry, Blondie
- July 9 - Bon Scott, AC/DC
- July 15 - Linda Ronstadt
- July 18 - Tim Lynch, The Flamin' Groovies
- July 19 - Alan Gorrie, Average White Band
- July 21 - Barry Whitwam, Herman's Hermits
- July 22
- July 23 - Andy Mackay, Roxy Music
- July 24 - Alan Whitehead, Marmalade
- July 28 - Jonathan Edwards
- July 30 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, Jethro Tull
- July 31
- August 1 - Boz Burrell, Bad Company
- August 5 - Jimmy Webb
- August 10 - Peter Karrie, star of West End musical productions
- August 14 - Larry Graham, Sly & The Family Stone
- August 19 - Beat Raaflaub, conductor
- August 23 - Keith Moon, The Who
- September 1 - Gregg Errico, Sly and the Family Stone
- September 1 - Barry Gibb, Bee Gees
- September 4
- September 5
- September 9
- September 14 - Pete Agnew, Nazareth
- September 18 - Alan King, Ace
- September 19 - John Coghlan, Status Quo
- September 24 - Jerry Donahue, Fairport Convention
- September 28 - Helen Shapiro
- September 30 - Sylvia Peterson, The Chiffons
- October 10
- October 11 - Gary Mallaber, Steve Miller Band
- October 13 - Dorothy Moore, singer
- October 14
- October 15
- October 18 - Howard Shore, film composer
- October 19 - Keith Reid, Procol Harum
- October 21 - Lee Loughnane, Chicago
- October 22 - Eddie Brigati, Young Rascals
- October 24 - Jerry Edmonton, Steppenwolf
- October 26 - Keith Hopwood, Herman's Hermits
- October 29 - Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall
- October 30
- November 1 - Ric Grech, Family, Traffic, Blind Faith
- November 5
- November 8 - Roy Wood, The Move, Electric Light Orchestra
- November 11 - Len 'Chip' Hawkes, The Tremeloes
- November 17 - Martin Barre, Jethro Tull
- November 19 - Joe Correro Jr., Paul Revere and The Raiders
- November 20 - Duane Allman, The Allman Brothers (d. 1971)
- November 22 - Aston Barrett, The Upsetters, The Wailers
- November 24 - Bev Bevan, Electric Light Orchestra, Black Sabbath
- November 29 - Eamonn Campbell, The Dubliners
- December 1 - Gilbert O'Sullivan, singer-songwriter
- December 5
- December 10 - Walter Orange, The Commodores
- December 12 - Clive Bunker, Jethro Tull
- December 14 - Jane Birkin, UK actress and singer
- December 15 - Carmine Appice, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus
- December 16
- December 17 - Jim Bonfanti, The Raspberries
- December 21 - Carl Wilson, The Beach Boys
- December 22 - Rick Nielsen, Cheap Trick
- December 23 - Edita Gruberova, opera singer
- December 24 - Jan Akkerman, Focus
- December 25 - Jimmy Buffett
- December 27 - Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith Group
- December 28 - Edgar Winter
- December 29 - Marianne Faithfull
- December 30 - Patti Smith
[edit] Deaths - January 7 - Adamo Didur, operatic bass
- January 10 - Harry Von Tilzer, songwriter
- January 18 - Lew Pollack, US composer
- February 2 - Eduard Bass, singer and cabaret director, 58
- February 15 - Putney Dandridge, jazz musician, 44
- February 20 - Hugh Allen, organist and choral conductor
- April 5 - Vincent Youmans, US composer, 47
- May 13 - Tubby Hall, jazz drummer
- May 25 - Patty Hill, co-writer of "Happy Birthday to You"
- July 14 - Riley Puckett, country musician
- July 20 - Tricky Sam Nanton, trombonist
- August 24 - Antonio Paoli, operatic tenor
- August 31 - Paul von Klenau, Danish composer and conductor
- September 3 - Moriz Rosenthal, pianist
- September 4 - Paul Lincke, composer
- September 16 - Mamie Smith
- October 12 - Giuseppe Adami, opera librettist
- October 16 - Granville Bantock, composer
- November 5 - Zygmunt Stojowski, composer and pianist
- November 14 - Manuel de Falla, composer
- December 6 - Maximilian Steinberg, composer and teacher
- December 28 - Carrie Jacobs Bond, US songwriter
- December 30 - Charles Wakefield Cadman
- date unknown
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