1941 in music

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1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Biggest hit songs
4 Top hit records
5 Published popular music
6 Classical music
7 Opera
8 Musical theater
9 Musical films
10 Births
11 Deaths

[edit] Events

January 5 - Ernesto Bonino debuts on Italian radio
January 15 - Olivier Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered in Stalag VIIIA in Silesia.
January 20 - Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 6 is premiered in New York City.
February 11 - 1st Gold record presented to Glenn Miller for Chattanooga Choo Choo.
May 10 - London's Queen's Hall, venue for the Promenade Concerts, is bombed by the Luftwaffe. The Proms re-locate to the Royal Albert Hall.
August 18 - In a brutal police operation in Nazi Germany, over 300 Swing Kids were arrested, marking the end of tolerance to swing music.
Alan Lomax (working for the Library of Congress) discovers Muddy Waters and Son House, among others
Les Paul designs and builds the first solid-body electric guitar.
Woody Guthrie writes and records "Roll on Columbia" in Portland, Oregon on a commission from the Bonneville Power Administration.
Enrico Gentile leaves Quartetto Ritmo. Felice Chiusano replaces him and the group is renamed Quartetto Cetra.
Dutch Leschan sisters of Trio Lescano become Italian citizens.

[edit] Albums released

[edit] Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1941.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Glenn Miller	Chattanooga Choo Choo	1941	US 1940s 1 - Sep 1941, US 1 for 9 weeks Nov 1941, RYM 2 of 1941, US BB 9 of 1941, POP 16 of 1941, Europe 54 of the 1940s
2	Glenn Miller	A String of Pearls	1941	US 1940s 1 - Jan 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 2 of 1941, RYM 13 of 1941, POP 13 of 1941
3	Jimmy Dorsey	Green Eyes	1941	US 1940s 1 - May 1941, US 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1941, US BB 12 of 1941, POP 12 of 1941, Europe 62 of the 1940s
4	Jimmy Dorsey	Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)	1941	US 1940s 1 - Mar 1941, US 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1941, US BB 18 of 1941, POP 21 of 1941, Europe 75 of the 1940s
5	Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child	1941	US BB 3 of 1941, POP 3 of 1941, RYM 5 of 1941, RIAA 58, Scrobulate 89 of jazz, Acclaimed 341, WXPN 814

[edit] Top hit records

"A Weeked In Havana" by Carmen Miranda
"Amapola" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Blue Champagne" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" - Andrews Sisters
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller
"Daddy" by Sammy Kaye
"Dolores" recorded by
- Bing Crosby
- Tommy Dorsey
"Elmer's Tune" by Glenn Miller
"God Bless The Child" by Billie Holiday
"Green Eyes" by Jimmy Dorsey
"High On A Windy Hill" by Jimmy Dorsey
"The Hut Sut Song" by Mel Tormé
"I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire" recorded by
- Horace Heidt
- The Ink Spots
"I Hear a Rhapsody" recorded by
- Charlie Barnet
- Jimmy Dorsey
"I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" - Andrews Sisters
"Intermezzo" by Earl Hines
"Lament To Love" by Harry James
"Let Me Off Uptown" by Gene Krupa
"Maria Elena" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Music Makers" by Harry James
"My Sister and I" by Jimmy Dorsey
"Oh! Look at Me Now" by Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
"Pan Pan" by Louis Jordan
"Perfidia" by Xavier Cugat
"Piano Concerto in B Flat" by Freddy Martin
"Racing With The Moon" by Vaughn Monroe
"Saxa-Woogie" by Louis Jordan
"Song of the Volga Boatmen" by Glenn Miller
"Take the "A" Train" by Duke Ellington
"There I Go" by Vaughn Monroe
"There'll Be Some Changes Made" by Benny Goodman
"This Love Of Mine" by Tommy Dorsey
"Tonight We Love" by Nelson Eddy
"White Cliffs Of Dover" by Glenn Miller
"Yes Indeed! by Tommy Dorsey
"You and I" by Glenn Miller
"You Made Me Love You" by Harry James

[edit] Published popular music

"All That Meat And No Potatoes" w.m. Fats Waller & Ed Kirkeby
"The Anniversary Waltz" w. Al Dubin m. Dave Franklin
"Apollo Jump" m. Ernest Puree, Prince Robinson & Lucius "Lucky" Millinder
"Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"Baby Mine" w. Ned Washington m. Frank Churchill
"Be Honest With Me" w.m. Fred Rose & Gene Autry
"Blue Champagne" w.m. Jimmy Eaton, Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson
"Blues In The Night" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
"Boa Noite" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" w.m. Don Raye & Hughie Prince
"Botch-A-Me" w. (Eng) Eddie Stanley (Ital) R. Morbelli & L. Astore m. R. Morbelli & L. Astore
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Cherry" w.m. Charles N. Daniels
"Chica Chica Boom Chic" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Could You Please Oblige Us With A Bren Gun?" w.m. Noël Coward
"Daddy" w.m. Bobby Troup
"Deep In The Heart Of Texas" w. June Hershey m. Don Swander
"Down Forget-Me-Not Lane" w.m. Horatio Nicholls, Charlie Chester & Reg Morgan
"Elmer's Tune" w.m. Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop & Dick Jurgens
"Everything Happens To Me" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"Five Guys Named Moe" w. Larry Wynn m. Jerry Bresler
"God Bless The Child" w.m. Arthur Herzog Jr & Billie Holiday
"Goodbye Mama, I'm Off To Yokohama" w.m. J. Fred Coots
"He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings" w. Eric Maschwitz m. Michael Carr
"Hey Little Hen" w.m. Ralph Butler & Noel Gay
"How About You?" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
"Humpty Dumpty Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"The Hut-Sut Song" w.m. Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael & Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner
"I Could Write A Book" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin & Eddie Durham
"I Don't Want To Walk Without You" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
"I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Duke Ellington
"I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green
"I Know Why (And So Do You)" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I Remember You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"I Said No!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
"I See A Million People" w. Robert Sour m. Una Mae Carlisle
"I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I'll Remember April" w. Don Raye & Patricia Johnston m. Gene De Paul
"It Happened In Sun Valley" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"It's So Peaceful In The Country" w.m. Alex Wilder
"I Understand" w. Kim Gannon m. Mabel Wayne
"I've Got Sixpence" w.m. Elton Box & Desmond Cox
"Jenny" (aka "The Saga of Jenny") w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill. Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence in the musical Lady in the Dark. Performed in the 1944 film version by Ginger Rogers
"Jersey Bounce" m. Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson & Robert B. Wright
"Jim" w. Nelson Shawn m. Caesar Petrillo & Edward Ross
"Kiss The Boys Goodbye" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
"Knock Me A Kiss" w.m. Mike Jackson
"Let's All Meet At My House" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Let's Get Away From It All" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"Let's Not Talk About Love" w.m. Cole Porter
"London Pride" w.m. Noël Coward
"Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
"Misirlou" w. (Eng) Milton Leeds, S. K. Russell & Fred Wise m. N. Roubanis
"Moonlight Cocktail" w. Kim Gannon m. C. Luckeyth "Lucky" Roberts
"My Adobe Hacienda" w.m. Louise Massey & Lee Penny
"My Ship" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"My Sister And I" w.m. Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
"Oh! Look at Me Now" w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin
"Please Take A Letter Miss Brown" Paul Cunningham, Ernie Burnett
"Racing With The Moon" w. Vaughn Monroe & Pauline Pope m. Johnny Watson
"Rancho Pillow" Charles Newman & Allie Wrubel
"Remember Pearl Harbor" w.m. Don Reid & Sammy Kaye
"Road To Zanzibar" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Road To Zanzibar
"Rose O'Day" w.m. Charles Tobias & Al Lewis
"Sand In My Shoes" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
"The Shrine Of Saint Cecilia" w. Carroll Loveday m. Nils Johan
"A Sinner Kissed An Angel" w. Mack David m. Larry Shayne
"Skylark" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" w.m. Leon René, Otis René & Emerson Scott
"Starlight Serenade" w.m. Sonny Miller, Frederick Tysh & Hans May
"The Story Of A Starry Night" w.m. Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman & Mann Curtis
"A String Of Pearls" w. Eddie De Lange m. Jerry Gray
"Sun Valley Jump" m. Jerry Gray from the film Sun Valley Serenade
"Take The "A" Train" w.m. Billy Strayhorn
"Tangerine" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
"Tenement Symphony" w. Sid Kuller & Ray Golden m. Hal Borne
"That Lovely Weekend" w.m. Ted Heath & Moira Heath
"There Goes That Song Again" Allie Wrubel
"There, I've Said It Again" w.m. Redd Evans & Dave Mann
"This Is New" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
"(Lights Out) 'Til Reveille" w. Stanley Cowan m. Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
"Tonight We Love" w. Bobby Worth m. Freddy Martin & Ray Austin
"Tschaikovsky ( And Other Russians)" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill. Introduced by Danny Kaye in the musical Lady in the Dark
"Two In Love" w.m. Meredith Willson
"Violets For Your Furs" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
"The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" w.m Johnny Mercer
"Walking The Floor Over You" w.m. Ernest Tubb
"We're The Couple In The Castle" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
"When I See An Elephant Fly" w. Ned Washington m. Oliver Wallace
"When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" w.m. Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
"When They Sound The Last All Clear" w.m. Hugh Charles, Louis Elton
"The White Cliffs Of Dover" w. Nat Burton m. Walter Kent
"Why Don't We Do This More Often?" w. Charles Newman m. Allie Wrubel
"Winter Weather" w.m. Ted Shapiro
"You And I" w.m. Meredith Willson
"You Don't Know What Love Is" w. Don Raye m. Gene De Paul

[edit] Classical music

Joseph Achron - Concerto for Piano Solo
Richard Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto
Hanns Eisler - Fourteen Ways of Describing the Rain
Roberto Gerhard - Sinfonía homenaje a Pedrell
Reinhold Glière - Pochodnyj marš (Field march) for wind orchestra, op. 76
Vítězslav Novák - De Profundis
Harry Partch - Barstow
Sergei Prokofiev - String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92
Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"

[edit] Opera

Benjamin Britten - Paul Bunyan

[edit] Musical theater

Apple Sauce London revue opened at the Palladium on March 5
Banjo Eyes Broadway production opened on December 25 at the Hollywood Theatre and ran for 126 performances.
Best Foot Forward Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 326 performances.
Get a Load of This London production opened on November 19 at the Hippodrome Theatre and ran for 698 performances.
High Kickers Broadway production opened on October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 171 performances.
It Happens on Ice Broadway Revue opened on July 15 at the Center Theatre and ran for 386 performances.
Lady Behave London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on July 24 and ran for 401 performances
Lady in the Dark Broadway production opened on January 23 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 467 performances.
Let's Face It! Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 547 performances.
Sons O' Fun Broadway Revue opened on December 1 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 742 performances.