Editing 1937 in music

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[[File:Il Trovatore.jpg|right|thumb|1937 [[Works Progress Administration]] production of ''[[Il trovatore]]'']]
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.

==Specific locations==
*[[1937 in British music]]
*[[1937 in Norwegian music]]

==Specific genres==
*[[1937 in country music]]
*[[1937 in jazz]]

==Events==
*[[January 24]] – [[Ernest John Moeran]] completes the revised version of his [[Symphony in G minor (Moeran)|Symphony in G minor]], dedicated to conductor [[Hamilton Harty]].<ref>[http://frombeyondthestave.blogspot.com/2009/07/most-glorious-of-english-symphonies.html From Beyond the Stave: The most glorious of English symphonies] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029075136/http://frombeyondthestave.blogspot.com/2009/07/most-glorious-of-english-symphonies.html |date=October 29, 2015 }}</ref>
*[[March 6]] – [[Benjamin Britten]] and [[Peter Pears]] first meet, in London.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=apK4QsYIE58C&dq=Britten+pears+first+meeting+1936&pg=RA1-PT334 Letters from a Life Vol '''1''': 1923–39: Selected Letters and Diaries of Benjamin Britten] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403021320/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=apK4QsYIE58C&pg=RA1-PT334&lpg=RA1-PT334&dq=Britten%20pears%20first%20meeting%201936&source=bl&ots=p96LDyOlve&sig=u7-xfJXE4MDODe-YviI9WtOqL-A&hl=en&sa=X&ei=m66OVPffJtfkarPsgIgK&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBw |date=April 3, 2016 }}''</ref>
*[[May 12]]&nbsp;– At the [[coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth]] in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[William Walton]]'s ceremonial march, "[[Crown Imperial (march)|Crown Imperial]]", originally written for his predecessor, King Edward VIII, is performed for the first time.<ref>{{cite book|author=Neil Tierney|title=William Walton: His Life and Music|publisher=R. Hale|year=1984|page=273}}</ref>
*[[June 2]] – The incomplete version of [[Alban Berg]]'s opera ''[[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]]'' is premièred in [[Zürich]] (it is later completed in a version premiered in 1979)
*[[June 8]] –
**After a New York recital with pianist [[José Iturbi]], violinist [[Manuel Quiroga (violinist)|Manuel Quiroga]] is hit by a truck while crossing [[Times Square]], leaving him with a paralysed arm.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Manuel Quiroga |website= www.spainisculture.com
|url= http://www.spainisculture.com/en/artistas_creadores/manuel_quiroga.html
|access-date= 2021-09-10}}</ref>
**Première of [[Carl Orff]]'s ''Carmina Burana'' in Frankfurt, Germany.
*[[November 30]] – [[Ruth Etting]] divorces [[Martin Snyder]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Houseman | first = Victoria | title = Made in heaven : the marriages and children of Hollywood stars | publisher = Bonus Books | location = Chicago, Illinois| year = 1991 | isbn = 9780929387246 | page=98}}</ref>
*[[December 9]] - At the age of 22, the accordionist [[John Serry Sr.]] makes the first of several recordings with the [[Shep Fields]] Jazz Orchestra.<ref>[https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/343174/Serry_John?Matrix_page=100000 "Discography of American Historical Recordings" - John Serry on adp.library.ucsb.edu]</ref>
*[[December 25]] – At the age of 70, Italian-born conductor [[Arturo Toscanini]] conducts the [[NBC Symphony Orchestra]] on U.S. radio for the first time, beginning his 17-year tenure with the orchestra. This first concert consists of music by [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]] (at a time when he is seldom played), [[Mozart]], and [[Brahms]]. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]].
* [[Perry Como]] begins singing with the [[Ted Weems]] orchestra. [[Frankie Laine]] fills Como's vacated position with the [[Freddie Carlone]] band.<ref>{{cite book | last = Larkin | first = Colin | title = The Guinness who's who of fifties music | publisher = Guinness Publishing | location = Enfield | year = 1993 | isbn = 9780851127323 | page=195}}</ref>
* [[Renato Carosone]] obtains his [[pianoforte]] diploma.

==Top popular recordings==

The twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> record sales reported on the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Released
! Chart positions
|-
| 1 || [[Bing Crosby]] || "[[Sweet Leilani]]" || Decca || {{Start date|1937|2|22}} || {{Start date|1937|3}} || US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref>{{Cite journal |date=August 28, 1954 |title=Decca Records 20th Anniversary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=liEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=decca+vocalion+brunswick+1941&pg=PA14 |journal=The Billboard |pages=46}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || [[Tommy Dorsey|Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra]] || "[[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once In A While]]" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|7|21}} || {{Start date|1937|10|13}} || US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, [[List of 1930s jazz standards#1937|Jazz Standards 1937]]
|-
| 3 || Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra || "The Dipsy Doodle" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|10|14}} || {{Start date|1937|11|1}} || US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
|-
| 4 || [[Guy Lombardo|Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians]] || "[[It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane]]" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|4|21}} || {{Start date|1937|5|5}} || US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
|-
| 5 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "Boo Hoo" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|2|17}} || {{Start date|1937|3}} || US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
|-
| 6 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "[[September in the Rain]]" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|2|2}} || {{Start date|1937|3}} || US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
|-
| 7 || [[Shep Fields|Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra]] || "[[That Old Feeling (song)|That Old Feeling]]" || Bluebird || {{Start date|1937|7|2}} || {{Start date|1937|7|21}} || US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
|-
| 8 || [[Bob Crosby|Bob Crosby and His Orchestra]] || "Whispers in the Dark" || Decca || {{Start date|1937|7|7}} || {{Start date|1937|8}} || US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks 
|-
| 9 || [[Benny Goodman|Benny Goodman and His Orchestra]] (Vocal [[Ella Fitzgerald]]) || [[Goodnight My Love (1936 song)|Goodnight, My Love]] || Victor || {{Start date|1936|11|5}} || {{Start date|1936|11|18}} || US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
|-
| 10 || [[Bing Crosby]] || "The Moon Got in My Eyes" || Decca || {{Start date|1937|7|12}} || {{Start date|1937|8}} || US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
|-
| 11 || [[Hal Kemp|Hal Kemp and His Orchestra]] || "[[This Year's Kisses]]"<ref name=Brunswick>{{Cite web |title=Brunswick 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500–8000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/BRN7500.htm |access-date=2022-06-18 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|1|4}} || {{Start date|1937|2}} || US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
|-
| 12 || Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians || "A Sailboat in the Moonlight" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|5|28}} || {{Start date|1937|6}} || US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
|-
| 13 || [[Teddy Wilson|Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra]] (vocal [[Billie Holiday]]) || "Carelessly"<ref name=Brunswick/> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|3|31}} || {{Start date|1937|4}} || US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
|-
| 14 || Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra || "[[Satan Takes a Holiday]]" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|4|15}} || {{Start date|1937|7}} || US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
|-
| 15 || Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae) || "This Year's Kisses" || Victor || {{Start date|1936|12|30}} || {{Start date|1937|1|20}} || US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 16 || Bing Crosby || Remember Me? || Decca || {{Start date|1937|9|20}} || {{Start date|1937|10}} || US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
|-
| 17 || [[Eddy Duchin|Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra]] || "[[It's De-Lovely]]" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|10|2}} || {{Start date|1937|10|21}} || US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
|-
| 18 || [[Russ Morgan|Russ Morgan and His Orchestra]] || "[[The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down]]"<ref name=Brunswick/> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|4|29}} || {{Start date|1937|5}} || US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 19 || Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra || "Marie" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|1|29}} || {{Start date|1937|2|17}} || US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1939 |title=Some New Highs |pages=39 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://archive.org/details/variety133-1939-02/page/n149/mode/2up?q=highs |access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 20 || Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra || "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" || Bluebird || {{Start date|1937|6|3}} || {{Start date|1937|6|16}} || US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
|-
| 21 || [[Fats Waller|Fats Waller and his Rhythm]] || "(You Know it All) Smarty" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|6|11}} || {{Start date|1937|6|30}} || US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
|-
| 22 || Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra || "The Big Apple" || Victor || {{Start date|1937|8|13}} || {{Start date|1937|8|25}} || US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
|-
| 23 || Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday) || "You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"<ref name=Brunswick/> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|8|29}} || {{Start date|1937|9}} || US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
|-
| 24 || Hal Kemp and His Orchestra || "[[Where or When]]"<ref name=Brunswick/> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|3|24}} || {{Start date|1937|4}} || US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
|-
| 27 || [[Fred Astaire]] || "[[They Can't Take That Away From Me]]"<ref name=Brunswick/> || Brunswick || {{Start date|1937|3|14}} || {{Start date|1937|4}} || US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005, [[List of 1930s jazz standards#1937|Jazz Standards 1937]]
|-
| 28 || Bing Crosby || [[Too Marvelous for Words]] || Decca || {{Start date|1937|3|3}} || {{Start date|1937|4}} || US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
|-
| 29 || [[Duke Ellington|Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra]] || [[Caravan (1937 song)|Caravan]] || Master || {{Start date|1937|5|14}} || {{Start date|1937|6}} || US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, [[List of 1930s jazz standards#1936|Jazz Standards 1936]]
|}

==Number one hit songs (in order)==
*"[[It's De-Lovely]]" – [[Eddy Duchin]]
*"[[Goodnight My Love (1936 song)|Goodnight My Love]]" – [[Benny Goodman]] and [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*"[[This Year's Kisses]]" – [[Benny Goodman]], [[Helen Forrest]]
*"[[Marie (Irving Berlin song)|Marie]]" – [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Jack Leonard (singer)|Jack Leonard]], [[Bunny Berigan]]
*"Boo Hoo" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*"[[Sweet Leilani]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
*"[[Too Marvelous For Words]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
*"[[They Can't Take That Away From Me]]" – [[Fred Astaire]]
*"[[Carelessly]]" – [[Teddy Wilson]] with vocal by [[Billie Holiday]]
*"September In the Rain" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*"[[It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane]]" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*"[[The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down]]" – [[Shep Fields]]
*"[[Where Or When]]" – [[Hal Kemp]]
*"Smarty" – [[Fats Waller]]
*"[[A Sailboat in the Moonlight]]" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*"[[Satan Takes A Holiday]]" – [[Billy May]], [[Tommy Dorsey]]
*"Whispers In the Dark" – [[Bob Crosby]]
*"The Big Apple" – [[Tommy Dorsey]]
*"So Rare" – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*"The Moon Got In My Eyes" – [[Bing Crosby]]
*"[[That Old Feeling (song)|That Old Feeling]]" – [[Shep Fields]]
*"[[You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming]]" – [[Teddy Wilson]]
*"[[Remember Me? (Harry Warren song)|Remember Me?]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
*"[[Once In Awhile]]" – [[Tommy Dorsey]]
*"The Dipsy Doodle" – [[Tommy Dorsey]]
*"Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)" – [[Bing Crosby]]
*"[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]" – [[Fred Astaire]]
*"Rosalie" – [[Sammy Kaye]]
*"[[Vieni, Vieni]]" – [[Rudy Vallee]]

==Published popular music==
* "Afraid To Dream" words: [[Mack Gordon]], music: [[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 (lyric writer)|Johnny Burke]] m. [[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] in the film ''[[Double or Nothing (1937 film)|Double or Nothing]]''.
* "Always And Always" w. Bob Wright & Chet Forrest m. Edward Ward
* "Am I In Love?" w. [[Al Dubin]] m. [[Harry Warren]]. Introduced by [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]] in the film ''[[Mr. Dodd Takes the Air]]''.
* "[[Azure (song)|Azure]]" w. [[Irving Mills]] m. [[Duke Ellington]]
* "[[(I've Got) Beginner's Luck]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "Blossoms On Broadway" w. [[Leo Robin]] m. [[Ralph Rainger]]
* "[[Blue Hawaii (song)|Blue Hawaii]]" w. [[Leo Robin]] m. [[Ralph Rainger]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Shirley Ross]] in the film ''[[Waikiki Wedding]]''
* "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 (1937 song)|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 (1937 song)|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]]
* "[[Community Swing]]" m. [[Glenn Miller]]
* "Dear Mr Gable (You Made Me Love You)" w. [[Joseph McCarthy (lyricist)|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 (composer)|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" [[Yip Harburg|E. Y. "Yip" Harburg]], [[Harold Arlen]]. Introduced by [[Vivian Vance]], [[Jack Whiting (actor)|Jack Whiting]] and [[June Clyde]] in the musical ''[[Hooray for What!]]''
* "Dusk In Upper Sandusky" m. [[Larry Clinton]] & [[Jimmy Dorsey]]
* "[[Easy Living (song)|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]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]''
* "[[The Folks Who Live On the Hill|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 (song)|Gone with the Wind]]" w. [[Herb Magidson]] m. [[Allie Wrubel]]
* "Goodnight Angel" w. Herb Magidson m. Allie Wrubel. Introduced by [[Jack Oakie]] and [[Ann Miller]] in the [[revue]] ''[[Radio City Revels]]'' and performed in the film version by [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]].
* "Got a Pair of New Shoes" w. [[Arthur Freed]] m. [[Nacio Herb Brown]]. Introduced by [[Judy Garland]] in the film ''[[Thoroughbreds Don't Cry]]''.
* "[[Harbour Lights (song)|Harbour Lights]]" w. [[Jimmy Kennedy]] m. [[Hugh Williams (songwriter)|Hugh Williams]]
* "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Richard A. Whiting]]. Introduced by [[Priscilla Lane]] in the film ''[[Varsity Show (film)|Varsity Show]]''.
* "[[Have You Met Miss Jones?]]" w. [[Lorenz Hart]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "He's a Gypsy From Poughkeepsie" w.m. [[Bud Green]] & Emery Deutsch
* "[[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't Be Bothered Now]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]''
* "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 Color Blind]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]] introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the 1938 film ''[[Carefree (film)|Carefree]]''
* "[[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 (1937 song)|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 (lyric writer)|Johnny Burke]] m. [[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] in the film ''[[Double or Nothing (1937 film)|Double or Nothing]]''.
* "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]]
* "[[The 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]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]] in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "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 (lyric writer)|Johnny Burke]] m. [[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] in the film ''[[Double or Nothing (1937 film)|Double or Nothing]]''.
* "[[The Moon of Manakoora]]" w. [[Frank Loesser]] m. [[Alfred Newman (composer)|Alfred Newman]]. Introduced by [[Dorothy Lamour]] in the film ''[[The Hurricane (1937 film)|The Hurricane]]''
* "Moonlight On The Campus" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Richard A. Whiting]]
* "[[The Morning After (1937 song)|The Morning After]]" w.m. [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Moe Jaffe]] & [[Clay Boland]]
* "My Fine Feathered Friend" w. [[Harold Adamson]] m. [[Jimmy McHugh]]
* "[[My Funny Valentine]]" w. [[Lorenz Hart]] m. [[Richard Rodgers]]
* "[[Never in a Million Years (1937 song)|Never in a Million Years]]" w. [[Mack Gordon]] m. [[Harry Revel]]
* "[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]''
* "[[On a Little Bamboo Bridge]]" w. Archie Fletcher m. [[Al Sherman]]
* "On The Sentimental Side" w. [[Johnny Burke (lyric writer)|Johnny Burke]] m. [[James V. Monaco]]
* "[[Once in a While (1937 song)|Once In A While]]" w. [[Bud Green]] m. [[Michael Edwards (American composer)|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 (1937 film)|Rosalie]]" w.m. [[Cole Porter]]
* "[[Sail Along, Silv'ry 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 A. Whiting|Richard Whiting]]
* "[[September In The Rain]]" w. [[Al Dubin]] m. [[Harry Warren]]. Introduced by [[James Melton]] in the film ''[[Melody for Two]]''.
* "Shall We Dance?" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "Sing Me A Song With Social Significance" w.m. [[Harold Rome]]
* "[[Slap That Bass]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] and Dudley Dickerson in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "[[Slumming on Park Avenue]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
* "[[So Rare]]" w. [[Jack Sharpe (songwriter)|Jack Sharpe]] m. [[Jerry Herst]]
* "[[Some Day My Prince Will Come]]" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill. Sung by [[Adriana Caselotti]] in the animated film ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs]]''
* "Somebody Else is Taking My Place" w.m. Dick Howard, [[Russ Morgan]] & Bob Ellsworth
* "South Rampart Street Parade" m. Ray Bauduc & [[Bob Haggart]]
* "[[Stiff Upper Lip (Gershwin song)|Stiff Upper Lip]]" [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Gracie Allen]] in the film ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]''
* "Stop! You're Breaking My Heart" w. [[Ted Koehler]] m. [[Burton Lane]]
* "[[Sweet Leilani]]" w.m. [[Harry Owens]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] in the film ''[[Waikiki Wedding]]''
* "Sweet Someone" w. [[Mack Gordon]] m. [[Harry Revel]]. Introduced by [[Simone Simon]] in the film ''[[Love and Hisses]]''
* "Swing High, Swing Low" w. [[Ralph Freed]] m. [[Burton Lane]]
* "Ten Pretty Girls" w.m. Will Grosz & [[Jimmy Kennedy]]
* "[[That Old Feeling (song)|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 (song)|They All Laughed]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Ginger Rogers]] in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "[[They Can't Take That Away From Me]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]''
* "[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|Things Are Looking Up]]" w. [[Ira Gershwin]] m. [[George Gershwin]]. Introduced by [[Fred Astaire]] in the film ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]''
* "[[This Year's Kisses]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]
* "Thrill of a Lifetime" w. [[Sam Coslow]] & [[Carmen Lombardo]] m. [[Frederick Hollander]]. Introduced by [[Dorothy Lamour]] in the film ''Thrill of a Lifetime''
* "Tomorrow Is Another Day" w. [[Gus Kahn]] m. [[Bronislaw Kaper]] & [[Walter Jurmann]] from the film ''[[A Day at the Races (film)|A Day at the Races]]''
* "[[Too Marvelous 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 (composer)|Arthur Johnston]]
* "Turn Off The Moon" w.m. [[Sam Coslow]]. Introduced by [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]] in the film of the same ''[[Turn Off the Moon|name]]''.
* "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
* "Was It Rain?" w. [[Walter Hirsch]] m. [[Lou Handman]]. Introduced by [[Frances Langford]] in the film ''[[The Hit Parade (film)|The Hit Parade]]''
*"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 (1937 film)|Artists and Models]]''
* "[[Whistle While You Work]]" w. Larry Morey m. Frank Churchill. Sung by [[Adriana Caselotti]] in the animated film ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs]]''
* "[[With A Smile And A Song (song)|With A Smile And A Song]]" w. [[Larry Morey]] m. [[Frank Churchill]]. Sung by [[Adriana Caselotti]] in the animated film ''Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs''
* "You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming" w.m. Dave Franklin & Cliff Friend
* "[[You're Laughing at Me|You're Laughing At Me]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]. Introduced by [[Dick Powell]] in the film ''[[On the Avenue]]''.

==Top blues records==
*"[[Cross Road Blues]]"&nbsp;– [[Robert Johnson]]
*"Don't Tear My Clothes"&nbsp;– [[Big Bill Broonzy]]
*"Horny Frog"&nbsp;– Big Bill Broonzy
*"Terraplane Blues"&nbsp;– Robert Johnson
*"32-20 Blues"&nbsp;– Robert Johnson
*"Come On In My Kitchen"&nbsp;– Robert Johnson
*"Good Morning School Girl"&nbsp;– [[Sonny Boy Williamson I|Sonny Boy Williamson]]

==Classical music==

===Premieres===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
|-
| [[Béla Bartók|Bartók, Béla]] || ''[[Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta]]'' || 1937-01-21 || Basel, Switzerland || [[Basel Chamber Orchestra]] – [[Paul Sacher|Sacher]]<ref>[http://cso.org/uploadedfiles/1_tickets_and_events/program_notes/programnotes_bartok_stringsperccelesta.pdf Chicago Symphony Orchestra]</ref>
|-
| [[Arthur Benjamin|Benjamin, Arthur]] || ''[[Overture to an Italian Comedy]]'' || 1937-03-02 || London || [unknown ensemble] – [[Gordon Jacob|Jacob]]<ref>[http://www.contraclassics.com/browser/composition:536 Contraclassics]</ref>
|-
| [[Ernest Bloch|Bloch, Ernest]] || ''[[Voice in the Wilderness (Bloch)|Voice in the Wilderness]]'' || 1937-01-21 || Los Angeles || [[Alexander Borisoff|Borisoff]] / [[Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra|Los Angeles Philharmonic]] – [[Otto Klemperer|Klemperer]]<ref>[http://www.ernestbloch.org/home.cfm?dir_cat=79296 Ernest Bloch Legacy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519214403/http://www.ernestbloch.org/home.cfm?dir_cat=79296 |date=2014-05-19 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[On this Island]]'' || 1937-11-19 || London || [[Sophie Wyss|Wyss]], Britten <ref>{{IRCAM work|22687|[Benjamin Britten: ''On this Island''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Reveille (Britten)|Reveille]]'' || 1937-04-12 || London || [[Antonio Brosa|Brosa]], [[Franz Reizenstein|Reizenstein]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|22994|Benjamin Britten: ''Reveille''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge]]'' || 1937-08-27 || Salzburg, Austria ([[Salzburg Festival|Festival]]) || [[Boyd Neel Orchestra]] – [[Boyd Neel|Neel]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|22686|Reveille: ''Variations on a Theme by Frank Bridge''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aaron Copland|Copland, Aaron]] || ''[[El Salón México]]'' || 1937-08-27 || Mexico City || [[National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico)|Mexico Symphony]] – [[Carlos Chávez|Chávez]]<ref>[http://nyphil.org/~/media/pdfs/program-notes/1415/Copland-El%20Salon%20Mexico.pdf New York Philharmonic]</ref>
|-
| [[Aaron Copland|Copland, Aaron]] || ''[[Prairie Journal]]'' || 1937-07-25 || New York City || [[Columbia Symphony Orchestra|Columbia Symphony]] – [[Howard Barlow|Barlow]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|33940|Aaron Copland: ''Prairie Journal''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luigi Dallapiccola|Dallapiccola, Luigi]] || ''[[Tre laudi]]'' || 1937-09-08 || Venice ([[Venice Biennale|Festival]]) || [[Ginera Vivante|Vivante]] / [[Grupo Strumentale Italiano]] – [[Nino Sanzognoi|Sanzogno]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.labiennale.org/doc_files/1930-1972ok.pdf |title=Venice Biennale archive |access-date=2016-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002085018/http://web.labiennale.org/doc_files/1930-1972ok.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[Ferenc Farkas|Farkas, Ferenc]] || [[Concertino for Harp and Orchestra|Harp Concertino]] || 1937-03-11 || Budapest || [[Anna Molnár|Molnár]] / [unknown ensemble] – [[Jenő Kenessey|Kenessey]]<ref>[http://www.ferencfarkas.org/concertino-for-harp-and-string-orchestra-or-string-quartet.phtml Ferenc Farkas officialk website]</ref>
|-
| [[Alberto Ginastera|Ginastera, Alberto]] || ''[[Danzas Argentinas]]'' || 1937-10-27 || Buenos Aires || [[Antonio de Raco|De Raco]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|31586|Alberto Ginastera: ''Danzas Argentinas''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alberto Ginastera|Ginastera, Alberto]] || Suite from ''[[Panambí (Ginastera)|Panambí]]'' || 1937-11-27 || Buenos Aires || [unknown ensemble] – [[Juan José Castro|Castro]]<ref>[http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.570999&catNum=570999&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English Naxos Records]</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || ''[[Psalm 67 (Ives)|Psalm 67]]'' (1899) || 1937-05-06 || New York City || [[The Madrigal Singers]] – [[Lehman Engel|Engel]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|32479|Charles Ives: ''Psalm 67''}}</ref>
|-
| [[André Jolivet|Jolivet, André]] || ''[[Romantiques]]'' || 1937-03-20 || Paris || [[Marcelle Gérar|Gérar]], [[Madeleine d'Aleman|D'Aleman]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|35073|André Jolivet: ''Romantiques''}}</ref>
|-
| [[André Jolivet|Jolivet, André]] || ''[[Trois Chants des Hommes]]'' || 1937-06-04 || Paris || [[Jacques Bastard|Bastard]] / [[Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire|Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra]] – [[Dominique Modesti|Modesti]]
|-
| [[Aram Khachaturian|Khachaturian, Aram]] || [[Piano Concerto (Khachaturian)|Piano Concerto]] || 1937-07-12 || Moscow || [[Lev Oborin|Oborin]] / [[Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra|Moscow Philharmonic]] – [[Lev Steinberg|Steinberg]]<ref>[http://www.eclassical.com/shop/17115/art34/4911134-0dc749-827949051067.pdf Eclassical]</ref>
|-
| [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen, Olivier]] || ''[[Fêtes des belles eaux]]'' || 1937-07-25 || Paris ([[Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne|Expo 37]]) || [unknown ensemble] <ref>{{IRCAM work|19465|Olivier Messiaen: ''Fêtes des belles eaux''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen, Olivier]] || ''[[Poèmes pour Mi]]'' || 1937-06-04 || Paris || [[Marcelle Bunlet|Bunlet]] / [[Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire|Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra]] – [[Roger Désormière|Désormière]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|10608|Olivier Messiaen: ''Poèmes pour Mi''}}</ref>
|-
| [[Darius Milhaud|Milhaud, Darius]] || ''[[Suite provençale]]'' || 1937-09-12 || Venice ([[Venice Biennale|Festival]]) || [unknown ensemble] – Milhaud <ref>[http://www.yourclassical.org/programs/composers-datebook/episodes/2008/09/12 Your Classical]</ref>
|-
| [[Nikolay Myaskovsky|Myaskovsky, Nikolay]] || [[Symphony No. 17 (Myaskovsky)|Symphony No. 17]] || 1937-12-17 || Moscow || [[USSR State Symphony Orchestra|USSR State Symphony]] – [[Alexander Gauk|Gauk]]<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1">[https://books.google.com/books?id=mQmLAwAAQBAJ&dq=miaskovsky+symphony+17+premiere&pg=PA367 Nikolay Myaskovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music]</ref>
|-
| [[Nikolay Myaskovsky|Myaskovsky, Nikolay]] || [[Symphony No. 18 (Myaskovsky)|Symphony No. 18]] || 1937-10-01 || Moscow || [[USSR State Symphony Orchestra|USSR State Symphony]] – [[Alexander Gauk|Gauk]]<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1" />
|-
| [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev, Sergei]] || Suite No. 2 from ''[[Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' || 1937-04-15 || Leningrad || [[Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra|Leningrad Philharmonic]] – [[Yevgeny Mravinsky|Mravinsky]]<ref>[http://www.sikorski.de/media/files/1/2/1381/7212/7394/7239/7240/prokofjew_werkverzeichnis.pdf Sikorski]</ref>
|-
| [[Albert Roussel|Roussel, Albert]] || [[Cello Concertino (Roussel)|Cello Concertino]] || 1937-02-06 || Paris || [[Pierre Fournier|Fournier]] / [[Concerts Poulet Orchestra]] – [[Robert Siohan|Siohan]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123532/https://www.allmusic.com/composition/concertino-for-cello-orchestra-op-57-mc0002378290 Allmusic]</ref>
|-
| [[Edmund Rubbra|Rubbra, Edmund]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Rubbra)|Symphony No. 1]] || 1937-04-30 || London || [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]] – [[Adrian Boult|Boult]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3KroCQAAQBAJ&dq=rubbra+symphony+1+30+april+1937&pg=PA986 Two Centuries of British Symphonies: From the Beginnings to 1945]</ref>
|-
| [[Arnold Schoenberg|Schoenberg, Arnold]] || [[String Quartet No. 4 (Schoenberg)|String Quartet No. 4]] || 1937-01-08 || Los Angeles || [[Kolisch Quartet]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|11872|Arnold Schoenberg: String Quartet No. 4}}</ref>
|-
| [[Roger Sessions|Sessions, Roger]] || [[String Quartet No. 1 (Sessions)|String Quartet No. 1]] || 1937-04-10 || Washington D.C. || [[Coolidge Quartet]]<ref>[http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.559261&catNum=559261&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English Naxos Records]</ref>
|-
| [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich, Dmitri]] || [[Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 5]] || 1937-11-21 || Leningrad || [[Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra|Leningrad Philharmonic]] – [[Yevgeny Mravinsky|Mravinsky]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=lozBiI1ehiIC&dq=shostakovich+symphony+5+1937+leningrad+mravinsky&pg=PA546 The Symphony: A Listener's Guide]</ref>
|-
| [[Anton Webern|Webern, Anton]] || [[Variations for piano (Webern)|Variations for Piano]] || 1937-10-26 || Vienna || [[Peter Stadlen|Stadlen]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|12657|Anton Webern: Variations for piano}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Compositions===
*[[Jehan Alain]]
**''Variations sur un thème de Clément Janequin'', for organ
**''Trois danses: Joies, Deuils, Luttes'', for orchestra
*[[Luciano Berio]]&nbsp;– ''Pastorale'' for piano
*[[Arthur Bliss]]&nbsp;– ''[[Checkmate (ballet)|Checkmate]]'' (ballet)
*[[Rutland Boughton]]&nbsp;– Symphony No. 3 in B minor
*[[Benjamin Britten]]&nbsp;– ''[[Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge]]''
*[[John Alden Carpenter]]&nbsp;– Piano Quintet
*[[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]]&nbsp;– ''Psalm''
*[[George Dyson (composer)|George Dyson]]&nbsp;– Symphony in G major
*[[Hanns Eisler]]&nbsp;– String Quartet
*[[Ferenc Farkas]]&nbsp;– Concertino for Harp and Orchestra
*[[John Fernström]]&nbsp;– Viola Concerto
*[[Alan Hovhaness]]&nbsp;– Cello Concerto
*[[John Ireland (composer)|John Ireland]]&nbsp;– ''These Things Shall Be''
*[[Frank Martin (composer)|Frank Martin]]&nbsp;– Symphony
*[[Nikolai Medtner]]&nbsp;– sonate-idylle for piano, opus 56 in G major
*[[Nikolai Myaskovsky]]&nbsp;– revision of String Quartet No. 4, composition of Symphony No. 17 in G♯ minor and Symphony No. 18 in C major
*[[Dmitri Shostakovich]]&nbsp;– [[Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich)|Symphony No. 5]] in D minor, Op. 47
*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]&nbsp;– ''[[Job: A Masque for Dancing]]'' (ballet)
*[[Heitor Villa-Lobos]]
**''Ciclo brasileiro'' for piano
** ''Distribuição de Flores'' for flute and guitar
*[[Percy Whitlock]]&nbsp;– ''Wessex Suite''
*[[Havergal Brian]]&nbsp;– Symphony No. 5 ''"The Wine of Summer"''

==Opera==
*[[Alban Berg]]&nbsp;– ''[[Lulu (opera)|Lulu]]'' (composed 1929–35; incomplete opera premiered 1937)
*[[Walter Damrosch]] – ''[[The Man Without a Country]]''
*[[Arthur Honegger]] and [[Jacques Ibert]]&nbsp;– ''[[L'Aiglon]]''
*[[Kurt Weill]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Eternal Road (opera)|The Eternal Road]]'' (Der Weg der Verheißung)

==Film==
*[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[Love from a Stranger (1937 film)]]''
*[[Frank Churchill]], [[Leigh Harline]] – ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)]]''
*[[George Gershwin]] – ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)]]''
*George Gershwin – ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)]]''
*[[Erich Korngold]] – ''[[Another Dawn (1937 film)]]''
*Erich Korngold – ''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)]]''
*[[Miklós Rózsa]] – ''[[Knight Without Armour]]''
*[[Dimitri Tiomkin]], [[Max Steiner]] – ''[[Lost Horizon (1937 film)]]''

==Jazz==
{{Main|1937 in jazz}}

==Musical theatre==
* ''[[Babes in Arms]]'' ([[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Lorenz Hart]]) [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production opened at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] on April 14 and ran for 289 performances
* ''[[Between the Devil]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Imperial Theatre (Broadway)|Imperial Theatre]] on December 23 and ran for 93 performances
* ''[[The Cradle Will Rock]]'' ([[Marc Blitzstein]]) Broadway production directed by [[Orson Welles]]
* ''[[Hooray for What!]]'' (lyrics [[E. Y. Harburg]], music [[Harold Arlen]], book [[Howard Lindsay]] and [[Russel Crouse]]) Broadway production opened at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on December 1 and ran for 200 performances
* ''[[I'd Rather Be Right]]'' (Rodgers & Hart) Broadway production opened on November 2 at the [[Alvin Theatre]] and ran for 290 performances
* ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' ([[Noel Gay]])&nbsp;– [[West End theatre|London]] production opened on December 16 at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]] and ran for 1646 performances.
* ''[[On Your Toes]]'' London production opened at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] on February 5 and ran for 123 performances
* ''[[Pins and Needles]]'' Broadway [[revue]] opened at the [[Labor Stage|Labor Stage Theatre]] on November 27 and ran for 1108 performances
* ''[[Swing is in the Air]]'' [[West End theatre|London]] [[revue]] opened at the [[London Palladium|Palladium]] on March 29
* ''[[Virginia (1937 musical)|Virginia]]'' opened at the [[Center Theatre (New York, New York)|Center Theatre]] on September 2 and ran for 60 performances

==Musical films==
* ''[[52nd Street (film)|52nd Street]]'', starring [[Leo Carrillo]], [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]], [[Pat Paterson]], [[Ella Logan]], [[Sid Silvers]], [[Zasu Pitts]] and [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]]. Directed by [[Harold Young (director)|Harold Young]].
* ''[[Ali Baba Goes to Town]]'', starring [[Eddie Cantor]], [[Tony Martin (entertainer)|Tony Martin]], [[Roland Young]] and [[June Lang]] and featuring [[Raymond Scott]] & his Quintet. Directed by [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]].
* ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]'', starring [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]], [[Eleanor Powell]], [[George Murphy]], [[Binnie Barnes]], [[Buddy Ebsen]], [[Sophie Tucker]] and [[Judy Garland]].
* ''[[Calling All Stars (1937 musical)|Calling All Stars]]'', starring [[Bert Ambrose]], [[Carroll Gibbons]], [[Evelyn Dall]], [[Sam Browne (musician)|Sam Browne]], [[Larry Adler]], [[Elisabeth Welch]] and [[The Nicholas Brothers]].
* ''[[The Champagne Waltz]]'' starring [[Gladys Swarthout]], [[Fred MacMurray]], [[Jack Oakie]] and [[Veloz and Yolanda]].
* ''[[Chintamani (1937 film)|Chintamani]]'', starring [[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]]
* ''[[Command Performance (1937 film)]]'', starring [[Arthur Tracy]] and [[Lilli Palmer]]
* ''[[A Damsel in Distress (1937 film)|A Damsel in Distress]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]], [[Joan Fontaine]], [[George Burns]], [[Gracie Allen]] and [[Ray Noble (musician)|Ray Noble]].
* ''[[A Day at the Races (film)|A Day at the Races]]'', released June 11, starring the [[Marx Brothers]] and [[Allan Jones (actor)|Allan Jones]], and featuring [[Ivie Anderson]]
* ''[[Double or Nothing (1937 film)|Double or Nothing]]'', released September 1, starring [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Martha Raye]], and featuring [[Harry Barris]] and [[Frances Faye]].
* ''[[Duniya Na Mane]]'', starring [[Shanta Apte]]
* ''[[Every Day's a Holiday (1937 film)|Every Day's a Holiday]]'', starring [[Mae West]], [[Edmund Lowe]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]. Directed by [[A. Edward Sutherland]].
* ''[[Fight for Your Lady]]'', starring [[John Boles (actor)|John Boles]], [[Ida Lupino]] and [[Jack Oakie]].
* ''[[The Firefly (1937 film)|The Firefly]]'', starring [[Jeanette MacDonald]] and [[Allan Jones (actor)|Allan Jones]].
* ''[[Gangway (film)|Gangway]]'', starring [[Jessie Matthews]]
* ''[[Glamorous Night (film)|Glamorous Night]]'', starring [[Mary Ellis]], [[Otto Kruger]] and [[Victor Jory]].
* ''[[Head over Heels (1937 film)|Head over Heels]]'', starring [[Jessie Matthews]]
* ''[[Hideaway Girl]]'', starring [[Shirley Ross]], [[Robert Cummings]] and [[Martha Raye]]. Directed by [[George Archainbaud]].
* ''[[High, Wide and Handsome]]'' starring [[Irene Dunne]], [[Dorothy Lamour]], [[Randolph Scott]] and [[William Frawley]].
* ''[[Hit Parade of 1937]]'', starring [[Frances Langford]] and [[Phil Regan (actor)|Phil Regan]] and featuring [[Ivie Anderson]] and [[Duke Ellington]] and his orchestra.
* ''[[Hollywood Hotel (film)|Hollywood Hotel]]'', starring [[Dick Powell]], [[Rosemary Lane (actress)|Rosemary Lane]] and [[Lola Lane (actress)|Lola Lane]], and featuring [[Frances Langford]] and [[Benny Goodman]] & his Orchestra.
* ''[[Jericho (1937 film)|Jericho]]'', starring [[Paul Robeson]]
* ''[[La Habanera (film)|La Habanera]]'', starring [[Zarah Leander]]
* ''[[Let's Make a Night of It]]'', starring [[Charles "Buddy" Rogers]] and [[June Clyde]]
* ''[[The Life of the Party (1937 film)|The Life of the Party]]'', released September 3, starring [[Joe Penner]], [[Gene Raymond]], [[Harriet Hilliard]] and [[Helen Broderick]]
* ''[[The Lilac Domino (film)]]'', starring [[Michael Bartlett (actor)|Michael Bartlett]], [[June Knight]], [[Fred Emney]] and [[S.Z. Sakall]].
* ''[[Love and Hisses]]'', starring [[Walter Winchell]], [[Ben Bernie]], [[Simone Simon]], [[Bert Lahr]] and [[Joan Davis]]
* ''[[Make a Wish (1937 film)|Make A Wish]]'', starring [[Bobby Breen]], [[Basil Rathbone]], [[Marion Claire]], [[Henry Armetta]], [[Ralph Forbes]] and [[Leon Errol]]. Directed by [[Kurt Neumann (director)|Kurt Neumann]].
* ''[[Mayfair Melody]]'', starring [[Keith Falkner]], [[Chili Bouchier]] and [[Bruce Lester]].
* ''[[Maytime (1937 film)|Maytime]]'', starring [[Jeanette MacDonald]], [[Nelson Eddy]] and [[John Barrymore]].
* ''[[Melodías porteñas]]'', starring [[Enrique Santos Discépolo]]
* ''[[Melody for Two]]'', starring [[James Melton]], [[Patricia Ellis]] and [[Wini Shaw]]
* ''[[Mr Dodd Takes the Air]]'', released August 21, starring [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]] and [[Jane Wyman]].
* ''[[My Song Goes Forth]]'', starring [[Paul Robeson]]
* ''[[On the Avenue]]'', starring [[Dick Powell]], [[Alice Faye]], [[Madeleine Carroll]] and [[The Ritz Brothers]].
* ''[[One Hundred Men and a Girl|100 Men and a Girl]]'', starring [[Deanna Durbin]]
* ''[[Paradise for Two (1937 film)|Paradise for Two]]'' directed by [[Thornton Freeland]] and starring [[Jack Hulbert]], [[Patricia Ellis]] and [[Arthur Riscoe]].
* ''[[Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm]]'', starring [[Gene Autry]]
* ''[[Rosalie (1937 film)|Rosalie]]'', starring [[Nelson Eddy]], [[Eleanor Powell]] and [[Ray Bolger]].
* ''[[Shall We Dance (1937 film)|Shall We Dance]]'', starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]].
* ''[[The Singing Marine]]'', starring [[Dick Powell]] and [[Doris Weston]]
* ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs]]'', animated feature with [[Adriana Caselotti]] providing the voice of Snow White.
* ''[[Something to Sing About (1937 film)|Something to Sing About]]'', starring [[James Cagney]] and [[Evelyn Daw (actress)|Evelyn Daw]]
* ''[[Song at Midnight]]'', directed by [[Ma-Xu Weibang]].
* ''[[Song of the Forge]]'', starring [[Stanley Holloway]].
* ''[[Stardust (1937 film)|Stardust]]'', starring [[Ben Lyon]] and [[Lupe Vélez]].
* ''[[Swing High, Swing Low (film)|Swing High, Swing Low]]'', released March 15, starring [[Carole Lombard]], [[Fred MacMurray]] and [[Dorothy Lamour]].
*''[[This Way Please]]'', starring [[Charles "Buddy" Rogers]], [[Betty Grable]] and [[Ned Sparks]]
*''Top of the Town'', starring [[Doris Nolan]], [[George Murphy]] and [[Ella Logan]], and featuring [[Gertrude Niesen]]
* ''[[Turn Off the Moon]]'', starring [[Charles Ruggles]] and [[Eleanore Whitney]] and featuring [[Kenny Baker (American singer and actor)|Kenny Baker]] and [[Phil Harris]]. Directed by [[Lewis Seiler]].
* ''[[Varsity Show (film)|Varsity Show]]'', starring [[Dick Powell]], [[Rosemary Lane (actress)|Rosemary Lane]] and [[Priscilla Lane]] and featuring [[Fred Waring]] and his Pennsylvanians and [[Buck and Bubbles]]
* ''[[Waikiki Wedding]]'', starring [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Burns (actor)|Bob Burns]], [[Martha Raye]] and [[Shirley Ross]].
* ''[[Wake Up and Live|Wake Up And Live]]'', starring [[Walter Winchell]], [[Alice Faye]], [[Ben Bernie]] and [[Patsy Kelly]]. Directed by [[Sidney Lanfield]].
* ''[[When You're in Love (film)|When You're in Love]]'', starring [[Grace Moore]] and [[Cary Grant]].
* ''[[You Can't Have Everything]]'', starring [[Alice Faye]], [[Don Ameche]], [[The Ritz Brothers]] and [[Gypsy Rose Lee]].
* ''[[You're a Sweetheart]]'', starring [[Alice Faye]] and [[George Murphy]].

==Births==
*[[January 4]]
** [[Grace Bumbry]], African American operatic mezzo-soprano (died 2023)
** [[Lorene Mann]], American country music singer-songwriter (died 2013)
*[[January 6]]
**[[Paolo Conte]], Italian singer, pianist and composer
**[[Doris Troy]], R&B singer (died 2004)
*[[January 8]]&nbsp;– [[Shirley Bassey]], Welsh singer
*[[January 13]]&nbsp;– [[Milka Stojanović]], Serbian opera singer (died 2023)
*[[January 14]]&nbsp;– [[Billie Jo Spears]], American country music singer (died 2011)
*[[January 19]]
**[[Clarence "Frogman" Henry]], American R&B singer
**[[Giovanna Marini]], Italian singer and songwriter
*[[January 22]]&nbsp;– [[Ryan Davies]], Welsh singer-songwriter and comedian (died 1977)
*[[January 27]]&nbsp;– [[John Ogdon]], English pianist (died 1989)
*[[January 29]]&nbsp;– [[Bobby Scott (musician)|Bobby Scott]], American singer-songwriter, pianist and producer (died 1990)
*[[January 31]]&nbsp;– [[Philip Glass]], American composer
*[[February 1]]
**<!--February 1-->[[Don Everly]], American country-rock musician ([[The Everly Brothers]]) (died 2021)
**<!--February 1-->[[Ray Sawyer]], American rock singer ([[Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show]]) (died 2018)
*[[February 2]]
**<!--February 2-->[[Martina Arroyo]], American operatic soprano
**<!--February 2-->[[Tom Smothers]], American singer, composer and comedian ([[The Smothers Brothers]]) (died 2023)
*[[February 8]]
**[[Manfred Krug]], German actor and singer (died 2016)
**[[Joe Raposo]], composer and lyricist (died 1989)
*[[February 9]]&nbsp;– [[Hildegard Behrens]], operatic soprano (died 2009)
*[[February 10]]&nbsp;– [[Don Wilson (musician)|Don Wilson]], rock rhythm guitarist ([[The Ventures]]) (died 2022)
*[[February 14]]&nbsp;– [[Magic Sam]], American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
*[[February 15]]&nbsp;– [[Nathan Davis (saxophonist)|Nathan Davis]], American hard bop jazz woodwind player (died 2018)
*[[February 19]]&nbsp;– [[Robert Walker (musician)|Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr.]], American blues guitarist (died 2017)
*[[February 20]]&nbsp;– [[Nancy Wilson (singer)|Nancy Wilson]], jazz singer (died 2018)
*[[February 27]]&nbsp;– [[David Ackles]], singer-songwriter (died 1999)
*[[March 1]]&nbsp;– [[Jimmy Little]], Australian guitarist, actor and educator (died 2012)
*[[March 9]]&nbsp;– [[Azio Corghi]], Italian composer and musicologist (died 2022)
*[[March 17]]&nbsp;– [[Vince Martin (singer)|Vince Martin]], American singer and songwriter (died 2018)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vince-martin-cindy-oh-cindy-singer-early-folk-rock-pioneer-dead-at-81-696767/|title=Vince Martin, 'Cindy, Oh Cindy' Singer, Early Folk-Rock Pioneer, Dead at 81|last=Grant|first=Sarah|date= July 6, 2018|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=July 6, 2018}}</ref>
*[[March 19]]&nbsp;– [[Clarence "Frogman" Henry]], American R&B singer
*[[March 20]]
** [[Jerry Reed]], American singer-songwriter, actor and guitarist (died [[2008 in music|2008]])
** [[Eddie Shaw]], African-American saxophonist and songwriter (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
*[[March 22]]&nbsp;– [[Angelo Badalamenti]], screen composer (died 2022)
*[[March 24]]&nbsp;– [[Billy Stewart]], scat singer (died 1970)
*[[April 5]]&nbsp;– [[Marisa Robles]], Spanish harpist
*[[April 11]]&nbsp;– [[Lando Bartolini]], Italian operatic tenor (died 2024)
*[[April 17]]&nbsp;– [[Don Buchla]], American pioneer of the [[synthesizer]] (died 2016)
*[[April 21]]&nbsp;– [[David Lucas (composer)|David Lucas]], American rock and roll composer, singer and music producer
*[[May 1]]&nbsp;– [[Bo Nilsson]], composer and lyricist (died 2018)
*[[May 4]]
**[[Dick Dale]], surf rock guitarist (died 2019)
**[[Ron Carter]], American jazz double bassist
*[[May 5]]
**<!--May 5-->[[Delia Derbyshire]], electronic composer (died 2001)
**<!--May 5-->[[Johnnie Taylor]], blues and soul singer (died 2000)
*[[May 9]]
**<!--May 9-->[[Sonny Curtis]] ([[The Crickets]])
**<!--May 9-->[[Dave Prater]] ([[Sam & Dave]]) (died 1988)
*[[May 13]]&nbsp;– [[Trini Lopez]], singer (died 2020)
*[[May 22]]&nbsp;– [[Facundo Cabral]], Argentine singer (died 2011)
*[[June 2]]&nbsp;– [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]], singer-songwriter (died 2012)
*[[June 4]]&nbsp;– [[Freddy Fender]], country musician (died 2006)
*[[June 7]]
** [[Roberto Blanco]], German singer
** [[Neeme Järvi]], Estonian conductor
*[[June 14]]&nbsp;– [[Renaldo "Obie" Benson]], soul and R&B bass singer-songwriter ([[The Four Tops]]) (died 2005)
*[[June 15]]&nbsp;– [[Waylon Jennings]], country singer (died 2002)
*[[June 25]]&nbsp;– [[Eddie Floyd]], African-American soul, R&B singer-songwriter
*[[June 30]]&nbsp;– [[Larry Henley]], American singer-songwriter ([[The Newbeats]]) (died 2014)
*[[July 4]]&nbsp;– [[Ray Pillow]], American country music singer
*[[July 6]]
**<!--July 6-->[[Vladimir Ashkenazy]], pianist and conductor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vladimir Ashkenazy {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vladimir-Ashkenazy |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
**<!--July 6-->[[Gene Chandler]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 12]]&nbsp;– [[Guy Woolfenden]], composer (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/guy-woolfenden-obituary|author=Michael Billington|title=Guy Woolfenden obituary|website=The Guardian|date=24 April 2016|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[July 18]]&nbsp;– [[William Carragan]], musicologist (died 2024)
*[[July 22]]&nbsp;– [[Chuck Jackson]], R&B singer (died 2023)
*[[July 26]]&nbsp;– [[Al Banks]] ([[The Turbans]]) 
*[[August 2]]&nbsp;– [[Garth Hudson]], Canadian keyboard player, songwriter and producer ([[The Band]] and [[The Call (band)|The Call]]) (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/21/garth-hudson-obituary|title=Garth Hudson obituary|date=21 January 2025|website=Guardian|author=Richard Williams|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[August 6]]&nbsp;– [[Baden Powell de Aquino]], bossa nova guitarist (died 2000)
*[[August 11]]&nbsp;– [[Shel Talmy]], record producer and songwriter (died 2024)
*[[August 16]]&nbsp;– [[David Behrman]], composer and record producer
* [[August 20]]
** [[Clem Cattini]], English session drummer
** [[Stelvio Cipriani]], Italian composer (died [[2018 in music|2018]])
** [[Jean-Louis Petit (composer)|Jean-Louis Petit]], French composer, conductor and organist
*[[August 27]]
**[[Alice Coltrane]], née McLeod, jazz multi-instrumentalist (died [[2007 in music|2007]])
**[[J. D. Crowe]], banjoist (died 2021)
*[[September 10]]&nbsp;– [[Tommy Overstreet]], American country singer (died [[2015 in music|2015]])<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuck|title=Tommy Overstreet, 1970s Country Hitmaker, Dies at Age 78|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/6752929/tommy-overstreet-dead-obituary|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=January 23, 2025}}</ref>
*[[September 11]]&nbsp;– [[Joseph Kobzon]], popular singer and politician (died 2018)
*[[September 17]]
**[[Phil Cracolici]], rock singer ([[The Mystics]])
**[[Ilarion Ionescu-Galați]], Romanian violinist and conductor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filarmonicaploiesti.eu/ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53|title=Despre noi|publisher=Orchestra Simfonica a Filarmonicii "Paul Constantinescu" Ploiesti|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816050053/http://filarmonicaploiesti.eu/ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=53|archivedate=16 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*[[September 30]]&nbsp;– [[Valentin Silvestrov]], composer
*[[October 9]]&nbsp;– [[Joan Carden]], operatic soprano
*[[October 13]]&nbsp;– [[Loris Tjeknavorian]], conductor and composer
*[[October 21]]&nbsp;– Norman Wright, doo-wop singer ([[The Del-Vikings]])
*[[October 25]]&nbsp;– [[Jeanne Black]], American singer (died 2014)
*[[October 29]]&nbsp;– [[Michael Ponti]], pianist (died 2022)
*[[October 31]]&nbsp;– [[Tom Paxton]], folk singer-songwriter
*[[November 1]]
** [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]], American country singer-songwriter
** [[Titiek Puspa]], Indonesian singer-songwriter (died 2025)
*[[November 2]]&nbsp;– [[Earl Carroll (vocalist)|Earl "Speedo" Carroll]], American vocalist ([[The Cadillacs]], [[The Coasters]]) (died 2012)
*[[November 6]]&nbsp;– [[Eugene Pitt]], American singer ([[The Jive Five]]) (died 2018)
*[[November 15]]&nbsp;– [[Little Willie John]], American singer (died [[1968 in music|1968]])<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=677}}</ref>
**<!--November 30-->[[Frank Ifield]], British-born Australian yodelling singer (died [[2024 in music|2024]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/may/20/frank-ifield-obituary|title=Frank Ifield obituary|date=20 May 2024|author=Dave Laing|website=Guardian|access-date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
**<!--November 30-->[[Luther Ingram]], American soul singer-songwriter (died 2007)
**<!--November 30-->[[Noel Stookey]], American singer-songwriter ([[Peter, Paul & Mary]])
*[[December 1]]&nbsp;– [[Gordon Crosse]], English composer
*[[December 14]]&nbsp;– [[Warren Ryanes]] ([[The Monotones]]) (died 1982)
*[[December 17]]&nbsp;– [[Art Neville]] ([[The Neville Brothers]]) (died 2019)
*[[December 25]]&nbsp;– [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.]] ([[The Isley Brothers]]) (died 1986)
*[[December 26]]&nbsp;– [[Ronnie Prophet]], Canadian-American country musician (died [[2018]])
*[[December 28]] – [[Rita Orlandi-Malaspina]], Italian operatic soprano (died 2017)
*[[December 30]]
**[[John Hartford]], American folk and country musician and composer (died 2001)
**[[Raquel Olmedo]], Cuban-Mexican actress and singer
*''date unknown''&nbsp;– [[Farhad Fakhreddini]], conductor and composer, founder of Iran's National Orchestra

==Deaths==
[[File:George Gershwin 1937.jpg|right|thumb|[[George Gershwin]] in 1937, the year of his death.]]
*[[January 10]] – [[Clarence Eddy]], American organist and composer (born 1851)
*[[January 12]] – [[Barney Fagan]], American performer and composer (born 1850)
*[[January 19]] – [[Aristodemo Giorgini]], Italian opera singer (born 1879)
*[[February 14]]&nbsp;– [[Erkki Melartin]], [[Finland|Finnish]] composer (born 1875)
*[[March 6]]&nbsp;– [[George Washington Thomas]], songwriter and pianist (born 1883)
*[[March 12]]
**<!--March 12-->[[Charles-Marie Widor]], composer (born 1844)
**<!--March 12-->[[Jenő Hubay]], composer and violinist (born 1858)
*[[March 22]]&nbsp;– [[Thorvald Aagaard]], composer (born 1877)
*[[March 29]]&nbsp;– [[Karol Szymanowski]], composer (born 1882)
*[[April 8]]&nbsp;– [[Arthur Foote]], composer (born 1853)
*[[April 11]]&nbsp;– [[Minnie Bell Sharp]], pianist and singer (born 1865)
*[[April 20]]&nbsp;– [[Virgilio Ranzato]], composer (born 1883)
*[[May 2]]&nbsp;– [[Arthur Somervell]], composer (born 1863)
*[[May 4]]&nbsp;– [[Noel Rosa]], singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1910)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netsaber.com.br/biografias/ver_biografia_c_959.html|title=Biografia de Noel Rosa|author = Netsaber.com.br|access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>
*[[May 7]]&nbsp;– [[W. O. Forsyth]], pianist (born 1859)
*[[May 11]]&nbsp;– [[Viliam Figuš-Bystrý]], composer (born 1875)
*[[June 2]]&nbsp;– [[Louis Vierne]], organist and composer (born 1870)
*[[June 10]]&nbsp;– [[Malcolm Williams (actor)|Malcolm Williams]], actor and composer (born 1870)
*[[July 11]]&nbsp;– [[George Gershwin]], composer (born 1898)
*[[July 17]]&nbsp;– [[Gabriel Pierné]], organist and composer (born 1863)
*[[July 23]]&nbsp;– [[Charles Henry Mills]], composer and music teacher (born 1873)
*[[August 23]]&nbsp;– [[Albert Roussel]], composer (born 1869)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Randel |first1=Don Michael |title=The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music |date=1996 |publisher=Harvard University Press |isbn=978-0-674-37299-3 |page=768 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jEGpMqRcQjIC&pg=PA768 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[September 6]]&nbsp;– [[Henry Kimball Hadley]], composer and conductor (born 1871)
*[[September 26]]&nbsp;– [[Bessie Smith]], blues singer, automobile accident (born 1895)
*[[October 6]]&nbsp;– [[Blind Uncle Gaspard]], Cajun vocalist and guitarist (born 1878)
*[[October 17]]&nbsp;– [[Paul Lhérie]], operatic tenor/baritone (born 1844)
*[[October 22]]&nbsp;– [[Frank Damrosch]], organist, conductor and music teacher (born 1859)
*[[November 3]]&nbsp;– [[Winthrop Ames]], theatrical director (born 1870)
*[[November 24]]&nbsp;– [[Tell Taylor]], songwriter (born 1876)
*[[November 25]]&nbsp;– [[Lilian Baylis]], founder of Sadler's Wells ballet company (born 1874)
*[[November 29]]&nbsp;– [[Buescher Band Instrument Company|Ferdinand Buescher]], instrument manufacturer (born 1861)
*[[December 4]]&nbsp;– [[:it:Rodolfo Falvo]], composer (born 1873)
*[[December 10]]&nbsp;– [[Rosa Valetti]], cabaret singer (born 1878)
*[[December 26]]
**[[Dan Beddoe]], tenor (born 1863)
**[[Ivor Gurney]], composer-poet (born 1890)
*[[December 28]]&nbsp;– [[Maurice Ravel]], composer (born 1875)
*''date unknown''
**[[Rabbit Brown]], country blues singer (born c.1880)
**[[Blind Uncle Gaspard]], Cajun musician (born 1880)<ref>[http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/nm/shop/cajun.html Cajun / Zydeco (Reference).]</ref>
**[[Maude Valérie White]], composer and songwriter (born 1855)
**[[Loraine Wyman]], folk singer and dulcimer player (born 1885)

==References==
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