Editing 1946 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1946.

==Specific locations==
*[[1946 in British music]]
*[[1946 in Norwegian music]]

==Specific genres==
*[[1946 in country music]]
*[[1946 in jazz]]

== Events ==
*[[January 6]] – A somewhat revised and streamlined revival of [[Jerome Kern]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'s ''[[Show Boat]]'' opens on Broadway at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)|Ziegfeld Theatre]], the same theatre at which the original production played 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.
*February – [[Kathleen Ferrier]]'s recording contract with [[Columbia Records]] expires, and she transfers to Decca.
*[[May 24]] – [[John Serry Sr.]] collaborates with the vocalist [[Sidor Belarsky]] and the Mischa Borr Orchestra in recordings of [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] folk songs.<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>
*August – American singer [[Doris Day]] leaves [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]]'s band and begins her solo career.
*[[September 11]] – The [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] holds its first rehearsal.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Lyndon|year=2005|title=While Spring and Summer Sang: Thomas Beecham and the music of Frederick Delius|location=Aldershot|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=0754607216|pages=99–100}}</ref>
*Formation of [[Bamberg Symphony]]; [[Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra]]; and [[Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin|RIAS Symphonie-Orchester]].
*[[Al Jolson]] rerecords his old hits for the soundtrack of his Columbia biopic ''[[The Jolson Story]]'' (released October 10 in the United States), and becomes a superstar to the post-war generation too.
*[[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.
*[[John Serry Sr.]] appears as the featured accordion soloist on the [[Gordon MacRae]] radio hit ''Skyline Roof''.<ref>[https://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/files/John-J-Serry-Sr-Collection.pdf Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection Item 8 audio disc p. 18 in The John J. Serry Sr. Collection archived at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music]</ref>
[[File:Billie Holiday and Mister, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 04271).jpg|right|thumb|Singer [[Billie Holiday]] backstage in 1946]]

== Albums released ==
*''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' – [[Original Broadway cast]]
*''[[Show Boat]]'' – [[Original Broadway cast]]
*''[[Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''Lombardoland'' – [[Guy Lombardo]]
*''Louis Jordan And His [[Tympany Five]]'' – [[Louis Jordan]]
*''[[Manhattan Tower (Gordon Jenkins album)|Manhattan Tower]]'' – [[Gordon Jenkins]]
*''[[The Voice of Frank Sinatra]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''Merry Christmas Music'' – [[Perry Como]]
*''[[What We So Proudly Hail]]'' – Bing Crosby
*''[[Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One]]'' – [[Bing Crosby]]
*''[[Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two]]'' – Bing Crosby
*''[[Blue Skies (Decca album)|Blue Skies]]'' – Bing Crosby
*''[[Don't Fence Me In (Decca album)|Don't Fence Me In]]'' – Bing Crosby and [[The Andrews Sisters]]

==Top popular records of 1946==
For each Year in Music (beginning 1940) and Year in Country Music (beginning 1939), a comprehensive Year End Top Records section can be found at mid-page (popular), and on the Country page.

The charts are compiled from data published by Billboard magazine, using their formulas, with slight modifications. Most important, there are no songs missing or truncated by Billboard's holiday deadline. Each year, records included enter the charts between the prior November and early December. Each week, fifteen points are awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. This system rewards songs that reach the highest positions, as well as those that had the longest chart runs. This is our adjustment to Mr. Whitburn's formula, which places no. 1 records on top, then no 2 and so on, ordered by weeks at that position. This allows a record with 4 weeks at no. 1 that only lasted 6 weeks to be rated very high. Here, the total points of a song's complete chart run determines its position. Our chart has more songs, more weeks and may look nothing like Billboard's, but it comes from the exact same surveys. 

Before the [[Billboard Hot 100#History|Hot100]] was implemented in 1958, Billboard magazine measured a record's performance with three charts, 'Best-Selling Popular Retail Records', 'Records Most-Played On the Air' or 'Records Most Played By Disk Jockeys' and 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'. As Billboard did starting in the 1940s, the three totals for each song are combined, with that number determining the final year-end rank. For example, 1944's "[[A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin]]" by Bing and the Andrews Sisters finished at no. 19, despite six weeks at no. 1 on the 'Most-Played Juke Box Records'(JB) chart. It scored 126 points, to go with its Best-Selling chart (BS) total of 0. Martha Tilton's version of "I'll Walk Alone" peaked at no. 4 on the Juke Box chart, which only totalled 65 points, but her BS total was also 65, for a final total of 130, ranking no. 18. Examples like this can be found in "The Billboard" magazine up to 1958. The 'Records Most-Played On the Air' chart didn't begin until January 1945, which is why we only had two sub-totals.

Our rankings are based on Billboard data, but we also present info on recording and release dates, global sales totals, RIAA and BPI certifications and other awards. Rankings from other genres like '[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]' or 'Most Played Juke Box Race Records', Country charts including 'Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records', 'Cashbox magazine', and other sources are presented if they exist. We supplement our info with reliable data from the "[[Discography of American Historical Recordings]]" website, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954<ref name=PopMemories>{{Cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |publisher=Record Research |year=1986}}</ref> and other sources as specified.

The following songs appeared in [[Billboard Hot 100#History|The Billboard's 'Best Selling Retail Records']], 'Records Most-Played On the Air' and 'Most Played Juke Box Records' charts, starting November 1945 and before December 1946.  
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Released
! Chart positions
|-
| 1 || [[Eddy Howard|Eddy Howard and His Orchestra]] || "[[To Each His Own (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans song)|To Each His Own]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAJESTIC 78rpm numerical listing discography |url=https://www.78discography.com/Majestic.htm |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Majestic 7188 || {{Start date|1946|4|16}} || {{Start date|1946|6}} || US Billboard 1946 #1, US #1 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks, 576 points, CashBox #3, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 2 || [[The Ink Spots]] || "[[The Gypsy (1945 song)|The Gypsy]]"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu">{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73387. The gypsy / Ink Spots – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301604/73387-The_gypsy |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18817 || {{Start date|1946|2|19}} || {{Start date|1946|3}} || US Billboard 1946 #2, US #1 for 13 weeks, 23 total weeks, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1945 #3, Race Records #1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 548 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 3 || [[Frankie Carle|Frankie Carle and his Orchestra]] (vocal by [[Marjorie Hughes]]) || "[[Rumors Are Flying]]"<ref name=Columbia370>{{Cite web |title=Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: 37000–37500 |url=https://www.78discography.com/COL37000.htm |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Columbia 37069 || {{Start date|1946|6|20}} || {{Start date|1946|8|19}} || US Billboard 1946 #3, US #1 for 11 weeks, 28 total weeks, 477 points, CashBox #6, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories/>
|-
| 4 || [[Frank Sinatra]] || "[[Five Minutes More]]"<ref name=Columbia370/> || Columbia 37048 || {{Start date|1946|5|28}} || {{Start date|1946|7|8}} || US Billboard 1946 #4, US #1 for 7 weeks, 19 total weeks, 453 points
|-
| 5 || [[Sammy Kaye|Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye]] || "[[The Old Lamp-Lighter]]"<ref name=Victor150>{{Cite web |title=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500–20-2000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/RCA201500.htm |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || RCA Victor 20-1963 || {{Start date|1946|8|21}} || {{Start date|1946|9}} || US Billboard 1946 #5, US #1 for 8 weeks (Juke Box), 21 total weeks, 452 points, CashBox #8
|-
| 6 || Frankie Carle and his Orchestra (vocal by Marjorie Hughes || "[[Oh! What It Seemed to Be]]"<ref name=Columbia365>{{Cite web |title=Columbia 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500–37000 |url=https://www.78discography.com/COL36500.htm |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Columbia 36892 || {{Start date|1945|10|15}} || {{Start date|1945|12|17}} || US Billboard 1946 #6, US #1 for 11 weeks (Juke Box), 20 total weeks, 436 points, CashBox #5
|-
| 7 || [[Perry Como]] || "[[Prisoner of Love (Russ Columbo song)|Prisoner of Love]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || RCA Victor 20-1814 || {{Start date|1945|12|18}} || {{Start date|1946|3}} || US Billboard 1946 #7, US #1 for 3 weeks, 20 total weeks, 429 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 8 || [[Dinah Shore]] || "The Gypsy"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36964 || {{Start date|1946|2|12}} || {{Start date|1946|3|25}} || US Billboard 1946 #8, US #1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 358 points, CashBox #2, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 9 || [[Vaughn Monroe|Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra]] || "[[Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1759 || {{Start date|1945|10|31}} || {{Start date|1945|11}} || US Billboard 1946 #9, US #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 349 points
|-
| 10 || [[Nat King Cole|King Cole Trio]] || "[[(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 304 || {{Start date|1946|8|22}} || {{Start date|1946|9|30}} || US Billboard 1946 #10, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1945 #20, Race Records #3 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, 293 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 11 || [[Betty Hutton]] || "[[Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief]]"<ref name=Capitol>{{Cite web |title=Capitol 100–499, 78rpm numerical listing discography |url=https://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htm |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Capitol 220 || {{Start date|1945|6|29}} || {{Start date|1945|11}} || US Billboard 1946 #10, US #1 for 1 week, 22 total weeks, 299 points
|-
| 12 || Frank Sinatra || "Oh! What It Seemed to Be"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36905 || {{Start date|1945|11|19}} || {{Start date|1946|1|14}} || US Billboard 1946 #11, US #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, 295 points, CashBox #7
|-
| 13 || [[Freddy Martin|Freddy Martin and His Orchestra]] || "Symphony"<ref name=Victor150/> || Victor 20-1747 || {{Start date|1945|10|2}} || {{Start date|1945|11}} || US BB 1945 #12, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
|-
| 14 || [[Johnny Mercer]] and [[The Pied Pipers]] || "[[Personality (Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke song)|Personality]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 230 || {{Start date|1945|10|1}} || {{Start date|1945|12}} || US Billboard 1946 #13, US #1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 289 points, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
|-
| 15 || [[Freddy Martin|Freddy Martin and His Orchestra]] || "To Each His Own"<ref name=Victor150/> || RCA Victor 20-1921 || {{Start date|1946}} || {{Start date|1946|7}} || US Billboard 1946 #14, US #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 255 points, CashBox #4
|-
| 16 || [[Kay Kyser|Kay Kyser and His Orchestra]] || "[[Ole Buttermilk Sky]]"<ref name=Columbia370/> || Columbia 37073 || {{Start date|1946|6|15}} || {{Start date|1946|8|26}} ||US Billboard 1946 #15, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, 253 points
|-
| 17 || Perry Como || "[[Surrender (Perry Como song)|Surrender]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || RCA Victor 20-1877 || {{Start date|1946|4|2}} || {{Start date|1946|6}} || US Billboard 1946 #16, US #1 for 9 weeks, 17 total weeks, 250 points
|-
| 18 || [[Bing Crosby]] and [[The Andrews Sisters]] || "South America, Take It Away"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 4178. South America, take it away / The Andrews Sisters; Bing Crosby – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270601/L_4178-South_America_take_it_away |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23569 || {{Start date|1946|5|11}} || {{Start date|1946|6}} || US Billboard 1946 #18, US #2 for 13 weeks, 17 total weeks, 213 points, 1,000,000 sales<ref name="Decca Records 20th Anniversary">{{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>
|-
| 19 || Hoagy Carmichael and Orchestra || "Ole Buttermilk Sky"<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 100 series |url=https://www.78discography.com/ARA100.htm |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || ARA 155 || {{Start date|1946|4|2}} || {{Start date|1946|6}} || US Billboard 1946 #19, US #1 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 182 points, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
|-
| 20 || Dinah Shore || "[[Doin' What Comes Natur'lly]]"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36976 || {{Start date|1946|3|16}} || {{Start date|1946|4|29}} || US Billboard 1946 #20, US #3 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 159 points, CashBox #3
|-
| 21 || Dinah Shore || "[[Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)]]"<ref name=Columbia365/> || Columbia 36964 || {{Start date|1946|2|12}} || {{Start date|1946|3|25}} || US Billboard 1946 #21, US #3 for 1 weeks, 17 total weeks, 158 points, CashBox #3
|-
| 22 || Kay Kyser and His Orchestra || "The Old Lamp-Lighter"<ref name=Columbia370/> || Columbia 37095 || {{Start date|1946|7|18}} || {{Start date|1946|10|14}} || US Billboard 1946 #22, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, 143 points, CashBox #9
|-
| 23 || Swing and Sway With Sammy Kaye || "[[I'm a Big Girl Now (song)|I'm A Big Girl Now]]"<ref name=Victor150/> || RCA Victor 20-1812 || {{Start date|1945|12|22}} || {{Start date|1946|2}} || US Billboard 1946 #23, US #1 for 1 week, 18 total weeks, 141 points, CashBox #6, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|}

==Top race records==

[[Billboard Most-Played Race Records of 1946]] is a year-end list compiled by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine, printed in the January 4, 1947, issue. It includes rankings for the calendar year only, handicapping records at the beginning and end of the year such as "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie", which finished second as a result. For all year-end charts on these pages, records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank. Additional information from other sources is reported, but not used for ranking. This includes dates obtained from the [[Discography of American Historical Recordings]] website, chart performance from [[Billboard Hot 100#History|''Billboard''{{'}}s 'Best Selling Retail Records]], Records Most-Played On the Air and Most Played Juke Box Records charts, Most Played Juke Box Folk (Hillbilly) Records, Cashbox, and other sources as noted. Additional information can also be found at [[List of Most Played Juke Box Race Records number ones of 1946]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! Artist
! Title
! Label
! Recorded
! Released
! Chart positions
|-
| 1 || [[Louis Jordan]] and His [[Tympany Five]] || "[[Choo Choo Ch'Boogie]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73305. Choo choo ch' boogie / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301522/73305-Choo_choo_ch_boogie |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23610 || {{Start date|1946|1|23}} || {{Start date|1946|8}} || US Billboard 1946 #54, US #7 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #1, Race Records #1 for 18 weeks, 26 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name="Decca Records 20th Anniversary"/>
|-
| 2 || Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra || "[[Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix L 4009. Hey-ba-ba-re-bop / Lionel Hampton Orchestra – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000270432/L_4009-Hey-ba-ba-re-bop |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18754 || {{Start date|1945|12|1}} || {{Start date|1946|1}} || US Billboard 1946 #114, US #9 for 1 weeks, 8 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #2, Race Records #1 for 16 weeks, 25 total weeks
|-
| 3 || Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[Buzz Me]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 72709. Buzz me / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000300926/72709-Buzz_me |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18734 || {{Start date|1945|1|19}} || {{Start date|1945|12}} || US BB 1946 #90, US #9 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #3, Race Records #1 for 9 weeks, 13 total weeks
|-
| 4 || [[Ella Fitzgerald]] and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73073. Stone cold dead in de market / Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301290/73073-Stone_cold_dead_in_de_market |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23546 || {{Start date|1945|10|8}} || {{Start date|1946|1|29}} || US Billboard 1946 #76, US #7 for 1 weeks, 6 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #4, Race Records #1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, 95 points
|-
| 5 || Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73306. Ain't that just like a woman / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301523/73306-Aint_that_just_like_a_woman |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23669 || {{Start date|1946|1|23}} || {{Start date|1946|10}} || US Billboard 1946 #229, US #17 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #6, Race Records #1 for 2 weeks, 17 total weeks, 74 points
|-
| 6 || [[The Ink Spots]] || "[[The Gypsy (1945 song)|The Gypsy]]"<ref name="adp.library.ucsb.edu"/> || Decca 18817 || {{Start date|1946|2|19}} || {{Start date|1946|3}} || US Billboard 1946 #2, US #1 for 13 weeks, 23 total weeks, 55 points, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #5, Race Records #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 7 || [[Roy Milton|Roy Milton and His Solid Senders]] || "[[R. M. Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Juke Box 78rpm numerical listing discography |url=https://www.78discography.com/JukeBox.htm |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=www.78discography.com}}</ref> || Juke Box 504 || {{Start date|1946|7}} || {{Start date|1946|3}} || US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #7, Race Records #2 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 54 points
|-
| 8 || [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers]] (vocal [[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]]) || "[[Driftin' Blues]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=neonadmin |title=Drifting Blues – Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Charles Brown, vocal) (Philo, 1945) |url=https://blues.org/blues_hof_inductee/drifting-blues-johnny-moores-three-blazers-charles-brown-vocal-philo-1945/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Blues Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> || Philo 112 || {{Start date|1945|9|14}} || {{Start date|1945|12}} || US Billboard Most-Played Juke Box Race Records 1946 #8, US #2 for 1 week, 23 total weeks, 48 points
|-
| 9 || Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[Salt Pork, West Virginia]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 72979. Salt Pork, West Virginia / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301196/72979-Salt_Pork_West_Virginia |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18762 || {{Start date|1945|7|16}} || {{Start date|1946|2}} || US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #9, Harlem/Race Records #2 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks, 44 points
|-
| 10 || Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 72982. Don't worry 'bout that mule / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301199/72982-Dont_worry_bout_that_mule |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18734 || {{Start date|1946|1|10}} || {{Start date|1946|3}} || US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #10, Race Records #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 43 points
|-
| 11 || [[Andy Kirk (musician)|Andy Kirk and His Orchestra]] and [[The Jubalaires]] || "I Know"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73162. I know / The Jubalaires; Andy Kirk – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301379/73162-I_know |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 18782 || {{Start date|1945|11|27}} || {{Start date|1946|4}} || US Billboard 1946 #277, US #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #11, Race Records #2 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks, 34 points
|-
| 12 || [[Nat King Cole|King Cole Trio]] || "[[(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 256 || {{Start date|1946|3|15}} || {{Start date|1946|4|22}} || US Billboard 1946 #137, US #11 for 1 weeks, 2 total weeks, US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #12, Race Records #1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 30 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|-
| 13 || Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five || "[[That Chick's Too Young To Fry]]"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Decca matrix 73307. That chick's too young to fry / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five – Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000301524/73307-That_chicks_too_young_to_fry |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}</ref> || Decca 23610 || {{Start date|1946|1|23}} || {{Start date|1946|8}} || US Most-Played Race Records 1946 #13, Race Records #3 for 8 weeks, 11 total weeks, 30 points
|-
| 20 || [[Nat King Cole|King Cole Trio]] || "[[(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons]]"<ref name=Capitol/> || Capitol 304 || {{Start date|1946|8|22}} || {{Start date|1946|9|30}} || US Billboard 1946 #10, US #1 for 7 weeks, 16 total weeks, CashBox #1, US Most-Played Race Records 1945 #20, Race Records #3 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, 17 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018, 1,000,000 sales<ref name=PopMemories />
|}

== Published popular music ==
* "[[Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens]]" words and music: [[Alex Kramer]] & [[Joan Whitney 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|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 (lyric writer)|Johnny Burke]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]
* "[[The Anniversary Song]]" w.m. [[Al Jolson]] & [[Saul Chaplin]]
* "[[Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home]]" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Harold Arlen]]
* "[[Anything You Can Do (song)|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 (song)|Come Rain Or Come Shine]]" w. [[Johnny Mercer]] m. [[Harold Arlen]]
* "Country Style" w. [[Johnny Burke (lyric writer)|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" w. Ray Gilbert m. Allie Wrubel
*"The Face on the Dime" w.m. [[Harold Rome]]. Introduced by [[Lawrence Winters]] in the musical revue ''[[Call Me Mister]]''.
* "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 (1946 film)|The Time, the Place and the Girl]]''.
* "[[The Girl That I Marry]]" w.m. [[Irving Berlin]]. Introduced by [[Ray Middleton (actor)|Ray Middleton]] in the musical ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (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 (song)|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 (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 (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 (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|It's A Good Day]]" w.m. [[Peggy Lee]] & [[Dave Barbour]]
* "It's A Pity To Say Goodnight" w.m. [[Billy Reid (British songwriter)|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 (Louis Jordan song)|Let The Good Times Roll]]" w.m. [[Fleecie Moore]] & [[Sam Theard]]
* "[[Linda (1946 song)|Linda]]" w.m. [[Jack Lawrence (songwriter)|Jack Lawrence]]
* "Lost In The Stars" w. Maxwell Anderson m. [[Kurt Weill]]
* "[[Managua, Nicaragua (song)|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 (lyric writer)|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 (songwriter)|Irving Taylor]]
* "[[Open The Door, Richard]]" w. [[Dusty Fletcher|"Dusty" Fletcher]] & John Mason m. Jack McVea & Dan Howell
* "Put The Blame On Mame" w.m. [[Allan Roberts (songwriter)|Allan Roberts]] & [[Doris Fisher (singer)|Doris Fisher]]. Introduced by [[Anita Kert Ellis|Anita Ellis]] dubbing for [[Rita Hayworth]] in the film ''[[Gilda (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 (1946 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 the Market (He Had It Coming)|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 (song)|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 (1947 song)|Time After Time]]" w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jule Styne]]
* "[[To Each His Own (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans song)|To Each His Own]]" w. [[Ray Evans]] m. [[Jay Livingston]]
* "Uncle Remus Said" w.m. Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Eliot Daniel
* "Valse" m. [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|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 La Touche (musician)|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]]

== Classical music ==

===Premieres===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
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| [[Samuel Barber|Barber, Samuel]] || [[Cello Concerto (Barber)|Cello Concerto]] || 1946-04-05 || Boston || [[Raya Garbousova|Garbousova]] / [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Sergei Koussevitzky|Koussevitzky]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvKChvs3_7gC&q=barber+cello+concerto+garbousova+koussevitzky+1946&pg=PA61|title=Samuel Barber: A Research and Information Guide|first=Wayne|last=Wentzel|date=December 6, 2012|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books|isbn=9781135271824}}</ref>
|-
| [[Béla Bartók|Bartók, Béla]] || [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Bartók)|Piano Concerto No. 3]] || 1946-02-08 || Philadelphia || [[György Sándor|Sándor]] / [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] – [[Eugene Ormandy|Ormandy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/Program_Notes/ProgramNotes_Bartok_Piano_Concerto3.pdf|title=Chicago Symphony Orchestra|access-date=July 8, 2015|archive-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106074659/http://cso.org/uploadedFiles/1_Tickets_and_Events/Program_Notes/ProgramNotes_Bartok_Piano_Concerto3.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein, Leonard]] || ''[[Three Dance Episodes from On the Town|Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town"]]'' || 1946-02-03 || San Francisco || [[San Francisco Symphony]] – Bernstein<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=35871|title=''Three Dance Episodes from 'On the Town{{'}}'', Leonard Bernstein}}</ref>
|-
| [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein, Leonard]] || ''[[Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free]]'' || 1946-01-21 || New York City || [[New York City Symphony Orchestra|New York City Symphony]] – Bernstein<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=35870|title=''Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free'', Leonard Bernstein}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=chANBAAAQBAJ&dq=three+dance+variations+from+fancy+free+1946+new+york&pg=PT438 ''Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War'']</ref>
|-
| [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez, Pierre]] || ''[[Douze notations]]'' for piano || 1946-02-12 || Paris || [[Yvette Grimaud|Grimaud]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=6967|title=''Douze notations'', Pierre Boulez}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[Occasional Overture]]'' || 1946-09-29 || London || [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]] – [[Adrian Boult|Boult]]<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1">{{IRCAM work|id=22923|title=''Occasional Overture in C'', Benjamin Britten}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[The Holy Sonnets of John Donne]]'' || 1946-11-22 || London || [[Peter Pears|Pears]], Britten<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=22751|title=''The Holy Sonnets of John Donne'', Benjamin Britten}}</ref>
|-
| [[Benjamin Britten|Britten, Benjamin]] || ''[[The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra]]'' || 1946-10-15 || Liverpool || [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] – [[Malcolm Sargent|Sargent]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=22768|title=''The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'', Benjamin Britten}}</ref>
|-
| [[John Cage|Cage, John]] || [[Three Dances for Two Prepared Pianos]] || 1946-12-11 || New York City || [[Maro Ajemian|Ajemian]], [[William Masselos|Masselos]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=7143|title=Three Dances, John Cage}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elliott Carter|Carter, Elliott]] || [[Elegy for String Quartet]] || 1946-08-21 || [[Eliot, Maine]] || [[Lanier String Quartet|Lanier Quartet]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=13059|title=Elegy, Elliott Carter}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elliott Carter|Carter, Elliott]] || ''[[Musicians Wrestle Everywhere]]'' || 1946-02-12 || New York City || [[Randolph Singers]] – [[David Randolph|Randolph]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=7205|title=''Musicians Wrestle Everywhere'', Elliott Carter}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elliott Carter|Carter, Elliott]] || ''[[Voyage (Carter)|Voyage]]'' for voice and piano || 1946-03-16 || New York City || [[Helen Boatwright|Boatwright]], [[Helmut Baerwald|Baerwald]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=21157|title=''Voyage'', Elliott Carter}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elliott Carter|Carter, Elliott]] || ''[[Warble for Lilac Time]]'' || 1946-09-14 || Saratoga Springs, New York ([[Saratoga Spa Music Festival|Spa Festival]]) || [[Helen Boatwright|Boatwright]] / [[Yaddo Orchestra]] – [[Frederick Fennell|Fennell]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=21156|title=''Warble for Lilac Time'', Elliott Carter}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aaron Copland|Copland, Aaron]] || ''[[Danzón cubano]]'' || 1946-02-17 || Baltimore || [[Baltimore Symphony Orchestra|Baltimore Symphony]] – [[Reginald Stewart (conductor)|Stewart]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=33948|title=''Danzón cubano'', Aaron Copland}}</ref>
|-
| [[Aaron Copland|Copland, Aaron]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Copland)|Symphony No. 3]] || 1946-10-18 || Boston || [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Sergei Koussevitzky|Koussevitzky]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cantonsymphony.org/670|title=Canton Symphony Orchestra|access-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707073915/http://www.cantonsymphony.org/670|archive-date=July 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luigi Dallapiccola|Dallapiccola, Luigi]] || ''[[Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio]]'' for cello || 1946-02-26 || Milan || [[Gaspar Cassadó|Cassadó]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24973|title=''Ciaccona, Intermezzo e Adagio'', Luigi Dallapiccola}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luigi Dallapiccola|Dallapiccola, Luigi]] || ''[[Liriche Greche (Dallapiccola)|Liriche Greche II – Due liriche di Anacreonte]]'' || 1946-06-24 || Brussels || [[Mariette Martin-Metten|Martin-Metten]] / [[Brussels Philharmonic]] – [[André Souris|Souris]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=7576|title=''Due liriche di Anacreonte – Liriche Greche II'', Luigi Dallapiccola}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luigi Dallapiccola|Dallapiccola, Luigi]] || ''[[Rencesvals]]'' || 1946-12-19 || Brussels || [[Pierre Bernac|Bernac]], [[Francis Poulenc|Poulenc]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24949|title=''Rencesvals'', Luigi Dallapiccola}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luigi Dallapiccola|Dallapiccola, Luigi]] || ''[[Sonatina canonica (Dallapiccola)|Sonatina canonica su Capricci di Paganini]]'' || 1946-03-03 || Perugia, Italy || [[Pietro Scarpini|Scarpini]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24952|title=''Sonatina canonica'', Luigi Dallapiccola}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alberto Ginastera|Ginastera, Alberto]] || [[Symphony No. 2 (Ginastera)|''Sinfonía elegíaca'' (Symphony No. 2)]] || 1946-05-31 || Buenos Aires || [unknown orchestra] – [[Juan José Castro|Castro]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=31602|title=Symphonie No. 2 'Elégiaque', Alberto Evaristo Ginastera}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jesús Guridi|Guridi, Jesús]] || ''[[Pyrenean Symphony|Sinfonía Pirenaica]]'' || 1946-06-08 || Bilbao || [[Bilbao Symphony Orchestra|Bilbao Municipal Orchestra]] – [[Jesús Arámbarri|Arámbarri]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euskonews.com/0580zbk/gaia58001es.html|title=Euskonews}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hans Werner Henze|Henze, Hans Werner]] || [[Chamber Concerto (Henze)|Chamber Concerto]] for piano, flute and strings || 1946-09-27 || [[Darmstädter Ferienkurse]], Germany || [[Kurt Redel|Redel]], [[Carl Seemann|Seemann]] / [[Darmstadt Landestheater Orchestra]] – [[Fritz Straub|Straub]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24198|title=Kammerkonzert, Hans Werner Henze}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || ''[[Central Park in the Dark]]'' (1906) || 1946-05-11 || New York City || Students of the [[Juilliard School]] – [[Theodore Bloomfield|Bloomfield]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=32384|title=''Central Park in the Dark'', Charles Ives}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || ''[[In Summer Fields]]'' (1898) || 1946-11-12 || Los Angeles || [[Maralin Dice|Dice]], [[Pauline Wenger|Wenger]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=32578|title=''Feldeinsamkeit / In Summer Fields'', Charles Ives}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || [[String Quartet No. 2 (Ives)|String Quartet No. 2]] (1913) || 1946-05-11 ||New York City || Students of the [[Juilliard School]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=9428|title=String Quartet No. 2, Charles Ives}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Ives)|''The Camp Meeting'' (Symphony No. 3)]] (1904) || 1946-04-05 ||New York City || [[New York Little Symphony Orchestra|New York Little Symphony]] – [[Lou Harrison|Harrison]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=32256|title=Symphony No. 3: ''The Camp Meeting'', Charles Ives}}</ref>
|-
| [[Charles Ives|Ives, Charles]] || ''[[The Unanswered Question]]'' (1906) || 1946-05-11 || New York City || Students of the [[Juilliard School]] – [[Theodore Bloomfield|Bloomfield]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=9439|title=''The Unanswered Question'', Charles Ives}}</ref>
|-
| [[André Jolivet|Jolivet, André]] || ''[[Divertissement à la roumaine]]'' || 1946-12-19 || Paris || [unknown performers]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=34893|title=''Divertissement à la roumaine'', André Jolivet}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joseph Jongen|Jongen, Joseph]] || [[Mass, Op. 130]] || 1946-06-23 || [[Liège Cathedral]], Belgium || Jongen
|-
| [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold|Korngold, Erich Wolfgang]] || [[Cello Concerto (Korngold)|Cello Concerto]] || 1946-12-29 || Los Angeles || [[Eleanor Aller|Aller]] / [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] – [[Henry Svedrofsky|Svedrofsky]]<ref>[http://www.schott-music.com/shop/Sheet_Music/show,34218.html Schott Music]</ref>
|-
| [[Ernst Krenek|Krenek, Ernst]] || [[Symphony No. 3 (Krenek)|Symphony No. 3]] || 1946-11-22 || Minneapolis || [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra|Minneapolis Symphony]] – [[Dimitri Mitropoulos|Mitropoulos]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=33714|title=Concerto pour piano et orchestre No. 3, Ernst Krenek}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ernst Krenek|Krenek, Ernst]] || ''[[Symphonic Elegy (Krenek)|Symphonic Elegy in memoriam Anton Webern]]'' || 1946-09-03 || Saratoga Springs, New York ([[Saratoga Spa Music Festival|Spa Festival]]) || [[New York Philharmonic]] – [[Frederick Charles Adler|Adler]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=33742|title=''Élégie symphonique'', Ernst Krenek}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ernst Krenek|Krenek, Ernst]] || ''[[Tricks and Trifles]]'' || 1946-03-22 || Minneapolis || [[Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra|Minneapolis Symphony]] – [[Dimitri Mitropoulos|Mitropoulos]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=33741|title=''Tricks and Trifles'', Ernst Krenek}}</ref>
|-
| [[Frank Martin (composer)|Martin, Frank]] || ''[[Petite symphonie concertante]]'' || 1946-05-17 || Zürich || [[Collegium Musicum Zurich]] – [[Paul Sacher|Sacher]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universaledition.com/Frank-Martin/composers-and-works/composer/456/work/4134|title=Martin – Petite symphonie concertante for harp, harpsichord, piano and 2 string orchestras – Universal Edition|website=Universal Edition}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bohuslav Martinů|Martinů, Bohuslav]] || [[Etudes and Polkas for Piano]] || 1946-01-18 || Cambridge, Massachusetts || [[Rudolf Firkusny|Firkusny]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-beuAwAAQBAJ&q=martinu+symphony+5+czech+philharmonic+kubelik&pg=PT41|title=Bohuslav Martinů: A Research and Information Guide|first=Robert|last=Simon|date=May 30, 2014|publisher=Routledge|via=Google Books|isbn=9781317806097}}</ref>
|-
| [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen, Olivier]] || ''[[Harawi (Messiaen)|Harawi]], chant d'amour et de mort'' || 1946-06-27 ||Brussels || [[Marcelle Bunlet|Bunlet]], Messiaen<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=10592|title=''Harawi'', Olivier Messiaen}}</ref>
|-
| [[Darius Milhaud|Milhaud, Darius]] || [[Symphony No. 2 (Milhaud)|Symphony No. 2]] || 1946-12-20 || Boston || [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Walter Piston|Piston]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bso.org/brands/bso/about-us/historyarchives/archival-collection/world-premieres-at-the-bso/world-premieres-the-1900s.aspx|title=World Premieres: The 1900s|publisher=Boston Symphony Orchestra|website=www.bso.org|access-date=July 10, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118212645/http://www.bso.org/brands/bso/about-us/historyarchives/archival-collection/world-premieres-at-the-bso/world-premieres-the-1900s.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev, Sergei]] || [[Violin Sonata No. 1 (Prokofiev)|Violin Sonata No. 1]] || 1946-10-23 || Moscow || [[David Oistrakh|Oistrakh]], [[Lev Oborin|Oborin]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0l9zLpsOmoC&q=prokofiev+violin+sonata+1+oborin+oistrakh+1946+moscow&pg=PA277|title=The People's Artist: Prokofiev's Soviet Years|first=Simon|last=Morrison|date=November 25, 2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9780199720514}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arnold Schoenberg|Schoenberg, Arnold]] || [[Theme and Variations for Band]] || 1946-06-27 || Boston || [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]] – [[Sergei Koussevitzky|Koussevitzky]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=23788|title=Thème et variations pour orchestre d'harmonie op. 43a, Arnold Schoenberg}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich, Dmitri]] || [[String Quartet No. 3 (Shostakovich)|String Quartet No. 3]] || 1946-12-16 || Moscow || [[Beethoven Quartet]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=7372|title=Quatuor à cordes No. 3, Dimitri Chostakovitch}}</ref>
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| [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich, Dmitri]] || ''[[Victorious Spring]]'' || 1946-05-08 || Moscow || [[NKVD Choreographic and Vocal Ensemble]] – [[Yuri Silantsev|Silantsev]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=7320|title=''La Victoire du printemps'', Dimitri Chostakovitch}}</ref>
|-
| [[Richard Strauss|Strauss, Richard]] || ''[[Metamorphosen]]'', study for 23 strings || 1946-01-25 || Zürich || Collegium Musicum Zürich – [[Paul Sacher|Sacher]]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/ml/article/87/3/462/2848188|title=Eine 3000 Jährige Kulturentwicklung abgeschlossen: Biographie und Geschichte in den Metamorphosen von Richard Strauss|first=Kenneth|last=Birkin|date=August 1, 2006|journal=Music and Letters|volume=87|issue=3|pages=462–463|via=ml.oxfordjournals.org|doi=10.1093/ml/gci218|s2cid=191486240}}</ref>
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| [[Richard Strauss|Strauss, Richard]] || [[Oboe Concerto (Strauss)|Oboe Concerto]] || 1946-02-26 || Zürich || [[Tonhalle Orchestra]] – [[Volkmar Andreae|Andreae]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Richard-Strauss-Oboe-Concerto/993|title=Richard Strauss – Oboe Concerto|website=www.boosey.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky, Igor]] || ''[[Ebony Concerto (Stravinsky)|Ebony Concerto]]'' for clarinet and jazz band || 1946-03-25 || New York City || [[Woody Herman|Herman]] / [[Woody Herman's Band|Herman's Band]] – [[Walter Hendel|Hendel]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12202|title=''Ebony Concerto'', Igor Stravinsky}}</ref>
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| [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky, Igor]] || ''[[Scherzo à la russe (Stravinsky)|Scherzo à la russe]]'' || 1946-03-22 || San Francisco || [[San Francisco Symphony]] – Stravinsky<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24780|title=''Scherzo à la russe'', Igor Stravinsky}}</ref>
|-
| [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky, Igor]] || ''[[Symphony in Three Movements (Stravinsky)|Symphony in Three Movements]]'' || 1946-01-24 || New York City || [[New York Philharmonic]] – Stravinsky<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=24779|title=''Symphonie en trois mouvements'', Igor Stravinsky}}</ref>
|-
| [[Michael Tippett|Tippett, Michael]] || ''[[Little Music for Strings]]'' || 1946-11-09 || London || [[Jacques String Orchestra]] – [[Reginald Jacques|Jacques]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12403|title=''Little Music'', Sir Michael Tippett}}</ref>
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| [[Michael Tippett|Tippett, Michael]] || [[String Quartet No. 3 (Tippett)|String Quartet No. 3]] || 1946-10-19 || London || [[Zorian Quartet]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12427|title=Quatuor à cordes No. 3, Sir Michael Tippett}}</ref>
|-
| [[Heitor Villa-Lobos|Villa-Lobos, Heitor]] || [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Villa-Lobos)|Piano Concerto No. 1]] || 1946-10-11 || [[Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)]] || [[Ellen Ballon|Ballon]] / Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro Municipal – [[Heitor Villa-Lobos|Villa-Lobos]]<ref>''[http://museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/bancodad/VLSO_1.0.pdf Villa-Lobos, sua obra] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016170347/http://museuvillalobos.org.br/ingles/bancodad/VLSO_1.0.pdf |date=October 16, 2016 }}'', Version 1.0. (MinC / IBRAM, and the Museu Villa-Lobos, 2009, based on the third edition, 1989): 56.</ref>
|-
| [[Anton Webern|Webern, Anton]] || [[Cantata No. 1 (Webern)|Cantata No. 1]] || 1946-07-12 || London || [[Emelie Hooke|Hooke]] / [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus]] – [[Karl Rankl|Rankl]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12617/|title=I. Kantate, Op. 29, Anton Webern}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann|Zimmermann, Bernd Alois]] || [[Capriccio for Piano (Zimmermann)|Capriccio for Piano]], improvisations on folk themes || 1946-07-12 || [[Horrem]], Germanu || [[Tiny Wirtz|Wirtz]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12954|title=Capriccio, Bernd Alois Zimmermann}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann|Zimmermann, Bernd Alois]] || ''[[Drei Geistliche Lieder]]'', improvisations on folk themes || 1946-06-18 ||Cologne || [[Berte Maria Klaembt|Klaembt]], [[Wilhelm Hecker|Hecker]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12968|title=''Drei geistliche Lieder'', Bernd Alois Zimmermann}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann|Zimmermann, Bernd Alois]] || ''[[Extemporale]]'', five pieces for piano || 1946-04-12 || Cologne || [[Tiny Wirtz|Wirtz]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=12961|title=''Extemporale'': Fünf Stücke, für Klavier, Bernd Alois Zimmermann}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann|Zimmermann, Bernd Alois]] || ''[[Scherzo sinfonico (Zimmermann)|Scherzo sinfonico]]'' || 1946-05-06 || Cologne || [[Gürzenich Orchestra]] – [[Günter Wand|Wand]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=23250|title=''Sinfonia prosodica'', Bernd Alois Zimmermann}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Compositions===
*[[Malcolm Arnold]] – Symphony for Strings, Op. 13
*[[Arno Babajanian]] – ''Polyphonic Piano Sonata''
*[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra]]''
*[[Aaron Copland]] – [[Symphony No. 3 (Copland)|Symphony No. 3]]
*[[George Crumb]] – ''Poem''; ''Seven Songs'' for voice and piano
*[[Gottfried von Einem]] – ''Dantons Tod''
*[[Don Gillis (composer)|Don Gillis]] – ''[[Symphony No. 5½ (Gillis)|Symphony No. 5½, A Symphony for Fun]]''
*[[Ruth Gipps]] – Symphony No. 2
*[[Jesús Guridi]] – ''Sinfonía Pirenaica''
*[[Karl Amadeus Hartmann]] – Symphony No. 2 "Adagio"
*[[Herbert Howells]] – ''Gloucester Service''
*[[Wojciech Kilar]] – ''Mazurka in E minor''
*[[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]] – Cello Concerto
*[[Bohuslav Martinů]] – Symphony No. 5, H.310; Toccata e Due Canzoni; String Quartet No. 6, H.312
*[[Peter Mennin]] – Symphony No. 3
*[[Vincent Persichetti]] – Symphony No. 3
*[[Edmund Rubbra]] – Cello Sonata, Op. 60
*[[John Serry Sr.]] –
** Fantasy in F for accordion.
** Valse – music by [[Tchaikovsky]] arranged for accordion by Serry
*[[Roger Sessions]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Sessions)|Symphony No. 2]], Piano Sonata No. 2
*[[Igor Stravinsky]] – [[Concerto in D (Stravinsky)|Concerto in D for Strings]]
*[[Michael Tippett]] – ''Little Music'' for string orchestra
*[[Heitor Villa-Lobos]] – [[String Quartet No. 10 (Villa-Lobos)|String Quartet No. 10]]
*[[William Walton]] – [[String Quartet in A minor (Walton)|String Quartet in A minor]]

== Opera ==
*[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[The Rape of Lucretia]]'' – chamber opera opened at [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera|Glyndebourne]] on July 12 with [[Kathleen Ferrier]] in the title rôle
*[[Gian Carlo Menotti]] – ''[[The Medium]]''

==Film==
*[[Georges Auric]] - ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)|The Beauty and the Beast]]''
*[[Hugo Friedhofer]] - ''[[The Best Years of Our Lives]]''
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] – ''[[Anna and the King of Siam (film)|Anna and the King of Siam]]''
*[[Erich Korngold|Erich Wolfgang Korngold]] – ''[[Deception (1946 film)|Deception]]''
*[[Erich Wolfgang Korngold|Erich Wofgang Korngold]] – ''[[Devotion (1946 film)|Devotion]]''
*[[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]] – ''[[Of Human Bondage (1946 film)|Of Human Bondage]]''
*[[Miklós Rózsa]] - ''[[The Killers (1946 film)|The Killers]]''
*[[Max Steiner]] – ''[[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|The Big Sleep]]''
*[[Dimitri Tiomkin]] - ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''

==[[Jazz]]==
{{Main|1946 in jazz}}

== Musical theater ==
*''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' ([[Irving Berlin]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Imperial Theatre (Broadway)|Imperial Theatre]] on May 16 and ran for 1147 performances
* ''[[Around the World (musical)|Around the World]]'' ( Music and Lyrics: [[Cole Porter]] Book: [[Orson Welles]]) Broadway production opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] on May 31 and ran for 75 performances
* ''[[Beggar's Holiday]]'' opened at the [[The Broadway Theatre|Broadway Theatre]] on December 26 and ran for 111 performances
* ''[[Burlesque (musical)|Burlesque]]'' Broadway revival opened at the [[Belasco Theatre]] on December 25 and ran for 439 performances
* ''[[Call Me Mister]]'' Broadway revue opened at the [[National Theatre (New York)|National Theatre]] on April 18 and ran for 734 performances
* ''[[Lute Song (musical)|Lute Song]]'' ( music: [[Raymond Scott]] lyrics [[Bernie Hanighen]]) Broadway production opened at the [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre|Plymouth Theatre]] on February 6 and ran for 146 performances
* ''[[Show Boat]]'' ([[Jerome Kern]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]) – Broadway revival opened at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)|Ziegfeld Theatre]] on January 5 and ran for 418 performances
* ''[[Song of Norway]]'' [[West End theatre|London]] production opened at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]] on March 7 and ran for 526 performances
* ''[[St. Louis Woman]]'' Broadway production opened at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] on March 30 and ran for 113 performances
* ''[[Sweetest And Lowest]]'' London [[revue]] opened at the [[Ambassadors Theatre (London)|Ambassadors Theatre]] on May 9 and ran for 791 performances
*''[[Three to Make Ready]]'' [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] [[revue]] opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre (New York)]] on March 7 and ran for 327 performances.
* ''[[Yours Is My Heart]]'' Broadway production opened on September 5 at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] and ran for 36 performances

== Musical films ==
* ''[[The Bamboo Blonde]]'' starring [[Frances Langford]]
* ''[[Breakfast in Hollywood (film)|Breakfast in Hollywood]]'' starring [[Tom Breneman]], [[Bonita Granville]], [[Billie Burke]] and [[Zasu Pitts]] and featuring [[Andy Russell (singer)|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 (film)|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 (actor)|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 (1946 film)|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 (actress)|Pat Kirkwood]], [[Keenan Wynn]] and [[Marie Wilson (American actress)|Marie Wilson]], and featuring [[Xavier Cugat]] & his Orchestra and [[Guy Lombardo]] and his Orchestra. Directed by [[Charles Martin (film director)|Charles Martin]].
* ''[[Song of the South]]''
* ''[[St. Louis Woman]]''
* ''[[Susie Steps Out]]'' starring [[David Bruce (actor)|David Bruce]], [[Cleatus Caldwell]] and [[Margaret Dumont]]. Directed by [[Reginald Le Borg]].
* ''[[Sweetheart of Sigma Chi]]'' starring [[Phil Regan (actor)|Phil Regan]], [[Elyse Knox]] and [[Phil Brito]] and featuring [[Frankie Carle]] & his Orchestra
* ''[[Swing Parade of 1946]]'' starring [[Gale Storm]], [[Phil Regan (actor)|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 (actor)|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 (1946 film)|The Time, the Place and the Girl]]'' released on December 28 starring [[Dennis Morgan]], [[Jack Carson]], [[Janis Paige]] and [[Martha Vickers]].
* ''[[Ziegfeld Follies (film)|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]].

== Births ==
*[[January 1]] – [[Susannah McCorkle]], American singer (died [[2001 in music|2001]])
*[[January 3]] – [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], born John Baldwin, rock musician ([[Led Zeppelin]])
*[[January 4]] – [[Arthur Conley]], soul singer (died 2003)
*[[January 6]] – [[Syd Barrett]], born Roger Barrett, rock singer-songwriter ([[Pink Floyd]]) (died [[2006 in music|2006]])
*[[January 7]]
**<!--January 7-->Andy Brown, drummer ([[The Fortunes]])
**<!--January 7-->[[Jann Wenner]], publisher of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine
*[[January 8]]
**<!--January 8-->[[Robby Krieger]], rock guitarist and singer-songwriter ([[The Doors]])
**<!--January 8-->[[Elijah Moshinsky]], opera director (died [[2021 in music|2021]])
*[[January 9]] – [[Nihal Nelson]], Sri Lankan singer-songwriter (died [[2022 in music|2022]])
*[[January 10]] – [[Aynsley Dunbar]], drummer ([[Jefferson Starship]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]])
*[[January 11]]
**<!--January 11-->[[Naomi Judd]], country singer-songwriter (died 2022)
**<!--January 11-->[[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]], English keyboardist ([[Yes (band)|Yes]])
*[[January 16]] – [[Katia Ricciarelli]], operatic soprano
*[[January 19]] – [[Dolly Parton]], country singer-songwriter
*[[January 22]] – [[Malcolm McLaren]], impresario, founder of the [[Sex Pistols]] (died [[2010 in music|2010]])
*[[January 26]] – [[Deon Jackson (singer)|Deon Jackson]], soul singer (died 2014)
*[[January 27]] – [[Nedra Talley]] ([[The Ronettes]])
*[[January 28]] – [[Rick Allen (keyboardist)|Rick Allen]] ([[Box Tops]])
*[[January 31]] – [[Terry Kath]] ([[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]) (died 1978)
*[[February 1]] – [[Carol Neblett]] operatic soprano
*[[February 6]] – [[Kate McGarrigle]], folk singer-songwriter (died 2010)
*[[February 7]] – [[Sammy Johns]], country singer-songwriter (died 2013)
*[[February 13]] – [[Colin Matthews]], composer
*[[February 17]] – [[Dodie Stevens]], pop singer
*[[February 20]] – [[J. Geils]], rock guitarist ([[The J. Geils Band]]) (died 2017)
*[[February 23]] – [[Rusty Young (musician)|Rusty Young]], country rock musician ([[Poco (band)|Poco]]) (died 2021)
*[[February 24]] – [[Jiří Bělohlávek]], conductor ([[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]) (died [[2017 in music|2017]])
*[[March 1]] – [[Tony Ashton]], rock musician ([[Ashton, Gardner and Dyke]]) (died [[2001 in music|2001]])
*[[March 6]]
**<!--March 6-->[[David Gilmour]] ([[Pink Floyd]])
**<!--March 6-->[[Tony Klatka]] ([[Blood, Sweat & Tears]])
*[[March 7]]
**<!--March 7-->[[Peter Wolf]] ([[The J. Geils Band]])
**<!--March 7-->[[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]] ([[Procol Harum]])
*[[March 8]] – [[Randy Meisner]], rock singer-songwriter and bassist ([[Poco (band)|Poco]], [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]) (died [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[March 12]] – [[Liza Minnelli]], singer and actress
*[[March 15]] – [[Howard E. Scott]] ([[War (U.S. band)|War]])
*[[March 17]]
**[[Harold Ray Brown]] ([[War (U.S. band)|War]])
**[[Michael Finnissy]], composer and pianist
*[[March 19]]
**<!--March 19-->[[Paul Atkinson (guitarist)|Paul Atkinson]] ([[The Zombies]]) (died [[2004 in music|2004]])
**<!--March 19-->[[Ruth Pointer]] ([[The Pointer Sisters]])
*[[March 21]] – [[Ray Dorset]] ([[Mungo Jerry]])
*[[March 22]] – [[Harry Vanda]] ([[The Easybeats]])
*[[March 24]] – [[Colin Petersen]], drummer ([[Bee Gees]])
*[[March 26]] – [[William Onyeabor]], electronic funk musician
*[[March 27]] – [[Andy Bown]], ([[The Herd (UK band)|The Herd]], [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]], [[Pink Floyd]])
*[[March 30]] – [[Dave Ball (musician)|Dave Ball]] ([[The Turtles]])
*[[April 1]] – [[Ronnie Lane]], singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Faces]]) (died [[1997 in music|1997]])
*[[April 3]] – [[Dee Murray]] ([[Elton John]] Band)
*[[April 4]] – [[Dave Hill (guitarist)|Dave Hill]] ([[Slade]])
*[[April 11]] – [[Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris]], disc jockey
*[[April 13]]
**<!--April 13-->[[Al Green]], soul singer
**<!--April 13-->[[Jim Pons]] ([[The Turtles]], [[The Mothers of Invention]])
*[[April 15]] – [[Marsha Hunt (actress, born 1946)|Marsha Hunt]], actress, singer and novelist
*[[April 16]] – [[Pēteris Vasks]], Latvian composer
*[[April 17]] – [[Bill Kreutzmann]] ([[Grateful Dead]])
*[[April 18]]
**<!--April 18-->[[Lenny Baker]] ([[Sha Na Na]])
**<!--April 18-->[[Skip Spence]] ([[Jefferson Airplane]], Moby Grape)
*[[May 1]] – [[Jerry Weiss (musician)|Jerry Weiss]] ([[Blood, Sweat & Tears]])
*[[May 2]] – [[Lesley Gore]], singer (died [[2015 in music|2015]])
*[[May 9]] – [[Clint Holmes]], English-American singer-songwriter and game show host
*[[May 10]]
**<!--May 10-->[[Donovan]], folk singer
**<!--May 10-->[[Graham Gouldman]], singer-songwriter ([[10cc]])
**<!--May 10-->[[Dave Mason]] ([[Traffic (band)|Traffic]])
*[[May 11]] – [[Plume Latraverse]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[May 16]] – [[Robert Fripp]], guitarist, composer and record producer
*[[May 20]] – [[Cher]], singer and actress
*[[May 24]] – [[Steve Upton]], drummer ([[Wishbone Ash]])
*[[May 25]] – [[Siegfried Fietz]], song composer
*[[June 1]] – [[Jody Stecher]], American singer
*[[June 3]] – [[Eddie Holman]], American singer and minister
*[[June 10]] – [[Millie (singer)|Millie Small]], singer (died [[2020 in music|2020]])
*[[June 11]] – [[John Lawton (musician)|John Lawton]] ([[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]) (died 2021)
*[[June 15]]
**[[Noddy Holder]], English vocalist ([[Slade]])
**[[Demis Roussos]], Greek singer (died 2015)
*[[June 18]] – [[Maria Bethânia]], Brazilian singer ''(sister of [[Caetano Veloso]])''
*[[June 25]]
**[[Ian McDonald (musician)|Ian McDonald]], musician and record producer ([[King Crimson]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]])
**[[Allen Lanier]] ([[Blue Öyster Cult]]) (died [[2013 in music|2013]])
*[[June 30]]
**[[Billy Brown (musician)|Billy Brown]] ([[Ray, Goodman & Brown|The Moments]])
**[[Iain Matthews]], singer-songwriter
*[[July 8]] – [[Stella Chiweshe]], Zimbabwean [[mbira]] player (died [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[July 9]] – [[Bon Scott]], rock singer-songwriter ([[AC/DC]]) (died [[1980 in music|1980]])
*[[July 12]] – [[Seán Keane (fiddler)|Seán Keane]], Irish traditional fiddler ([[The Chieftains]]) (died [[2023 in music|2023]])
*[[July 15]] – [[Linda Ronstadt]], singer
*[[July 19]] – [[Alan Gorrie]], R&B guitarist ([[Average White Band]])
*[[July 21]] – [[Barry Whitwam]] ([[Herman's Hermits]])
*[[July 22]]
**<!--July 22-->[[Mireille Mathieu]], singer
**<!--July 22-->[[Stephen M. Wolownik]], American musicologist (died [[2000 in music|2000]])
*[[July 23]] – [[Andy Mackay]], saxophonist, oboist and composer
*[[July 24]] – Alan Whitehead ([[Marmalade (band)|Marmalade]])
*[[July 28]]
** [[Jonathan Edwards (musician)|Jonathan Edwards]], folk musician and songwriter
** [[Suzanne Stephens]], clarinetist and basset-hornist
*[[July 30]] – [[Jeffrey Hammond|Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond]] ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]])
*[[July 31]]
**<!--July 31-->[[Gary Lewis (musician)|Gary Lewis]] ([[Gary Lewis & The Playboys]])
**<!--July 31-->[[Bob Welch (musician)|Bob Welch]] ([[Fleetwood Mac]]) (died 2012)
*[[August 1]]
**[[Boz Burrell]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[King Crimson]], [[Bad Company]]) (died 2006)
**[[Rick Coonce]], American drummer ([[The Grass Roots]]) (died [[2011 in music|2011]])
*[[August 10]] – [[Peter Karrie]], Welsh star of West End musical productions
*[[August 14]] – [[Larry Graham]], American bassist and singer ([[Sly and the Family Stone]])
*[[August 15]] – [[Jimmy Webb]], American songwriter
*[[August 19]] – [[Beat Raaflaub]], Swiss conductor
*[[August 23]] – [[Keith Moon]], English drummer ([[The Who]]) (died [[1978 in music|1978]])
*[[August 28]] – [[Elena Mauti Nunziata]], Italian soprano (died [[2024 in music|2024]])
*[[September 1]] – [[Barry Gibb]], singer-songwriter (Bee Gees)
*[[September 4]]
**<!--September 4-->[[Gary Duncan]] ([[Quicksilver Messenger Service]]) (died 2019)
**<!--September 4-->[[Greg Elmore]] (Quicksilver Messenger Service)
*[[September 5]]
**<!--September 5-->[[Dean Ford]], singer ([[Marmalade (band)|Marmalade]]) (died 2018)
**<!--September 5-->[[Freddie Mercury]], lead singer ([[Queen (band)|Queen]]) (died [[1991 in music|1991]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddie Mercury {{!}} Biography, Parents, Songs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Freddie-Mercury |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=9 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
**<!--September 5-->[[Loudon Wainwright III]], singer-songwriter, humorist and actor
*[[September 7]] – [[Alfa Anderson]], disco singer ([[Chic (band)|Chic]]) (died [[2024 in music|2024]])
*[[September 9]]
**<!--September 9-->[[Doug Ingle]], rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist (founder of [[Iron Butterfly]])
**<!--September 9-->[[Bruce Palmer]], folk rock bassist ([[Buffalo Springfield]]) (died 2004)
**<!--September 9-->[[Billy Preston]], singer and musician (died 2006)
*[[September 14]] – [[Pete Agnew]], rock bassist and backing vocalist ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]])
*[[September 18]] – [[Alan King (guitarist)|Alan "Bam" King]], pop rock guitarist and singer ([[Ace (band)|Ace]])
*[[September 19]] – [[John Coghlan (drummer)|John Coghlan]], drummer (Status Quo)
*[[September 20]] – [[Finbarr Dwyer]], accordionist and fiddler (died 2014)
*[[September 22]] – [[Law Kar-ying]], Cantonese opera singer and actor
*[[September 24]] – [[Jerry Donahue]], folk rock guitarist ([[Fairport Convention]])
*[[September 28]] – [[Helen Shapiro]], pop singer
*[[September 30]] – [[Sylvia Peterson]], pop singer ([[The Chiffons]])
*[[October 10]]
**<!--October 10-->[[John Prine]], country folk singer-songwriter (died 2020)<ref name="nyt-john-prine-obit-grimes">{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html |access-date=8 April 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
**<!--October 10-->[[Willard White]], operatic bass-baritone
*[[October 11]] – [[Gary Mallaber]], drummer ([[Steve Miller Band]])
*[[October 13]] – [[Dorothy Moore]], R&B singer
*[[October 14]]
**<!--October 14-->[[Justin Hayward]], guitarist and singer-songwriter ([[The Moody Blues]])
**<!--October 14-->[[Dan McCafferty]], rock singer-songwriter ([[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]]) (died 2022)
*[[October 15]] – [[Richard Carpenter (musician)|Richard Carpenter]], pop singer-songwriter ([[The Carpenters]])
*[[October 18]] – [[Howard Shore]], film composer
*[[October 19]] – [[Keith Reid]], lyricist ([[Procol Harum]]) (died 2023)
*[[October 21]] – [[Lee Loughnane]], rock trumpeter ([[Chicago (band)|Chicago]])
*[[October 22]] – [[Eddie Brigati]], rock singer-songwriter ([[Young Rascals]])
*[[October 24]] – [[Jerry Edmonton]], rock drummer ([[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]])
*[[October 26]] – [[Keith Hopwood]], pop singer-songwriter ([[Herman's Hermits]])
*[[October 29]] – [[Peter Green (musician)|Peter Green]], blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter ([[Fleetwood Mac]]) (died [[2020 in music|2020]])
*[[October 30]]
**<!--October 30-->[[René Jacobs]], conductor and countertenor singer
**<!--October 30-->[[Chris Slade]], rock drummer ([[AC/DC]])
*[[November 1]] – [[Ric Grech]], vocalist & multi-instrumentalist ([[Blind Faith]]) ([[Family (band)|Family]]), bassist ([[Traffic (band)|Traffic]]) (died [[1990 in music|1990]])
*[[November 5]]
**<!--November 5-->[[Herman Brood]], Dutch rock 'n' roll artist (died [[2001 in music|2001]])
**<!--November 5-->[[Gram Parsons]], country musician (died [[1973 in music|1973]])
*[[November 8]] – [[Roy Wood]], singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ([[The Move]], [[Electric Light Orchestra]], [[Wizzard]])
*[[November 11]] – [[Chip Hawkes]], vocalist and guitarist ([[The Tremeloes]])
*[[November 17]] – [[Martin Barre]], guitarist ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]])
*[[November 20]] – [[Duane Allman]], lead & slide guitarist ([[The Allman Brothers Band]]) (died [[1971 in music|1971]])
*[[November 22]] – [[Aston "Family Man" Barrett]], reggae musician ([[Bob Marley and the Wailers]]) (died [[2024 in music|2024]])
*[[November 29]] – [[Eamonn Campbell]], guitarist & mandolin player ([[The Dubliners]])
*[[December 1]] – [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]], singer-songwriter
*[[December 5]]
**<!--December 5-->[[José Carreras]], operatic tenor
**<!--December 5-->[[Andy Kim (singer)|Andy Kim]], pop rock singer-songwriter
*[[December 6]]
**[[Frankie Beverly]], soul singer-songwriter and producer ([[Maze (band)|Maze]]) (died 2024)
**[[Emílio Santiago]], singer (died 2013)
*[[December 10]]
**[[Gloria Loring]], American singer and actress
**[[Walter Orange]], American funk-soul vocalist-drummer ([[Commodores]])
*[[December 12]] – [[Clive Bunker]], rock drummer ([[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]])
*[[December 14]] – [[Jane Birkin]], actress and singer (died 2023)
*[[December 15]] – [[Carmine Appice]], rock drummer ([[Vanilla Fudge]], [[Cactus (American band)|Cactus]])
*[[December 16]]
**<!--December 16-->[[Benny Andersson]], singer-songwriter ([[ABBA]])
**<!--December 16-->[[Trevor Pinnock]], conductor and harpsichordist
*[[December 21]]
**[[Christopher Keene]], conductor (died 1995)
**[[Kevin Peek]], guitarist and songwriter (died 2013)
**[[Carl Wilson]], singer-songwriter and guitarist ([[The Beach Boys]]) (died 1998)
*[[December 23]] – [[Edita Gruberová]], opera singer
*[[December 24]] – [[Jan Akkerman]], guitarist ([[Focus (band)|Focus]])
*[[December 25]] – [[Jimmy Buffett]], singer-songwriter, author, businessman and film producer (died 2023)
*[[December 27]] – [[Lenny Kaye]], rock guitarist, composer and writer  (Patti Smith Group)
*[[December 28]] – [[Edgar Winter]], multi-instrumentalist and singer
*[[December 29]] – [[Marianne Faithfull]], singer and actress (died 2025)
*[[December 30]] – [[Patti Smith]], poet and singer-songwriter

== Deaths ==
*[[January 7]] – [[Adamo Didur]], operatic bass, 77
*[[January 10]] – [[Harry Von Tilzer]], songwriter, 73
*[[January 18]] – [[Lew Pollack]], US composer, 50
*[[February 2]] – [[Eduard Bass]], singer and cabaret director, 58
*[[February 15]] – [[Putney Dandridge]], jazz musician, 44
*[[February 20]] – [[Hugh Allen (conductor)|Hugh Allen]], organist and choral conductor, 76
*[[April 5]] – [[Vincent Youmans]], US composer, 47
*[[May 25]] – [[Patty Hill]], co-writer of "Happy Birthday to You", 78
*[[June 1]] – [[Leo Slezak]], operatic tenor, 72
*[[July 14]] – [[Riley Puckett]], country musician, 52 (blood poisoning)
*[[July 20]] – [[Tricky Sam Nanton]], trombonist, 42
*[[August 8]] – [[Maria Barrientos]], coloratura soprano, 63
*[[August 24]] – [[Antonio Paoli]], operatic tenor, 75
*[[August 31]] – [[Paul von Klenau]], Danish composer and conductor, 63
*[[September 3]] – [[Moriz Rosenthal]], pianist, 83
*[[September 4]] – [[Paul Lincke]], composer, 79
*[[September 15]] – {{ill|Cornel Simanjuntak|id}} classical composer, 25
*[[September 16]] – [[Mamie Smith]], vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress, 63
*[[October 9]] – [[Enrica Clay Dillon]], American opera singer, opera director, and voice teacher, 65
*[[October 12]] – [[Giuseppe Adami]], opera librettist, 67
*[[October 16]] – Sir [[Granville Bantock]], composer, 78
*[[November 5]] – [[Zygmunt Stojowski]], composer and pianist, 76
*[[November 14]] – [[Manuel de Falla]], composer, 69
*[[November 30]] – [http://www.ragpiano.com/comps/agumble.shtml Albert Gumble], ragtime composer, 63
*[[December 6]] – [[Maximilian Steinberg]], composer and teacher, 63
*[[December 28]] – [[Carrie Jacobs-Bond]], US songwriter, 84
*[[December 30]] – [[Charles Wakefield Cadman]], composer, 65

===Date unknown===

* [[Teddy Brown]], xylophone player (born 1900)
* [[Armanda Degli Abbati]], Italian opera singer (born 1879)
* [[George De Cairos Rego]], Australian composer and music professor (born 1858)
* [[Albert Bokhare Saunders]], Australian composer (born 1880)

==References==
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