1944 in music
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See also: 1943 in music, other events of 1944, 1945 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Jo Stafford launches her solo career
- Frank Sinatra begins his film career with the musical Higher And Higher
- Frankie Laine cuts his first singles for the Beltone and Atlas labels
- January 18 - The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City for the first time hosts a jazz concert; the performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.
- January 20 - Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber is premiered in New York City.
- July 28 - Sir Henry Wood, aged 75, conducts his last Promenade Concert.
- August 19 - Italian singers Lucia Mannucci and Virgilio Savona get married.
- December - Glenn Miller is reported missing. The official explanation is that his plane went down somewhere over the English Channel, although many alternate theories have been suggested.
- December 1 - Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra is premiered in Boston, Massachusetts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
- Flo Sandon's's musical career begins
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Top hit records
- "Besame Mucho" by Jimmy Dorsey
- "Don't Fence Me In" by Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
- "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" by Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters
- "I Love You" by Bing Crosby
- "I'll Get By" by Harry James
- "Mairzy Doats" by Merry Macs
- "San Fernando Valley" by Bing Crosby
- "Shoo-Shoo Baby" by The Andrews Sisters
- "Swinging On a Star" by Bing Crosby
- "You Always Hurt the One You Love" by The Mills Brothers
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Published popular music
- "Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings" w. (Eng) Harold Rome (Fr) Jean Marie Blanvillain m. Herpin
- "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" w. Joe Greene m. Stan Kenton & Charles Lawrence
- "The Boy Next Door" w.m. Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
- "Candy" w.m. Mack David, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
- "Can't Help Singing" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jerome Kern
- "Dance With A Dolly" w.m. Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton & David Kapp
- "Don't Fence Me In" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Dream" w.m. Johnny Mercer
- "Fine Brown Frame" w.m. Guadalupe Cartiero & J. Mayo Williams
- "First Class Private Mary Brown" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "G. I. Jive" w.m. Johnny Mercer
- "Going My Way" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" w.m. Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
- "A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin" w. John De Vries m. Joe Bushkin
- "How Blue The Night" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
- "How Little We Know" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "I Begged Her" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "I Didn't Know About You" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
- "I Dream Of You (More Than You Dream I Do)" w.m. Marjorie Goetschius & Edna Osser
- "I Fall In Love Too Easily" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "I Love You" w.m. Cole Porter
- "I'll Walk Alone" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "I'm Beginning To See The Light" w.m. Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges & Harry James
- "I'm Making Believe" w. Mack Gordon m. James V. Monaco
- "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
- "Jealous Heart" w.m. Jenny Lou Carson
- "Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma" w.m. Milton Berle, Gene Doyle & Spike Jones
- "A Little On The Lonely Side" w.m. Dick Robertson, Frank Weldon & James Cavanaugh
- "Long Ago And Far Away" w. Ira Gershwin m. Jerome Kern
- "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
- "Moonlight In Vermont" w. John Blackburn m. Karl Suessdorf
- "More And More" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jerome Kern From the Universal film Can't Help Singing
- "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time" w. Mann Curtis m. Vic Mizzy
- "Nancy" w. Phil Silvers m. James Van Heusen
- "New York, New York" w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Leonard Bernstein
- "Now I Know" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen
- "On The Atchison, Topeka, And The Santa Fe" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harry Warren
- "One Meat Ball" w. Hy Zaret m. Lou Singer
- "Opus No. 1" w. Sid Garris m. Sy Oliver
- "Please Don't Say No" w. Ralph Freed m. Sammy Fain from the film Thrill Of A Romance
- "Put It There Pal" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Rum And Coca Cola" w.m. Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron & Jeri Sullivan
- "Saturday Night" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Sentimental Journey" w. Bud Green m. Les Brown & Ben Homer
- "Some Day (You'll Want Me To Want You)" w.m. Jimmie Hodges
- "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Swinging On A Star" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "There Goes That Song Again" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "There's A Fellow Waiting In Poughkeepsie" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "There's No You" w. Tom Adair m. Hal Hopper
- "This Heart Of Mine" w. Arthur Freed m. Harry Warren
- "Till Then" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Guy Wood
- "Twilight Time" w.m. Buck Ram, Mortie Nevins & Artie Dunn
- "Umbriago" w.m. Irving Caesar & Jimmy Durante
- "You Always Hurt The One You Love" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
- "You Belong To My Heart" w. (Eng) Ray Gilbert m. Augustin Lara
- "You Can't Get That No More" w.m. Louis Jordan & Sam Theard
- "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" w.m. Russ Morgan, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
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Classical music
- George Antheil - Symphony No 4
- Leonard Bernstein - Fancy Free (ballet)
- Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring (ballet)
- David Diamond - Rounds
- John Fernström - Symphony No. 10
- Gerald Finzi - Farewell to Arms
- Armstrong Gibbs - Westmoreland Symphony
- Camargo Guarnieri - String Quartet No. 2
- Vagn Holmboe - Symphony No. 4
- Joseph Jongen - Concerto for Harp No. 1
- Zoltán Kodály - Missa Brevis
- Dmitri Shostakovich - Trio for violin, cello and piano No. 2 E minor, Op. 67
- Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No.2 in A major, Op. 68
- Michael Tippett - A Child of our Time
- Heitor Villa-Lobos - Symphony No. 6 - Montanhas do Brasil (The Mountains of Brazil)
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Opera
- Sergei Prokofiev - War and Peace
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Musical theater
- Bloomer Girl Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on October 5 and ran for 654 performances.
- Follow The Girls Broadway production opened at the New Century Theatre on April 8 and ran for 882 performances.
- Mexican Hayride Broadway production
- A Night In Venice London production
- On the Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) - Broadway production
- Panama Hattie London production
- Seven Lively Arts Broadway production
- Song Of Norway Broadway production
- Sweeter And Lower London production
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Musical films
- Can't Help Singing
- Here Come The Waves
- Knickerbocker Holiday
- Lady In The Dark
- Shine On Harvet Moon
- Step Lively
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Births
- January 6 - Alan Stivell, folk musician
- January 9 - Scott Engel, Walker Brothers
- January 9 - Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, The Firm
- January 10 - Frank Sinatra, Jr., singer
- January 16 - Jim Stafford
- January 17 - Françoise Hardy, singer
- January 19 - Shelley Fabares
- January 28 - John Tavener, composer
- February 2 - Andrew Davis, conductor
- February 4 - Florence LaRue, The Fifth Dimension
- February 5 - Al Kooper, Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- February 10 - Clifford T. Ward, singer-songwriter
- February 15 - Mick Avory, The Kinks
- February 20 - Lew Soloff, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- February 23 - Johnny Winter
- February 23 - Mike Maxfield, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
- February 24 - Paul Jones, Manfred Mann
- February 24 - Nicky Hopkins, Quicksilver Messenger Service
- March 1 - Mike D'Abo, Manfred Mann
- March 1 - Roger Daltrey, the Who
- March 3 - Jance Garfat, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- March 4 - Bobby Womack
- March 6 - Mary Wilson, The Supremes
- March 9 - Mark Lindsay, Paul Revere and the Raiders
- March 15 - Sly Stone
- March 15 - David Costell, Gary Lewis & The Playboys
- March 17 - John Sebastian, Loving Spoonful
- March 17 - John Lill, pianist
- March 17 - Pattie Boyd, ex-wife and muse of both George Harrison and Eric Clapton
- March 22 - Jeremy Clyde, Chad & Jeremy
- March 23 - Michael Nyman, composer
- March 26 - Diana Ross
- March 29 – Terry Jacks, singer/songwriter, producer, environmentalist
- March 31 - Rod Allen, The Fortunes
- April 3 - Tony Orlando
- April 3 - Barry Pritchard, The Fortunes
- April 5 - Crispian St. Peters
- April 6 - Michelle Phillips, Mamas and Papas
- April 6 - Felicity Palmer, soprano
- April 9 - Emil Stucchio, The Classics
- April 12 - John Kay, Steppenwolf
- April 13 - Jack Casady, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna
- April 15 - Dave Edmunds, rock musician
- April 17 – Bobby Curtola, pop singer and teen idol
- April 18 - Skip Spence, Moby Grape
- April 30 - Richard Shoff, The Sandpipers
- May 1 - Rita Coolidge, singer
- May 9 - Richie Furay, Buffalo Springfield, Poco
- May 12 - Billy Swan
- May 12 - James Purify, James & Bobby Purify
- May 17 - Jesse Winchester
- May 17 - Richard Schwartz, The Quotations
- May 18 - Albert Hammond, singer-songwriter
- May 20 - Joe Cocker, British singer
- May 20 - Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
- May 21 - Marcie Blane
- May 24 - Patti LaBelle
- May 26 - Verdon Allen, Mott the Hoople
- May 28 - Billy Vera
- May 28 - Gladys Knight
- May 30 - Lenny Davidson, The Dave Clark Five
- May 31 - Mick Ralphs, Mott The Hoople
- June 2 - Marvin Hamlisch, composer
- June 3 - Michael Clark, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
- June 4 - Roger Ball, Average White Band
- June 6 - Peter Albin, Big Brother & the Holding Company
- June 6 - Edgar Froese, Tangerine Dream
- June 7 - Clarence White, The Byrds
- June 8 - Boz Scaggs
- June 17 - Chris Spedding
- June 21 - Ray Davies, The Kinks
- June 22 - Peter Asher, Peter & Gordon
- June 23 - Rosetta Hightower, The Orlons
- June 24 - Chris Wood, Traffic
- June 24 - Jeff Beck
- June 24 - Arthur Brown, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
- June 27 - Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys
- June 30 - Glenn Shorrock, The Little River Band
- July 5 - Robbie Robertson, The Band
- July 7 - Warren Entner, Grassroots
- July 8 - Michael Johnson (singer)
- July 8 - Jai Johanny Johanson, The Allman Brothers
- July 22 - Estelle Bennett, The Ronettes
- July 22 - Richard Davies, Supertramp
- July 27 - Bobbie Gentry
- July 28 - Mike Bloomfield, Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag
- August 2 - Jim Capaldi, Traffic (d. 2005)
- August 3 - Nino Bravo, singer
- August 18 - Carl Wayne, The Move
- August 19 - Eddy Raven
- August 21 - Jackie DeShannon, singer-songwriter
- August 24 - James Brady, The Sandpipers
- August 27 - Tim Bogert, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus
- August 27 - Cuba Gooding, Sr., Main Ingredient
- September 1 - Archie Bell, The Drells
- September 3 - Gary Leeds, Walker Brothers
- September 6 - Roger Waters, Pink Floyd
- September 12 - Barry White
- September 13 - Peter Cetera, Chicago
- September 16 - Betty Kelley, Martha and the Vandellas
- September 24 - Rosa Lee Hawkins, Dixie Cups
- September 29 - Tommy Boyce, Boyce & Hart
- September 29 - Mike Post
- September 30 - Marilyn McCoo, The Fifth Dimension
- October 1 - Barbara Parritt, Toys
- October 1 - Scott McKenzie
- October 4 - Nona Hendryx
- October 4 - Marlena Davis, The Orlons
- October 5 - Harry Kershaw Ex-Checkers
- October 9 - John Entwistle, bassist, The Who
- October 9 - Peter Tosh, The Wailers
- October 13 - Robert Lamm, Chicago
- October 15 - Don Stevenson, Moby Grape
- October 24 - Ted Templeton, Harper's Bizarre
- October 24 - Bettye Swann
- October 25 - Jon Anderson, Yes
- October 26 - Michael Piano, The Sandpipers
- November 2 - Keith Emerson, The Move, Emerson Lake & Palmer
- November 8 - Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney & Bonnie
- November 10 - Sir Tim Rice, lyricist
- November 11 - Jesse Colin Young, The Youngbloods
- November 12 - Booker T. Jones, Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- November 17 - Gene Clark, The Byrds, Dillard and Clark
- November 19 - Fred Lipsius, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- November 21 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- November 25 - Bob Lind
- November 26 - Jean Terrell, singer
- November 28 - R.B. Greaves
- November 29 - Felix Cavaliere, The Rascals
- November 30 - Rob Grill, Grassroots
- November 30 - Luther Ingram
- December 1 - John Densmore, The Doors
- December 1 - Eric Bloom, Blue Öyster Cult
- December 4 - Dennis Wilson, The Beach Boys
- December 6 - Jonathan King
- December 7 - Daniel Chorzempa, organist
- December 9 - Neil Innes, Bonzo Dog Band
- December 9 - Shirley Brickley, The Orlons
- December 11 - Brenda Lee
- December 12 - Rob Tyner, MC5
- December 19 - Alvin Lee, Ten Years After
- December 19 - Zalman Yanovsky, The Lovin' Spoonful
- December 19 - William Christie, harpsichordist and conductor
- December 20 - Bobby Colomby, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- December 21 - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- December 22 - Barry Jenkins, The Animals
- December 25 - Henry Vestine, Canned Heat
- December 27 - Mick Jones, Spooky Tooth, Foreigner
- December 27 - Tracy Nelson
- date unknown - Karl Jenkins, composer
- date unknown - Marti Webb, singer
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Deaths
- January 29 - Carl Aeschbacher, choirmaster and composer
- February 1 - Martin Lunssens, composer
- February 4 - Yvette Guilbert, singer, actress
- February 7 - Lina Cavalieri, opera singer
- March 11 - Sir Henry Walford Davies, composer, Master of the King's Musick
- April 13 - Cecile Chaminade, pianist
- April 19 - Jimmie Noone
- May 9 - Dame Ethel Smyth, composer
- May 20 - Vincent Rose, Italian-born US bandleader and composer
- June 25 - Lucha Reyes (Mexican singer)
- August 7 - Agustin Barrios, composer
- August 19 - Sir Henry Wood, conductor
- October 16 - Hans Krása, Czech-German composer, gassed in Auschwitz
- November 14 - Carl Flesch, violinist
- November 26 - Florence Foster-Jenkins, soprano
- December 2 - Josef Lhévinne, pianist
- December 15 - Glenn Miller
- December 20 - Johnny Marvin, US singer & songwriter
- December 27 - Amy Beach, composer and pianistsv:Musikĺret 1944
