1945 in music

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hit records
4 Published popular music
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths

Events

Sarah Vaughan's musical career begins
Ruth Brown's musical career begins
Jimmy Reed's musical career begins

Albums released

King Cole trio - Nat King Cole
Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller
Going My Way - Bing Crosby
Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby

Top hit records

"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" by Johnny Mercer
"Chickery Chick" by Sammy Kaye
"I Can't Begin to Tell You" by Bing Crosby
"It's Been a Long, Long Time" by Harry James, also Bing Crosby
"My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" by Les Brown
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" by Johnny Mercer
"Rum and Coca Cola" by The Andrews Sisters
"Sentimental Journey" by Les Brown with Doris Day
"There! I've Said It Again" by Vaughn Monroe
"Till the End of Time" by Perry Como

Published popular music

"All Of My Life" w.m. Irving Berlin
"All Through The Day" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern
"Along The Navajo Trail" w.m. Dick Charles, Eddie De Lange & Larry Markes
"Apple Honey" m. Woody Herman
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Atlanta G.A." w. Sunny Skylar m. Arthur Shaftel
"Autumn Serenade" w. Sammy Gallop m. Peter De Rose
"Be-Baba-Leba" w.m. Helen Humes
"The Blond Sailor" w. (Eng) Mitchell Parish, Bell Leib m. Jacob Pfeil
"Boogie Blues" w.m. Gene Krupa & Ray Biondi
"Caldonia" w.m. Fleecie Moore
"The Carousel Waltz" w. Richard Rodgers
"Cement Mixer" w.m. Slim Gaillard & Lee Ricks
"Chickery Chick" w. Sylvia Dee m. Sidney Lippman
"Cruising Down The River" w.m. Eily Beadell & Nell Tollerton
"Day By Day" w. Sammy Cahn m. Paul Weston & Axel Stordahl
"Detour" w.m. Paul Westmoreland
"Dig You Later" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
"Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Don't Be A Baby, Baby" w. Buddy Kaye m. Howard Steiner
"The End Of The News" w.m. Noël Coward
"For Sentimental Reasons" w. Deek Watson m. William Best
"The Frim Fram Sauce" w.m. Joe Ricardel & Redd Evans
"Full Moon And Empty Arms" w.m. Buddy Kaye & Ted Mossman
"Give Me The Moon Over Brooklyn" w.m. Jason Matthews & Terry Shand
"Give Me The Simple Life" w. Harry Ruby m. Rube Bloom
"Good Good Good (That's You, That's You)" Roberts, Fisher
"Gotta Be This Or That" w.m. Sunny Skylar
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"The Gypsy" w.m. Billy Reid
"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" w.m. Scott Wiseman
"Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet" w. Charles Tobias m. Nat Simon
"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop" w.m. Lionel Hampton & Curley Hamner
"Homesick - That's All" w.m. Gordon Jenkins
"The Honeydripper" w.m. Joe Liggins
"I Can't Begin To Tell You" w. Mack Gordon m. James V. Monaco
"I Don't Know Enough About You" w.m. Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour
"I Have But One Heart" Marty Symes, J. Farrow
"I Wonder" Gant, Leveen
"I Wonder What Happened To Him" w.m. Noël Coward
"If I Loved You" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"I'll Buy That Dream" w. Herb Magison m. Allie Wrubel
"I'm A Big Girl Now" w.m. Al Hoffmann, Milton Drake & Jerry Livingstone
"I'm Gonna Love That Guy" w.m. Frances Ash
"In Love In Vain" w. Leo Robin m. Jerome Kern
"In The Middle Of May" w. Al Stillman m. Fred Ahlert,
"It Might As Well Be Spring" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"It's A Grand Night For Singing" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"It's Been A Long, Long Time" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"Johnny Fedora (And Alice Blue Bonnet)" w. Allie Wrubel & Ray Gilbert
"June Is Bustin' Out All Over" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Just A Blue Serge Suit" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Laura" w. Johnny Mercer m. David Raskin
"Lavender Blue" w. Larry Morey m. Eliot Daniel * "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"Love Letters" w. Edward Heyman m. Victor Young
"Love On A Greyhound Bus" w. Ralph Blane & Kay Thompson m. George Stoll
"Matelot" w.m. Noël Coward
"Mister Snow" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Money Is The Root Of All Evil" w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
"The More I See You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Nina" w.m. Noël Coward
"Oh! What It Seemed To Be" w.m. Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss & Frankie Carle
"Personality" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Rodger Young" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Shoofly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy" w, Sammy Gallop m. Guy Wood
"Sigh No More" w.m. Noël Coward
"Sioux City Sue" w. Ray Freedman m. Dick Thomas
"Soliloquy" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Some Sunday Morning" w. Ted Koehler m. M. K. Jerome & Ray Heindorf
"A Stranger In Town" w.m. Mel Tormé
"Symphony" w.(Eng) Jack Lawrence m. Alex Alstone
"Tampico" w.m. Allan Roberts & Doris Fisher
"(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling In The Moonlight?" w.m. James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock & Ira Schuster
"That Little Dream Got Nowhere" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"That's For Me" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"This Was A Real Nice Clambake" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Till The End Of Time" w.m. Buddy Kaye & Ted Mossman
"Two Silhouettes" w. Ray Gilbert m. Charles Wolcott
"Waitin' For The Train To Come In" w.m. Sunny Skylar & Martin Block
"We'll Be Together Again" w. Frankie Laine m. Carl Fischer
"We'll Gather Lilacs" w.m. Ivor Novello
"What's The Use Of Wond'rin'?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"When The Children Are Asleep" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"You'll Never Walk Alone" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"You're A Queer One, Julie Jordan" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers

Musical theater

Are You With It Broadway production
Carousel Broadway production
The Day Before Spring Broadway production
Follow The Girls London production
Perchance To Dream London production
The Red Mill Broadway revival
Up In Central Park Broadway production

Musical films

Anchors Aweigh
The Bells Of St Mary's
Nob Hill
Rhapsody In Blue
State Fair
Tonight And Every Night

Births

January 3 - Stephen Stills, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, singer, songwriter and guitarist
January 9 - Jimmy Page, The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin
January 10 - Rod Stewart
January 15 - Joan Johnson, Dixie Cups
January 17 - William Hart, The Delfonics
January 19 - Rod Evans, Deep Purple
January 20 - Eric Stewart, The Mindbenders, 10cc
January 26 - Ashley Hutchings, Fairport Convention
January 27 - Nick Mason, Pink Floyd
February 6 - Bob Marley, reggae superstar
February 14 - Vic Briggs, Steampacket, The Animals
February 26 - Bob Hite, Canned Heat
February 26 - Mitch Ryder
March 6 - Hugh Grundy, The Zombies
March 7 - Arthur Lee, Love
March 8 - Micky Dolenz, The Monkees
March 9 - Robin Trower, Procol Harum
March 14 - Walter Parazaider, Chicago
March 19 - Cem Karaca, Turkish rock musician
March 28 - Charles Portz, The Turtles
March 30 - Eric Clapton, blues guitarist
April 1 - John Barbata, Jefferson Starship
April 13 - Lowell George, Little Feat
April 14 - itchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, Rainbow
April 21 - Robert Knight
April 25 - Bjorn Ulvaeus, Abba
April 25 - Stu Cook, Creedence Clearwater Revival
April 28 - John Wolters, Dr. Hook
May 1 - Rita Coolidge
May 2 - Goldy McJohn, Steppenwolf
May 4 - George Wadenius, Blood Sweat and Tears
May 6 - Bob Seger
May 6 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore
May 8 - Keith Jarrett
May 9 - Steve Katz, Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears
May 13 - Magic Dick, J. Geils Band
May 14 - Gene Cornish, The Rascals
May 19 - Pete Townshend, The Who
May 27 - Bruce Cockburn, Canadian singer/songwriter
May 28 - John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival
May 29 - Gary Brooker, Procol Harum
June 1 - Linda Scott
June 4 - Gordon Waller, Peter and Gordon
June 14 - Rod Argent, The Zombies, Argent
June 24 - Colin Blunstone, The Zombies
June 25 - Carly Simon
June 28 - Dave Knights, Procol Harum
June 29 - Little Eva
July 1 - Deborah Harry, Blondie
July 6 - R. K. Elswit, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
July 7 - Jim Rodford, Argent
July 15 - Peter Lewis, Moby Grape
July 18 - Danny McCulloch, The Animals
July 20 - John Lodge, The Moody Blues
July 23 - Dino Danelli, The Rascals
July 28 - Rick Wright, Pink Floyd
July 30 - David Sanborn, saxaphonist
August 31 - Itzhak Perlman, violinist
August 16 - Gary Liozzo, American Breed
August 18 - Sara Dash
August 18 - Barbara Harris, Toys
August 19 - Ian Gillan, Deep Purple
August 24 - Randy Silverman, Vito & The Salutations
August 24 - Ken Hensley, Uriah Heep (band)
August 24 - Malcolm Duncan, Average White Band
August 31 - Van Morrison, musician
September 5 - Al Stewart
September 8 - Jose Feliciano, singer
September 8 - Ron McKernan, The Grateful Dead
September 8 - Kelly Groucutt, Electric Light Orchestra
September 9 - Dee Dee Sharp
September 19 - David Bromberg
September 23 - Paul Petersen
September 25 - Onnie McIntire, Average White Band
September 30 - Mike Harrison, Spooky Tooth
October 1 - Donny Hathaway
October 2 - Don McLean
October 7 - Kevin Godley, 10cc
October 10 - Alan Cartwright, Procol Harum
October 19 - Keith Reid, Procol Harum
October 22 - Eddie Brigati, Young Rascals
October 26 - Leslie West, Mountain
October 28 - Wayne Fontana, The Mindbenders
October 29 - Denny Laine, The Moody Blues, The Wings
October 29 - Melba Moore
November 1 - Rick Gretch, Blind Faith
November 8 - Donald Murray, The Turtles
November 11 - Chris Dreja, The Yardbirds
November 11 - Vincent Martell, Vanilla Fudge
November 12 - Neil Young, singer, songwriter, musician
November 15 - Frida Anderson, Abba
November 20 - Dan McBride, Sha Na Na
November 24 - Lee Michaels
November 26 - John McVie, Fleetwood Mac
December 1 - Bette Midler
December 12 - Alan Ward, The Honeycombs
December 16 - Tony Hicks, The Hollies
December 23 - Ronald Busby, Iron Butterfly
December 24 - Lemmy, Motorhead
December 25 - Noel Redding, Jimi Hendrix Experience
December 30 - Davy Jones, The Monkees