1923 in Music

Events in Music

Event of Interest

Mar 7 Carlos Gardel applies for Argentine citizenship

Singer Carlos Gardel — Singer
Carlos Gardel

Mar 23 Frank Silver & Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"
Mar 31 1st dance marathon in New York City, Alma Cummings sets record of 27 hrs

Music Premiere

May 30 Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic" premieres

Composer and Conductor Howard Hanson — Composer and Conductor
Howard Hanson

Jun 14 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
Oct 29 Gibbs/Grey/Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway, New York City
Dec 31 Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in New York City

Birthdays in Music

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 111

Jan 1 Milt [Bags] Jackson, American jazz vibraphonist (Modern Jazz Quartet), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
Jan 3 Dragutin Gostuski, composer
Jan 4 Flavio Testi, composer
Jan 5 Sam [Samuel] Phillips, Florence Alabama, record producer and founder of Sun Records (launched Elvis Presley's career)
Jan 5 Sam Phillips, American record producer and founder of Sun Records and Sun Studios, born in Florence, Alabama (d. 2003)
Jan 7 Charles Russell Woolen, composer
Jan 13 Danil Shafran, cellist
Jan 16 Roy Lanham, Western guitar player (Sons of the Pioneers), born in Corbin Kentucky
Jan 20 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer
Jan 20 Slim Whitman, American country singer (Rose Marie), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2013)
Jan 21 Lola Flores, Spanish singer, dancer and actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona), born in Cadiz, Spain (d. 1995)
Jan 22 Friedrich Zehm, composer
Jan 22 Leslie Bassett, classical composer (Variations for Orchestra - Pulitzer Prize 1966), born in Hanford, California (d. 2016)
Jan 24 Simeon ten Holt, composer
Jan 25 Rusty Draper, American country and pop singer (d. 2003)
Jan 26 Anne Jeffreys [Annie Carmichael], American singer and actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital), born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2017)
Feb 3 Alys Robi, Quebec singer
Feb 5 Claude King, American country music singer (Wolverton Mountain), born in Keithville, Louisiana (d. 2013)
Feb 6 Maurice Le Roux, composer
Feb 7 George Lascelles, English Earl of Harewood, Director of the Royal Opera House, born in London (d. 2011)
Feb 10 Cesare Siepi, basso (NY Metropolitan Opera), born in Milan, Italy
Feb 12 Mel Powell, American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990), born in NYC, New York (d. 1998)
Feb 13 Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese violinist (d. 2003)
Feb 19 Donald Lybbert, composer
Feb 21 Zvi Zeitlin, violinist/prof (Eastman School), born in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia
Feb 24 David Soyer, American cellist
Feb 27 Dexter Gordon, American jazz tenor saxophonist and actor (Round Midnight, The Other Side of Round Midnight), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1990)
Feb 27 Viktor Kalabis, composer
Mar 2 Orrin Keepnews, American jazz producer and record label executive, born in NYC, New York
Mar 3 Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician, (d. 2012)
Mar 6 Erhard Karkoschka, composer
Mar 6 John "Wes" Montgomery, American musician and composer, considered one of the world's greatest jazz guitarists, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1968)
Mar 12 Norbert Brainin, violinist
Mar 19 Janine Dacosta, French pianist
Mar 21 Mort Lindsey, orchestra leader (Merv Griffin Show), born in Newark, New Jersey
Mar 25 Bonnie Guitar, American singer
Mar 26 Clifton Williams, American composer (The Ramparts, Sinfonians), born in Traskwood, Arkansas (d. 1976)
Mar 27 Victor Hochhauser, British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra), born in Košice, Czechoslovakia
Apr 8 Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (Don Jose-Carmen)
Apr 9 Bruno Kiefer, German-born Brazilian composer, born in Baden-Baden, Germany (d. 2017)
Apr 12 Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (On the Town), born in Chireno, Texas (d. 2004)
Apr 20 Tito Puente, American bandleader (Dance Mania), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2000)
Apr 23 Nathan "Dambuza" Mdledle, singer
Apr 25 Albert King [Nelson], American blues guitarist and singer (BB King & Friends, Blues Alive), born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1992)
Apr 25 Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2006)
Apr 28 Adele Mara [Adelaida Delgado], American actress, singer and dancer (Cool Million, Wheels), born in Highland Park, Michigan (d. 2010)
Apr 28 Wolfgang Steffen, composer
May 2 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer
May 3 George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor
May 4 Edward "Ed" Cassidy, American musician (Spirit), born in Harvey, Illinois (d. 2012)
May 4 Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and author
May 7 Anne Baxter, American actress, and singer (The Razor's Edge, All About Eve), born in Michigan City, Indiana (d. 1985)
May 13 Red [William] Garland, American jazz pianist (Miles Davis Quintet), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1984)
May 15 John Lanchbery, English composer (d. 2003)
May 17 Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer (Moby Dick)
May 18 Liam Sullivan, American singer and actor (Star Trek, The Magic Sword, Monroes), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1998)
May 21 Doris Mae Akers, gospel singer/songwriter
May 23 Alicia de Larrocha, Copenhagen Denmark, pianist (Orquesta Sinfonica)
May 28 Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian classical composer (Le Grand Macabre), born in Transylvania, Romania (d. 2006)
May 31 Wolfgang Lesser, composer
Jun 2 Del Simmons [James Joseph Simonian], American saxophonist (Captain Beefheart) (d. 2011)
Jun 5 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac)
Jun 8 Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer (Summer Games)
Jun 14 Theodore Bloomfield, composer

Erroll Garner

Jun 15 Erroll Garner, American jazz pianist (Misty), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jun 16 Ake Hermanson, composer
Jun 16 Henryk Czyz, Polish composer and musician, born in Grudziądz (d. 2003)
Jun 29 Chou Wen-Chung, Cheefoo China, composer (Mode of Shang)
Jul 6 Marie McDonald, American singer and actress known as "The Body Beautiful" (Promises Promises), born in Burgin, Kentucky (d. 1965)
Jul 7 Roberto Caamano, composer
Jul 18 Hector Tosar, composer
Jul 22 Mukesh, Indian singer (d. 1976)
Jul 23 Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer (d. 2001)
Aug 1 Yoshinao Nakada, composer
Aug 4 Arthur Butterworth, composer
Aug 6 Jack Parnell, orchestra leader (Englebert Humperdick Show), born in London, England
Aug 10 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), born in Hollywood, California
Aug 14 William Flanagan, composer
Aug 15 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Doris Day Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
Aug 17 Anton Kersjes, violinist/conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
Aug 20 Jim Reeves, American country singer and actor (Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim), born in Panola County, Texas (d. 1964)
Aug 23 Richard Adler, composer/songwriter (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)
Aug 26 Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor (Vienna Symph 1960-70), born in Munich. Germany
Aug 29 Lester Albert Trimble, composer
Aug 30 Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove)
Sep 6 William Kraft, composer/percussionist, born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 15 Anton Heiller, composer

Hank Williams

Sep 17 Hank Williams, American country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin'), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)

Sep 24 Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
Sep 25 Sam Rivers, American jazz musician (exponent of free jazz), born in El Reno, Oklahoma (d. 2011)
Sep 27 Mary McCarty, American actress and singer (Babes in Toyland, Trapper John MD), born in Winfield, Kansas (d. 1980)
Oct 3 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Polish-born classical conductor and composer, born in Lvov, Poland (d. 2017)
Oct 9 Ronald Tremain, composer
Oct 10 Louis Gottlieb, musician
Oct 16 Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter, born in Hamburg (d. 1980)
Oct 17 Barney Kessel, American musician (d. 2004)
Oct 20 Robert Craft, American conductor, writer and friend of Stravinsky, born in Kingston, New York (d. 2015)
Oct 23 Ned Rorem, composer and author (Sky Music), born in Richmond, Indiana
Oct 29 Dietrich Manicke, composer
Nov 1 Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)