Events in Music in 1939

Apr 9 Marian Anderson sings before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Jul 13 Frank Sinatra makes his recording debut

Oct 16 George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner" premieres in NYC, running until 1941 for 739 performances

Nov 11 Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"

Dec 3 Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Symphony premieres