1932 in music

See also: \n1931 in music, \nother events of 1932, \n1933 in music and the \nlist of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Top hit records 4 Classical music 5 Opera 6 Musical theater 7 Musical films 8 Births 9 Deaths

Events

\n*January 14 - Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto is premiered in Paris\n*October 19 - Frankie Laine and Ruthie Smith set the all-time dance marathon record of 3,501 hours (145 days) at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey\n*October 31 - Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 5 is premiered in Berlin\n* Henry Hall becomes Director of the BBC Dance Orchestra.

Published popular music

\n* "After You, Who?" w.m. Cole Porter \n* "Alone Together" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz \n* "And Love Was Born" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern \n* "And So To Bed" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel \n* "April In Paris" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Vernon Duke \n* "As You Desire Me" w.m. Allie Wrubel \n* "Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear" w.m. Al Hoffman, Ed G. Nelson, Al Goodhart & Milton Ager \n* "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen \n* "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Jay Gorney \n* "Chinese Laundry Blues" Cottrell \n* "The Clouds Will Soon Roll By" w.m. Billy Hill & Harry Woods \n* "Dance Of The Cuckoos" w.m. T. Marvin Hatley & Harry Steinberg \n* "Darkness On The Delta" w. Marty Symes & Al Neiburg m. Jerry Livingston \n* "Eadie Was A Lady" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Richard Whiting & Nacio Herb Brown \n* "The Echo Of A Song" Peter Mendoza \n* "Eres Tu by" Miguel Sandoval\n* "Fit As A Fiddle" w.m. Arthur Freed, Al Hoffman & Al Goodhart \n* "The Flies Crawled Up The Window" w.m. Douglas Furber & Vivian Ellis \n* "Give Her A Kiss" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "Goodnight Vienna" w.m. Holt Marvell & George Posford \n* "Got The South In My Soul" w.m. Ned Washington, Victor Young & Lee Wiley \n* "Happy-Go-Lucky You (And Broken-Hearted Me)" w.m. Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman & J. F. Murray \n* "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" w. Billy Hill (as George Brown) m. Peter De Rose \n* "Here Lies Love" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger \n* "How Deep Is The Ocean?" w.m. Irving Berlin \n* "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You" w. Bing Crosby & Ned Washington m. Victor Young \n* "I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen \n* "If It Ain't Love" w.m. Andy Razaf, Don Redman & Fats Waller \n* "I'll Do My Best To Make You Happy" w.m. Ray Noble \n* "I'll Never Be The Same" w. Gus Kahn m. Matty Malneck & Frank Signorelli from the revue After Dinner\n* "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" w. Ned Washington m. George Bassman \n* "In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" w. Joe Young m. Ira Schuster & Jack Little \n* "In Egern On The Tegern See" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern \n* "Isn't It Romantic?" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" w. Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington \n* "It Was So Beautiful" w. Arthur Freed m. Harry Barris \n* "I've Got The World On A String" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen \n* "I've Got You On My Mind" w.m. Cole Porter \n* "I've Told Every Little Star" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern \n* "Just An Echo In The Valley" w.m. Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly \n* "Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now" w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller \n* "Lawd, You Made The Night Too Long" w. Sam M. Lewis m. Isham Jones \n* "Let's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing" w. Robert Hargreaves & Stanley J. Damerell m. Tolchard Evans & H. Tilsley \n* "Let's Call It A Day" w. Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson \n* "Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee" w.m. Irving Berlin \n* "Let's Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep" w.m. Herman Hupfeld \n* "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet" w. Gus Kahn m. Harry Woods \n* "Look What You've Done" w. Bert Kalmar & Irving Caesar m. Harry Ruby] & Harry Akst \n* "Looking On The Bright Side" w.m. Howard Flynn \n* "Louisiana Hayride" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz \n* "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" w.m. Ray Noble \n* "Love Me Tonight" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "Lover" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "Mad About The Boy" w.m. Noel Coward \n* "A Million Dreams" w. Gus Kahn m. J. C. Lewis Jr \n* "Mimi" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "Mine" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin \n* "Minnie The Moocher's Wedding Day" w. Ted Koehler m. Harold Arlen \n* "My Silent Love" w. Edward Heyman m. Dana Suesse \n* "My Sweet Virginia" w.m. Vincent Rose \n* "Night And Day" w.m. Cole Porter \n* "Oh! That Mitzi" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger \n* "Old Yazoo" w. Andy Razaf m. Fats Waller \n* "One Hour With You" w. Leo Robin m. Richard A. Whiting \n* "The Party's Over Now" w.m. Noel Coward \n* "Pink Elephants" w. Mort Dixon m. Harry Woods \n* "Play, Fiddle, Play" w. Jack Lawrence m. Emery Deutsch & Arthur Altman \n* "Please" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger \n* "The Poor Apache" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "Precious Lord Take My Hand" by Thomas A. Dorsey, first major gospel music hit\n* "Pu-leeze! Mr Hemingway" w. Walter Kent & Milton Drake m. Abner Silver \n* "Say It Isn't So" w.m. Irving Berlin \n* "Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia" w. Mitchell Parish m. Frank Perkins \n* "Sleep, Come On And Take Me" w.m. Joe Young & Boyd Bunch \n* "Smoke Rings" w. Ned Washington m. Gene Gifford \n* "Snuggled On Your Shoulder" w. Joe Young m. Carmen Lombardo \n* "So Do I" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Vincent Youmans \n* "Soft Lights And Sweet Music" w.m. Irving Berlin \n* "The Song Is You" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Jerome Kern \n* "Street Of Dreams" w. Sam M. Lewis m. Victor Young \n* "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" w.m. Ralph Butler & Noel Gay \n*"Three's a Crowd" w. Al Dubin & Irving Kahal m. Harry Warren\n* "Too Many Tears" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren \n* "Try A Little Tenderness" w.m. Harry Woods, Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly \n* "Underneath The Harlem Moon" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel \n* "Wanderer" w.m. Bud Flanagan \n* "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye" w.m. Harry Woods \n* "We've Got The Moon And Sixpence" Oscar Levant, Clifford Grey \n* "We've Got To Put That Sun Back In The Sky" Kahal, Meyer \n* "What More Can I Ask?" w. A. E. Wilkins m. Ray Noble \n* "What Would You Do?" w. Leo Robin m. Richard A. Whiting \n* "Why Don't Women Like Me?" Cottrell, Bennett, Formby \n* "Willow Weep For Me" w.m. Ann Ronell \n* "Wintergreen For President" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin \n* "You Are Too Beautiful" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers \n* "The Younger Generation" w.m. Noel Coward \n* "You're An Old Smoothie" w.m. B. G. De Sylva, Richard A. Whiting & Nacio Herb Brown \n* "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren \n* "You've Got What Gets Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin

Top hit records

\n*"All Of Me" by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra; also version by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra\n*"Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?" - Bing Crosby; also version by Rudy Vallee \n*"In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" by Ted Lewis & His Band\n*"Please" by Bing Crosby \n*"Say It Isn't So" by George Olsen & His Music\n*"Was That the Human Thing To Do?" by The Boswell Sisters\n* "Where The Blue Of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" by Bing Crosby

Classical music

\n*British composer Thomas Beecham founds London Philharmonic Orchestra

Opera

\n*Amy Beach - Cabildo

Musical theater

\n* After Dinner London revue opened at the Gaiety Theatre on October 21\n* L'Auberge Du Cheval Blanc Paris production\n* Ball Im Savoy Berlin production\n* Casanova London production\n* The Cat And The Fiddle London production\n* The Dubarry London production\n* The Dubarry Broadway production\n* Face The Music Broadway production\n* Gay Divorce Broadway production\n* Show Boat Broadway revival\n* Take A Chance Broadway production

Musical films

• Chu Chin Chow\n* Girl Crazy\n* Love Me Tonight\n* The Maid of the Mountains

Births

\n*January 4 - James F. Arnold, first tenor with the Four Lads\n*February 24 - Michel Legrand, composer\n*February 26 - Johnny Cash\n*March 4 - Miriam Makeba\n*March 15 - Arif Mardin, record producer\n*April 1 - Debbie Reynolds\n*April 9 - Carl Perkins\n*April 10 - Nathaniel Nelson, The Flamingos\n*April 12 - Tiny Tim\n*April 27 - Maxine Brown, The Browns\n*May 19 - Alma Cogan, English singer\n*June 27 - Anna Moffo, soprano\n*September 8 - Patsy Cline\n*November 15 - Petula Clark\n*November 15 - Clyde McPhatter, The Drifters\n*November 28 - Ray Perkins, The Crewcuts\n*December 12 - Charlie Rich\n*December 28 - Dorsey Burnette, Rockabilly pioneer (+ 1979)

Deaths

\n*March 1 - Frank Teschemacher\n*March 6 - John Philip Sousa\n*September - Julius Röntgen, composer