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1935 in music
See also: 1934 in music, other events of 1935, 1936 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- April 8 - Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 is premiered in Washington, DC
- April 23 - Your Hit Parade premieres on radio
- Swing music evolves from jazz
- Frank Sinatra's musical career begins
- Ella Fitzgerald's musical career begins
- Natalino Otto's debut on US radio
Published popular music
- "About A Quarter To Nine" words: Al Dubin music: Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "According To The Moonlight" w. Jack Yellen & Herb Magidson m. Joseph Meyer
- "Alone" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown. Introduced by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the film A Night At The Opera
- "Animal Crackers In My Soup" w. Ted Koehler & Irving Caesar m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top
- "A Beautiful Lady In Blue" w. Sam M. Lewis m. J. Fred Coots
- "Begin The Beguine" w.m. Cole Porter
- "Bess Oh Where Is My Bess" George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
- "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" w. Du Bose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "The Blues Jumped A Rabbit" w.m. Jimmie Noone
- "Broadway Rhythm" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "The Broken Record" w.m. Cliff Friend, Charles Tobias & Boyd Bunch
- "But Where Are You?" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "The Buzzard" m. Bud Freeman
- "Buzzard Song" Heyward, Gershwin
- "Casino De Paree" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "Cheek To Cheek" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers" w.m. A. A. Milne & Harold Fraser-Simson
- "Clouds" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
- "The Cockeyed Mayor Of Kaunakakai" w. R. Alex Anderson & Al Stillman m. R. Alex Anderson
- "Cosi Cosa" w. Ned Washington m. Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann
- "Curly Top" w. Ted Koehler m. Ray Henderson. Introduced by John Boles in the film Curly Top
- "Darling, Je Vous Aime, Beaucoup" w.m. Anna Sosenko
- "Dinner For One, Please James" w.m. Michael Carr
- "The Dixieland Band" m. Johnny Mercer m. Bernard Hanighen
- "Don't Give Up The Ship" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Don't Mention Love To Me" Oscar Levant & Dorothy Fields
- "Down By The River" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Dust Off That Old Pianna" w.m. Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner & Gerald Marks
- "East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon" w.m. Brooks Bowman
- "Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo" w.m. Johnny Mercer & Matt Malneck
- "Every Little Moment" w. Dorothy Fields m.Jimmy McHugh
- "Everything's Been Done Before" w.m. Harold Adamson, Jack King & Edwin H. Knopf
- "Everything's In Rhythm With My Heart" w.m. Al Goodhart , Al Hoffman & Maurice Sigler
- "Fanlight Fanny" George Formby, Gifford, Cliffe
- "From The Top Of Your Head" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "Got A Bran' New Suit" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "(Lookie, Lookie, Lookie)Here Comes Cookie" w.m. Mack Gordon
- "Honky Tonk Train" m. Meade Lux Lewis
- "Hooray For Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I Can't Get Started" w. Ira Gershwin m. Vernon Duke
- "I Dream Too Much (Alone)" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jerome Kern
- "I Feel A Song Coming On" w. Dorothy Fields & George Oppenheimer m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' " w. Ira Gershwin & DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "I Loves You Porgy" w. DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "I Wish I Were Aladdin" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Revel
- "I Wished On The Moon" w. Dorothy Parker m. Ralph Rainger
- "I Won't Dance" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern
- "I'd Love To Take Orders From You" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "I'd Rather Lead A Band" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again" w.m. Harry Woods
- "I'm Building Up To An Awful Letdown" w. Johnny Mercer m. Fred Astaire
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" w. Joe Young m. Fred E. Ahlert
- "I'm In The Mood For Love" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I'm Living In A Great Big Way" w. Dorothy Fields m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I'm Shooting High" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh
- "I'm Sitting High On A Hilltop" w. Gus Kahn m. Arthur Johnston
- "In A Little Gypsy Tea Room" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "In A Sentimental Mood" w. Manny Kurtz & Irving Mills m. Duke Ellington
- "In The Middle Of A Kiss" w.m. Sam Coslow
- "Isn't This A Lovely Day" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "It's An Old Southern Custom" w. Jack Yellen m. Joseph Meyer
- "It's Easy To Remember" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "I've Got My Fingers Crossed" w. Ted Koehler m. Jimmy McHugh
- "Just One Of Those Things" w.m. Cole Porter
- "The Lady In Red" w. Mort Dixon m. Allie Wrubel
- "Last Night When We Were Young" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "Let's Dance" w.m. Fanny Baldridge, Gregory Stone & Joseph Bonime
- "Life Is A Song (Let's Sing It Together)" w. Joe Young m. Frank E. Ahlert
- "Lights Out" by Billy Hill
- "A Little Bit Independent" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "A Little White Gardenia" w.m. Sam Coslow
- "Love Is A Dancing Thing" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Love Me Forever" by Gus Kahn
- "Lovely To Look At" w. Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh m. Jerome Kern
- "Lullaby Of Broadway" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Lulu's Back In Town" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Maybe" w.m. Allan Flynn & Frank Madden
- "Men About Town" w.m. Noël Coward
- "Miss Brown To You" w. Leo Robin m. Ralph Rainger & Richard A. Whiting
- "Moon Over Miami" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke
- "Moonburn" w. Edward Heyman m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "Mrs Worthington" w.m. Noël Coward
- "The Music Goes 'Round And Around" w. "Red" Hodgson m. Edward Farley & Michael Riley
- "My Heart And I" w. Leo Robin m. Frederick Hollander
- "My Man's Gone Now" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "My Romance" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "My Very Good Friend The Milkman" w. Johnny Burke m. Harold Spina
- "No Strings" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film Top Hat
- "Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" w.m. Jimmie Davis
- "On Treasure Island" w. Edgar Leslie m. Joe Burke, Myers, Wendling
- "The Piccolino" by Irving Berlin
- "A Picture Of Me Without You" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by June Knight and Charles Walters in the musical Jubilee
- "Red Sails In The Sunset" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Will Grosz
- "Roll Along, Prairie Moon" w.m. Albert Von Tilzer, Harry McPherson & Ted Fiorito
- "The Rose In Her Hair" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren
- "Say "Si Si"" w. (Eng) Al Stillman (Sp) Francia Luban m. Ernesto Lecuona
- "Shadow Play" w.m. Noël Coward
- "She's A Latin From Manhattan" w. Al Dubin m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Al Jolson in the film Go Into Your Dance
- "Shoe Shine Boy" w. Sammy Cahn m. Saul Chaplin
- "So Long, It's Been Good To Know You" w.m. Woody Guthrie
- "Soon (Maybe Not Tomorrow)" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
- "Summertime" w. DuBose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle" w.m. Walter G, Samuels, Leonard Whitcup & Teddy Powell
- "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
- "There's No One With Endurance Like The Man Who Sells Insurance" Frank Crumit, Curtis
- "These Foolish Things" w. Holt Marvell m. Jack Strachey & Harry Link
- "This Time It's Love" by Sam Lewis
- "Top Hat, White Tie And Tails" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful" Harry Woods
- "Who's Been Polishing The Sun" w.m. Censored page
- "Why Shouldn't I?" by Cole Porter
- "Why Stars Come Out At Night" w.m. Ray Noble
- "A Woman Is A Sometime Thing" w. Du Bose Heyward m. George Gershwin
- "You Are My Lucky Star" w. Arthur Freed m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "Your Feet's Too Big" w.m. Ada Benson & Fred Fisher
- "You're an Angel" by Jimmy McHugh
- "You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)" w.m. Gene Autry
- "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart" w.m. James F. Hanley
Top hit recordings
- "Blue Moon" by Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra
- "Chasing Shadows" by The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" by Fats Waller & His Rhythm
- "In A Little Gypsy Tea Room" by Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
- "It's A Sin to Tell a Lie" by Fats Waller & His Rhythm
- "The Object Of My Affection" by the Boswell Sisters
- "The Lady In Red" by Louis Prima
- "On the Isle Of Capri" by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
- "Red Sails In the Sunset" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
- "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" by Glen Grey & The Casa Loma Orchestra
Classical music
- Hanns Eisler - Lenin Requiem
- Paul Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher (viola concerto)
- Roger Sessions - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Opera
- Arthur Honegger - Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
- Pietro Mascagni - Nerone
Musical theater
- Glamorous Night (Ivor Novello) - London production opened at the Theatre Royal on May 2 and ran for 243 performances
- Jubilee Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 12 and ran for 169 performances.
- Censored page (George Gershwin) - Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on October 10 and ran for 124 performances
- Stop Press London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on February 21.
Musical films
- The Broadway Melody Of 1936
- Curly Top released August 2 starring Shirley Temple
- George White's 1935 Scandals
- Go Into Your Dance released April 20 starring Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler
- Naughty Marietta
- Reckless
- Roberta
- Stars Over Broadway released November 5 starring Jane Froman and James Melton
- Top Hat
Births
- January 8 - Elvis Presley
- January 10 - Ronnie Hawkins, The Hawks
- February 5 - Alex Harvey
- February 11 - Gene Vincent
- February 12 - Gene McDaniels
- February 12 - Ray Manzarek, The Doors
- February 16 - Sonny Bono
- February 27 - Mirella Freni
- March 31 - Herb Alpert
- April 5 - Peter Grant
- April 7 – Bobby Bare, American singer/songwriter
- April 19 - Dudley Moore, English composer, pianist and actor
- May 10 - Larry Williams
- May 27 - Ramsey Lewis
- June 25 - Eddie Floyd
- July 8 - Steve Lawrence
- July 17 - Diahann Carroll, US actress and singer
- July 17 - Peter Schickele, comopser
- July 23 - Cleveland Duncan , The Penguins
- August 30 - John Phillips, The Mamas and Papas
- September 8 - John Sylvia , Tune Weavers
- September 19 - Nick Massi, The Four Seasons
- September 29 - Jerry Lee Lewis
- September 30 - Johnny Mathis
- October 1 - Julie Andrews
- October 12 - Luciano Pavarotti
- October 12 - Sam Moore , Sam and Dave
- October 14 - La Monte Young, composer
- October 15 - Barry McGuire
- November 27 - Al Jackson, Booker T. & the M.G.'s
- December 1 - Lou Rawls
- December 23 - Little Esther Phillips
- December 26 - Abdul "Duke" Fakir , The Four Tops
Deaths
- January 28 - Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, composer
- May 17 - Paul Dukas, composer
- September 23 - DeWolf Hopper , US actor and singer
- November 28 - Erich von Hornbostel, musicologist
- December 24 - Alban Berg
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