Overview of the events of 1950 in music
Clarinetist George Lewis in 1950 was prominent in the revived popularity of traditional jazz . This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1950.
Specific locations Specific genres Events Albums released No. 1 hit singles These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine 's charts in 1950.
Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions
in the limited set of charts available for 1950.
Top hit records "A-Razz-A-Ma-Tazz" – Georgia Gibbs "All My Love (Bolero) " – Patti Page "Anema e core" – Tito Schipa "Are You Lonesome Tonight? " – Al Jolson "Ballin' the Jack ", recorded by "Be My Love " – Mario Lanza "Bewitched " – Doris Day "Black Lace" – Frankie Laine "Boo-Hoo" – Guy Lombardo & The Lombardo Trio "A Bushel And A Peck " – Perry Como & Betty Hutton "Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!) " – The Ames Brothers "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy " – Red Foley "Count Every Star ", recorded by "Cry Of The Wild Goose" – Frankie Laine "Daddy's Little Girl" – The Mills Brothers "Dear, Dear, Dear" – Frankie Laine "Domino " – André Claveau "Dream a Little Dream of Me " – Frankie Laine "A Dreamer's Holiday" – Buddy Clark & The Girlfriends "El rancho 'e la Cambicha" – Antonio Tormo "Enjoy Yourself " – Guy Lombardo (Kenny Gardner & The Lombardo Trio vocals) "Goodnight, Irene " – The Weavers "Harbor Lights " – Sammy Kaye "Here Comes Santa Claus" – Andrews Sisters "Hymne à l'amour (Hymn To Love)" – Édith Piaf "I Can Dream, Can't I? " – The Andrews Sisters "I'll Never Be Free ", recorded by: "I Love You For That" – Patti Page & Frankie Laine "I Wanna Be Loved" – The Andrews Sisters "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake " – Eileen Barton "I'm Movin' On " – Hank Snow "It Isn't Fair " – Sammy Kaye (Don Cornell vocal) "Let's Go West Again" – Al Jolson "A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome" – Frankie Laine "Mona Lisa " – Nat King Cole "Music, Maestro, Please" – Frankie Laine "Music! Music! Music! " – Teresa Brewer "My Foolish Heart , recorded by "My Heart Cries For You " – Guy Mitchell "Nevertheless " – The Mills Brothers "No Other Love " – Jo Stafford "The Old Piano Roll Blues" Al Jolson & The Andrews Sisters "Patricia " – Perry Como "Peter Cottontail" – Gene Autry "Play A Simple Melody " – Gary Crosby & Friend (Bing Crosby ) "Rag Mop " – The Ames Brothers "Red Hot Mama" – Georgia Gibbs "The Roving Kind " – Guy Mitchell "Sentimental Me " – The Ames Brothers "Sleepy Ol' River" – Frankie Laine "Someday ", recorded by "Sometime" – The Mariners "Stars & Stripes Forever " – Frankie Laine "Swingin' In A Hammock" – Guy Lombardo (Don Rodney & The Lombardo Trio vocals) "The Tennessee Waltz " – Patti Page "There's No Tomorrow " – Tony Martin "The Thing " – Phil Harris "Thinking of You" – Don Cherry "The Third Man Theme " from the film The Third Man "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming " – Patti Page Published popular music "Adelaide's Lament" words and music: Frank Loesser "African Bolero" m. John Serry Sr. "American Beauty Rose" w.m. Hal David , Redd Evans & Arthur Altman "Be My Love " w. Sammy Cahn m. Nicholas Brodszky "The Best Thing For You " w.m. Irving Berlin "Blind Date" w.m. Sid Robin "A Bushel And A Peck " w.m. Frank Loesser "Candy And Cake" w.m. Bob Merrill "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy " w.m. Harry Stone & Jack Stapp "Choo'n Gum" w. Mann Curtis m. Vic Mizzy "Cold, Cold Heart " w.m. Hank Williams "The Cry of the Wild Goose " w.m. Terry Gilkyson "Dearie " w.m. Bob Hilliard & David Mann "Domino " w. (Eng) Don Raye (Fr) Jacques Plante m. Louis Ferrari "Freight Train " w. Paul James & Fred Williams m. trad arr. Elizabeth Cotton "The French Can-Can Polka" w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Jacques Offenbach "From This Moment On " w.m. Cole Porter "Frosty the Snowman " w.m. Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins "Fugue For Tinhorns " w.m. Frank Loesser "Get Out Those Old Records" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb "Gone Fishin' " w.m. Nick Kenny & Charles Kenny "Guys and Dolls " w.m. Frank Loesser "Home Cookin"' w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans "Hoop-Dee-Doo " w. Frank Loesser m. Milton De Lugg "The Hostess With The Mostes' On The Ball" w.m. Irving Berlin . Introduced by Ethel Merman in the musical Call Me Madam "I Almost Lost My Mind " w.m. Ivory Joe Hunter "I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell " w.m. Edward Pola & George Wyle "I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine " w.m. Mack David "I Leave My Heart in an English Garden " w.m. Harry Parr-Davies and Christopher Hassall from the musical Dear Miss Phoebe "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat " w.m. Alan Livingston, Billy May & Warren Foster "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked A Cake " w.m. Al Hoffman , Bob Merrill & Clem Watts "If I Were A Bell " w.m. Frank Loesser "I'll Know" w.m. Frank Loesser "I'll Never Be Free " w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss "I'm Movin' On " w.m. Hank Snow "It Is No Secret" w.m. Stuart Hamblen "It's A Lovely Day Today " w.m. Irving Berlin "I've Never Been In Love Before " w.m. Frank Loesser "Ivory Rag" Lou Busch , Jack Elliott "Little White Duck" w.m. Walt Barrows & Bernard Zaritsky "The Loveliest Night of the Year " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Juventino P. Rosas "Luck Be a Lady " w.m. Frank Loesser "Lucky Lucky Lucky Me" Berle, Arnold "Marry The Man Today" w.m. Frank Loesser "Marrying For Love" w.m. Irving Berlin "More I Cannot Wish You " w.m. Frank Loesser "My Heart Cries For You " w.m. Carl Sigman & Percy Faith "My Time Of Day" w.m. Frank Loesser "No Other Love " adaptation from Chopin's Étude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10. w.m. Bob Russell & Paul Weston "The Old Piano Roll Blues" w.m. Cy Coben "The Oldest Established" w.m. Frank Loesser "Orange Colored Sky " w.m. Milton De Lugg & William Stein "Patricia " w.m. Benny Davis "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You " w.m. Stuart Hamblen "The Roving Kind " adapt. w.m. Jessie Cavanaugh & Arnold Stanton "Sam's Song " w. Jack Elliott m. Lew Quadling "Shot Gun Boogie" w.m. Tennessee Ernie Ford "Silver Bells " w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans . Introduced by Bob Hope in the 1951 Musical film The Lemon Drop Kid "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat " w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced by Stubby Kaye in the musical Guys and Dolls "Sixty Minute Man " w.m. Billy Ward & Rose Marks "Sleigh Ride " w. Mitchell Parish m. Leroy Anderson "Sue Me" w.m. Frank Loesser "The Syncopated Clock " w. Mitchell Parish m. Leroy Anderson "Take Back Your Mink" w.m. Frank Loesser . Introduced by Vivian Blaine in the musical Guys and Dolls "The Thing " w.m. Charles R. Grean "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena " adapt. trad Hebrew w. (Eng) Mitchell Parish m. Issachar Miron & Julius Grossman "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry " w.m. Bob Merrill & Terry Shand "You're Just In Love " w.m. Irving Berlin Classical music Premieres Compositions Hendrik Andriessen – Concerto for Organ and OrchestraMalcolm Arnold – English Dances Alexander Arutiunian – Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Arno Babajanian – Heroic Ballade Ernest Bloch – Suite hébraïque Karl-Birger Blomdahl – Symphony No. 3 Facetter Pierre Boulez –Polyphonie X Le soleil des eaux , for soprano, chorus and orchestra (second version)John Cage – String Quartet in Four Parts Carlos Chávez – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Jani Christou – First SymphonyArnold Cooke – Trio for Violin, Viola and CelloGeorge Crumb – A Cycle of Greek Lyrics for voice and pianoHenri Dutilleux – Blackbird for pianoJesús Guridi – String Quartet in A minorEivind Groven Hjalarljod Overture , Op. 38Piano Concerto, Op. 39a Karl Amadeus Hartmann – Symphony No. 5 Symphonie Concertante Hans Henkemans – Concerto for Violin and OrchestraVagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 7Wojciech Kilar – Toccata for pianoErnst Krenek – Suite for String Trio Parvula Corona Musicalis Bohuslav Martinů –Concerto No. 2 for two violins and orchestra Duo No. 2, for Violin and Viola Intermezzo for Large Orchestra Sinfonietta La Jolla , in A major, for piano and chamber orchestra Trio No. 2, for violin, cello, and piano, in D minor Luigi Nono – Variazioni canoniche sulla serie dell’op.41 di A. Schönberg , for chamber orchestraVincent Persichetti – Divertimento for BandAllan Pettersson – First Concerto for StringsWalter Piston – Symphony No.4 Theodor Rogalski – Three Romanian Dances for orchestra Arnold Schoenberg –Psalm 130 "De profundis", Op. 50b Modern Psalm, Op. 50c (unfinished) Style and Idea Dika Newlin )Humphrey Searle – Poem for 22 Strings John Serry Sr. –Eight Accordion Quartet Arrangements La Culebra , for flute & accordionAfrican Bolero , for flute & accordionKarlheinz Stockhausen –Choral Chöre für Doris 1 /11 (1950)Drei Lieder Heitor Villa-Lobos –Opera Film Jazz Musical theatre Musical films Dorothy Kirsten and Bing Crosby in "Mr. Music ".Annie Get Your Gun Irving Berlin ), starring Betty Hutton , Howard Keel , Louis Calhern and Keenan Wynn .Bhai Bahen Geeta Bali and Bharat Bhushan .Canzoni per le strade Luciano Taioli and Antonella Lualdi Cinderella Ilene Woods and Verna Felton .Come Dance with Me Anne Shelton and Anton Karas Cossacks of the Kuban (Kubanskie kazaki) , starring Vladlen Davydov and Marina Ladynina Fancy Pants Bob Hope and Lucille Ball Hamara Ghar Meena Kumari and Durga Khote [30] I'll Get By June Haver , Gloria DeHaven and Dennis Day , and featuring Harry James .Mr. Music Bing Crosby and featuring Peggy Lee , Groucho Marx and Dorothy Kirsten .Mussorgsky Aleksandr Borisov My Blue Heaven Betty Grable and Dan Dailey [31] Pagan Love Song Esther Williams and Howard Keel Samsaram N. T. Rama Rao , Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Lakshmirajyam [32] Singing Guns Vaughn Monroe , Ella Raines , Walter Brennan and Ward Bond Tea For Two Doris Day and Gordon MacRae There's a Girl in My Heart Lee Bowman , Elyse Knox , Gloria Jean and Peggy Ryan Three Little Words Fred Astaire , Red Skelton and Vera Ellen, and featuring Helen Kane dubbing for Debbie Reynolds .The Chocolate Girl (La petite chocolatière) Giselle Pascal , Claude Dauphin and Henri Genès [33] The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady June Haver and Gordon MacRae [34] The Toast of New Orleans Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza Two Weeks With Love Jane Powell , Ricardo Montalbán , Louis Calhern , Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter .The West Point Story James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Doris Day and Gordon MacRae Births January – February January 1 January 3 – Beth Anderson , American composerJanuary 5 – Chris Stein , guitarist and co-founder of Blondie January 7 – Juan Gabriel , singer (died 2016)January 9 – David Johansen , proto-punk singer (New York Dolls )January 21 – Billy Ocean , singerJanuary 23 January 26 – Paul Pena , singer, songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)January 28 – Bob Hay , American singer-songwriterJanuary 29 – Max Carl , American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player (Grand Funk Railroad)February 1 – Mike Campbell , American guitarist, songwriter and producer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch )February 2 – Ross Valory , American rock bass player (Journey and The Storm )February 3 – John Schlitt , American Christian rock singer (Petra and Head East )February 6 – Natalie Cole , African American singer, daughter of Nat King Cole (died 2015)February 12 – Steve Hackett , guitarist and composer (Genesis )February 13 – Peter Gabriel , singer and composer (Genesis)February 14 – Roger Fisher , American guitarist (Heart and Alias )February 15 – David Brown , bass guitarist (Santana ) (died 2000)February 16 – Roman Tam , Chinese Cantopop singer (died 2002)February 19 – Andy Powell , rock guitarist (Wishbone Ash )February 20 – Walter Becker , jazz rock bass guitarist, songwriter and record producer (Steely Dan ) (died 2017)February 26 March – April March 2 – Karen Carpenter , singer (died 1983)March 11 – Katia Labèque , pianistMarch 20 – Carl Palmer , drummer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer , Asia)March 21 – Roger Hodgson (Supertramp )March 22 – David Golub , pianist and conductor (died 2000)March 26 – Teddy Pendergrass , singer (died 2010)March 27 March 28 – Claudio Lolli , Italian novelist, singer and songwriter (died 2018)[35] April 5 – Agnetha Fältskog , singer (ABBA)April 12 April 22 – Peter Frampton , singerApril 24 – Rob Hyman (The Hooters )April 25 – Steve Ferrone (Average White Band )May – June May 2 – Lou Gramm (Foreigner )May 3 – Mary Hopkin , singerMay 4 – Darryl Hunt (The Pogues ) (died 2022)May 7 – Prairie Prince , American rock drummer and graphic artistMay 9 – Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick )May 12 – Billy Squier , singer-songwriter and guitaristMay 13 May 16 – Ray Condo , singer, saxophonist, and guitarist (died 2004)May 18 – Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo)May 20 – Victor Lewis , American jazz drummer, composer, and educatorMay 22 – Bernie Taupin , lyricistMay 29 – Rebbie Jackson , singerMay 24 – Terry Scott Taylor , record producerJune 1 – Graham Russell (Air Supply )June 3 – Suzi Quatro , rock singerJune 5 June 19 – Ann Wilson (Heart )June 21 – Joey Kramer (Aerosmith )July – August September – October September 10 – Joe Perry , guitarist (Aerosmith )September 14 – Paul Kossoff , guitarist (Free) (died 1976)September 17 – Fee Waybill rock singer-songwriter (The Tubes )September 27 – Linda Lewis , singer (died 2023)October 1 – Elpida , singerOctober 2 – Mike Rutherford , musician and songwriter (Genesis )October 8 – Robert Kool Bell , singer (Kool and The Gang )October 12 – Lowell Lo , Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composerOctober 20 – Tom Petty , rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)October 24 - May Pang , American former music executive. She worked for John Lennon and Yoko Ono as a personal assistant and production coordinator.November – December November 1 – Dan Peek (America ) (died 2011)November 11 – Jim Peterik (Ides of March , Survivor )November 12 – Barbara Fairchild , American singer-songwriterNovember 18 November 20 – Gary Green (Gentle Giant )November 21 November 22 December 1 – Richard Keith [birth name Keith Thibodeaux], American drummer and actorDecember 5 – Camarón de la Isla , flamenco singerDecember 6 – Joe Hisaishi , Japanese composer and directorDecember 8 – Dan Hartman , singer-songwriter (died 1994)December 9 – Joan Armatrading , singer-songwriterDecember 20 – Arturo Márquez , composerDecember 25 – Rockdrigo González , folk & rock singer-songwriter (died in earthquake 1985)December 28 – Alex Chilton (Box Tops , Big Star ) (died 2010)Deaths January 1 – Kate Carney , English singer and comedian (born 1869)January 2 – Theophrastos Sakellaridis , Greek composer and conductor (born 1883)January 13 – Dimitrios Semsis , Greek violinist (born 1883)January 28 – Kansas Joe McCoy , American blues musician and songwriter (born 1905)February 10 – Armen Tigranian , Armenian composer (born 1879)February 26 – Sir Harry Lauder , Scottish singer, comedian and songwriter (born 1870)February 28 – Ernst Abert Couturier , cornet virtuoso, composer, inventor and instrument manufacturer (born 1869)March 2 – Milton Schwarzwald , film director and composer (born 1891)March 8 – Jaroslav Kocián , violinist, composer and teacher (born 1883)April 2 – Adolf Wiklund , Swedish composer (born 1879)April 3 – Kurt Weill , composer in many styles (born 1900)[36] April 8 – Vaslav Nijinsky , ballet dancer (born 1889/90)April 23 – Gemma Bellincioni , operatic soprano (born 1864)April 27 — Karl Straube , German organist (born 1873)[37] May 7 – Bertha "Chippie" Hill , blues singer and vaudeville performer (born 1905)May 13 – Pauline de Ahna , operatic soprano (born 1863)May 27 – Auguste Aramini , French singer (born 1875)June 9 – Joe Burke , pianist and composer (born 1884)June 26 – Antonina Nezhdanova , coloratura soprano (born 1873)July 1 – Émile Jaques-Dalcroze , developer of eurhythmics (born 1865)July 7 – Fats Navarro , jazz musician (born 1923)July 11 – Buddy DeSylva , songwriter (born 1895)July 26 – Papa Charlie McCoy , blues musician (born 1909)July 30 – Guilhermina Suggia , cellist (born 1885)August 3 – Georg Høeberg , composer and conductor (born 1872)August 8 – Nikolai Myaskovsky , Soviet composer and teacher of Polish birth (born 1881)August 26 – Giuseppe De Luca , operatic baritone (born 1876)September 5 – Al Killian , trumpeter and bandleader (born 1916)September 20 – Georges Mager , trumpet player (born 1885)October 11 – Emil Votoček , chemist, composer and music theorist (born 1862)October 15 – Clément Doucet , pianist (born 1895)October 23 – Al Jolson , singer and actor (born 1886)October 26 – Evelyn Suart , English pianist (born 1881)November 20 – Francesco Cilea , opera composer (born 1866)November 23 – Percival Mackey , English pianist, composer and bandleader (born 1894)December 2 – Dinu Lipatti , Romanian pianist and composer (born 1917; Hodgkin's disease )[38] December 9 – Georg Hann , operatic bass-baritone (born 1897)December 22 – Julius Weismann , German composer and conductor (born 1879)December 26 – Ben Black, songwriter and impresario (born 1889)December 28 – Charles L. 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