1926 in music

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Published Songs
3 Top Hits: Recordings
4 Other important recordings
5 Musical theater
6 Births
7 Deaths

Events

First recordings by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers

Published Songs

"(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry" w.m. Walter Donaldson & Abe Lyman
"Alabama Stomp" w. Henry Creamer m. James P. Johnson
"All Alone Monday" w. Bert Kalmar m. Harry Ruby
"Am I Wasting My Time On You?" w.m. Irving Bibo & Howard Johnson
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" w. Roy Turk m. Lou Handman
"Baby Face" w. Benny Davis m. Harry Akst
"Barcelona" w. Gus Kahn m. Tolchard Evans
"Because I Love You" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Big Butter And Egg Man" w.m. Sidney Clare, Cliff Friend & Joseph H. Santly
"The Birth Of The Blues" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"Black Bottom" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"Black Bottom Stomp" m. Jelly Roll Morton
"The Blue Room" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Breezin' Along With The Breeze" w.m. Havan Gillespie, Seymour Simons & Richard Whiting
"Bridget O'Flynn" King, Sterling
"Bring Back Those Minstrel Days" w. Ballard MacDonald m. Martin Broones
"But I Do - You Know I Do" w. Gus Kahn m. Walter Donaldson
"By The Tamarisk" m. Eric Coates
"Bye Bye Blackbird" w. Mort Dixon m. Ray Henderson
"The Chant" m. Mel Stitzel
"Charmaine" w.m. Erno Rapee & Lew Pollack
"Cherie, I Love You" w.m. Lillian Rosedale Goodman
"Clap Yo' Hands" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Climbing Up The Ladder Of Love" w. Raymond Klages m. Jesse Greer
"Cossack Love Song" Harbach, Hammerstein, Stothart & Gershwin
"Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager
"Cross Your Heart" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Lewis E. Gensler
"'Deed I Do" w. Walter Hirsch m. Fred Rose
"The Desert Song" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. [Sigmund Romberg]]
"The Devil Is Afraid Of Music" w.m. Willard Robison
"The Dicky Bird Hop" w. Leslie Sarony m. Ronald Gourley
"Do, Do, Do" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Doctor Jazz" w. Walter Melrose m. Joe "King" Oliver
"Don't Have Any More, Mrs Moore" Castling, Walsh
"East St Louis Toddle-O" m. Bubber Miley & Duke Ellington
"Everything's Gonna Be All Right" w. Benny Davis m. Harry Akst
"Fidgety Feet" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Flapperette" m. Jesse Greer
"The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart" w.m. Ben Ryan
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Lewis E. Gensler
"Get Away, Old Man, Get Away" w.m. Frank Crumit
"Gimme A Little Kiss, Will Ya, Huh?" w. Roy Turk & Jack Smith m. Maceo Pinkard
"The Girl Friend" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"The Girl Is You And The Boy Is Me" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"Half A Moon" w. Eddie Dowling & Herbert Reynolds m. James F. Hanley
"Hawaiian Wedding Song" (originally "Ke Kali Nei Au") w. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning m. Charles E. King (Words written 1959.)
"Heebie Jeebies" w.m. Boyd Atkins
"Hello Bluebird" w.m. Cliff Friend
"Hello, Aloha, How Are You?" w. L. Wolfe Gilbert m. Abel Baer
"Hello, Baby" w. Seymour Simons m. Richard A. Whiting
"Here I Am" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"Hey Gypsy (Play Gypsy)" w.m. Emmerich Kalman, Clifford Grey, "N. Foley"
"Hi-Diddle-Diddle" w.m. Hal Keidel & Carleton Coon
"Horses" w. Byron Gay m. Richard A. Whiting
"How Could Red Riding Hood?" w.m. Randolph
"How Many Times?" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me" w. Clarence Gaskill m. Jimmy McHugh
"I Know That You Know" w. Anne Caldwell m. Vincent Youmans
"I Never See Maggie Alone" w. Harry Tilsley m. Everett Lynton
"I Parted My Hair In The Middle" David, Murphy
"I Want a Big Butter and Egg Man" w.m. Percy Venable & Louis Armstrong
"I'd Climb The Highest Mountain" w.m. Lew Brown & Sidney Clare
"If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight" w. Henry Creamer m. James P. Johnson
"If You Can't Land Her On The Old Verandah" w.m. Silver
"I'm A One-Man Girl" w. Leo Robin m. Richard Myers
"I'm Coming, Virginia" w. Will Marion Cook & Donald Heywood
"I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers" w.m. Fred Rich, Sam Coslow & Harry Link
"I'm Lonely Without You" w. Bud Green m. Harry Warren
"In A Little Spanish Town" w. Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young m. Mabel Wayne
"It All Depends On You" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"I've Got The Girl" w.m. Walter Donaldson
"Jack In The Box" m. Zez Confrey
"Jersey Walk" w. Eddie Dowling & Henry Creamer m. James F. Hanley
"Katinka" w. Benee Russell m. Henry Tobias
"The Kinkajou" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
"Lay Me Down To Sleep In Carolina" w. Jack Yellen m. Milton Ager
"Like He Loves Me" w. Anne Caldwell m. Vincent Youmans
"A Little Birdie Told Me So" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"The Little White House" w. Eddie Dowling m. James F. Hanley
"Lonesome And Sorry" w. Benny Davis m. Con Conrad
"Look At The World And Smile" w. Anne Caldwell m. Raymond Hubbell
"Looking At The World Through Rose Coloured Glasses" w.m. Tommy Malie & Jimmy Stieger
"Lucky Day" w. B. G. De Sylva & Lew Brown m. Ray Henderson
"Mary Lou" w. Abe Lyman & George Waggner m. J. Russel Robinson
"Maybe" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Me Too" w. Charles Tobias & Al Sherman m. Harry Wood
"Moonlight On The Ganges" w. Chester Wallace m. Sherman Myers
"The More We Are Together" w.m. Jimmy Campbell & Reg Connelly
"Mountain Greenery" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Muddy Water" w. Jo Trent m. Peter DeRose & Harry Richman
"Muskrat Ramble" w. Ray Gilbert m. Edward "Kid" Ory (Words written in 1950.)
"My Cutie's Due At Two To Two Today" w.m. Albert Von Tilzer, Irving Bilbo & Leo Robin
"My Dream Of The Big Parade" w. Al Dubin m. Jimmy McHugh
"My Pretty Girl" m. Charles Fulcher
"One Alone" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
"Our Director" m. F. E. Bigelow
"Passing Shadows" m. Raymond Loughborough
"Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies" w. Harry B. Smith m. Emmerich Kalman
"Poor Papa" w. Billy Rose m. Harry Woods
"The Rangers' Song" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
"Reaching For The Moon" w.m. Benny Davis & Jesse Greer
"The Riff Song" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
"Rio Rita" w. Joseph McCarthy m. Harry Tierney
"Romance" w. Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II m. Sigmund Romberg
"Say It Again" by Harry Richman
"Scatter Your Smiles" w.m. Max Kortlander & Pete Wendling
"She Knows Her Onions" Ager, Yellen, Pollack
"Shut The Door" w.m. Billy Mann, Wally Ives, Dick Howard & Jim Kern
"Sleepy Head" w. Benny Davis m. Jesse Greer
"Snag It" m. Joseph "King" Oliver
"So This Is Spring" Sarony
"Somebody's Lonely" Davis, Gold
"Someone To Watch Over Me" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"Song Of The Wanderer" w.m. Neil Moret
"Static Strut" m. Jack Yellen & Phil Wall
"Sunday" w.m. Chester Conn, Ned Miller, Jules Styne & Bennie Krueger
"Sunny Disposish" w. Ira Gershwin m. Philip Charig
"Tamiami Trail" w.m. Cliff Friend & Joseph H. Santly
"There Ain't No Maybe In My Baby's Eyes" w. Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan m. Walter Donaldson
"There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino" w. J. Keirn Brennan & Irving Mills m. Jimmy McHugh
"Thinking Of You" w. Paul Ash m. Walter Donaldson
"Ting-A-Ling" w. Andy Britt m. Jack Little
"Tiptoe Through The Tulips" w. Al Dubin m. Joe Burke
"Tonight You Belong To Me" w. Billy Rose m. Lee David
"A Tree In The Park" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers
"Up And At 'Em" w.m. Jack Pettis & Al Goering
"Valencia" w. Lucien Jean Boyer & Jacques Charles (Fr) Clifford Grey (Eng) m. Jose Padilla
"When Day Is Done" w. B. G. De Sylva m. Roger Katscher
"When Do We Dance?" w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin
"When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along" w.m. Harry Woods
"Where Do You Work-A, John?" w. Mortimer Weinberg & Charley Marks m. Harry Warren
"Where'd You Get Those Eyes?" w.m. Walter Donaldson
"Wistful And Blue" Davidson, Etting
"Ya Gotta Know How To Love" w. Bud Green m. Harry Warren

Top Hits: Recordings

"Some of These Days" by Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis's Jazz Band
"Valencia (A Song of Spain)" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin' Along" Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"He's The Last Word" by Ben Pollock & His Californians
"When My Baby Smiles At Me" by Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band
"In A Little Spanish Town" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
"Red Hot Henry Brown" by Margaret Young
"I'm Sitting On Top of the World" by Al Jolson
"Ya Gotta Know How To Love" by Esther Walker
"Black Bottom" by Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
"Do, Do, Do" by Gertrude Lawrence
"Who" by George Olsen & His Music
"Always" by Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
"Gimme A Little Kiss (Will Ya', Hunh?)" by Whispering Jack Smith
"Breezin' Along With the Breeze" by Johnny Marvin
"Bye Bye Bye Blackbird" by Gene Austin

Other important recordings

"Heebie Jeebies" by Louis Armstrong & His Hot 5
"Black Bottom Stomp" by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
"Sidewalk Blues" by Jelly Roll Morton & His Red Hot Peppers
"Snag It" by King Oliver & His Dixie Syncopators

Musical theater

Americana Broadway production
Blackbirds London production
Countess Maritza Broadway production
The Desert Song Broadway production
Lady, Be Good London production
No Foolin' Broadway production
Oh, Kay Broadway production
Peggy-Ann Broadway production
The Student Prince London production
Sunny London production
Tip-Toes London production
Wildflower London production

Births

January 3 - Sir George Martin, record producer for the Beatles
May 25 - Miles Davis
July 19 - Sue Thompson
August 3 - Tony Bennett
August 12 - Joe Jones
September 23 - John Coltrane, musician
October 18 - Chuck Berry
December 11 - Big Mama Thornton