1941 in music

Specific locations

• 1941 in British music
• 1941 in Norwegian music

  Specific genres

• 1941 in country music
• 1941 in jazz

  Events

• January 5 – Ernesto Bonino makes his début on Italian radio.
• January 15 – Olivier Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps is premiered by the composer and fellow prisoners-of-war in Stalag VIII-A in Silesia.
• January 20 – Béla Bartók's String Quartet No. 6 is premièred in New York City.
• May – Woody Guthrie writes and records "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" and "Grand Coulee Dam" among other folk songs in Portland, Oregon on a commission from the Bonneville Power Administration; these are released as The Columbia River Collection.
• May 10 – London's Queen's Hall, venue for The Proms, is bombed by the Luftwaffe. The concert series relocates to the Royal Albert Hall.
• August 18 – In a brutal police operation in Nazi Germany, over 300 Swing Kids are arrested, marking the end of tolerance to swing music.
• date unknown
• *Alan Lomax discovers Muddy Waters and Son House, among others
• *Les Paul almost electrocutes himself while attempting to build the first solid-body electric guitar.
• *Enrico Gentile leaves Quartetto Ritmo. Felice Chiusano replaces him and the group is renamed Quartetto Cetra.
• *Dutch Leschan sisters of Trio Lescano become Italian citizens.
• *The National Negro Opera Company is launched in Pittsburgh, USA.
• *Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts is presented at Town Hall in New York City, NY.

  Albums released

• Songs for John Doe – Almanac Singers
• The Maltese Falcon – Adolph Deutsch
• Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger – Burl Ives
• Small Fry – Bing Crosby
• Hawaii Calls – Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Harry Owens
• Crosbyana – Bing Crosby
• Four Star Favorites – Artie Shaw

  Biggest hit songs

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	Glenn Miller	Chattanooga Choo Choo	1941		US 1940s 1 – Sep 1941, US 1 for 9 weeks Nov 1941, RYM 2 of 1941, US BB 9 of 1941, POP 16 of 1941, Europe 54 of the 1940s
2	Glenn Miller	A String of Pearls	1941		US 1940s 1 – Jan 1942, US 1 for 2 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 2 of 1941, RYM 13 of 1941, POP 13 of 1941
3	Jimmy Dorsey	Green Eyes	1941		US 1940s 1 – May 1941, US 1 for 4 weeks Aug 1941, US BB 12 of 1941, POP 12 of 1941, Europe 62 of the 1940s
4	Jimmy Dorsey	Amapola	1941		US 1940s 1 – Mar 1941, US 1 for 10 weeks Mar 1941, US BB 18 of 1941, POP 21 of 1941, Europe 75 of the 1940s
5	Billie Holiday	God Bless the Child	1941		US BB 3 of 1941, POP 3 of 1941, RYM 5 of 1941, RIAA 58, Scrobulate 89 of jazz, Acclaimed 341, WXPN 814

Other notable recordings

• "The Band Played On" – Guy Lombardo
• "Blue Skies" – Frank Sinatra w. Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
• "Blues In The Night" – Benny Goodman Orchestra w. Peggy Lee
• "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" – Andrews Sisters
• "Carolina Shout" – Fats Waller
• "Geechee Joe" – Cab Calloway
• "How About You?" – Judy Garland
• "I Hear a Rhapsody" – Dinah Shore
• "Let Me Off Uptown" – Gene Krupa Orchestra w. Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge
• "Little Man With A Candy Cigar" – Jo Stafford
• "Me and My Chauffeur Blues" – Memphis Minnie
• "The Muffin Man" – Ella Fitzgerald
• "New San Antonio Rose" – Bing Crosby
• "Roll On Columbia" – Woody Guthrie
• "Take The A Train" – Duke Ellington
• "You Are My Sunshine" – Gene Autry

  Published popular music

• "All That Meat And No Potatoes" w.m. Fats Waller & Ed Kirkeby
• "The Anniversary Waltz" w. Al Dubin m. Dave Franklin
• "Apollo Jump" m. Ernest Puree, Prince Robinson & Lucius "Lucky" Millinder
• "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
• "Baby Mine" w. Ned Washington m. Frank Churchill nominated for Oscar, from the animated feature Dumbo,
• "Be Honest With Me" w.m. Fred Rose & Gene Autry
• "Blue Champagne" w.m. Jimmy Eaton, Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson
• "Blues In The Night" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
• "Boa Noite" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" w.m. Don Raye & Hughie Prince
• "Botch-A-Me" w. Eddie Stanley R. Morbelli & L. Astore m. R. Morbelli & L. Astore
• "Casey Junior" w. Ned Washington m. Frank Churchill from the animated feature Dumbo
• "Chattanooga Choo Choo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "Cherry" w.m. Charles N. Daniels
• "Chica Chica Boom Chic" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "Could You Please Oblige Us with a Bren Gun?" w.m. Noël Coward
• "Daddy" w.m. Bobby Troup
• "Deep in the Heart of Texas" w. June Hershey m. Don Swander
• "Down Forget-Me-Not Lane" w.m. Horatio Nicholls, Charlie Chester & Reg Morgan
• "Elmer's Tune" w.m. Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop & Dick Jurgens
• "Everything Happens To Me" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
• "Five Guys Named Moe" w. Larry Wynn m. Jerry Bresler
• "God Bless The Child" w.m. Arthur Herzog Jr & Billie Holiday
• "Goodbye Mama, I'm Off To Yokohama" w.m. J. Fred Coots
• "He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings" w. Eric Maschwitz m. Michael Carr
• "Hey Little Hen" w.m. Ralph Butler & Noel Gay
• "How About You?" w. Ralph Freed m. Burton Lane
• "Humpty Dumpty Heart" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
• "The Hut-Sut Song" w.m. Leo V. Killion, Ted McMichael & Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner
• "I Could Write a Book" w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst in the musical Pal Joey. Performed in the 1953 film version by Frank Sinatra.
• "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin & Eddie Durham
• "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem" w. Buddy Feyne m. Jerry Gray, Leonard Ware & Ben Smith
• "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
• "I Got It Bad " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Duke Ellington
• "I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest" w. Mickey Stoner & Martin Block m. Harold Green
• "I Know Why " w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "I Remember You" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
• "I Said No!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jule Styne
• "I See A Million People" w. Robert Sour m. Una Mae Carlisle
• "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "I'll Remember April" w. Don Raye & Patricia Johnston m. Gene De Paul
• "I'm Glad There Is You" w.m. Jimmy Dorsey & Paul Madeira Mertz
• "Introduction to a Waltz" m. Glenn Miller, Jerry Gray & Hal Dickinson
• "It Happened In Sun Valley" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "It's So Peaceful In The Country" w.m. Alec Wilder
• "I Understand" w. Kim Gannon m. Mabel Wayne
• "I've Got Sixpence" w.m. Elton Box & Desmond Cox
• "Jenny" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill. Introduced by Gertrude Lawrence in the musical Lady in the Dark. Performed in the 1944 film version by Ginger Rogers
• "Jersey Bounce" m. Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson & Robert B. Wright
• "Jim" w. Nelson Shawn m. Caesar Petrillo & Edward Ross
• "Kiss The Boys Goodbye" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
• "Knock Me A Kiss" w.m. Mike Jackson
• "Let's All Meet At My House" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen
• "Let's Get Away from It All" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
• "Let's Not Talk About Love" w.m. Cole Porter
• "London Pride" w.m. Noël Coward
• "Ma! I Miss Your Apple Pie" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & John Jacob Loeb
• "Misirlou" w. Milton Leeds, S. K. Russell & Fred Wise m. N. Roubanis
• "Moonlight Cocktail" w. Kim Gannon m. C. Luckeyth "Lucky" Roberts
• "My Adobe Hacienda" w.m. Louise Massey & Lee Penny
• "My Ship" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
• "My Sister and I" w.m. Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
• "Oh! Look at Me Now" w. John DeVries m. Joe Bushkin
• "Please Take A Letter Miss Brown" Paul Cunningham, Ernie Burnett
• "Racing With The Moon" w. Vaughn Monroe & Pauline Pope m. Johnny Watson
• "Rancho Pillow" Charles Newman & Allie Wrubel
• "Remember Pearl Harbor" w.m. Don Reid & Sammy Kaye
• "Road To Zanzibar" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Road To Zanzibar
• "Rose O'Day" w.m. Charles Tobias & Al Lewis
• "Sand In My Shoes" w. Frank Loesser m. Victor Schertzinger
• "The Shrine Of Saint Cecilia" w. Carroll Loveday m. Nils Perne
• "A Sinner Kissed An Angel" w. Mack David m. Larry Shayne
• "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat" w.m. Leon René, Otis René & Emerson Scott
• "So Near and Yet So Far" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the film You'll Never Get Rich.
• "Starlight Serenade" w.m. Sonny Miller, Frederick Tysh & Hans May
• "The Story Of A Starry Night" w.m. Jerry Livingston, Al Hoffman & Mann Curtis
• "A String Of Pearls" w. Eddie De Lange m. Jerry Gray
• "Sun Valley Jump" m. Jerry Gray from the film Sun Valley Serenade
• "Take The "A" Train" w.m. Billy Strayhorn
• "Tangerine" w. Johnny Mercer m. Victor Schertzinger
• "Tenement Symphony" w. Sid Kuller & Ray Golden m. Hal Borne
• "That Lovely Weekend" w.m. Ted Heath & Moira Heath
• "There Goes That Song Again" Allie Wrubel
• "There, I've Said It Again" w.m. Redd Evans & Dave Mann
• "This Is New" w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill
• "This Time the Dream's on Me" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen. Introduced by Priscilla Lane in the film Blues in the Night.
• " 'Til Reveille" w. Stanley Cowan m. Stanley Cowan & Bobby Worth
• "Tonight We Love" w. Bobby Worth m. Freddy Martin & Ray Austin
• "Tschaikovsky " w. Ira Gershwin m. Kurt Weill. Introduced by Danny Kaye in the musical Lady in the Dark
• "Two In Love" w.m. Meredith Willson
• "Violets For Your Furs" w. Tom Adair m. Matt Dennis
• "The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid" w.m Johnny Mercer
• "Walking the Floor Over You" w.m. Ernest Tubb
• "We're The Couple In The Castle" w. Frank Loesser m. Hoagy Carmichael
• "When I Love I Love" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
• "When I See an Elephant Fly" w. Ned Washington m. Oliver Wallace
• "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" w.m. Wiley Walker & Gene Sullivan
• "When They Sound The Last All Clear" w.m. Hughie Charles, Louis Elton
• " The White Cliffs of Dover" w. Nat Burton m. Walter Kent
• "Why Don't We Do This More Often?" w. Charles Newman m. Allie Wrubel
• "Winter Weather" w.m. Ted Shapiro
• "You And I" w.m. Meredith Willson
• "You Don't Know What Love Is" w. Don Raye m. Gene De Paul

  Other publications

• Robert van Gulik – The Lore of the Chinese Lute: An Essay in Ch'in Ideology

  Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

• Joseph Achron – Concerto for Piano Solo
• Richard Addinsell – Warsaw Concerto
• Hanns Eisler – Vierzehn Arten den Regen zu Beschreiben
• Roberto Gerhard – Sinfonía homenaje a Pedrell
• Reinhold Glière – Pochodnyj marš for wind orchestra, op. 76
• Olivier Messiaen – Quatour pour la fin du temps
• Harry Partch – Barstow
• Sergei Prokofiev – String Quartet No. 2 in F, Op. 92
• Sergei Rachmaninoff – Lullaby
• Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 7 C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"
• Lukas Foss – Concerto No. 1 for clarinet and orchestra

  Opera

• Benjamin Britten – Paul Bunyan
• Miguel Bernal Jiménez – Tata Vasco
• William Grant Still – A Bayou Legend, with libretto by Verna Arvey

  Jazz

Musical theater

• Apple Sauce London revue opened at the Palladium on March 5
• Banjo Eyes Broadway production opened on December 25 at the Hollywood Theatre and ran for 126 performances.
• Best Foot Forward Broadway production opened on October 1 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 326 performances.
• Get a Load of This London production opened on November 19 at the Hippodrome Theatre and ran for 698 performances.
• High Kickers Broadway production opened on October 31 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 171 performances.
• It Happens on Ice Broadway Revue opened on July 15 at the Center Theatre and ran for 386 performances.
• Lady Behave London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on July 24 and ran for 401 performances
• Lady in the Dark Broadway production opened on January 23 at the Alvin Theatre and ran for 467 performances.
• Let's Face It! Broadway production opened on October 29 at the Imperial Theatre and ran for 547 performances.
• Sons O' Fun Broadway Revue opened on December 1 at the Winter Garden Theatre and ran for 742 performances.

  Musical films

• Alle gaar rundt og forelsker sig, starring Lilian Ellis
• Apavadu
• Babes on Broadway
• Birth of the Blues
• Blues in the Night
• The Chocolate Soldier
• Dumbo
• Háry János, starring Antal Páger and Margit Dajka
• He Found a Star starring Vic Oliver, Sarah Churchill and Evelyn Dall
• Hold That Ghost starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and featuring The Andrews Sisters and Ted Lewis and his Band
• In the Navy starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Powell and The Andrews Sisters
• Kiss the Boys Goodbye starring Don Ameche and Mary Martin
• Lady Be Good
• Moon Over Miami
• Navy Blues starring Ann Sheridan, Jack Oakie, Martha Raye and Jack Haley
• Playmates
• Rise and Shine starring Jack Oakie, Linda Darnell, George Murphy and Milton Berle
• Road to Zanzibar
• San Antonio Rose starring Robert Paige, Jane Frazee, Eve Arden and The Merry Macs
• Sis Hopkins starring Judy Canova, Bob Crosby, Jerry Colonna and Susan Hayward
• Smilin' Through
• Sun Valley Serenade
• Sunny
• Sweetheart of the Campus
• That Certain Something
• That Night in Rio
• They Met in Argentina
• Time Out for Rhythm
• Too Many Blondes starring Rudy Vallee and Helen Parrish
• Week-End in Havana
• You'll Never Get Rich starring Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth and Robert Benchley. Directed by Sidney Lanfield.
• You're the One starring Bonnie Baker, Orrin Tucker & his Orchestra, Edward Everett Horton and Jerry Colonna
• Ziegfeld Girl
• Zis Boom Bah starring Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy, Skeets Gallagher and Benny Rubin, and directed by William Nigh

  Births

• January 3 – Van Dyke Parks, singer, arranger and composer
• January 9
• *Joan Baez, folk singer
• *Roy Head, singer-songwriter and guitarist
• January 12 – Long John Baldry, R&B singer
• January 15 – Captain Beefheart, musician and artist
• January 18 – David Ruffin
• January 20 – Ron Townson, The 5th Dimension
• January 21
• *Plácido Domingo, operatic tenor
• *Richie Havens, folk singer
• January 24
• *Neil Diamond, singer-songwriter
• *Aaron Neville, The Neville Brothers
• January 28 – Cash McCall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• February 4 – John Steel, The Animals
• February 5 – Barrett Strong, singer and songwriter
• February 6 – Dave Berry, singer
• February 11
• *Earl Lewis
• *Sergio Mendes, Latin American musician
• *Tom Rush, folk & blues singer
• February 12 – Dominguinhos, Brazilian composer, accordionist and singer
• February 15 – Brian Holland, songwriter
• February 17 – Gene Pitney, singer and songwriter
• February 18
• *Herman Santiago, rock & roll singer-songwriter
• *Irma Thomas, soul singer
• February 20 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer and composer
• February 24 – Joanie Sommers, singer and actress
• March 6 – Palle Mikkelborg, jazz trumpeter and composer
• March 8 – Ivana Loudová, composer
• March 12 – Paul Kantner, psychedelic rock guitarist
• March 15 – Mike Love, rock singer
• March 18 – Wilson Pickett, soul singer
• March 22 – Jeremy Clyde, singer
• March 24 – Michael Masser, songwriter, composer and producer of popular music
• March 28 – Alf Clausen, orchestra conductor
• March 30 – Graeme Edge
• April 3 – Jan Berry
• April 5
• *David LaFlamme, born Gary Posie, classical and rock violinist
• *Dave Swarbrick, folk rock fiddle player
• April 8 – J.J. Jackson, VJ
• April 9 – Kay Adams, country singer
• April 17 – Adolphus Hailstork, composer and educator
• April 19 – Roberto Carlos, singer
• April 21 – Jim Owen, country singer-songwriter
• April 28
• *Peter Anders, The Tradewinds
• *Ann-Margret, actress and singer
• April 30 – Johnny Farina
• May 4 – Richard Burns
• May 8 – John Fred, vocalist
• May 9
• *Peter Birrell
• *Danny Rapp
• May 10 – Danny Rapp, American singer
• May 11 – Eric Burdon, R&B singer
• May 13
• *Joe Brown, singer and guitarist
• *Ritchie Valens, singer
• May 18 – Lobby Loyde, Australian guitarist, songwriter and producer
• May 21 – Ronald Isley
• May 24
• *Konrad Boehmer, composer
• *Bob Dylan, folk singer and songwriter
• June 1 – Edo de Waart, conductor
• June 2
• *William Guest, R&B/soul singer
• *Charlie Watts, drummer
• June 5 – Martha Argerich, pianist
• June 8 – Fuzzy Haskins, musician
• June 9 – Jon Lord, rock keyboard player and composer
• June 10
• *Mickey Jones, rock drummer and character actor
• *Shirley Owens, soul singer
• June 12
• *Chick Corea, jazz musician
• *Roy Harper, singer-songwriter
• *Reg Presley, songwriter and lead singer
• June 13 – Esther Ofarim, singer
• June 15 – Harry Nilsson, singer-songwriter
• June 16 – Lamont Dozier, songwriter
• June 23 – Robert Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• July 5 – Terry Cashman, record producer and singer-songwriter
• July 7 – Jim Rodford, bass guitarist
• July 16 – Desmond Dekker, reggae musician
• July 17
• *Spencer Davis, instrumentalist
• *Gribouille, singer
• July 18
• *Lonnie Mack, rock and blues guitarist
• *Martha Reeves, vocalist
• July 19 – Vicki Carr, singer
• July 22
• * Estelle Bennett
• * George Clinton, American musician
• July 25 – Manny Charlton
• July 26 – Brenton Wood, singer-songwriter
• July 27 – Johannes Fritsch, composer and violist
• July 28 – Riccardo Muti, conductor
• July 30 – Paul Anka, singer and songwriter
• August 2 – Doris Coley
• August 3 – Beverly Lee
• August 4 – Timi Yuro, soul singer
• August 14 – David Crosby
• August 19 – Alain Boublil, librettist
• August 20 – Dave Brock
• August 21
• *Tom Coster
• *Jackie DeShannon, singer-songwriter
• August 22 – Marvell Thomas, African American Memphis blues keyboardist
• August 24 – Kenny Rogers, country musician
• August 26 – Chris Curtis
• August 27 – Cesária Évora, morna vocalist
• August 28 – Joseph Shabalala, choral director
• August 30 – John McNally
• September 9 – Otis Redding, soul singer
• September 10 – Christopher Hogwood, conductor and harpsichordist
• September 13 – David Clayton-Thomas, vocalist
• September 14 – Alberto Naranjo, arranger and composer
• September 19 – Cass Elliot, singer
• September 24 – Linda McCartney
• September 26 – Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
• October 2 – Ron Meagher
• October 3 – Chubby Checker, singer
• October 13 – Paul Simon, singer-songwriter
• October 17
• *Alan Howard
• *James Seals
• October 21
• *Manfred Lubowitz
• *Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the M.G.'s
• October 24 – Helen Reddy, singer
• October 28
• *Curtis Lee, singer
• *Hank Marvin, guitarist
• October 30 – Otis Williams, vocalist
• November 2
• *Brian Poole, singer
• *Bruce Welch, guitarist and singer
• November 5 – Art Garfunkel, singer
• November 6 – Doug Sahm
• November 8 – Simon Standage, baroque violinist
• November 9 – Tom Fogerty, rock rhythm guitarist
• November 13 – Odia Coates, singer
• November 16 – Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer
• November 20 – Dr. John, American singer-songwriter and musician
• November 21 – David Porter, American soul musician
• November 24
• *Pete Best, rock drummer
• *Donald "Duck" Dunn, rock bass guitarist
• November 27 – Eddie Rabbitt, country singer-songwriter
• November 29 – Denny Doherty, folk singer
• December 2 – Tom McGuinness, English pop guitarist
• December 10
• *Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor
• *Peter Sarstedt, Indian-born British singer-songwriter
• *Chad Stuart, English folk rock singer
• December 12 – Tim Hauser, American singer
• December 18 – Sam Andrew, American rock musician
• December 19 – Maurice White, American R&B musician
• December 27
• *Les Maguire, English pop pianist
• *Mike Pinder, English rock keyboard player
• December 29 – Ray Thomas, English rock flautist and singer-songwriter

  Deaths

• January 10 – Frank Bridge, composer, 61
• January 23 – Dobri Hristov, composer, 65
• February 13 – Blind Boy Fuller, blues musician
• February 15 – Guido Adler, musicologist
• February 19 – Sir Hamilton Harty, conductor and composer, 61
• February 21 – La Bolduc, Québécois singer, 46
• March 11 – Sir Henry Walford Davies, composer, 71
• March 12 – Ernst Décsey, music critic, 70
• March 17 – Wassily Sapellnikoff, pianist
• March 20 – Oskar Baum, music teacher and writer
• March 27 – Primo Riccitelli, Italian composer, 65
• April 6 – Henry Burr, popular singer
• April 17 – Al Bowlly, popular singer
• April 19 – Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer and teacher
• April 21 – Agustín Bardi, tango composer, pianist and violinist, 56
• May 1
• *Julia Claussen, operatic mezzo-soprano
• *Howard Johnson, lyricist
• May 18 – Milka Ternina, Croatian dramatic soprano
• May 23 – Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer
• June 17 – Johan Wagenaar, organist and composer, 78
• June 29 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist and composer, former Prime Minister of Poland, 80
• July 5 – Oskar Fried, conductor and composer
• July 8 – Philippe Gaubert, composer and conductor, 62
• July 10 – Jelly Roll Morton, jazz pianist, 55
• July 30 – Hugo Becker, cellist, 78
• August 16 – John Coates, operatic tenor
• August 30 – Hong Nan-pa, composer, violinist, conductor, music critic and educator, 44
• September 19 – Enrique Saborido, tango pianist and composer, 64
• October 8
• *Helen Morgan, US singer and actress, 41
• *Gus Kahn, US lyric writer, 54
• October 26 – Victor Schertzinger, violinist and composer, 53
• October 29 – Edmée Favart, operatic soprano, 62
• October 30 – Leon "Chu" Berry, jazz saxophonist, 33
• November 1 – Félix Mayol, singer, 68
• November 16 – Miina Härma, organist and composer, 77
• November 25 – Henri Christiné, composer,
• November 29 – Gennaro Papi, Italian opera conductor, 54
• December 3 – Christian Sinding, composer, 85
• December 21 – Peetie Wheatstraw, blues singer, 39
• December 22 – Jurgis Karnavičius, composer, 57
• December 24 – Siegfried Alkan, composer, 83
• date unknown – William H. Potstock, music teacher and composer