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1947 in music
See also:
1946 in music,
other events of 1947,
1948 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
Events
Albums released
Top hit records
Published popular music
- "Across The Alley From The Alamo" w.m. Joe Green
- "Ah, But It Happens" w. William Dunham m. Walter Kent
- "Almost Like Being In Love" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "And Mimi" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon
- "Apalachicola F.L.A." w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "An Apple Blossom Wedding" w.m. Jimmy Kennedy & Nat Simon
- "April In Portugal" w. Jose Galhardo (Port) Jimmy Kennedy (Eng) m. Raul Ferrao Portuguese
- "Autumn Leaves" ("Les Feuilles Mortes") w.(Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Jacques Prevert m. Joseph Kosma
- "Ballerina" w.m. Bob Russell & Carl Sigman
- "Beg Your Pardon" w.m. Francis Craig & Beasley Smith
- "Big Brass Band From Brazil" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
- "Bloop Bleep" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Blue Shadows On The Trail" w. Johnny Lange m. Elliot Daniel
- "Bouquet Of Roses" w.m. Steve Nelson & Bob Hilliard
- "Busy Doing Nothing" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "But Beautiful" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Buttons And Bows" w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
- "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba" w.m. Mack David, Jerry Livingston & Al Hoffman
- "Cigarettes, Whisky, And Wild, Wild Women" w.m. Tim Spencer
- "Civilization" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman
- "Clancy Lowered The Boom" w.m. Hy Heath & Johnny Lange
- "Come To Me, Bend To Me" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "Come To The Mardi Gras" w. (Eng) Ervin Drake & Jimmy Shirl (Port) Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera m. Max Bulhoes & Milton De Oliviera
- "Confess" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
- "Cuanto Le Gusta" w. Ray Gilbert m. Gabriel Ruiz
- "Don't Smoke In Bed" w.m. Willard Robison
- "Don't Telephone, Don't Telegraph, Tell A Woman" w.m. Al Stewart & Tex Williams
- "Down By The Station" adapted from a children's song by Lee Ricks & Slim Gaillard
- "Down The Old Spanish Trail" Kenneth Leslie-Smith & Jimmy Kennedy
- "The Dream Of Olwen" w. Winifred May m. Charles Williams
- "Everybody Loves Somebody" w. Irving Taylor m. Ken Lane
- "Everybody's Gonna Have A Wonderful Time Up There" Lee Roy Abernathy
- "Ev'ry Day I Love You" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "A Fella With An Umbrella" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Fun And Fancy Free" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George Weiss
- "Galway Bay" w.m. Dr Arthur Colahan
- "The Gentleman Is A Dope" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
- "Good Rockin' Tonight" w.m. Roy Brown
- "Haunted Heart" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "The Heather On The Hill" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "Here Comes Santa Claus" w.m. Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman
- "Here I'll Stay" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Kurt Weill
- "A Hundred And Sixty Acres" w.m. David Kapp
- "Hurry On Down" w.m. Nellie Lutcher
- "I Still Get Jealous" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "I Tipped My Hat And Slowly Rode Away" w.m. Larry Marks & Dick Charles
- "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Ichabod" Don Raye & Gene De Paul
- "If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "I'll Dance At Your Wedding" w. Herb Magidson m. Ben Oakland
- "I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "I'm My Own Grandpaw" w.m. Dwight Latham & Moe Jaffe
- "It Only Happens When I Dance With You" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "It Takes A Long, Long Train With A Red Caboose" w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
- "It Was Written In The Stars" w. Leo Robin m. Harold Arlen
- "It's A Most Unusual Day" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy McHugh
- "It's Magic" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Ivy" w.m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "Kokomo, Indiana" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
- "Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero" w. Sylvia Dee & Elizabeth Moore m. Sidney Lippman
- "Lazy Countryside" w.m. Bobby Worth
- "Life Gets Tee-jus, Don't It" w.m. Carson Robison
- "A Little Bird Told Me" w.m. Harvey O. Brooks
- "Look To The Rainbow" w. E.Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
- "Love Is Where You Find It" w. Earl K. Brent m. Nacio Herb Brown
- "Love Somebody" w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
- "The Maharajah Of Magador" w.m. Lewis Harris & John Jacob Loeb
- "Mam'selle" w. Mack Gordon m. Edmund Goulding
- "Manana" w.m. Peggy Lee & Dave Barbour
- "Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner" w.m. Hubert Gregg
- "Maybe You'll Be There" w. Sammy Gallop m. Rube Bloom
- "Nature Boy" w.m. Eden Ahbez
- "Near You" w. Kermit Goell m. Francis Craig
- "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" w. Buddy Bernier m. Jerry Brainin
- "Now Is The Hour" w.m. Maewa Kaihan, Clement Scott & Dorothy Stewart
- "On A Slow Boat To China" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Once And For Always" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Papa Won't You Dance With Me?" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Pass That Peace Pipe" w. Ralph Blane m. Hugh Martin
- "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" w.(Eng) Joe Davis (Span.) Osvaldo Farres m. Osvaldo Farres Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
- "Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With A Ribbon, And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Rhode Island Is Famous For You" w. Howard Dietz m. Arthur Schwartz
- "Save The Bones For Henry Jones" w.m. Danny Barker & Michael H. Goldsen
- "Serenade Of The Bells" w.m. Kay Twomey, Al Goodhart & Al Urbano
- "Sixteen Tons" w.m. Merle Travis
- "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke!" w.m. Merle Travis & Tex Williams
- "Steppin' Out With My Baby" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Tallahassee" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "There But For You Go I" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "Too Fat Polka" w.m. Ross MacLean & Arthur Richardson
- "Toolie Oolie Doolie" w.(Eng) Vaughn Horton (Ger) Arthur Beul m. Arthur Beul
- "The Turntable Song" w. Leo Robin m. John Green
- "Waitin' For My Dearie" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
- "The Wedding Samba" w.m. Abraham Ellstein, Allan Small & Joseph Liebowitz
- "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll" Teddy Reig, William Moore
- "Woody Woodpecker" w.m. George Tibbles & Ramez Idriss
- "You Do" w. Mack Gordon m. Josef Myrow
- "You Don't Have To Know The Language" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "You Were Only Fooling" w. William E. Faber & Fred Meadows m. Larry Fotine
- "You, You, You Are The One" w. Milton Leeds & Fred Wise m. Tetos Demey
Births
- January 6 - Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention
- January 8 - David Bowie, Pop star
- January 8 - Terry Sylvester, The Hollies
- January 20 - George Grantham, Poco
- January 21 - Pye Hastings, Caravan
- January 24 - Warren Zevon
- January 28 - David Byron, Uriah Heep
- January 30 - Steve Marriott, Small Faces, Humble Pie
- February 3 - Dave Davies, The Kinks
- February 3 - Melanie
- February 9 - Joe Ely
- February 14 - Tim Buckley
- February 15 - David Brown, Santana
- February 17 - Dodie Stevens
- February 18 - Dennis DeYoung, Styx
- February 24 - Lonnie Turner, Steve Miller Band
- February 24 - Rupert Holmes
- February 26 - Sandie Shaw
- March 3 - Jennifer Warnes
- March 6 - David Gilmour, Pink Floyd
- March 6 - Kiki Dee
- March 8 - Michael Allsup, Three Dog Night
- March 10 - Tom Scholz, Boston
- March 11 - Mark Stein, Vanilla Fudge
- March 15 - Ry Cooder
- March 18 - Robert Harrison, Procol Harum
- March 20 - Carl Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- March 22 - Harry Vanda, The Easybeats
- March 24 - Mike Kellie, Spooky Tooth
- March 25 - Elton John, Pop star
- March 29 - Bobby Kimball, Toto
- April 2 - Emmylou Harris
- April 7 - Patricia Bennett, The Chiffons
- April 8 - Steve Howe, Yes
- April 8 - Larry Norman
- April 10 - Bunny Wailer, The Wailers
- April 16 - Gerry Rafferty, Stealers Wheel
- April 19 - Mark Volman, The Turtles
- April 21 - Iggy Pop
- April 24 - Glen Cornick, Jethro Tull
- April 24 - Hubert Ann Kelly, Hues Corporation
- April 26 - Pete Ham, Badfinger
- April 29 - Tommy James
- May 10 - Jay Ferguson, Spirit
- May 11 - Butch Trucks, The Allman Brothers
- May 14 - Al Ciner, Three Dog Night
- May 15 - Graham Goble, The Little River Band
- May 16 - Barbara Lee, The Chiffons
- May 19 - Jerry Hyman, Blood, Sweat and Tears
- May 25 - Mitchell Margo, The Tokens
- May 25 - Jessi Colter
- May 31 - John Bonham, Led Zeppelin
- June 1 - Ron Wood, Faces, The Rolling Stones
- June 8 - Mick Box, Uriah Heep
- June 8 - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity
- June 14 - Barry Melton, Country Joe & the Fish
- June 17 - Gregg Rolie, Santana
- June 22 - Howard Kaylan, The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, Flo & Eddie
- July 7 - David Hodo, The Village People
- July 10 - Arlo Guthrie
- July 19 - Bernie Leadon, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Eagles
- July 19 - Brian May, Queen
- July 20 - Carlos Santana
- July 22 - Don Henley, The Eagles
- July 23 - David Essex
- August 5 - Rick Derringer, The McCoys
- August 5 - Gregory Leskiw, The Guess Who
- August 9 - Barbara Mason
- August 10 - Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull
- August 11 - Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- August 17 - Gary Talley, The Box Tops
- August 20 - Jim Pankow, Chicago
- August 22 - Donna Godchaux, The Grateful Dead
- August 23 - Keith Moon, The Who
- September 3 - Eric Bell, Thin Lizzy
- September 14 - John Bowser Bauman, Sha Na Na
- September 17 - Lol Creme, 10cc
- September 21 - Don Felder, The Eagles
- September 23 - Jerry Corbetta, Sugarloaf
- September 27 - Meat Loaf
- September 28 - Peter-Hop-Evans, Medicine Head
- September 30 - Marc Bolan, T-Rex
- October 1 - Martin Turner, Wishbone Ash
- October 3 - Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac
- October 4 - Jim Fielder, Blood, Sweat & Tears
- October 10 - Norman Carl Odam, the Legendary Stardust Cowboy
- October 13 - Sammy Hagar, Montrose, Van Halen
- October 16 - Bob Ace Weir, The Grateful Dead
- October 17 - Michael McKean, Spinal Tap
- October 18 - Laura Nyro
- October 19 - Wilbert Hart, The Delfonics
- October 21 - Tetsu Yamauchi Free, Faces
- October 23 - Greg Ridley, Spooky Tooth, Humble Pie
- October 25 - John Hall, Orleans
- October 30 - Timothy B. Schmidt, Poco, The Eagles
- October 31 - Russ Ballard, Argent
- November 2 - Dave Pegg, Uglys, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull
- November 5 - Peter Noone, Herman's Hermits
- November 6 - George Young, The Easybeats
- November 10 - Greg Lake, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- November 10 - Dave Loggins
- November 12 - Buck Dharma, Blue Oyster Cult
- November 20 - Joe Walsh, James Gang, The Eagles
- December 5 - Jim Messina
- December 8 - Gregg Allman, The Allman Brothers
- December 10 - Walter Orange, The Commodores
- December 12 - Vin Scelsa, Disc Jockey
- December 14 - Patty Duke
- December 20 - Peter Criss, Kiss
- December 28 - Dick Diamonde, The Easybeats
- December 30 - Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys
- December 31 - Burton Cummings of The Guess Who, John Denver
Deaths
Referenced By
1910s in music | 1920s in music | 1930s in music | 1940s in music | 1946 in music | 1947 | 1948 in music | Bunny Livingston | Bunny Livingstone | Bunny Wailer | Hawaiian music | List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients E-I | List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients J-P | List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Q-Z | List of music events by year | List of musical events | Music of Hawaii | The Weavers | Timeline of trends in music (1900-1949) | Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950)
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