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1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Biggest hit songs
4 Top hit records
5 Published popular music
6 Classical music
7 Opera
8 Musical theater
9 Musical films
10 Births
11 Deaths

[edit] Events

Bunk Johnson makes his first recordings.
Capitol Records founded by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn Wallichs.
James Petrillo, leader of the American Federation of Musicians, orders a ban on musicians recording new material. The labels Decca and Capitol negotiated an end to the ban in 1943, but RCA Victor and Columbia Records held out until 1944. The strike did not include live performances in concerts and on the radio.
The Goldman Band offers in 21 July the first concert in the history of band music only with original concert-band works.

[edit] Albums released

Holiday Inn - Bing Crosby
Selections from George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess, vol. 2 - Various Artists

[edit] Biggest hit songs

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the limited set of charts available for 1942.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Bing Crosby	White Christmas	1942	US 1940s 1 - Oct 1942, US BB 1 of 1942, US 1 for 11 weeks Oct 1942, Global 1 (50 M sold) - 1942, Oscar in 1942, RYM 1 of 1942, POP 1 of 1942, Europe 2 of the 1940s, RIAA 2, Scrobulate 2 of Christmas, UK 5 - Dec 1977, AFI 5, Norway 6 - Dec 1959, US BB 7 - Dec 1955, Acclaimed 306
2	Glenn Miller	Moonlight Cocktail	1942	US 1940s 1 - Feb 1942, US 1 for 10 weeks Feb 1942, US BB 6 of 1942, POP 6 of 1942, RYM 18 of 1942, Europe 55 of the 1940s
3	Glenn Miller	(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo	1942	US 1940s 1 - Aug 1942, US 1 for 7 weeks Sep 1942, US BB 10 of 1942, POP 10 of 1942, RYM 41 of 1942, Europe 44 of the 1940s
4	Jimmy Dorsey	Tangerine	1942	US 1940s 1 - Apr 1942, US 1 for 6 weeks May 1942, US BB 4 of 1942, POP 4 of 1942, Europe 82 of the 1940s
5	Kay Kyser	Jingle, Jangle, Jingle	1942	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1942, US 1 for 8 weeks Jul 1942, US BB 13 of 1942, POP 21 of 1942, Europe 66 of the 1940s

[edit] Top hit records

"A String of Pearls" by Glenn Miller
"American Patrol" by Glenn Miller
"Be Careful, It's In My Heart" by Bing Crosby
"Blues In the Night" by Woody Herman
"Cow Cow Boogie" by Freddie Slack
"Der Fuehrer's Face" by Spike Jones
"Deep In The Heart Of Texas" recorded by
- Alvino Ray
- Bing Crosby
- Ted Weems And His Orchestra With Perry Como
"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" recorded by
- Glenn Miller
- The Andrews Sisters
"Flying Home" by Lionel Hampton
"For Me And My Gal" by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
"He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings" by Kay Kyser
"He's My Guy" by Harry James
"I Don't Want To Walk Without You" by Harry James
"I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen" by Sammy Kaye
"I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town" by Louis Jordan
"Jersey Bounce" by Benny Goodman
"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" by Kay Kyser
"Kalamazoo" by Glenn Miller
"Manhattan Serenade" by Harry James
"Mister Five by Five" recorded by
- The Andrews Sisters
- Freddie Slack
- Harry James
"Moonlight Cocktail" by Glenn Miller
"My Devotion" by Vaughn Monroe
"Night And Day" by Frank Sinatra
"One Dozen Roses" by Harry James
"Sleepy Lagoon" by Harry James
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" by Benny Goodman
"Strictly Instrumental" by Harry James
"Strip Polka" recorded by
- The Andrews Sisters
- Johnny Mercer
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" by Frank Sinatra
"The Sunshine Of Your Smile" by Frank Sinatra
"Tangerine" recorded by
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Vaughn Monroe
"Trav'lin' Light" by Paul Whiteman
"White Christmas" - Bing Crosby (The best selling song of all time from a film)
"Who Wouldn't Love You?" by Kay Kyser

[edit] Published popular music

"C Jam Blues" m. Duke Ellington
""Murder", He Says!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Abraham" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Ain't Got A Dime To My Name" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"At Last" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Baltimore Oriole" w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
"Be Careful, It's My Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Be Like The Kettle And Sing" w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley
"Born To Lose" w.m. Frankie Brown
"Constantly" w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Road to Morocco
"Cow-Cow Boogie" w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter
"Dearly Beloved" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
"Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
"Glissando" m. John Serry, Sr.
"Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
"Happy Holiday" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Holiday For Strings" m. David Rose
"The House I Live In" w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
"I Came Here To Talk For Joe" w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
"I Get the Neck of the Chicken" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Marcy McGuire in the film Seven Days' Leave
"I Had The Craziest Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Helen Forrest with Harry James and his Music in the film Springtime in the Rockies.
"I Heard You Cried Last Night" w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
"I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" w.m. Leon René & Johnny Lange
"I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean" w.m. Irving Berlin
"If You Are But A Dream" w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
"If You Build A Better Mousetrap" Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
"I'll Be Around" w.m. Alec Wilder
"I'll Capture Your Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'll Take Tallulah" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
"I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" w.m. Irving Berlin
"I'm Old Fashioned" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"In The Blue Of Evening" w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D'Artega
"It Must Be Jelly" w. Sunny Skylar m. George Williams & J. Chalmers
"It Started All Over Again" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"I've Heard That Song Before" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
"Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
"Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland" w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
"Juke Box Saturday Night" w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
"Let's Get Lost" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
"Let's Start The New Year Right" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Lover Man" w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram"Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
"Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
"Mister Five By Five" w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
"Moonlight Becomes You" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"My Devotion" w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
"One Dozen Roses" w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
"Pennsylvania Polka" w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
"People Like You And Me" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Perdido" w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
"Pistol Packin' Mama" w.m. Al Dexter
"Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Put Your Dreams Away" w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
"The Road To Morocco" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
"Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
"Serenade In Blue" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"Strip Polka" w.m. Johnny Mercer
"Tarantella" m. John Serry, Sr.
"That Old Black Magic" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
"That's Sabotage" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There Are Such Things" w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
"There Will Never Be Another You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
"There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
"This Is The Army, Mr Jones" w.m. Irving Berlin
"This Is Worth Fighting For" w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
"Three Little Sisters" w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
"Trav'lin' Light" w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
"Tweedle-O-Twill" w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
"Warsaw Concerto" m. Richard Adinsell
"Well, Git It!" m. Sy Oliver
"When The Lights Go On Again" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
"White Christmas" w.m. Irving Berlin
"Who Wouldn't Love You?" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
"Why Don't You Do Right?" w.m. Joe McCoy
"Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?" w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
"You Were Never Lovelier" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" w.m. Cole Porter. Performed in the 1943 musical film Something to Shout About by Don Ameche and Janet Blair.

[edit] Classical music

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Camargo Guarnieri - Abertura Concertante
Carlos Guastavino - Once Upon A Time (ballet)
Aram Khachaturian - Gayane (ballet)
Gerald Finzi - Let Us Garlands Bring
Bohuslav Martinů - Piano Quartet No. 1
Arnold Schoenberg - Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Igor Stravinsky - Four Norwegian Moods

[edit] Opera

Walter Damrosch - The Opera Cloak
Dmitri Kabalevsky - In the Fire

[edit] Musical theater

By Jupiter, Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre on June 2 and ran for 421 performances
Du Barry Was A Lady, London production opened at His Majesty's Theatre on October 22 and ran for 178 performances
Let's Face It, London production opened at the Hippodrome on November 19 and ran for 348 performances
Priorities of 1942 Broadway Revue opened March 12 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 353 performances.
Show Time Broadway Revue opened September 16 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 342 performances.
Star and Garter Broadway Revue opened on June 24 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 605 performances.
Stars on Ice Broadway Revue opened July 2 at the Center Theatre and ran for 827 performances.
This Is the Army Broadway Revue opened July 4 at the Broadway Theatre and ran for 113 performances.