"Big Boy" Jan 7 James F. Hanley, Joseph Meyer, and Buddy DeSylva's musical "Big Boy", starring Al Jolson, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC; runs for 56 performances Jazz Singer and Silent Screen Actor Al Jolson Jan 14 Alban Berg's atonale opera "Wozzeck" premieres in Berlin Dec 1924 Events in Music by Year Feb 1925 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers