Rosalie
Jan 10 George Gershwin, Sigmund Romberg and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie" premieres in New York
Ol' Man River
Mar 1 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra record "Ol' Man River" for Victor Records featuring Bing Crosby
- Mar 13 Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers" premieres in NYC
This Year of Grace
Mar 22 Noël Coward's musical "This Year of Grace" premieres in London
West End Blues
Jun 28 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End Blues"
The Threepenny Opera
Aug 31 Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weil's play with music "The Threepenny Opera" premieres at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin
- Sep 15 Stothard, Kalmar & Ruby's musical "Good Boy" premieres in NYC
Elmer the Great
Sep 24 George M. Cohan and Ring Lardner's musical play "Elmer the Great" premieres in NYC
Paris
Oct 8 Cole Porter and E. Ray Goetz' musical "Paris" opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC; runs for 195 performances
- Oct 8 Joseph Szigeti debuts Alfredo Casella's Violin Concerto
Music Premiere
Nov 2 Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Symphony premieres in US with Leopold Stokowski leading the Philadelphia Orchestra at The Academy of Music, Philadelpha
Bolero
Nov 22 Orchestral work "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly in Paris, France
- Dec 4 Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee!", starring Eddie Cantor, premieres on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 407 performances
- Dec 13 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" symphonic poem premieres at Carnegie Hall, NYC, performed by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Walter Damrosch
- Dec 28 Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues" makes her last record - "Big Feelin' Blues"
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