Events in Music History in November 1949

Song of the Forests

Nov 15 Dmitri Shostakovich' oratorio "Song of the Forests" premieres in Leningrad, USSR

  • Nov 25 Gene Autry's single "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" appears on music charts; songwriter Johnny Marks adapted poem written by his brother-in-law Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores
  • Nov 28 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 293 performances