1948 in music
See also: 1947 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
Albums released
Top hits on record
Published popular music
- ""A" You're Adorable" w.m. Buddy Kaye, Fred Wise & Sidney Lippman
- "Always True To You In My Fashion" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by
Lisa Kirk in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Performed in the film version by Ann Miller and Tommy Rall
- "Another Op'nin', Another Show" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Annabelle Hill and the ensemble in the musical Kiss Me, Kate
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Be A Clown" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in the film The Pirate
- "Bibbidi-Bobbodi-Boo (The Magic Song)" w.m. Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
- "Black Coffee" w.m. Paul Francis Webster & Sonny Burke
- "Black Market" w.m. Frederick Hollander
- "Blue Christmas" w.m. Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson
- "The Blue Skirt Waltz" w. Mitchell Parish m. Vaclav Blaha
- "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" w.m. Oakley Haldeman, Al Trace & Jimmy Lee
- "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Harry Clark
and Jack Diamond in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Memorably
Performed in the film version by Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore.
- "Busy Line" Semes, Stanton
- "Candy Kisses" w.m. George Morgan
- "Careless Hands" w. Bob Hilliard m. Carl Sigman
- "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" w. (Eng) Joan
Whitney & Alex Kramer (Fr)
Pierre Dudan m. Bruno Coquatrix
- "A Couple Of Swells" w.m. Irving Berlin. Introduced by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
in the film Easter Parade
- "The Deck Of Cards" w.m. T.
Texas Tyler
- "Don't Look Now But My Heart Is Showing" w. Ann Ronell m. Kurt Weill from the film version of One Touch Of Venus
- "Far Away Places" w.m. Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
- "Forever And Ever" w. (Eng) Malia Rosa (Ger) Franz Winkler m. Franz Winkler
- "Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys" w.m. Ralph Blane
- "Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue" w.m. Sunny Skylar
- "Hang On The Bell, Nellie" w.m. Tommie Connor, Clive Erard & Ross Parker
- "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore" w.m. Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
- "I'm Beginning To Miss You" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by
Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Sung in the film version by Howard
Keel.
- "I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" w.m. Fred Heatherton
- "My Darling, My Darling" w.m. Frank Loesser. Introduced in the
musical Where's Charley? by Byron Palmer and Doretta Morrow
- "My Happiness" w. Betty Peterson m. Borney Bergantine
- "N'yot N'yow (The Pussycat Song)" w.m. Dick Manning
- "O Mein Papa" w.m. Paul Burkhard
- "Once In Love With Amy" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Pecos Bill" w. Johnny Lange m. Eliot Daniel
- "Powder Your Face With Sunshine" w.m. Carmen Lombardo & Stanley Rochinski
- "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky
- "Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart" w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky
- "Shoes With Wings On" w. Ira Gershwin m. Harry Warren
- "So In Love" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Patricia Morison in the musical
Kiss Me, Kate. Performed in the film version by Kathryn Grayson and Howard
Keel.
- "Sunflower" Mack David
- "Tennessee Waltz" w.m. Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
- "The Three Bells" w. (Eng) Bert Reisfeld m. Jean Villard
- "Time Out For Tears" w.m. Abe Schiff & Irving Berman
- "Too Darn Hot" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lorenzo Fuller, Fred Davis
and Eddie Sledge in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Ann Miller sang and danced the number in the film version.
- "A Tree In The Meadow" w.m. Billy
Reid
- "Where Is The Life That Late I Led?" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by
Alfred Drake in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. Sung by Howard Keel in the film
version.
- "Why Can't You Behave?" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang in the musical
Kiss Me, Kate. Performed by Ann Miller in the film version.
- "Wunderbar" w.m. Cole Porter introduced by Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison in the musical Kiss Me,
Kate. Performed by Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson.
- "You Came A Long Way From St Louis" w. Bob Russell m. John Benson Brooks
- "You Can't Be True, Dear" w.(Eng) Hal Cotton (Ger) Gerhard Ebeler m. Hans Otten
- "You Say The Nicest Things, Baby" w. Harold Adamson m. Jimmy
McHugh
- "You Was" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sonny Burke
- "You're All I Want For Christmas" w.m. Glen Moore & Seger Ellis
- "You're Breaking My Heart" w.m. Pat Genaro & Sunny Skylar
Classical music
Births
- January 7 - Kenny
Loggins
- January 9 - Bill Cowsill, The Cowsills
- January 10 - Cyril Neville, The
Neville Brothers
- January 10 - Donald
Fagen, Steely Dan
- January 14 - T-Bone
Burnett, record producer, artist
- January 16 - John
Carpenter
- January 17 - Mick
Taylor, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers,
The Rolling Stones
- January 23 - Anita Pointer, The Pointer
Sisters
- February 1 - Rick
James
- February 2 - Alan McKay, Earth Wind and
Fire
- February 4 - Alice
Cooper, artist
- February 5 - Christopher Guest, actor, musician, Spinal
Tap
- February 19 - Tony
Iommi, Black Sabbath
- March 4 - Chris Squire,
Yes
- March 5 - Eddy Grant
- March 8 - Little Peggy March
- March 9 - Jeffrey Osborne
- March 9 - Jimmie Fadden, The Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band
- March 12 - James
Taylor
- March 17 - Fran Byrne, Ace
- March 22 - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- March 25 - Michael Stanley
- March 26 - Steven Tyler,
Aerosmith
- March 26 - Richard Tandy, Electric
Light Orchestra
- March 28 - John Evans,
Jethro Tull
- March 28 - Milan Williams, The Commodores
- March 30 - Jim Dandy, Black Oak Arkansas
- March 31 - Mick Ralphs,
Mott The Hoople, Bad
Company
- April 1 - Ronnie Lane,
The Faces
- April 1 - Jimmy Cliff
- April 4 - Berry Oakley, The Allman
Brothers
- April 9 - Chico Ryan, Sha Na
Na
- April 9 - Phil Wright, Paper Lace
- April 17 - Jan Hammer
- April 20 - Craig Frost, Grand Funk Railroad
- April 21 - Paul Davis
- April 27 - Kate Pierson,
The B-52's
- April 30 - Wayne Kramer, MC5
- May 5 - Bill
Ward, Black Sabbath
- May 6 - Mary MacGregor
- May 12 - Steve Winwood
- May 15 - Brian Eno
- May 19 - Tom Scott
- May 21 - Leo Sayer
- May 25 - Klaus Meine, The Scorpions
- May 26 - Stevie Nicks,
Fleetwood Mac
- May 27 - Pete Sears, Jefferson Starship
- May 31 - John Bonham,
drummer
- June 22 - Todd Rundgren,
singer and producer
- June 24 - Patrick Moraz,
Yes, The Moody
Blues
- June 29 - Ian Paice, Deep Purple
- July 3 - Paul Barrerre, Little Feat
- July 4 - Jeremy Spencer,
Fleetwood Mac
- July 7 - Larry Rheinhardt, Iron Butterfly
- July 12 - Walter Egan
- July 17 - Mick Tucker, Sweet
- July 18 - Philip Harris,
Ace
- July 19 - Keith
Godchaux, Grateful Dead
- July 21 - Cat Stevens
- July 25 - Steve
Goodman
- August 10 - Patti Austin
- August 12 - Tony Santini, Sha Na Na
- August 13 - Kathleen
Battle
- August 16 - Barry Hay, Golden Earring
- August 19 – Susan Jacks, pop singer
- August 19 - Elliott Lurie,
Looking
Glass
- August 20 - Robert
Plant, Led Zeppelin
- August 24 - Jean
Michel Jarre
- August 28 - Daniel Seraphine, Chicago
- September 3 - Don Brewer, Grand Funk
Railroad
- September 11 - John
Martyn
- September 13 - Nell
Carter, US singer and actress
- September 16 - Kenny
Jones, The Faces, The Who
- September 26 - Olivia Newton-John
- September 29 - Mark
Farner, The Pack, Grand Funk Railroad
- October 1 - Cub Koda, Brownsville
Station
- October 5 - Brian Connolly, Sweet
- October 10 - Cyril Neville, Neville
Brothers
- October 11 - Daryl Hall,
Hall and Oates
- October 15 - Chris de
Burgh
- October 25 - Glenn
Tipton, Judas Priest
- October 28 - Rick Reynolds, Black Oak
Arkansas
- October 28 - Telma
Hopkins, Tony Orlando & Dawn
- November 3 - Lulu
- November 6 - Glenn Frey,
The Eagles
- November 21 - Lonnie
Jordan , War
- November 22 - Dennis Larden, Every Mother's Son
- December 3 - Ozzy
Osbourne, Black Sabbath
- December 4 - Southside Johnny
Lyon
- December 10 - Jessica Cleave, Friends Of Distinction
- December 13 - Jeff Skunk Baxter, The Doobie
Brothers, Steely Dan
- December 13 - Ted
Nugent
- December 17 - Jim Bonfanti, The
Raspberries
- December 20 - Stephen Wright, The Easybeats
- December 25 - Barbara Mandrell
- December 31 - Donna
Summer
Deaths
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