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1896 in music
See also:
1895 in music,
other events of 1896,
1897 in music
and the list of 'years in music'.
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- February 1 - Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme debuts in Turin
- George W. Johnson[?] becomes the first popular African American performer on phonograph records, recording his hits "The Whistling Coon" and "The Laughing Coon"
- "Mister Johnson, Turn Me Loose" by Ben Harney
- "A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight" by Joe Hayden & Theodore Mertz
- "Warmest Baby in the Bunch" by George M. Cohan
- "Remus Takes the Cake" by J. H. Ellis
- "Hot Tamale Alley" by George M. Cohan
- "El Capitan March" by John Philip Sousa
- "Stars & Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa
- April 30 - Reverend Gary Davis[?]
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