1904 in music

Events

• February 17 - Puccini's Madame Butterfly debuts in Milan to no great success
• October 18 - Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 is premiered in Cologne

Top Hits

• "She Went to the City" by Paul Dresser[?]
• "Give My Regards to Broadway" by George M. Cohan
• "Nan! Nan! Nan!" by Edward Madden[?]
• "The Trumpeter" by Francis Barron[?]
• "Good-Bye, Flo" by George M. Cohan
• "Blue Bell" by Edward Madden[?]
• "My Honey Lou" by Thurland Chattaway[?]
• "Teasing by Cecil" by Mack

Births

• February 29 - Jimmy Dorsey
• April 9 - Sharkey Bonano
• May 21 - Fats Waller
• August 21 - Count Basie

Deaths