1934 in music

Events

• November 7 - Sergei Rachmaninovs Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is premiered
• Sun Ra's musical career begins
• Django Reinhart[?]'s musical career begins

Top Hit Published Songs

• "Solitude" by Duke Ellington
• "Fair and Warmer" by Al Dubin[?]
• "One Night of Love" by Gus Kahn[?]
• "You're the Top" by Cole Porter
• "Fun to be Fooled" by Ira Gershwin
• "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter
• "Lost in a Fog" by Dorothy Fields[?]
• "There Goes My Heart" by Abner Silver[?]

Top Hit Recordings

• "Love In Bloom" by Bing Crosby
• "Stars Fell On Alabama" by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
• "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
• "Moon Glow" by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
• "Temptation" by Bing Crosby
• "You're the Top" by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
• "The Object Of My Affection" by Jimmie Greer[?]
• "The Old Spinning Wheel In The Parlor" by Ray Noble]] & His Orchestra
• "Stompin' At the Savoy" by Chick Webb[?] & His Orchestra
• "The Carioca" by Enric Madriguera[?]
• "Everything I Have Is Yours" by Rudy Vallee

Births

• January 26 - Huey Piano Smith[?]
• February 1 - Bob Shane[?], The Kingston Trio[?]
• February 2 - Skip Battin[?], The Byrds, The New Riders[?]
• February 7 - King Curtis[?]
• March 25 - Johnny Burnette, Rockabilly pioneer (+ 1964)
• April 1 - Jim Ed Brown[?], The Browns[?]
• April 17 - Don Kirschner[?]
• April 19 - Dickie Goodman[?], Buchanan & Goodman[?]
• June 1 - Pat Boone
• June 9 - Jackie Wilson
• June 11 - James Pookie Hudson[?], The Spaniels[?]
• July 4 - Gilbert Lopez[?], Tune Weavers[?]
• September 3 - Freddie King[?],
• September 7 - Little Milton[?],
• September 19 - Brian Epstein, manager for The Beatles
• September 21 - Leonard Cohen
• October 8 - Doc Green[?], The Drifters
• November 19 - Dave Guard[?], The Kingston Trio[?]
• December 1 - Billy Paul[?]
• December 30 - Del Shannon

Deaths

• February 4 - Ernesto Nazareth
• September 2 - Russ Columbo[?]