1936 in music

Events

• April 19 - in Barcelona, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner[?]
• Tony Bennett's musical career begins
• Eddie Taylor[?]'s musical career begins
• The Monroe Brothers[?]' musical careers begin
• Nat King Cole's musical career begins

Top Hit Published Songs

Top Hit Recordings

• "The Music Goes Round and Round" by Tommy Dorsey
• "The Way You Look Tonight" by Fred Astaire
• "Goody Goody" by Benny Goodman
• "Did I Remember" by Shep Fields[?]
• "The Glory of Love" by Benny Goodman
• "Pennies from Heaven[?]" by Bing Crosby
• "Is It True What They Say about Dixie?" by Jimmy Dorsey
• "Alone" by Tommy Dorsey
• "A Fine Romance" by Fred Astaire
• "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" by Fats Waller
• "Moon Over Miami" by Eddy Duchin
• "I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs" by Eddy Duchin
• "The Way You Look Tonight" by Fred Astaire
• "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" by Fred Astaire
• "Star Dust by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
• "In the Chapel In the Moonlight" by Shep Fields[?] & His Rippling Rhythm

Births

• January 2 - Roger Miller[?]
• January 14 - Clarence Carter[?]
• January 24 - Doug Kershaw[?]
• January 28 - Jack Scott[?]
• February 19 - Bob Engermann[?], The Lettermen[?]
• February 22 - Ernie K. Doe[?]
• March 9 - Mickey Gilley[?]
• March 22 - Glen Campbell
• March 26 - Fred Parris[?], The Five Satins[?]
• April 4 - Margo Sylvia[?], Tune Weavers[?]
• April 10 - Bobbie Smith[?], The Spinners[?]
• April 17 - Pete Graves[?], The Moonglows
• April 23 - Roy Orbison
• April 29 - Albee Cracolici[?], The Mystics[?]
• May 2 - Englebert Humperdinck[?]
• May 6 - Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson[?], Mickey & Sylvia[?]
• May 14 - Bobby Darin
• May 25 - Tom T. Hall[?]
• June 6 - Levi Stubbs[?], The Four Tops
• June 19 - Tommy de Vito[?] The Four Seasons
• June 19 - Shirley Goodman[?] Shirley & Lee[?], Shirley & Co.[?]
• June 20 - Billy Guy[?], The Coasters
• June 22 - Kris Kristofferson
• June 30 - Dave Van Ronk
• August 4 - Elsberry Hobbs[?], The Drifters
• August 7 - Charles Pope[?], The Tams[?]
• August 23 - Rudy Lewis[?], The Drifters
• September 7 - Buddy Holly
• October 3 - James Darren[?]
• October 5 - George Jones Jr.[?], The Edsels[?]
• October 24 - Bill Wyman[?], The Rolling Stones
• November 12 - Charlotte Davis[?], Tune Weavers[?]
• November 18 - Hank Ballard
• December 1 - Lou Rawls[?]
• December 17 - Tommy Steele

Deaths