1942 in music
See also:
1941 in music,
other events of 1942,
1943 in music and the
list of 'years in music'.
Events
Albums released
Top hit records
Published popular music
- ""C" Jam Blues" m. Duke Ellington
- ""Murder", He Says!" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
- "Abraham" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Ain't Got A Dime To My Name" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "At Last" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "Baltimore Oriole" w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
- "Be Careful, It's My Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Be Like The Kettle And Sing" w.m. Connor, O'Connor & Ridley
- "Born To Lose" w.m. Frankie Brown
- "Cow-Cow Boogie" w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter
- "Dearly Beloved" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
- "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
- "Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
- "Happy Holiday" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Holiday For Strings" m. David Rose
- "The House I Live In" w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
- "I Came Here To Talk For Joe" w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
- "I Had The Craziest Dream" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "I Heard You Cried Last Night" w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
- "I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City" w.m. Leon René & Johnny Lange
- "I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "If You Are But A Dream" w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
- "If You Build A Better Mousetrap" Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
- "I'll Be Around" w.m. Alec Wilder
- "I'll Capture Your Heart" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I'll Take Tallulah" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
- "I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "I'm Old Fashioned" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
- "In The Blue Of Evening" w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D'Artega
- "It Must Be Jelly" w. Sunny Skylar m. George Williams & J. Chalmers
- "It Started All Over Again" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
- "I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "I've Heard That Song Before" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
- "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle" w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
- "Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland" w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
- "Juke Box Saturday Night" w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
- "The Lamplighter's Serenade" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
- "Let's Get Lost" w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
- "Let's Start The New Year Right" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Lover Man" w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram"Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
- "Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues" w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
- "Mister Five By Five" w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
- "Moonlight Becomes You" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "My Devotion" w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
- "One Dozen Roses" w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
- "Pennsylvania Polka" w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
- "People Like You And Me" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "Perdido" w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
- "Pistol Packin' Mama" w.m. Al Dexter
- "Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition" w.m. Frank Loesser
- "Put Your Dreams Away" w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
- "The Road To Morocco" w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
- "Rose Ann Of Charing Cross" w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
- "Serenade In Blue" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "Strip Polka" w.m. Johnny Mercer
- "That Old Black Magic" w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
- "That's Saboutage" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "There Are Such Things" w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
- "There Will Never Be Another You" w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
- "There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
- "This Is The Army, Mr Jones" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "This Is Worth Fighting For" w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
- "Three Little Sisters" w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
- "Trav'lin' Light" w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
- "Tweedle-O-Twill" w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
- "Warsaw Concerto" m. Richard Adinsell
- "Well, Git It!" m. Sy Oliver
- "When The Lights Go On Again" w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
- "White Christmas" w.m. Irving Berlin
- "Who Wouldn't Love You?" w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
- "Why Don't You Do Right?" w.m. Joe McCoy
- "Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me?" w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
- "You Were Never Lovelier" w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
- "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" w.m. Cole Porter
Classical music
Births
- January 1 - Country Joe McDonald
- January 5 - Maurizio Pollini
- January 7 - Paul Revere, Paul Revere's Raiders
- January 15 - Edward Bivens, The Manhattans
- January 16 - William Francis, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- January 16 - Barbara Lynn
- January 18 - Bobby Goldboro
- January 20 - William Powell, O'Jays
- January 21 - Edwin Starr
- January 30 - Marty Balin, Jefferson Airplane
- February 2 - Graham Nash, The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash
- February 5 - Corey Wells, Three Dog Night
- February 9 - Carole King
- February 9 - Barry Mann
- February 11 - Tony Colton, rock producer.
- February 11 - Otis Clay, gospel/R&B-singer.
- February 13 - Peter Tork, musician/actor.
- February 19 - Lenny Citrin, Vito & The Salutations
- February 28 - Brian Jones, Rolling Stones
- March 2 - Lou Reed
- March 3 - Mike Pender, The Searchers
- March 12 - Larry Kaye (Kassman), Quotations
- March 12 - Brian O'Hara, Fourmost
- March 15 - Jerry Jeff Walker
- March 19 - Robin Luke
- March 25 - Aretha Franklin
- March 28 - Samuel Ramey, operatic bass
- March 30 - Graeme Edge, The Moody Blues
- April 1 - Phil Margo, The Tokens
- April 1 - Danny Brooks, The Dovells
- April 1 - Alan Blakely, The Tremeloes
- April 2 - Leon Russell
- April 2 - Phil Castrodale, The Reflections
- April 3 - Billy Joe Royal
- April 4 - Major Lance
- April 5 - Allan Clarke, The Hollies
- April 8 - Roger Chapman, Family
- April 17 - Shelly Buchansky, Vito & The Salutations
- April 18 - Mike Vickers, Manfred Mann
- April 19 - Alan Price, The Animals
- April 24 - Barbra Streisand, US singer and actress
- April 26 - Bobby Rydell, US singer and sometime actor
- April 29 - Vincent Poncia Jr., Tradewinds
- May 4 - Nick Ashford, Ashford & Simpson
- May 4 - Tammy Wynette
- May 9 - Mike Millward, Fourmost
- May 12 - Ian Dury
- May 18 - Albert Hammond
- May 20 - Jill Jackson, Paul & Paula
- May 24 - Derek Quinn, Freddie & The Dreamers
- May 26 - Ray Ennis, Swinging Blue Jeans
- June 3 - Curtis Mayfield, The Impressions
- June 6 - Howard Kane, Jay & The Americans
- June 8 - Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night
- June 10 - Janet Vogel, Skyliners
- June 12 - Len Barry, The Dovells
- June 16 - Edward Levert, O'Jays
- June 18 - Paul McCartney
- June 19 - Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane
- June 20 - Brian Wilson
- June 24 - Mick Fleetwood
- July 12 - Swamp Dogg
- July 13 - Joseph Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
- July 13 - Jay Uzzell, The Corsairs
- July 13 - Stephen Jo Bladd, J. Geils Band
- July 25 - Bruce Woodly, The Seekers
- July 26 - Dobie Gray
- July 27 - Kim Fowley
- August 4 - Paul Reynolds, A Flock of Seagulls
- August 5 - Rick Huxley, The Dave Clark Five
- August 7 - B.J. Thomas
- August 8 - Jay David, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
- August 11 - Michael Huggs, Manfred Mann
- August 11 - Guy Villari, The Regents
- August 16 - Barbara George
- August 22 - Joseph Chambers, Chambers Brothers
- August 23 - David (Roger Greenway), David & Jonathan
- August 23 - Anthony Micale, The Reflections
- August 25 - Walter Williams, O'Jays
- August 27 - Daryl Dragon, The Captain & Tennille
- August 29 - Sterling Morrison, The Velvet Underground
- September 3 - Al Jardine, The Beach Boys
- September 4 - Gene Parsons, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers
- September 4 - Merald Bubba Knight, Gladys Knight and the Pips
- September 8 - Sal Valentino
- September 9 - Luther Simmons, Main Ingredient
- September 10 - Danny Hutton, Three Dog Night
- September 15 - Lee Dorman, Iron Butterfly, Captain Beyond
- September 16 - Bernie Calvert, The Hollies
- September 19 - Danny Kalb, Blues Project
- September 19 - Freda Payne
- September 24 - Phyllis Allbut, The Angels
- September 24 - Gerry Marsden, Gerry & The Pacemakers
- September 29 - Jean-Luc Ponty, violinist
- September 30 - Gus Dudgeon, record producer
- September 30 - Dewey Martin, Buffalo Springfield
- September 30 - Frankie Lymon
- October 5 - Richard Street, The Temptations
- October 12 - Melvin Franklin, The Temptations
- October 17 - Gary Puckett
- October 21 - Elvin Bishop
- October 22 - Annette Funicello
- October 22 - Bobby Fuller, Bobby Fuller Four
- October 27 - Lee Greenwood
- October 29 - Raymond Steinberg, The Reflections
- November 7 - Johnny Rivers
- November 13 - John Hammond Jr.
- November 15 - Daniel Barenboim
- November 17 - Bob Gaudio, The Four Seasons
- November 20 - Norman Greenbaum
- November 22 - Steve Caldwell, Orlons
- November 27 - Jimi Hendrix, rock musician
- December 4 - Chris Hillman, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band
- December 7 - Harry Chapin
- December 8 - Bobby Elliott, The Hollies
- December 13 - Neil Aspinall, road manager for the Beatles
- December 15 - Dave Clark, The Dave Clark Five
- December 17 - Paul Butterfield
- December 18 - Les Cauchi, Del Satins, Brooklyn Bridge
- December 29 - Jerry Summers, The Dovells
- December 30 - Michael Nesmith, The Monkees
- December 31 - Andy Summers, The Police
Deaths
