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1921 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1921. Specific locations *1921 in British music *1921 in Norwegian music Specific genres *1921 in country music *1921 in jazz Events *January – Amelita Galli-Curci marries her accompanist, Homer Samuels, who had been named in her divorce from the Marchese Luigi Curci. *June–July – The Harvard Glee Club takes its first trip to Europe, garnering international press attention. *November – A month before his death, Camille Saint-Saëns, 86, gives a final recital. * Clarence Williams (musician), Clarence Williams makes his first recordings * Mary Stafford (singer), Mary Stafford becomes the first black woman to record for Columbia Records * The 17-string koto, or "Jūshichi-gen", is invented by Michio Miyagi. * Cyril Rootham dedicates his "Suite in Three Movements" for flute and piano to French flautist Louis Fleury. Published popular music * "Ain't We Got Fun?" w.m. Richard A. Whiting, Raymond Egan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 In British Music
This is a summary of 1921 in music in the United Kingdom. Events *January – Sir Charles Villiers Stanford gives a public lecture entitled "Some Recent Tendencies in Composition", criticising current musical trends. *5 March – Charles Villiers Stanford makes his last public appearance when he conducts his latest work, the cantata ''At the Abbey Gate''. ''The Observer'' thinks it "quite appealing even though one feels it to be more facile than powerful." *14 June – First performance of the orchestral version of Vaughan Williams's ''The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams), The Lark Ascending'' conducted by Adrian Boult with Marie Hall as violin soloist in a concert at the Queen's Hall in London. *June – Adrian Boult conducts an experimental ''Opera Intime'' week at the Aeolian Hall (London). *''date unknown'' **A new production of ''The Tempest'' at the Aldwych Theatre, directed by Viola Tree, adds new incidental music by Arthur Bliss to that by Thomas Arne and Arthur Sullivan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edison Records
Edison Records was one of the early record labels that pioneered sound recording and reproduction, and was an important player in the early recording industry. The first phonograph cylinders were manufactured in 1888, followed by Edison's foundation of the Edison Phonograph Company in the same year. The recorded wax cylinders, later replaced by Blue Amberol cylinders, and vertical-cut Diamond Discs, were manufactured by Edison's National Phonograph Company from 1896 on, reorganized as Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in 1911. Until 1910 the recordings did not carry the names of the artists. The company began to lag behind its rivals in the 1920s, both technically and in the popularity of its artists, and halted production of recordings in 1929. Before commercial mass-produced records Thomas A. Edison invented the phonograph, the first device for recording and playing back sound, in 1877. After patenting the invention and benefiting from the publicity and acclaim it received, Edison and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Wanted
"Boy Wanted" is a 1921 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the musical ''A Dangerous Maid'' (1921). Philip Furia in his 1997 book ''Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist'' describes "Boy Wanted" as featuring "by far the most ambitious lyric" in ''A Dangerous Maid'' and likens the song to a 'catalog gue song' reminiscent of the work of Gilbert and Sullivan. The lyrics recount the efforts of four girls describing the ideal qualities of a future partner; in the style of a newspaper advertisement. The song was reused by the Gershwins for the 1924 British musical ''Primrose''. Ira had heavily revised the lyric in the three years since he had written it, Furia felt this reflected his evolution from an "apprentice to a journeyman lyricist". Musicologist David Schiff in his 1997 book ''Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue'', wrote that the essence of "Boy Wanted" was its "simplicity". Schiff felt the song was less obviously syncopated than the Gershw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eubie Blake
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote ''Shuffle Along'', one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. Blake's compositions included such hits as "Bandana Days", "Charleston Rag", "Love Will Find a Way", "Memories of You" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry". The 1978 Broadway musical ''Eubie!'' showcased his works. Early years Blake was born at 319 Forrest Street in Baltimore, Maryland. Of the many children born to former slaves Emily "Emma" Johnstone and John Sumner Blake, he was the only one to survive childhood. John Sumner Blake was a stevedore on the Baltimore Docks. Blake claimed in later life to have been born in 1883, but records published beginning in 2003— U.S. Census, military, and Social Security records and Blake's passport application and passport—uniformly give his b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble Sissle
Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical ''Shuffle Along'' (1921), and its hit song "I'm Just Wild About Harry". Early life Sissle was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, around the time his father Rev. George A. Sissle was pastor of the city's Simpson M. E. Chapel.Reef (2010) His mother, Martha Angeline (née Scott) Sissle, was a school teacher and juvenile probation officer. As a youth, Sissle sang in church choirs and as a soloist with his high school's glee club in Cleveland, Ohio. Sissle attended De Pauw University in Greencastle, Indiana on scholarship and later transferred to Butler University in Indianapolis before turning to music full-time. Career In early 1916, Sissle joined one of the society orchestras organized by James Reese Europe in New York. He persuaded Europe to also hire his friend, pianist and composer Eubie Blake, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Silvers
Louis "Lou" Silvers (''né'' Louis Silberstein; September 6, 1889 – March 26, 1954) was an American film score composer whose work has been used in more than 250 movies. In 1935, he won the first Academy Award for Best Original Score for ''One Night of Love''. Early life Silvers was born in New York City. Career Silvers scored the sound sequences in the D. W. Griffith film ''Dream Street'' (1921), and scored the part-talking feature film ''The Jazz Singer'' (1927). He was also music director for ''Lux Radio Theater'' for most of its long run (1934–1955). He is the composer of the song " April Showers" (1921). Personal life and death Silvers was married to Janet Adair. On March 26, 1954, Silvers died of a heart ailment in Hollywood, California. Awards and nominations Selected filmography * '' Sonny Boy'' (1929) * ''No Greater Glory'' (1934) * ''The Girl Friend'' (1935) * ''A Message to Garcia ''A Message to Garcia'' is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April Showers (song)
"April Showers" is a 1921 popular music, popular song composed by Louis Silvers with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva, B. G. De Sylva. History The song was introduced in the 1921 Broadway theater, Broadway musical play, musical ''Bombo (musical), Bombo,'' where it was performed by Al Jolson. It became a well-known Jolson standard: the first of his several recordings of the song was on Columbia Records in October 1921. It has also been recorded by many other artists. Spike Jones and Doodles Weaver produced a parody that began with the lyrics: "When April showers, she never closes the curtain..." The British comedians Morecambe and Wise performed a skit featuring the song, which involved a light sprinkling of water drizzling on double act, straight man Ernie Wise whenever he sang it, but a bucket of water being thrown over Eric Morecambe whenever he did the same. Film appearances *1926 ''A Plantation Act'' - an early Vitaphone sound-on-disc short film. Sung by Al Jolson *1936 ''The Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anytime (1921 Song)
"Any Time" is a Tin Pan Alley song written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson. The song was published in 1921 and first recorded by Emmett Miller for OKeh Records in 1924, accompanying himself on ukulele, Lawson recorded his own version for Gennett Records on July 31, 1925. It became associated with Country music when Eddy Arnold rescued it from obscurity in 1948, topping the Billboard Juke Box Folk Records Chart for nine weeks. Charted versions *Eddy Arnold released a version in 1948 that reached #1 on the U.S. country chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart. * Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage released a version in 1948 that reached #13 on the U.S. country chart. *Eddie Fisher released a version in 1951 that reached #2 in the U.S. *Helen O'Connell released a version on Capitol in 1952 *Patsy Cline Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello (born David Ivor Davies; 15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951) was a Welsh actor, dramatist, singer and composer who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. He was born into a musical family, and his first successes were as a songwriter. His first big hit was " Keep the Home Fires Burning" (1914), which was enormously popular during the First World War. His 1917 show, ''Theodore & Co'', was a wartime hit. After the war, Novello contributed numbers to several successful musical comedies and was eventually commissioned to write the scores of complete shows. He wrote his musicals in the style of operetta and often composed his music to the libretti of Christopher Hassall. In the 1920s he turned to acting, first in British films and then on stage, with considerable success in both. He starred in two silent films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, '' The Lodger'' and ''Downhill'' (both 1927). On stage, he played the title charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion Titheradge
Dion Titheradge (30 March 1889 – 16 November 1934) was an Australian-born actor and writer of revues, plays and screenplays. Early life Dion Titheradge was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1889, son of the actor George Sutton Titheradge. He was brother of the actress Madge Titheradge.Death of Mr. Dion Titheradge , 19 November 1934. Via . His early career was as an actor. His first appearance on stage was in 1908 at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights,Starr, Larry and Waterman, Christopher, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Oxford University Press, 2009, pg. 64 and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much of his career Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp; he used his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever when he needed to play in keys other than F-sharp. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" sparked an international dance craze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All By Myself (Irving Berlin Song)
"All by Myself" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin, published in 1921. It was introduced in ''The Music Box Revue of 1922''. Popular recordings in 1921 were by Ted Lewis, Frank Crumit, Aileen Stanley, Benny Krueger's Orchestra, Vaughn De Leath and by Ben Selvin (vocal by Ernest Hare). Other notable recordings * Marion Harris (1921) * All Star Trio (1921) * Bob Crosby's Bobcats, recorded February 6, 1940 (Decca 3248A) with vocal chorus by Marion Mann * Bing Crosby, recorded July 18, 1946 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and included on the Decca album '' Blue Skies'' * The Skyrockets Orchestra, Conductor: Paul Fenoulhet with vocal by Doreen Lundy. Recorded in London on November 14, 1946. It was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label (catalogue number BD 5955). * Steve Conway, released as a single by Columbia in Britain in 1947 * Frankie Masters (1947) * Pat Boone - for his album ''Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin'' (1957). * Connee Boswell - for her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
