The Ultimate 1942 in music - American History Information Guide and Reference

""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

Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Camargo Guarnieri - Abertura Concertante
Carlos Guastavino - Once Upon A Time (ballet)
Aram Khachaturian - Gayane (ballet)
Gerald Finzi - Let Us Garlands Bring
Igor Stravinsky - Four Norwegian Moods

Opera

Dmitri Kabalevsky - In the Fire

Musical theater

By Jupiter , Broadway production
Du Barry Was A Lady , London production
Let's Face It, London production
Priorities of 1942 Broadway Revue opened March 12 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 353 performances.
Show Time Broadway Revue opened September 16 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 342 performances.
Star and Garter Broadway Revue opened on June 24 at the Music Box Theatre and ran for 605 performances.
Stars on Ice Broadway Revue opened July 2 at the Center Theatre and ran for 827 performances.
This Is the Army Broadway Revue opened July 4 at the Broadway Theatre and ran for 113 performances.