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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1924.

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Events

The following recordings are said to have achieved the greatest success and highest record sales (reported on the Discography of American Historical Recordings website) in America during 1924. [1] Numerical rankings are approximate; they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedSales information
1 Wendell Hall "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" [2] Victor 19171October 12, 1923November 23, 19232,000,000 sold [3]
2 Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra "California, Here I Come"Brunswick 2569January 17, 1924March 14, 1924
3 Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians "Memory Lane"Victor 19303March 26, 1924June 1924
4Isham Jones Orchestra"It Had to be You"Brunswick 2614April 24, 1924June 1924
5 Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra "What'll I Do"Victor 19299March 18, 1924May 1924538,434 sold (Victor 1920s memo) [4]
6 Ted Weems and His Orchestra "Somebody Stole My Gal"Victor 19212November 20, 1923January 11, 19241,000,000 sold [3]
7Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Somebody Loves Me"Victor 19414July 11, 1924October 1924
8Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians"Sleep"Victor 19172October 16, 1923November 30, 1923
9Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Linger Awhile"Victor 19211November 22, 1923January 11, 19241,000,000 sold [3]
10Al Jolson"I Wonder What's Become of Sally?"Brunswick 2671August 6, 1924October 1924
11Isham Jones Orchestra"Spain"Brunswick 2600April 24, 1924June 1924
12Arthur Gibbs & His Gang"Charleston"Victor 19165October 10, 1923November 23, 1923
13Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra"I'm Goin' South"Brunswick 5021June 1, 1924September 1924
14Al Jolson with Isham Jones Orchestra"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"Brunswick 2567January 17, 1924March 14, 1924
15 Ted Lewis and His Band "June Night"Columbia 157May 24, 1924August 1924
16Isham Jones Orchestra"Some Other Day, Some Other Girl"Brunswick 2678September 15, 1924November 1924
17 Fiddlin' John Carson "Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark" [5] Okeh 40038November 7, 1923April 19241,000,000 sold [3]
18Fiddlin' John Carson"You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She is Gone" [6] Okeh 4994November 7, 1923February 19241,000,000 sold [3]
19Isham Jones Orchestra"Nobody's Sweetheart"Brunswick 2578February 22, 1924May 1924
20Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra"Last Night on the Back Porch"Victor 19139September 4, 1924October 19, 1924427,784 sold (Victor 1920s memo) [4]
21Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra (The Composer at the piano)"Rhapsody in Blue, Parts 1 & 2"Victor 55225June 10, 1924October 1924
26 Marion Harris "It Had to Be You"Brunswick 2610March 28, 1924June 1924427,784 sales
27Al Jolson with Abe Lyman's California Orchestra"Mandalay"Brunswick 2650July 2, 1924September 27, 1924

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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ↑ "Victor matrix B-28741. It ain't gonna rain no mo' / Wendell W. Hall - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN   978-0-214-20512-5.
  4. 1 2 "The Victor Talking Machine Company". davidsarnoff.org. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "OKeh matrix S-72016. Fare you well, old Joe Clark / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "OKeh matrix S-72011. You will never miss your mother until she is gone / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dirigent Klobucar in alter von 89 Jahren gestorben". Die Presse (in German). June 13, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. (July 29, 2020). "Bent Fabric, Pianist and Composer Known for 'Alley Cat,' Dies at 95". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ Nagendra Kr Singh (2001). Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: Muh-R. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 481. ISBN   978-81-7648-234-9.
  10. ↑ Sabine Baring-Gould (1978). Curious Myths of the Middle Ages. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-520078-2.
  11. ↑ Lappalainen, Seija (August 2, 2018). "Merikanto, Oskar (1868–1924)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  12. ↑ Staratura official website (Slovak). Accessed 13 October 2013
  13. ↑ Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (January 1, 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-7201-2330-2.
  14. ↑ Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers. p. 241. ISBN   978-0-333-23111-1.
  15. ↑ Rodmell, Paul (2002). Charles Villiers Stanford. Aldershot: Scolar Press. pp. 330–333. ISBN   1-85928-198-2.
  16. ↑ "Obituary: Collins". The New York Star. Vol. 32, no. 6. April 18, 1924. p. 14.
  17. ↑ Hurricane Brassband: Black Benny Williams. Accessed 13 October 2013
  18. ↑ Antony Beaumont. Busoni the Composer. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985.
  19. ↑ Duchen, Jessica (2000). Gabriel Fauré. London: Phaidon. p. 212. ISBN   0-7148-3932-9.
  20. ↑ "The Death of Giacomo Puccini". The British Newspaper Archive. November 29, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
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