This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1929.
Richard Armstrong Whiting was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way".
Jay Livingston was an American composer best known as half of a composing-songwriting duo with Ray Evans, with whom he specialized in composing film scores and original soundtrack songs. On the music Livingston composed, Evans wrote the lyrics.
Raymond Bernard Evans was an American songwriter best known for being a half of a composing-songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, specializing himself in writing lyrics for film songs. On music Livingston composed, Evans wrote the lyrics.
"Buttons and Bows" is a popular song with music written by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. The song was published on February 25, 1948 by Famous Music Corp., New York. The song was written for and appeared in the Bob Hope and Jane Russell film The Paleface and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was originally written with an Indian theme, but was changed when the director said that would not work in the movie. It was a vocal selection on many radio programs in late 1948. It was reprised in the sequel, Son of Paleface, by Roy Rogers, Jane Russell and Bob Hope. In 2004 it finished #87 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of the top tunes in American cinema.
I Have Dreamed is an album recorded by Doris Day in May 1961 and issued by Columbia Records on August 14, 1961 as catalog number CS 8460. Doris Day was backed by Jim Harbert's Orchestra and the cover photography was by Leo Fuchs.
Swing Hostess is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation and starring Martha Tilton, Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, Betty Brodel, Cliff Nazarro and Harry Holman. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
"Make 'Em Laugh" is a song first featured in the 1952 MGM musical film Singin' in the Rain, performed by Donald O'Connor as the character Cosmo Brown. Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown, the song is closely based on Cole Porter's "Be a Clown" from the Freed-produced 1948 MGM musical film The Pirate, in which it was sung by Gene Kelly and Judy Garland. In the song, Cosmo explains that he loves making people laugh, and quotes back to the inspiring words of a man named Samuel J. Snodgrass, his dad and his grandpa.
Together Again is a 1977 studio album by singer Tony Bennett and jazz pianist Bill Evans. It was originally issued on Bennett's own Improv Records label, which went out of business later that year, but was subsequently reissued on Concord.
Olé ala Lee is a 1961 album by Peggy Lee that was arranged by Joe Harnell.
The National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble is an annual film award given by the National Board of Review.
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas is the first holiday album by country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The album includes versions of traditional and popular Christmas songs, along with two older country Christmas songs, Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper" and Eddy Arnold's "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S". It also includes two original songs, "Country Christmas", and "Christmas Long Ago".
Conviction is a 2010 American biographical legal drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn, written by Pamela Gray, and starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. The film premiered on September 11, 2010, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the US on October 15, 2010.
Bulldog Edition is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Evalyn Knapp, Ray Walker and Regis Toomey. The film is also known as Lady Reporter in the United Kingdom.
Sings or Conway Twitty Sings is the debut album from Conway Twitty released in 1959. It should not be confused with a later album of the same name in 1966 that had completely different tracks.
The Band Plays On is a 1934 American drama film directed by Russell Mack and written by Bernard Schubert, Ralph Spence and Harvey Gates. The film stars Robert Young, Stuart Erwin, Leo Carrillo, Betty Furness, Ted Healy and Preston Foster. The film was released on December 21, 1934, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
And Sudden Death is a 1936 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and written by Joseph Moncure March. The film stars Randolph Scott, Frances Drake, and Tom Brown; with supporting actors Billy Lee, Fuzzy Knight, Terry Walker and Porter Hall. The film was released on June 16, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
Hideout is a 1949 American thriller film directed by Philip Ford and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Gray, Ray Collins, Sheila Ryan, Chick Chandler and Jeff Corey. The film was released on March 8, 1949, by Republic Pictures.
