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1925 in music
See also:
1924 in music
,
other events of 1925
,
1926 in music
and the
list of 'years in music'
.
Table of contents
1 Events
2 Top Hits: Printed Music
3 Top Hits: Recordings
4 Births
5 Deaths
Events
Victor
,
Columbia
, and
HMV
phonograph
companies switch from old acoustic mechanical recording methods to new electric microphone technology
Jimmie Rodgers
begins performing
Blind Lemon Jefferson
's recording career begins
Lonnie Johnson[?]
's recording career begins
Louis Armstrong
leaves
Fletcher Henderson
's Orchestra, returns to
Chicago
, and makes his first records under his own name, leading
Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five
Top Hits: Printed Music
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by
Maceo Pinkard[?]
,
Ben Bernie[?]
, &
Kenneth Casey[?]
"The Charleston" by
James P. Johnson
&
Cecil Mack[?]
"I Miss My Swiss" by
L.W. Gilbert[?]
"Always" by
Irving Berlin
"Freshie" by
Jesse Greer[?]
"Sleepy Time Gal" by
Joseph R. Alden[?]
"Collegiate" by
Moe Jaffe[?]
&
Nat Bonx[?]
"5 Foot 2, Eyes of Blue" by
Lewis & Young[?]
"Don't Bring Lulu" by
Ray Henderson
,
Billy Rose[?]
&
Lew Brown
"Neapolitan Nights" by
Harry D. Kerr[?]
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" by
Walter Donaldson
&
Gus Kahn[?]
Top Hits: Recordings
"Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now" by The
Coon-Sanders Nighthawks[?]
"Charleston" by
Paul Whiteman
& His Orchestra
"Dinah" by
Ethel Waters
"Ah-Ha!" by
Ted Lewis
& His Jazz Band
"
St. Louis Blues
" by
Bessie Smith
"Yes Sir, That's My Baby" by
Ace Brigode[?]
& His Fourteen Virginians
"While We Danced 'Til Dawn" by Ted Lewis & His Jazz Band
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by
Ben Bernie[?]
& His Orchestra
"Everybody Loves My Baby" by
Blossom Seeley[?]
"Sweet Georgia Brown" by
Ethel Waters
"If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)" by
Eddie Cantor
Births
April 26
-
Jorgen Ingmann[?]
, Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar
June 27
-
Doc Pomus
July 6
-
Bill Haley
, (+
1981
)
August 15
-
Oscar Peterson
September 6
-
Jimmy Reed
September 13
-
Mel Torme[?]
September 16
-
B.B. King
October 15
-
Mickey Guitar Baker[?]
,
Mickey & Sylvia[?]
Deaths
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