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6 unusual facts about 1931 in music


Electrola

In March 1931 Electrola, along with its parent label and Carl Lindström Company parent Columbia Graphophone Company, merged to form the Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. (EMI).

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, published in 1931.

Love Letters in the Sand

"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931.

Songwriters on Parade

Between 1931 and 1940 (at least) various line-ups of popular songwriters would form a sensational act, performing their hits across the eastern seaboard on the Loew's and Keith Circuits.

When the Moon Comes over the Mountain

"When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" is a popular song, published in 1931, and credited as written by Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods, and Kate Smith.

You're Blasé

"You're Blasé" is a jazz standard written in 1931 by Ord Hamilton (1900-1955) and Bruce Sievier (1894-1953) and sung by Ella Fitzgerald on her albums Like Someone in Love (1957) and Take Love Easy (1973).



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