1918 in jazz
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This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1918.
DecadePre-1920 in jazz
Music1918 in music
StandardsList of pre-1920 jazz standards
See also1917 in jazz â 1919 in jazz
| 1918 in jazz | |
|---|---|
Vaudeville performer Sophie Tucker popularized the jazz standards "Some of These Days", "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "After You've Gone". | |
| Decade | Pre-1920 in jazz |
| Music | 1918 in music |
| Standards | List of pre-1920 jazz standards |
| See also | 1917 in jazz â 1919 in jazz |
Births in that year included Wild Bill Davis and Cachao López.
Standards
- In 1918 the standard "After You've Gone" was released.[1]
Births
- January
- 1 â Nat Jaffe, American pianist (died 1945).
- 5 â Dal Richards, American big-band leader (died 2015).
- 9 â Betty Roché, American singer (died 1999).[2]
- 10 â Aaron Bridgers, African-American pianist (died 2003).
- 17 â Irene Daye, American singer (died 1974).
- 27 â Elmore James, American guitarist (died 1963).
- February
- 5 â Eraldo Volonté, Italian saxophonist and bandleader (died 2003).
- 18 â Mariano Mores, Argentine tango composer and pianist (died 2016).
- 20 â Phil Moore, American pianist (died 1987).
- 23 â Money Johnson, American trumpeter (died 1978).
- 25 â George Desmond Hodnett, Irish musician, songwriter, and critic (died 1990).
- March
- 6 â Howard McGhee, American trumpeter (died 1987).
- 14 â Verne Byers, American band leader and bassist (died 2008).
- 18 â Sam Donahue, American tenor saxophonist and trumpeter (died 1974).
- 20 â Marian McPartland, British-born pianist, composer and arranger (died 2013).
- 21 â Charles Thompson, American pianist, organist and arranger (died 2016).
- 26 â Andy Hamilton, Jamaican-born British saxophonist (died 2012).
- 29 â Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (died 1990).
- April
- 7 â Peanuts Hucko, American clarinetist (died 2003).
- 18 â Tony Mottola, American guitarist (died 2004).
- May
- 14 â Sammy Lowe, American trumpeter and arranger (died 1993).
- June
- 11 â Irene Higginbotham, African-American songwriter and concert pianist (died 1988).
- 14 â John Simmons, American bassist (died 1979).
- July
- 12 â Rusty Dedrick, American trumpeter (died 2009).
- 31 â Hank Jones, American pianist and composer (died 2010).
- August
- 3 â Eddie Jefferson, American vocalist and lyricist (died 1979).
- 8 â Knocky Parker, American pianist (died 1986).
- 10 â Arnett Cobb, American tenor saxophonist (died 1989).
- 17 â Ike Quebec, American tenor saxophonist (died 1963).
- 19 â Jimmy Rowles, American pianist, vocalist and composer (died 1996).
- 23 â Kjeld Bonfils, Danish pianist and vibraphone player (died 1984).
- 25 â Freddie Kohlman, American drummer vocalist, and bandleader (died 1990).
- September
- 4 â Gerald Wilson, American trumpeter, big-band leader, and composer (died 2014).
- 8 â Bill Graham, American saxophonist (died 1975).
- 12 â Waldren Joseph, American trombonist (died 2004).
- 14 â Cachao López, Cuban mambo musician, bassist and composer (died 2008).
- 17 â Hubert Rostaing, American clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (died 1990).
- 21 â Tommy Potter, American upright bassist (died 1988).
- October
- 5 â Jimmy Blanton, American upright bassist (died 1942).
- 9 â Bebo Valdés, Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger (died 2013).
- 10 â Bobby Byrne, American bandleader, trombonist, and music executive (died 2006).
- 18 â Bobby Troup, American pianist and songwriter (died 1999).
- 25 â Chubby Jackson, American upright bassist and bandleader (died 2003).
- November
- 11 â Louise Tobin, American singer (died 2022).
- 24 â Wild Bill Davis, American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger (died 1995).
- December
- 2 â Milton DeLugg, American accordionist and composer (died 2015).
- 12 â Joe Williams, American vocalist (died 1999).
- 21 â Panama Francis, American drummer (died 2001).
- 24 â Dave Bartholomew, American trumpeter, band leader, composer and arranger (died 2019).
- 25 â Eddie Safranski, American upright bassist (died 1974).
- 26 â Butch Ballard, American drummer (died 2011).
- 30 â Jimmy Jones, American pianist (died 1982).
- Unknown date
- Joan C. Edwards, American singer (died 2006).