The year in music

Best Songs of 1931

Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” turns “hi-de-ho” into a catchphrase, and Bing Crosby becomes a solo star on the radio.

Minnie the Moocher
Play 1931

3 songs

1931 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 3 songs first released in 1931. Swing, Big Band and Jazz lead the year. Cab Calloway, Ozzie Nelson and Rudy Vallée are among the voices of 1931.

Artists of 1931

The sound of 1931

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