The year in music

Best Songs of 1947

Hank Williams has his first hit with “Move It on Over”, Roy Brown records “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, and T-Bone Walker “Call It Stormy Monday”.

Move It on Over
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12 songs

1947 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 12 songs first released in 1947. Big Band, Swing and Jazz lead the year. Buddy Clark, Art Mooney and Bill Monroe are among the voices of 1947.

Artists of 1947

The sound of 1947

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