The year in music

Best Songs of 1948

Columbia introduces the long-playing record. Nat King Cole’s “Nature Boy” is the song of the year, and Muddy Waters plugs the blues in with “I Can’t Be Satisfied”.

The long-playing record
Play 1948

6 songs

1948 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 6 songs first released in 1948. Jazz, Big Band and Swing lead the year. Dinah Shore, Dizzy Gillespie and Doris Day are among the voices of 1948.

Artists of 1948

The sound of 1948

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