1946 in music

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Events

• February 8 - Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 is premiered posthumously by György Sándor with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
• Al Jolson rerecords his old hits for the soundtrack of his Columbia biopic The Jolson Story, and becomes a superstar to the post-war generation as well
• Dean Martin's musical career begins
• Little Walter's musical career begins
• B.B. King's musical career begins
• Lightnin' Hopkins' musical career begins
• Chet Atkins' musical career begins
• Georgia Gibbs signs with the Majestic label
• Frankie Laine records "That's My Desire"
• Bill Haley's professional musical career begins as a member of The Down Homers.