Timeline
| 1905 | February 15 - Hyman Arluck is born in Buffalo, New York |
| 1914 | Begins private study on the piano and singing |
| 1918 | Begins performing in night clubs and on lake steamers |
| 1921 | Forms The Snappy Trio, which later became the Southbound Shufflers |
| 1929 | June 21 - Star and Garter opens on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre |
| 1930 | Nat Shilkret's recording of GET HAPPY reaches #6 on the pop charts |
| 1930 | The Colonial Club Orchestra's recording of HITTIN THE BOTTLE reaches the top ten on the pop charts |
| 1930 | July 1 - Earl Carroll's Vanities (1930) opens on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre |
| 1930 | Joins the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |
| 1931 | Cab Calloway's recording of BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA reaches #15 on the pop chats |
| 1931 | Cab Calloway's recording of KICKING THE GONG AROUND reaches #4 on the pop charts |
| 1931 | January 19 - You Said It opens on Broadway at the Chanin's 46th Street Theatre |
| 1932 | The Arden-Ohman Orchestra's recording of I LOVE A PARADE reaches the top fifteen on the pop charts |
| 1932 | Cab Calloway's recording of I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING reaches #18 on the pop charts |
| 1932 | Cab Calloway's recording of MINNIE THE MOOCHER'S WEDDING DAY reaches #8 on the pop charts |
| 1933 | Cab Calloway's recording of I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES reaches #17 on the pop charts |
| 1933 | Paul Whiteman's recording of IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON reaches #9 on the pop charts |
| 1933 | Bing Crosby's recording of LEARN TO CROON reaches #3 on the pop charts |
| 1933 | STORMY WEATHER reaches #1 on the pop charts twice with separate recordings by Leo Reisman and Ethel Waters |
| 1934 | Henry King's recording of FUN TO BE FOOLED reaches the top twenty on the pop charts |
| 1934 | Eddy Duchin's recording of LET'S FALL IN LOVE reaches #1 on the pop charts |
| 1934 | YOU'RE A BUILDER UPPER reaches #6 on the pop charts with a recording by Leo Reisman and Harold Arlen |
| 1934 | August 21 - Life Begins at 8:40 opens on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre |
| 1937 | PUBLIC MELODY NUMBER ONE reaches #7 on the pop charts with a recording by Louis Armstrong |
| 1937 | December 1 - Hooray For What! opens on Broadway at the Winter Garden theatre |
| 1939 | Glenn Miller's recording of DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD reaches #17 on the pop charts |
| 1939 | Rudy Vallee's recording of LYDIA THE TATTOOED LADY reaches #15 on the pop charts |
| 1939 | OVER THE RAINBOW reaches #1 on the pop charts with a recording by Glenn Miller |
| 1940 | Tommy Tucker's recording of BUDS WON'T BUD reaches the top thirty on the pop charts |
| 1940 | Academy Award for Best Music, Song: OVER THE RAINBOW from THE WIZARD OF OZ |
| 1942 | Woody Herman's recording of BLUES IN THE NIGHT reaches #1 on the pop charts |
| 1942 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: BLUES IN THE NIGHT from BLUES IN THE NIGHT |
| 1943 | Freddie Slack's recording of HIT THE ROAD TO DREAMLAND reaches #16 on the pop charts |
| 1943 | THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC reaches #1 on the pop charts with a r»Cording by Glenn Miller |
| 1943 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: HAPPINESS IS A THING CALLED JOE from CABIN IN THE SKY |
| 1944 | Glen Gray's recording of MY SHINING HOUR reaches #4 on the pop charts |
| 1944 | TESS' TORCH SONG reaches #11 on the pop charts with a recording by Ella Mae Morse |
| 1944 | October 5 - Bloomer Girl opens on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre |
| 1944 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC from STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM |
| 1945 | AC CENT TCHU ATE THE POSITIVE reaches #1 on the pop charts with a recording by Johnny Mercer |
| 1945 | Bing Crosby's recording of EVELINA reaches #9 on the pop charts |
| 1945 | Ella Fitzgerald's cover recording of the 1933 hit song IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON reaches #9 on the pop charts |
| 1945 | Jo Stafford's recording of LET'S TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME reaches #14 on the pop charts |
| 1945 | Lena Horne's recording of ONE FOR MY BABY reaches #21 on the pop charts |
| 1945 | OUT OF THIS WORLD hits #9 on the pop charts with a recording by Jo Stafford |
| 1945 | SHAME ON YOU reaches #13 on the pop charts with a recording by Red Foley and Lawrence Welk |
| 1945 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: NOW I KNOW from UP IN ARMS |
| 1946 | Margaret Whiting's recording of COME RAIN OR COME SHINE reaches the top twenty on the pop charts |
| 1946 | March 30 - St. Louis Woman opens on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre |
| 1946 | Oscar Nomination for Best Music, Song: AC CENT TCHU ATE THE POSITIVE from HERE COME THE WAVES |