Thurland Chattaway

Thurland Chattaway (April 8, 1872 – November 12, 1947) was an American composer of popular music, active from approximately 1898 to 1912. He is best known for writing the words to the popular 1907 hit "Red Wing" with Kerry Mills. Other songs include "Little Black Me" and "Can't You Take It Back and Change It For a Boy".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 8, 1872 (Springfield), Died November 12, 1947 (Milford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 84 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3113 10-in. 2/16/1901 A flower from the garden of life Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3308 10-in. 5/2/1901 Little black me Harry Macdonough ; Addison Dashiell Madeira Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor B-7 10-in. 4/29/1903 A flower from the garden of life Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor A-7 7-in. 4/29/1903 A flower from the garden of life Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor B-393 10-in. 9/3/1903 When Jane and I were wed Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor A-734 7-in. 11/20/1903 Mandy Lee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-949 10-in. 1/19/1904 When the blue sky turns to gold Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor A-949 7-in. 1/19/1904 When the blue sky turns to gold Joseph Natus Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1045 10-in. 5/11/1904 Mandy Lee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1045 7-in. 2/18/1904 Mandy Lee Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet lyricist, composer  
Victor B-1481 10-in. 6/16/1904 Mandy Lee Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with violin lyricist, composer  
Victor A-1481 7-in. 6/16/1904 Mandy Lee Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with violin composer, lyricist  
Victor C-3139 12-in. 2/23/1906 We've been chums for fifty years Richard Jose Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-4471 10-in. 5/9/1907 A little suit of blue Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-5023 10-in. 1/15/1908 Red Wing S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6965 10-in. 4/6/1909 I want a girl from Yankee Doodle town Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10150 10-in. 4/5/1911 Can't you take it back and change it for a boy? Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-10185 10-in. 4/14/1911 Peggy Gray "That Girl" Quartet Female vocal quartet lyricist, composer  
Victor C-19852 12-in. 5/15/1917 Medley of old songs Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-29027 10-in. 11/23/1923 Mandy Lee Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor BVE-31348 10-in. 6/24/1926 Red Wing Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31348 10-in. 11/21/1924 Red Wing Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor PBS-061517 10-in. 8/8/1941 Red wing City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2003 10-in. 11/6/1947 Take it back and change it for a boy Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band composer  
Columbia 168 10-in. ca. 1901 Mandy Lee Edward M. Favor Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
(Results 26-50 of 84 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chattaway, Thurland," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100970.

Chattaway, Thurland. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100970.

"Chattaway, Thurland." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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