Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. His numerous hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which featured the song "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; Rosalie (1937), which featured "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which included "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957). |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1891 (Peru), Died October 15, 1964 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, piano, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 325 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-055118 | 10-in. | 10/21/1940 | My mother would love you | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | PBS-055483 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | What is this thing called love? | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-056128 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Night and day | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-056160 | 10-in. | 9/23/1940 | Let's do it (Let's fall in love) | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-056423 | 10-in. | 10/1/1940 | Visit Panama | Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-056499 | 10-in. | 10/16/1940 | I've got you under my skin | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-056725 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | Let's be buddies | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-057016 | 10-in. | 10/22/1940 | Make it another old fashioned, please | Sara Horn ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057017 | 10-in. | 10/22/1940 | My mother would love you | Mary Alcott ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057018 | 10-in. | 10/22/1940 | Fresh as a daisy | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Joan Whitney | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057019 | 10-in. | 10/22/1940 | Let's be buddies | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Joan Whitney | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057060 | 10-in. | 10/30/1940 | Make it another old-fashioned, please | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057080 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Let's be buddies | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-057081 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Make it another old fashioned, please | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | CS-057517 | 12-in. | 11/12/1940 | Among my souvenirs | Raymond Paige Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | CS-057523 | 12-in. | 11/12/1940 | Night and day | Raymond Paige Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-057610 | 10-in. | 11/8/1940 | Fresh as a daisy | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; Jack Lathrop | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-060608 | 10-in. | 1/31/1941 | Miss Otis regrets (She's unable to lunch today) | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-061978 | 10-in. | 12/15/1941 | What is this thing called love? | Lou Bring ; Lena Horne | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-061989 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | What is this thing called love? | Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-062769 | 10-in. | 3/20/1941 | Why shouldn't I? | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-064006 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Easy to love | Joe Reichman | Piano solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-064937 | 10-in. | 9/29/1941 | I get a kick out of you | Joe Reichman | Piano solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-067528 | 10-in. | 8/5/1941 | So near and yet so far | Eugenie Baird ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, withfe male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-067529 | 10-in. | 8/5/1941 | Dream dancing | Johnny McAfee ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Porter, Cole," accessed October 1, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102688.
Porter, Cole. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102688.
"Porter, Cole." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017862
Wikidata: Cole Porter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q215120
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Getty ULAN: Porter, Cole - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500444831
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