Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1905 (Allenhurst), Died March 28, 1974 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 301-306 of 306 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Decca	72767	10-in.	3/9/1945	Currier and Ives	Betty Bruce		lyricist
Decca	72768	10-in.	3/9/1945	Close as pages in a book	Wilbur Evans		lyricist
Decca	72769	10-in.	3/9/1945	April snow	Eileen Farrell		lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WA8763	10-in.	between approximately July 11th 1928 and September 11th 1928	Diga diga doo	Gilt Edged Four ; Helen Trix	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WA8764	10-in.	between approximately February 25th 1929 and April 3rd 1929	I must have that man	Gilt Edged Four ; Josephine Trix	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WB5141	10-in.	2/10/1933	Canzone d'amore cubano	Gabrè	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 301-306 of 306 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.