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 26-50 of 306 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBVE-54774 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | Exactly like you | Grace Hayes | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-54775 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | On the sunny side of the street | Grace Hayes | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-55185 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | Let me sing in my bathtub | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-55186 | 10-in. | 8/20/1929 | For one another | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with female vocal solo and jazz/dance band (takes 1-4); with clarinet solo and jazz/dance band (take 5) | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-55188 | 10-in. | 8/21/1929 | Everybody knew it but me | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-59633 | 10-in. | 3/13/1930 | On the sunny side of the street | Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-59634 | 10-in. | 3/13/1930 | Exactly like you | Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-61003 | 10-in. | 7/29/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Bobby Burns ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-61004 | 10-in. | 7/29/1930 | I'm doin' that thing | Ambassador Trio ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-62374 | 10-in. | 7/28/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-62377 | 10-in. | 8/8/1930 | One more waltz | Stan Jacobsen ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-62391 | 10-in. | 8/19/1930 | I'm learning a lot from you | Johnny Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-64379 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Blue again | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Sid Garry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | 65430 | 10-in. | 3/23/1932 | Canção de amor cubano | Almirantes ; Harry Kosarin ; Alda Verona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | 65984 | 10-in. | 4/6/1934 | Diga, diga, do | Bando da Lua | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-67419 | 10-in. | 1/26/1931 | Blue again | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-68327 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Tramps at sea | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-68328 | 10-in. | 10/28/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | PBVE-68533 | 10-in. | 8/17/1933 | Dinner at eight | Art Jarrett | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-69068 | 10-in. | 12/10/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-69071 | 10-in. | 12/12/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with prerecorded baritone vocal part and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-70208 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | How's your uncle? | Chick Bullock ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-70248 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | It's the darndest thing | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-70249 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Singin' the blues | Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-70616 | 10-in. | 10/6/1931 | Cuban love song | Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Romancers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | lyricist |
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.
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LCNAR: Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023046
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