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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 306 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W151846	10-in.	10/15/1931	It's the darndest thing	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151874	10-in.	11/5/1931	Cuban love song	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, wiith male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152038	10-in.	12/9/1931	Cuban love song	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W152206	10-in.	6/7/1932	Goodbye blues	Art Jarrett	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W152358	10-in.	1/25/1933	Hey! Young fella	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152439	10-in.	7/25/1933	Don't blame me	Charles Agnew Stevens Hotel Orchestra ; Stan Jacobsen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152489	10-in.	9/8/1933	Dinner at eight	Helene Daniels ; Carroll Gibbons ; Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152541	10-in.	10/27/1933	My dancing lady	Fran Frey and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152665	10-in.	12/28/1933	I'm full of the devil	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152708	10-in.	2/5/1934	I love gardenias	Jerry Cooper ; Emil Coleman and his Palais Royal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W98589	12-in.	9/21/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W265175	10-in.	3/19/1934	On the sunny side of the street	Coleman Hawkins ; Buck Washington	Saxophone	lyricist
Columbia	W351108	10-in.	10/8/1931	It's the darndest thing	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W351120	10-in.	10/30/1931	Cuban love song	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W351129	10-in.	11/12/1931	Cuban love song	Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W400769	10-in.	6/8/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W400834	10-in.	6/28/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Goofus Five Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W400859	10-in.	7/10/1928	Diga diga doo	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W400860	10-in.	7/10/1928	Doin' the new low down	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401194	10-in.	10/4/1928	I must have that man	Eddie Lang ; New Yorkers [Joe Venuti] ; Joe Venuti	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401535	10-in.	1/16/1929	Let's sit and talk about you	Louisville Rhythm Kings [Ben Pollack Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401559	10-in.	1/25/1929	In a great big way	Louisville Rhythm Kings [Ben Pollack Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
OKeh	W401690	10-in.	3/5/1929	I can’t give you anything but love	Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401703	10-in.	3/8/1929	Futuristic rhythm	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402206	10-in.	12/11/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Lillie Delk Christian	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet	lyricist

(Results 201-225 of 306 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.