Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1893 (Brooklyn), Died September 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 451-475 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 146638 | 10-in. | 7/13/1928 | Nagasaki | Astorites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 146646 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | When Eliza rolls her eyes | Lester Cortes ; Jerome Conrad and his Orchestra [Night Club Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146648 | 10-in. | 7/17/1928 | When I tip-tip-toe up a tuck-tuck-tucky lane | Alex Kellaway | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146750 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Old man sunshine | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146835 | 10-in. | 8/14/1928 | When Eliza rolls her eyes | Harry Reser's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 146957 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | Twelve o'clock waltz | Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147079 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Tiny Ruffner | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W147136 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Old man sunshine | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | W147138 | 10-in. | 10/23/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | 147164 | 10-in. | 10/29/1928 | Won't you tell me, hon (When we're gonna be one) | Arthur Ross and his Westerners [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147170 | 10-in. | 10/31/1928 | Old man sunshine, little boy bluebird | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W147174 | 10-in. | 10/31/1928 | Won't you tell me, hon? | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147432 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | Then came the dawn | Ernie Golden and his Orchestra ; Leroy Montesanto | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147474 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | Along came sweetness | Tommy Weir | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W147505 | 10-in. | 11/12/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147698 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | Along came sweetness | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W147707 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | Along came sweetness | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | [W]148139 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | What didja wanna make me love you for? | Sammy Fain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W148442 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | What didja wanna make me love you for? | Eddie Walters | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W148543 | 10-in. | 5/17/1929 | Finding the long way home | Larry Siry and his Hotel Ambassador Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W148551 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | Here we are | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W148688 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember | Ford and Glenn | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | W148699 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W148700 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | Just a little glimpse of paradise | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | 148756 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember | Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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