Harry Warren

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 501-525 of 807 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	[W]150864	10-in.	10/7/1930	Wasting my love on you	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W150884	10-in.	10/20/1930	Wasting my love on you	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150924	10-in.	10/31/1930	Wasting my love on you	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	[W]150941	10-in.	11/7/1930	Three little words	Jack Miller	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W151118	10-in.	12/12/1930	Cheerful little earful	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151185	10-in.	12/15/1930	Cheerful little earful	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	[W]151190	10-in.	1/7/1931	Would you like to take a walk	Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Fred Rich Orchestra] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151207	10-in.	1/15/1931	He's not worth your tears	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151214	10-in.	1/14/1931	The river and me	Al Shayne	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W151217	10-in.	1/15/1931	Would you like to take a walk?	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]151236	10-in.	1/20/1931	Would you like to take a walk (Sump'n good'll come from that)	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W151300	10-in.	2/10/1931	By the River Sainte Marie	Oscar Grogan	Male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151304	10-in.	2/10/1931	By the River Sainte Marie	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151528	10-in.	4/29/1931	When the shepherd leads the sheep back home	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151574	10-in.	5/28/1931	I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store)	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151611	10-in.	6/15/1931	Sing a little jingle	The Knickerbockers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152018	10-in.	11/3/1931	So this is Venice	Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	arranger
Columbia	W152036	10-in.	12/9/1931	Ooh that kiss	Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152071	10-in.	1/15/1932	You're my everything	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152072	10-in.	1/18/1932	You're my everything	Jack Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W152127	10-in.	3/8/1932	Too many tears	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152297	10-in.	9/9/1932	Three's a crowd	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152331	10-in.	12/16/1932	You're getting to be a habit with me	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Columbia	W152332	10-in.	12/16/1932	Young and healthy	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152393	10-in.	4/19/1933	The gold diggers' song	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 501-525 of 807 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.