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 751-775 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | 11372 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Where do you work-a, John? | Tom Howard ; Jazz Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 11589 | 10-in. | 3/19/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Cookie Cohen | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 11669 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Lily | Cass Hagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 11707 | 10-in. | 5/18/1927 | My regular gal | Duke Yellman Orchestra ; Gerald Macy ; John Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Edison | 11722 | 10-in. | 6/7/1927 | A little girl—a little boy—a little moon | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 11814 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Gid-ap, Garibaldi | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 11916 | 10-in. | 9/27/1927 | Clementine (From New Orleans) | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18090 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Frank Cornwell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18106 | 10-in. | 12/15/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 18344 | 10-in. | 3/28/1928 | Hello Montreal | Assassinators | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18447 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | We love it | Frances Sper | Female vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18619 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Old man sunshine (Little boy bluebird) | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18626 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | Two lips (To kiss my cares away) | Al Friedman Orchestra ; Theo Alban | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18681 | 10-in. | 8/27/1928 | Sleepy Honolulu town | Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Edison | 18726 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Nagasaki | 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 18758 | 10-in. | 9/25/1928 | Then came the dawn | McAlpineers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18782 | 10-in. | 10/4/1928 | Twelve o'clock waltz | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 18920 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Theo Alban ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18945 | 10-in. | 12/14/1928 | Along came sweetness | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer | |
Edison | 19181 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | What did'ja wanna make me love you for? | Ermine Calloway | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 19188 | 10-in. | 5/13/1929 | Here we are | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Edison | 19209 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | Sorrows | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 19218 | 10-in. | 5/27/1929 | Sorrows | Edisongsters | Male vocal trio, with instrumental duet | songwriter | |
Edison | 19270 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Here we are | The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] | Male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Edison | 19280 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
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