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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 101-125 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BSHQ-71953 | 10-in. | 3/15/1932 | Too many tears | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71977 | 10-in. | 3/21/1932 | Too many tears | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
Victor | BRC-72227 | 10-in. | 4/3/1932 | Deep in your eyes | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-72869 | 10-in. | 6/13/1932 | Great big bunch of you | Phil Dooley and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | ESHQ-72888 | 8-in. | 6/14/1932 | Great big bunch of you | Charles Prince and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73010 | 10-in. | 6/15/1932 | A great big bunch of you | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-73105 | 10-in. | 7/13/1932 | Someone to care for | George Olsen and his Music ; Paul Small | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-73322 | 10-in. | 8/25/1932 | Three's a crowd | Gordon Graham ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-73903 | 10-in. | 11/2/1932 | You're getting to be a habit with me | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | LBS-73904 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/2/1932 | You're getting to be a habit with me | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-73922 | 10-in. | 11/4/1932 | I'm young and healthy | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BAVE-74434 | 10-in. | 1/31/1934 | Rumba a Buffalo | Orquesta Típica Victor | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-75299 | 10-in. | 2/26/1933 | Shuffle off to Buffalo | Maurice Cross ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-75300 | 10-in. | 2/26/1933 | Shuffle off to Buffalo | Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | LBS-75316 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 2/26/1933 | Shuffle off to Buffalo | Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-75323 | 10-in. | 2/26/1933 | Forty-second Street | Don Bestor Orchestra ; Dudley Mecum | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-75497 | 10-in. | 5/3/1933 | Nagasaki | Everett Barksdale ; Eddie South International Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-75519 | 10-in. | 3/15/1933 | I'm young and healthy | Glenn Cross ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BS-75528 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | Forty-second Street | The Sizzlers | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-75529 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | Shuffle off to Buffalo | The Sizzlers | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-75664 | 10-in. | 4/18/1933 | The gold diggers' song | Roy Bargy ; Peggy Healy ; Rhythm Boys | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental solos and humming | composer | |
Victor | BS-75665 | 10-in. | 4/18/1933 | Pettin' in the park | Roy Bargy ; Peggy Healy ; Rhythm Boys | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental solos and male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BS-75673 | 10-in. | 4/20/1933 | I've got to sing a torch song | Roy Bargy ; Ramona | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, trumpet, and 2 pianos | composer | |
Victor | BS-75786 | 10-in. | 4/11/1933 | I've got to sing a torch song | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with piano and guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-75787 | 10-in. | 4/11/1933 | Pettin' in the park | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with piano and guitar | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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