Johnny Green

Johnny Green

John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earliest, "Body and Soul" from the revue Three's a Crowd. Green won four Academy Awards for his film scores and a fifth for producing a short musical film, and he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1908 (Far Rockaway), Died May 15, 1989 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, conductor, leader, lyricist, celeste, songwriter

Notes: Name sometimes appears as John W. Green.

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBVE-42100	10-in.	3/17/1928	Coquette	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-51751	10-in.	5/8/1929	Memphis blues	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-62370	10-in.	7/26/1930	Body and soul	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo (takes 15-17); with male vocal solo (takes 1-14)	composer
Victor	BVE-62917	10-in.	10/29/1930	I'm yours	Hurley Kaylor	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-63158	10-in.	10/16/1930	I'm yours	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-63625	10-in.	9/5/1930	Body and soul	Helen Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-63670	10-in.	9/25/1930	I'm yours	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Rhythm Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BVE-67678	10-in.	12/29/1930	I'm yours	Shilkret's Rhyth-Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BRC-68874	10-in.	4/7/1931	Out of nowhere	Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Frank Munn	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-70106	10-in.	6/30/1931	Out of nowhere	Georges Metaxa	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BSHQ-71928	10-in.	3/9/1932	Lo and behold	Coon-Sanders Orchestra ; J. L. Sanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BSHQ-72870	10-in.	6/13/1932	Rain, rain, go away	Graham Prince Palais D'Or Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BSHQ-73018	10-in.	6/16/1932	I wanna be loved	Russ Columbo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BSHQ-73019	10-in.	6/16/1932	Living in dreams	Russ Columbo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BSHQ-73027	10-in.	6/22/1932	Rain, rain, go away	Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-76148	10-in.	5/18/1933	I cover the waterfront	Bert Lown Orchestra ; Mac Ceppos	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-76165	10-in.	5/19/1933	I cover the waterfront	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-77465	10-in.	8/14/1933	Who do you think you are?	Johnny Green ; Ramona	Piano duet, with female vocal solo and celeste	instrumentalist, celeste, piano, composer
Victor	BS-77466	10-in.	8/14/1933	Weep no more, my baby	Johnny Green ; Ramona	Piano duet, with female vocal solo and celeste	instrumentalist, celeste, piano, composer
Victor	BS-78149	10-in.	10/11/1933	There's a ring around the moon	Don Bestor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-82315	10-in.	4/13/1934	Easy come, easy go	De Marco Sisters ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-92705	10-in.	7/13/1935	Body and soul	Benny Goodman Trio ; Gene Krupa ; Teddy Wilson	Jazz/dance trio	composer
Victor	BS-101061	10-in.	4/6/1936	I've got a heavy date	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-09887	10-in.	12/16/1937	Am I in another world?	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-017061	10-in.	11/17/1937	Am I in another world	Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-034650	10-in.	5/4/1939	You and your love	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-036241	10-in.	6/5/1939	Out of nowhere	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBS-036413	10-in.	8/16/1939	Body and soul	Alec Templeton	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BS-037409	10-in.	6/1/1939	You and your love	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-037604	10-in.	6/8/1939	You're mine, you!	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-041929	10-in.	8/29/1939	I'm yours	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-042625	10-in.	8/30/1939	Stranger things have happened	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-042936	10-in.	10/11/1939	Body and soul	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-047700	10-in.	2/26/1940	Body and soul	Earl Hines	Electric piano solo	composer
Victor	BS-053505	10-in.	10/1/1940	Body and soul	Jimmy Blanton ; Duke Ellington	Bass and piano duet	composer
Victor	PBS-055204	10-in.	12/9/1940	I heard you were lovely	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-055205	10-in.	12/9/1940	I'll take the high note	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-055257	10-in.	1/23/1941	I cover the waterfront	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-067761	10-in.	9/9/1941	Body and soul	Dixieland Octet of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine ; Dinah Shore	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-068601	10-in.	12/10/1941	The lady who walks alone	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-068602	10-in.	12/10/1941	Hello, my lover, goodbye	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	D5VB-0662	10-in.	10/8/1945	Tell ya what I'm gonna do	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-0734	10-in.	4/14/1945	You came along from out of nowhere	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1876	10-in.	5/14/1946	Body and soul	Mel Henke	Piano solo, with string bass	composer
Victor	D6VB-2166	10-in.	9/30/1946	Body and soul	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-3380	10-in.	12/6/1946	Body and soul	Eric Siday Orchestra ; Eric Siday	Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet	composer
Victor	D7VB-0956	10-in.	6/10/1947	The turntable song ('round an' 'round an' 'round)	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1273	10-in.	7/11/1947	Body and soul	Perry Como ; Lloyd Shaffer	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1719	10-in.	10/13/1947	I'm yours	Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers)	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	D7VB-3098	10-in.	12/30/1947	You're mine, you!	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D8VB-4143	10-in.	12/28/1948	I wanna be loved	Jean Friley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0045	10-in.	1/6/1949	Body and soul	Charlie Ventura Bop for the People	Instrumental ensemble, with baritone saxophone solo	composer
Victor	BRC-Test-470	10-in.	7/2/1931	Out of nowhere	Russ Columbo	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BSHQ-Test-1137	10-in.	6/22/1932	Rain rain go away	Ted Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	145698	10-in.	2/29/1928	Coquette	Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W145824	10-in.	3/21/1928	Coquette	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150723	10-in.	8/22/1930	I'm yours	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150742	10-in.	8/27/1930	I'm yours	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W150788	10-in.	9/10/1930	Body and soul	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150817	10-in.	9/17/1930	Body and soul	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150844	10-in.	9/29/1930	Body and soul	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	[W]150863	10-in.	10/7/1930	Body and soul	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W151414	10-in.	3/12/1931	Out of nowhere	Smith Ballew Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151481	10-in.	4/3/1931	Out of nowhere	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151519	10-in.	4/16/1931	Out of nowhere	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W151737	10-in.	8/18/1931	(If this is love) I don't want love	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152227	10-in.	6/27/1932	Rain, rain, go away	Art Kassel ; "Kassels-in-the-Air" Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W152374	10-in.	2/9/1933	Close to my heart	Phil Regan	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W152375	10-in.	2/9/1933	You're beautiful tonight, my dear	Phil Regan	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W152376	10-in.	2/9/1933	You're mine, you!	Johnny Green ; Gertrude Niesen	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	W152377	10-in.	2/9/1933	Tony's wife	Gertrude Niesen	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W152406	10-in.	6/1/1933	I cover the waterfront	Joe Haymes Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152692	10-in.	1/23/1934	I wanna be loved	Ben Pollack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W26573	10-in.	2/29/1940	Body and soul	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	31003	10-in.	8/07/1941	I cover the waterfront	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W351085	10-in.	8/18/1931	(If this is love) I don't want love	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W400144	10-in.	3/14/1928	Coquette (Coqueta)	Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W400588	10-in.	4/16/1928	Coquette	Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitars and vibraphone	composer
OKeh	W400606	10-in.	4/11/1928	Coquette	Seger Ellis ; Okeh Novelty Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer
OKeh	W404211	10-in.	6/7/1930	I'm yours	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404391	10-in.	9/2/1930	I'm yours	Russ Morgan’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404411	10-in.	10/9/1930	Body and soul	Louis Armstrong ; Sebastian New Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404516	10-in.	10/30/1930	Body and soul	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W490082	10-in.	6/7/1930	I'm yours	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34018	10-in.	Oct. 1930	I’m yours	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E34387	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Body and soul	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34488	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Body and soul	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E34556	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Body and soul	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34705	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Body and soul	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34706	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Body and soul	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	TE34707	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Body and soul	Libby Holman	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E34709	10-in.	10/8/1930	Body and soul	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36302	10-in.	3/11/1931	Out of nowhere	Paul Small	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E36309	10-in.	3/13/1931	Out of nowhere	Ranny Weeks Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	C1816	10-in.	3/28/1928	Coquette	Dick Powell	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C7774	10-in.	4/30/1931	Out of nowhere	Lee Sims	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	LAE862	10-in.	8/22/1930	I’m yours	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LA983	10-in.	3/30/1931	Out of nowhere	Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	composer
Brunswick	ME36403	10-in.	5/14/1931	Out of nowhere	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	18342	10-in.	3/27/1928	Coquette	Ernie Golden and his Orchestra ; Happy Jack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	0EA1302	10-in.	On or before 2/28/1935	How can I hold you close enough?	Jack Jackson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Gramophone	0B5936	10-in.	3/12/1934	Not bad	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	0B5937	10-in.	3/12/1934	What now?	Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Gramophone	Cc18882	12-in.	2/25/1930	Body and soul	Jack Hylton Orchestra ; Pat O'Malley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Decca	83589		10/31/1952	Stars and stripes forever	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	83590		10/31/1952	Washington Post march	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	83591		10/31/1952	King Cotton march	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	83592		10/31/1952	The thunderer march	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	83593		10/31/1952	High School cadets	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	83594		10/31/1952	El Capitan march	Hollywood Bowl "Pops" Orchestra		conductor
Decca	L 3506	10-in.	8/13/1944	Coquette	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3507	10-in.	8/13/1944	I'm yours	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3508	10-in.	8/13/1944	Out of nowehere	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3509	10-in.	8/13/1944	Body and soul	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3523	10-in.	8/20/1944	I cover the waterfront	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3524	10-in.	8/20/1944	Easy come, easy go!	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3525	10-in.	8/20/1944	From out of nowhere	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3526	10-in.	8/20/1944	Coquette	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3572	10-in.	9/1/1944	Hello my love, goodbye	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3573	10-in.	9/1/1944	There's a ring around the moon	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3574	10-in.	9/1/1944	The steam is on the beam	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3575	10-in.	9/1/1944	You're mine, you!	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 3576	10-in.	9/1/1944	Serenade for a new baby	Johnny Green Orchestra		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	L 4664		12/14/1947	Mad dogs and Englishmen-1	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	L 4679		12/17/1947	A lullaby for Dena	Danny Kaye		leader
Decca	L 4680		12/17/1947	Molly Malone (Cockles and mussels)	Danny Kaye		leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Johnny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103203.

Green, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103203.

"Green, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.