Johnny Green

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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 (Results 26-50 of 126 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 126 records)

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.