Frank Loesser

Frank Henry Loesser ( "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Birth and Death Data: Born June 29, 1910 (New York City), Died July 28, 1969 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 175 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-81066	10-in.	1/17/1934	Junk man	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82527	10-in.	5/16/1934	I wish I were twins	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82581	10-in.	6/1/1934	I wish I were twins	Art Rohman and his Orchestra ; Ed Carroll	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-86241	10-in.	11/23/1934	Home ties	Al Mitchell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-99087	10-in.	2/13/1936	The old oak tree	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-011068	10-in.	7/1/1937	Lovely one	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-011075	10-in.	7/2/1937	Lovely one	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017787	10-in.	12/29/1937	How'dja like to love me?	Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Olga Sardi	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-017791	10-in.	12/29/1937	I fall in love with you every day	Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Frank Parrish	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-018129	10-in.	1/10/1938	Moments like this	Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Burt Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-018359	10-in.	1/21/1938	How'dja like to love me?	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-018360	10-in.	1/21/1938	I fall in love with you every day	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-019193	10-in.	4/6/1938	Says my heart	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-019574	10-in.	2/11/1938	Moments like this	Bama Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-019805	10-in.	2/11/1938	The moon of Manakoora	Felix Knight ; Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-021054	10-in.	3/1/1938	Moments like this	Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-021952	10-in.	4/11/1938	Says my heart	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-023483	10-in.	6/9/1938	I wish I was the willow	Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-023549	10-in.	6/8/1938	I wish I was the willow	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-023704	10-in.	6/20/1938	Small fry	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Judy Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-026187	10-in.	10/12/1938	Two sleepy people	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-026188	10-in.	10/12/1938	Un coussin, deux tetes	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-026191	10-in.	10/12/1938	Blue nightfall	Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-026252	10-in.	11/14/1938	I go for that	Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-026690	10-in.	9/1/1938	Heart and soul	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Loesser, Frank," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

Loesser, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

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