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 101-125 of 175 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-068421	10-in.	11/24/1941	We're the couple in the castle	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-068438	10-in.	11/28/1941	We're the couple in the castle	Allan Foster ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-068631	10-in.	12/13/1941	I don't want to walk without you	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-068713	10-in.	12/22/1941	I don't want to walk without you	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-068806	10-in.	12/23/1941	I don't want to walk without you	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Paula Kelly	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-071503	10-in.	9/26/1941	Dolores	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072404	10-in.	5/28/1942	Jingle, jangle, jingle	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers ; Stuart Wade	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072484	10-in.	7/21/1942	Murder, he says	Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072550	10-in.	7/30/1942	Soft hearted	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Gene Grounds	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072551	10-in.	7/30/1942	A touch of Texas	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Glenn Hughes ; Martin Men ; Eddie Stone	Male vocal duet, with male vocal group jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072554	10-in.	7/30/1942	Can't get out of this mood	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bob Haymes ; Martin Men	Male vocal solo, with male vocal group jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072570	10-in.	7/31/1942	I get the neck of the chicken	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072572	10-in.	7/31/1942	Hello Mom	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bob Haymes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-073299	10-in.	6/2/1942	You're in love with someone else (But I'm in love with you)	Frances Gaynor ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-074797	10-in.	7/31/1942	Soft-hearted	Eugenie Baird ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075256	10-in.	6/4/1942	Jingle, jangle, jingle	Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-075420	10-in.	7/8/1942	Happy-go-lucky	Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075422	10-in.	7/8/1942	Let's get lost	Four Lee Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	BS-075565	10-in.	7/17/1942	Let's get lost	Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075567	10-in.	7/17/1942	Murder, he says	Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075637	10-in.	10/22/1942	Praise the lord and pass the ammunition	Southern Sons	Male vocal quintet, unaccompanied	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-075702	10-in.	7/31/1942	Can't get out of this mood	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D3VB-0192	10-in.	12/1/1943	Have I stayed away too long?	Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	D4VB-0184	10-in.	6/27/1944	First class private Mary Brown	Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus	composer
Victor	D5AB-0138	10-in.	3/14/1945	Rodger Young	Texas Jim Robertson	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	composer, lyricist

(Results 101-125 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Loesser, Frank," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

Loesser, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

"Loesser, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.