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 (Results 151-175 of 175 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	B23762	10-in.	11/28/1938	Hello, my darling	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Atlantic	2063	10-in.	7/28/1956	My heart is so full of you	Chris Connor ; Ray Ellis		songwriter
Vocalion	23152	10-in.	6/23/1938	Says my heart	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Decca	80219		12/3/1950	Runyonland music	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80220		12/3/1950	The oldest established	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80221		12/3/1950	I'll know	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80222		12/3/1950	A bushel and a peck	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80223		12/3/1950	Adelaide's lament	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80224		12/3/1950	Guys and dolls	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80225		12/3/1950	If I were a bell	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80226		12/3/1950	I've never been in love before	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80227		12/3/1950	Take back your mink	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80228		12/3/1950	More I cannot wish you	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80229		12/3/1950	Luck be a lady	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80230		12/3/1950	Sue me	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80231		12/3/1950	Sit down, you're rockin' the boat	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	80232		12/3/1950	Marry the man today	Cast of Guys and dolls		lyricist, composer
Decca	L 6855		8/11/1952	Thumbelina	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6856		8/11/1952	Wonderful Copenhagen	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6857		8/11/1952	Anywhere I wander	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6858		8/11/1952	The king's new clothes	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6859		8/12/1952	Inchworm	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6860		8/12/1952	The ugly duckling	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6861		8/13/1952	No two people-1	Danny Kaye		composer
Decca	L 6862		8/13/1952	I'm Hans Christian Andersen	Danny Kaye		composer

(Results 151-175 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Loesser, Frank," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

Loesser, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

"Loesser, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.