Bert Kalmar
Bert Kalmar (February 10, 1884 – September 18, 1947) was an American songwriter, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a screenwriter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1884 (New York City), Died September 18, 1947 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, performer
Notes: Also seen as "Kalman" on disc labels and Victor ledgers.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 151-175 of 289 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W144904 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Thinking of you | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144905 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Up in the clouds | Franklyn Baur ; Broadway Nitelites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 144909 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Up in the clouds | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 144910 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Thinking of you | Broadway Bellhops ; Harold Rodman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145227 | 10-in. | 11/21/1927 | Thinking of you | Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145284 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | Up in the clouds | Franklyn Baur ; Vaughn De Leath | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147046 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | I wanna be loved by you | Broadway Nitelites ; Vaughn De Leath | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 147125 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | I wanna be loved by you | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 147167 | 10-in. | 10/30/1928 | Watching the clouds roll by | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Billy Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147313 | 10-in. | 10/27/1928 | Take me to the land of jazz | North Georgians ; Lowe Stokes | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and mandolin or banjo-mandolin | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147387 | 10-in. | 11/5/1928 | Watching the clouds roll by | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]147482 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | I wanna be loved by you | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148699 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W148700 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | Just a little glimpse of paradise | Ipana Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W148738 | 10-in. | 7/9/1929 | Do I know what I'm doing? | The Mystery Girl | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 149724 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149739 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | What would I care? | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150581 | 10-in. | 6/10/1930 | I love you so much | Eddie Walters | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150582 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | I love you so much | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150871 | 10-in. | 10/10/1930 | Three little words | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150941 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | Three little words | Jack Miller | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150967 | 10-in. | 11/18/1930 | Three little words | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151181 | 10-in. | 12/27/1930 | I'm so afraid of you | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]151183 | 10-in. | 1/7/1931 | I'm so afraid of you | Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Fred Rich Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W151631 | 10-in. | 6/23/1931 | Nevertheless I'm in love with you | Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kalmar, Bert," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104888.
Kalmar, Bert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104888.
"Kalmar, Bert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85106022
Wikidata: Bert Kalmar - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q655221
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46957275
MusicBrainz: Bert Kalmar - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/213f938b-35d6-406c-aae5-955faa96931d
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