Pennsylvanians
Waring's Pennsylvanians was a dance band that was founded at Penn State University by Fred Waring. First named the Collegians, the group was formed in 1918 at Penn State by the brothers Fred and Tom Waring and their friends Freddy Buck and Poley McClintock. They had a hit in 1925 with the song "Collegiate". Other popular novelty songs were "I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" and "I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep". In 1929 they appeared in the movie Syncopation and on stage in The New Yorkers the following year. Their popularity increased in the 1930s with their presence in radio and movies. During the 1940s, they performed on Broadway and at the World's Fair and became the first band to broadcast its own TV show. From 1950–1970, they became a corporation that branched into workshops, real estate, and a magazine. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-28662 | 10-in. | 10/15/1923 | The west, a nest and you | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-28663 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Sleep | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-28663 | 10-in. | 10/15/1923 | Sleep | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | B-28664 | 10-in. | 10/15/1923 | That's my baby | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-28665 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Stack o' Lee blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-28665 | 10-in. | 10/16/1923 | Stack o' Lee blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29237 | 10-in. | 1/2/1924 | Forever | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29238 | 10-in. | 1/2/1924 | Holding hands | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29239 | 10-in. | 1/2/1924 | Dancin' Dan | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29240 | 10-in. | 1/2/1924 | You darling you | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29241 | 10-in. | 1/3/1924 | Cover me with kisses | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29242 | 10-in. | 1/3/1924 | Oh, baby! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29243 | 10-in. | 1/4/1924 | I'm somebody nobody loves | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29694 | 10-in. | 3/26/1924 | Down home blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-29695 | 10-in. | 3/26/1924 | Memory Lane | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Jazz/dance band, with piano and male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30069 | 10-in. | 5/12/1924 | Good-night, sleep tight | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30072 | 10-in. | 5/12/1924 | Someday you'll know | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30075 | 10-in. | 5/12/1924 | Virginia | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30076 | 10-in. | 5/14/1924 | I'm haunted by that Swanee River song | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30077 | 10-in. | 5/14/1924 | Wa-wa-waddle walk | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30147 | 10-in. | 5/29/1924 | Dreary weather | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30150 | 10-in. | 6/2/1924 | Blackin' blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30151 | 10-in. | 6/2/1924 | Maytime | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30249 | 10-in. | 6/6/1924 | June night | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | B-30250 | 10-in. | 6/6/1924 | Just hot | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Discogs: Pennsylvanians
IMDb: Pennsylvanians
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pennsylvanians (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85161564
Wikidata: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7969431
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121015813
MusicBrainz: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a903390-4381-4c32-90d0-803bd4f9ce34
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