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 401-425 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 73033 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | Play fiddle, play | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 73034 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | Have ya' got any gum chum | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 73164 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | The song is you | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 73165 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | A little rumba numba | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 73166 | 10-in. | 11/27/1945 | Can't help lovin' dat man | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 73525 | 4/25/1946 | What is this thing called love | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73526 | 4/25/1946 | Poor Parrot | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73527 | 4/25/1946 | I've got you under my skin | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73708 | 10/9/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 2 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73709 | 10/9/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 3 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73710 | 10/9/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 4 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73711 | 10/9/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73712 | 10/10/1946 | Poor Pierrot | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73713 | 10/10/1946 | Poor Pierrot | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73714 | 10/10/1946 | Look for the silver lining | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73728 | 10/17/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73729 | 10/17/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 4 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73730 | 10/17/1946 | The song of Christmas, part 6 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73731 | 10/17/1946 | Land of desperation | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73732 | 10/17/1946 | Dry bones | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73895 | 4/30/1947 | Ole Moses put Pharoah in his place | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 73896 | 4/30/1947 | Dry bones | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74225 | 12/11/1947 | White Christmas | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74226 | 12/11/1947 | You'll never walk alone | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74227 | 12/11/1947 | (All of a sudden) My heart sings | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed November 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 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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