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 426-450 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 74228 | 12/11/1947 | Oh! What a beautiful morning | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74229 | 12/11/1947 | Old devil moon | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74256 | 12/16/1947 | I gotta right to sing the blues | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74257 | 12/16/1947 | The twelve days of Christmas | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74258 | 12/16/1947 | Winter wonderland | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74259 | 12/16/1947 | Grandma's Thanksgiving, part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74260 | 12/16/1947 | Grandma's Thanksgiving, part 2 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74290 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley and the haunted house | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74291 | 12/17/1937 | [Unknown title(s)] | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74292 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley and the bubble gum | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74293 | 12/27/1947 | Little Orley & the happy bird-1 | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74294 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley & the barn dance | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74295 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley & the little engine-1 | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74296 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley and the bull fiddle | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74297 | 12/17/1947 | Little Orley and the pancake | Uncle Lumpy [Lumpy Brannum] | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74316 | 12/20/1947 | Hymn to music | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74317 | 12/20/1947 | Dry bones | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74318 | 12/20/1947 | Li'l David | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74319 | 12/20/1947 | Prelude of the bells | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74320 | 12/20/1947 | My romance | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74321 | 12/20/1947 | The song of songs | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74325 | 12/18/1947 | The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky): Part 1: Overture ; Dance of the sugar plum ; Trepak | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74326 | 12/18/1947 | The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky): Part 2: Dance of the toy flutes ; Waltz of the flowers | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74327 | 12/18/1947 | Tears | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 74419 | 12/26/1947 | The Holy city, part 1 | 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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