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 701-725 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 88179 | 6/14/1955 | Beautiful saviour | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88180 | 6/14/1955 | Cantique de Noel (O Holy night) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88181 | 6/14/1955 | Oh gathering clouds | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88182[a] | 6/14/1955 | Adeste fideles | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88182 | 6/14/1955 | O little town of Bethlehem | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88183 | 6/14/1955 | The first Nowell ; Carol of the bells | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88184 | 6/14/1955 | Alleluia | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88185 | 6/14/1955 | Gloria in Excelsis | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88186 | 6/14/1955 | It came upon the midnight clear ; Deck the hall ; Joy to the world | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88187 | 6/14/1955 | Hark! The herald angels sing | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88188 | 6/14/1955 | Luther's cradle hymn ; God rest ye merry, gentlemen | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88189 | 6/14/1955 | The Coventry carol | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88190 | 6/14/1955 | Long, long ago | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88191A | 6/14/1955 | Juanita | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88191B | 6/14/1955 | Let me call you sweetheart | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88192 | 6/14/1955 | In apple blossom time | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88346 | 7/8/1955 | The ballad of Davy Crockett-1: Part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88347 | 7/8/1955 | The ballad of Davy Crockett-1: Part 2 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88377 | 7/13/1955 | A whale of a tale | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88378 | 7/13/1955 | Bella notte | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88379 | 7/13/1955 | Nebraska alma mater | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88380 | 7/13/1955 | Hills of Old Penn State | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88381 | 7/13/1955 | Lord Jeffery Amherst ; Navy blue and gold | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88424 | 7/27/1955 | Barefoot | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 88425 | 7/27/1955 | Pledge of alliance | 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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