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 101-125 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37456 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | Nesting time | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-37457 | 10-in. | 3/23/1927 | I've never seen a straight banana | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-37458 | 10-in. | 3/24/1927 | I'm back in love again | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-37459 | 10-in. | 3/24/1927 | I wonder how I look when I'm asleep | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-37460 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | South wind | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-38269 | 10-in. | 6/2/1927 | Just another day wasted away (Waiting for you) | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-38270 | 10-in. | 6/2/1927 | Sing me a baby song | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-38271 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | The sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-38272 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | Sa-lu-ta! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-38964 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | Wy-lets | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-39421 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | Gid-ap Garibaldi | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-39422 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | Sweetheart memories | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-40690 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Way back when | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-40750 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-40768 | 10-in. | 12/9/1927 | In the evening | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41017 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Wob-a-ly walk | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41401 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Tom Waring | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41406 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Maybe I'll baby you | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41407 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41408 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | If I can't have you | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41563 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Together | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41638 | 10-in. | 1/24/1928 | Yale blues | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-41656 | 10-in. | 1/28/1928 | There must be a silver lining (That's shining for me) | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-42440 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | Who's blue now? | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-42472 | 10-in. | 2/23/1928 | That melody of love | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed November 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Discogs: Pennsylvanians
IMDb: Pennsylvanians
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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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