Richard A. Whiting

Richard A. Whiting

Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the movie Sing, Baby Sing.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1891 (Peoria), Died February 19, 1938 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 501-525 of 684 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E35861	10-in.	2/16/1931	Mammy’s little coal-black Rose	Otto Gray ; Oklahoma Cowboys	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E35914	10-in.	1/10/1931	My ideal	Mills Music Masters [Brunswick Studio Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E36769	10-in.	5/21/1931	Maybe it’s the moon	Ted Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37172	10-in.	9/24/1931	Guilty	Snooks Hotel Paramount Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E37200	10-in.	9/16/1931	Not that I care	Jacques Renard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37203	10-in.	9/16/1931	When your boy becomes a man	Jacques Renard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37210	10-in.	9/17/1931	Guilty	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C1069-C1072	10-in.	7/27/1927	There’s one little girl who loves (And one little girl who don’t)	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1072)	composer
Brunswick	E1601-E1604	10-in.	11/7/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E1612-E1614	10-in.	11/9/1925	Sleepy time gal	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E1727-E1729	10-in.	11/16/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E1797-E1799	10-in.	11/23/1925	Sleepy time gal	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E1926-E1928	10-in.	12/12/1925	Sweet child (I'm wild about you)	Chick Endor	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E1941-E1943	10-in.	12/15/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark ; Eddie Lang	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E2155-E2158	10-in.	1/14/1926	Sweet child	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E2587-E2589	10-in.	3/3/1926	Horses	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E2596-E2598	10-in.	3/4/1926	Westward	Vertmonte Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E2689-E2691	10-in.	3/23/1926	Horses	Six Hayseeds	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E3256-E3258	10-in.	6/17/1926	The pump song	The Bostonians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E3298-E3300	10-in.	6/25/1926	Precious	Chick Endor	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E3338-E3340	10-in.	6/30/1926	Breezin’ along with the breeze	Blue Ribbon Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	E3465-E3467	10-in.	7/19/1926	Precious	Al Goering's Collegians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E3633-E3634	10-in.	8/26/1926	Nobody worries ‘bout me	Glen Echo Serenaders ; Vaudeville Trio	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E3664-E3665	10-in.	9/2/1926	Breezin’ along with the breeze	The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] ; Louis Katzman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E3763-E3764	10-in.	9/13/1926	Breezin’ along with the breeze	The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer

(Results 501-525 of 684 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, Richard A.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

Whiting, Richard A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

"Whiting, Richard A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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