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 601-625 of 684 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	5215	10-in.	12/14/1916	Mammy's little coal black Rose	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5407	10-in.	2/23/1917	Where the black-eyed susans grow	Adolph J. Hahl	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5661	10-in.	7/3/1917	Ain't you coming back to Dixieland	Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5701	10-in.	7/20/1917	Ain't you coming back to Dixieland	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	5720	10-in.	7/31/1917	Some Sunday morning	Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6080	10-in.	Mar. 1918	Till we meet again	Calvin Coxe ; Amy Ellerman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6118	10-in.	Apr. 1918	Derby Day in Dixie	Elaine Gordon	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6449	10-in.	11/8/1918	Till we meet again	Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6718	10-in.	4/3/1919	You're still an old sweetheart of mine	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6839	10-in.	6/19/1919	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Tuxedo Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	composer
Edison	6961	10-in.	10/6/1919	That lullaby of long ago	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7156	10-in.	2/10/1920	Hand in hand again	Vernon Dalhart ; Leola Lucey	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7527	10-in.	9/16/1920	The Japanese sandman	Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7769	10-in.	2/1/1921	C'est le marchand d'étoiles	Hector Pellerin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7860	10-in.	3/22/1921	Ain't we got fun	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7870	10-in.	3/25/1921	Tea leaves	Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7916	10-in.	4/14/1921	In a little front parlor (On an old back street)	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8140	10-in.	7/21/1921	Why, dear?	Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8282	10-in.	11/3/1921	Bimini Bay	Original Piano Trio	Piano trio	composer
Edison	8300	10-in.	11/23/1921	When shall we meet again	Lewis James ; Gladys Rice	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8348	10-in.	1/25/1922	While Miami dreams	Imperial Marimba Band	Marimba band	composer
Edison	8467	10-in.	5/25/1922	Sweet Indiana home	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	8601	10-in.	9/19/1922	Song of Persia	Rae Eleanor Ball ; John F. Burckhardt	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	8751	10-in.	8/13/1923	Somebody's wrong	Montauk Trio	Saxophone, banjo, and piano	songwriter
Edison	8826	10-in.	1/25/1923	Where the morning glories grow	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 601-625 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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