Harry Archer

Harry Archer

Harry Archer (February 21, 1888 – April 23, 1960) was an American composer and orchestra leader. He is best remembered for six Broadway shows from the 2nd and 3rd decades of the 20th-century, but also made several popular recordings in the 1920s for Brunswick Records.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1888 (Creston), Died April 23, 1960

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, arranger, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 135 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-036245	10-in.	6/5/1939	White sails (Beneath a silver moon)	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BS-036901	10-in.	5/3/1939	I love you	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-036952	10-in.	5/17/1939	White sails	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037411	10-in.	6/1/1939	White sails (Beneath a yellow moon)	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2760	10-in.	12/28/1947	I love you	Charles Dant Orchestra ; Dennis Day	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	79567	10-in.	12/10/1920	I'm gonna quit Saturday	Bert Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81192	10-in.	9/5/1923	My home town in Kansas	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81203	10-in.	9/8/1923	I love you	Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81328	10-in.	11/7/1923	I love you	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81537	10-in.	2/8/1924	I love you	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	81559	10-in.	2/14/1924	"No" means "Yes"	Silver Slipper Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140157	10-in.	11/29/1924	You and I	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141176	10-in.	10/22/1925	It must be love	Harry Reser's Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141861	10-in.	3/24/1926	I'd rather be the girl in your arms	Ross Gorman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W144370	10-in.	7/14/1927	I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me	Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris	Female-male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	144495	10-in.	7/23/1927	I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me	Night Club Orchestra ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W146266	10-in.	4/19/1928	She'll never find a fellow like me	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W146631	10-in.	7/13/1928	Down in Waikiki	Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W146885	10-in.	8/24/1928	Anything your heart desires	The Nifty Three	Mixed vocal trio, with banjo	composer
Columbia	W146886	10-in.	8/24/1928	Dog-gone!	The Nifty Three	Mixed vocal trio, with banjo	composer
Columbia	W149979	10-in.	2/11/1930	Where the golden daffodils grow	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150005	10-in.	2/20/1930	Alone with my dreams	Charlie Lawman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	150042	10-in.	2/28/1930	Where the golden daffodils grow	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150072	10-in.	3/10/1930	So sympathetic	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Three Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Columbia	[W]150075	10-in.	3/10/1930	Alone with my dreams	Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Three Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter

(Results 26-50 of 135 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Archer, Harry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105001.

Archer, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105001.

"Archer, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.