David Rose
David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn. Rose's work as a composer for television programs earned him four Emmys. In addition, he was musical director for The Red Skelton Show during its 21-year run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-4810 | 10-in. | 9/16/1907 | Shoulder arms march | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | E-4810 | 8-in. | 9/16/1907 | Shoulder arms march | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-77034 | 10-in. | 9/28/1933 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | Hotcha Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-77035 | 10-in. | 9/28/1933 | Sophisticated lady | Norman Gast ; David Rose | Instrumental duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-77036 | 10-in. | 9/28/1933 | Dinah | Hotcha Trio ; Louis Prima | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-77038 | 10-in. | 9/29/1933 | Shadows | Dave Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | BS-77039 | 10-in. | 9/29/1933 | Jig-saw rhythm | Dave Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | BS-77040 | 10-in. | 9/29/1933 | Jamboree | Dave Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | BS-78093 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | Break it down | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-84012 | 10-in. | 8/18/1934 | Itchola | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86220 | 10-in. | 11/20/1934 | Plantation moods | Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036149 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | Strange enchantment | Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-036150 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | That sentimental sandwich | Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-036151 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | The lamp is low | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-036152 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | The man I love | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-049976 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | Moon over Burma | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-049977 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | There's danger in your eyes, chérie! | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-049978 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | I'm getting sentimental over you | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-049979 | 10-in. | 8/5/1940 | Mexican magic | Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-060960 | 10-in. | 3/4/1941 | Feed the kitty | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-067824 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | Harlem confusion | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067827 | 10-in. | 9/10/1941 | From Maine to California | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068048 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | Harlem confusion | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-071406 | 10-in. | 9/25/1941 | From Maine to California | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-072193 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Poinciana | David Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | PBS-072194 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Our waltz | David Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | PBS-072195 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Dance of the Spanish onion | David Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director, composer | |
| Victor | PBS-072196 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Holiday for strings | David Rose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Victor | PBS-072544 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | When you wish upon a star | Bob Carroll ; David Rose Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072545 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | The continental | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072546 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | The last time I saw Paris | Bob Carroll ; David Rose Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072547 | 10-in. | 7/30/1942 | Over the rainbow | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072562 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | The way you look tonight | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072563 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Thanks for the memory | Pauline Byrne ; David Rose Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072564 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Lullaby of Broadway | Pauline Byrne ; David Rose Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-072565 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Sweet Leilani | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D4RB-0723 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | Our waltz | Al Goodman ; James Melton | Tenor vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | D4RB-0724 | 10-in. | 12/27/1944 | Holiday for strings | Al Goodman ; James Melton | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | D4AB-1057 | 10-in. | 11/29/1944 | Holiday for strings | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-0748 | 10-in. | 5/8/1945 | So-o-o-o-o in love | Rosemary Calvin ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1101 | 10-in. | 7/30/1945 | Nostalgia | David Rose Orchestra | Orchestra | composer, leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1107 | 10-in. | 8/6/1945 | Sweet spirit | David Rose Orchestra | Orchestra | composer, leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1154 | 10-in. | 11/16/1945 | One love | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer, leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1155 | 10-in. | 11/16/1945 | Humoresque | David Rose Orchestra | Orchestra | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2028 | 10-in. | 2/14/1946 | Night and day | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2029 | 10-in. | 2/14/1946 | In the still of the night | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2030 | 10-in. | 2/14/1946 | Love for sale | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2031 | 10-in. | 2/14/1946 | I've got you under my skin | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2036 | 10-in. | 2/15/1946 | Begin the beguine | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2037 | 10-in. | 2/15/1946 | I get a kick out of you | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2038 | 10-in. | 2/15/1946 | What is this thing called love | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2039 | 10-in. | 2/15/1946 | Easy to love | David Rose Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | D8VB-3645 | 10-in. | 2/3/1948 | Holiday for strings | Rex Schepp ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Dub from film: Orchestra, with banjo solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-1012 | 10-in. | 8/8/1930 | Get happy | Ted Fiorito ; David Rose | Piano duet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 3538 | 10-in. | ca. 1906 | We'll be sweethearts to the end | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 3781 | 10-in. | between 1907 and February 1908 | Don't leave the old folks, Jennie | Harvey Hindermyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W152456 | 10-in. | 7/29/1933 | I've got "it" | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152457 | 10-in. | 7/29/1933 | Plantation moods | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152458 | 10-in. | 7/29/1933 | Shake your hips | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rose, David," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105423.
Rose, David. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105423.
"Rose, David." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Rose, David, 1910-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86143623
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MusicBrainz: David Rose - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a429333f-fb1e-4158-95f1-74617c870077
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