Mort Dixon

Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 20, 1892 (New York City), Died March 23, 1956 (Bronxville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 376-397 of 397 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	18447	10-in.	4/26/1928	We love it	Frances Sper	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18619	10-in.	7/19/1928	Old man sunshine (Little boy bluebird)	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18726	10-in.	9/14/1928	Nagasaki	7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Edison	18782	10-in.	10/4/1928	Twelve o'clock waltz	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	18924	10-in.	12/6/1928	If you want the rainbow (You must have the rain)	Duke Yellman Orchestra ; Happy Jack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18945	10-in.	12/14/1928	Along came sweetness	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Edison	19181	10-in.	5/8/1929	What did'ja wanna make me love you for?	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	19236	10-in.	6/4/1929	My old man	Harry Merkur ; Bob Pierce	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	19302	10-in.	7/18/1929	Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember	Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-331	10-in.	7/19/1928	Old man sunshine (Little boy bluebird)	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-431	12-in.	9/14/1928	Nagasaki	7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Edison	N-480	10-in.	10/4/1928	Twelve o'clock waltz	Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-617	10-in.	12/6/1928	If you want the rainbow (You must have the rain)	Duke Yellman Orchestra ; Happy Jack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-636	12-in.	12/14/1928	Along came sweetness	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers]	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Edison	N-885	10-in.	5/8/1929	What did'ja wanna make me love you for?	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-941	10-in.	6/4/1929	My old man	Harry Merkur ; Bob Pierce	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	N-992	10-in.	7/1/1929	What did'ja wanna make me love you for?	Ermine Calloway	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	N-1026	10-in.	7/18/1929	Where the sweet forget me-nots remember	Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Plaza/ARC	6194	10-in.	9/23/1925	'Bam 'Bam 'Bamy shore	Arthur Fields ; Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Vocalion	22030	10-in.	11/15/1937	That old gang of mine	Frank Novak and his Rootin' Tootin' Boys	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal group	lyricist
Vocalion	142W-144W	10-in.	12/22/1924	Please be good to my old girl	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WA4863	10-in.	between approximately February 5th 1927 and March 8th 1927	Bye-bye blackbird	Layton and Johnstone	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist

(Results 376-397 of 397 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dixon, Mort," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105888.

Dixon, Mort. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105888.

"Dixon, Mort." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.