Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1893 (New York City), Died July 15, 1947 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 451-475 of 1453 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	79344	10-in.	7/13/1920	My little bimbo down on the Bamboo Isle	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79365	10-in.	8/25/1920	Tired of me	Ted Lewis Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79401	10-in.	9/7/1920	My little bimbo down on the bamboo isle	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79453	10-in.	10/6/1920	I wish that I'd been born in Borneo	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79482	10-in.	10/25/1920	Beautiful faces	Strickland's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79604	10-in.	12/27/1920	My mammy	Harmonizers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79627	10-in.	1/3/1921	My mammy	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79647	10-in.	1/19/1921	My mammy	Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	79659	10-in.	1/26/1921	Ump-pah-pah	Paul Biese Trio	Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	79663	10-in.	1/26/1921	My mammy	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79729	10-in.	2/19/1921	Hortense	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79732	10-in.	2/23/1921	Down around the 'Sip 'Sip 'Sippy shore	Columbia Stellar Quartette	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	79949	10-in.	7/19/1921	You're just the type for a bungalow	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80042	10-in.	10/21/1921	Give me my mammy	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80133	10-in.	1/12/1922	On the 'Gin 'Gin 'Ginny shore	Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80227	10-in.	3/3/1922	Honey Lou	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80243	10-in.	3/15/1922	Georgia	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80277	10-in.	4/5/1922	Malinda Brown	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80286	10-in.	4/6/1922	Honey Lu	Hart Sisters	Female vocal duet, with celeste and orchestra	composer
Columbia	80306	10-in.	4/12/1922	Georgia	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80312	10-in.	4/19/1922	Sweet Indiana home	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	80319	10-in.	4/24/1922	Sweet Indiana home	Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80353	10-in.	5/15/1922	Bamboo Bay	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80419	10-in.	6/24/1922	Dixie highway	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80424	10-in.	6/27/1922	Dixie Highway	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 451-475 of 1453 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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