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 (Results 976-1000 of 1453 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 8565 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 My buddy Ernest Hare Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 8680 10-in. approximately Sept. 1922 Carolina in the morning Oriole Terrace Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8747 10-in. approximately Sept. 1922 Carolina in the morning Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 9682 10-in. approximately Jan. 1923 Little Rover (Don't forget to come back home) Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 4742-4743 10-in. approximately Dec. 1920 My mammy Amphion Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 7092-7094 10-in. approximately Jan. 1922 On the 'Gin, 'Gin, 'Ginny shore Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8167-8169 10-in. approximately May 1922 Sweet Indiana home Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8248-8249 10-in. approximately June 1922 Bamboo Bay Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick 8485-8486 10-in. approximately July 1922 Sweet Indiana home Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 8581-8583 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 True blue Sam Margaret Young Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 8589-8591 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 Dixie Highway Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 9262-9264 10-in. approximately Nov. 1922 Where the bamboo babies grow Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9389-9391 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Away down East in Maine Arnold Johnson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9420-9421 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 My buddy Fredric Fradkin Violin solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 9464-9466 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Starlight Bay Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 10032-10035 10-in. 3/1/1923 Seven or eleven (My Dixie pair o’ dice) Margaret Young Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10227-10229 10-in. 3/30/1923 Beside a babbling brook Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 10459-10461 10-in. 4/24/1923 Beside a babbling brook Oriole Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 10883-10885 10-in. 6/19/1923 On the Isle of Wicki Wacki Woo Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 11298-11300 10-in. 9/14/1923 Lou'siana Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 11611-11613 10-in. 10/12/1923 Stealing to Virginia Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 11655-11658 10-in. 10/18/1923 Stealing to Virginia Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12264-12266 10-in. 1/11/1924 Chili bom bom Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 12709-12710 10-in. 3/21/1924 In the evening Keller Sisters and Lynch Mixed vocal trio, with banjo, ukulele, and piano composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 12743-12745 10-in. 3/27/1924 In the evening Keller Sisters and Lynch Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
(Results 976-1000 of 1453 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121

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