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 |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Donaldson, Walter, 1893-1947 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89633370
Wikidata: Walter Donaldson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q169341
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MusicBrainz: Walter Donaldson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0a2824a1-660d-42c9-9043-657f182533b3
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