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 1251-1275 of 1453 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C448-C449	10-in.	6/22/1926	Where’d you get those eyes?	Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C450-C452	10-in.	6/23/1926	That’s why I love you	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Brunswick	C604-C605	10-in.	9/9/1926	It made you happy when you made me cry	Charley Straight Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	C608-C609	10-in.	9/10/1926	Kiss your little baby goodnight	Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C620-C621	10-in.	9/10/1926	Kiss your little baby goodnight!	Charley Straight Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	C903-C904	10-in.	5/3/1927	You’re the one for me	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	C1146-C1147	10-in.	9/7/1927	There ain’t no land like Dixieland to me	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Brunswick	C1183-C1185	10-in.	10/4/1927	Blue heaven	Eddie Dunstedter	Pipe organ solo	composer
Brunswick	C1398-C1399	10-in.	12/20/1927	Mary (What are you waiting for)	Freddie Rose	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	C1519-C1520	10-in.	1/16/1928	My Ohio home	Charley Straight Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	C1802-C1803	10-in.	3/26/1928	If I can’t have you (I want to be lonesome—I want to be blue)	Elmo Tanner	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	LTR266	10-in.	1/30/1930	Romance	J. Harold Murray	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	LTR328	10-in.	9/2/1930	After I say I’m sorry	The Novak Girls	Female vocal trio, with violin and piano	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE419	10-in.	2/6/1929	Makin’ whoopee!	Roy Fox ; Montmartre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	LAE439	10-in.	4/1/1929	Love me or leave me	Earl Burtnett Biltmore Trio	Male vocal trio, with steel guitar, bass guitar, and ukulele	composer
Brunswick	LAE441	10-in.	4/2/1929	Until you get somebody else	Earl Burtnett ; Paul Gibbons ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE857	10-in.	8/15/1930	Little white lies	Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	LA1044	10-in.	6/12/1931	How the time can fly (Whenever I’m with you)	Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	LA28-LA29	10-in.	May 1925	Let it rain, let it pour	Bill Hatch ; Charlie Wellman	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	LAE29-LAE30	10-in.	1/9/1928	Cielo azul	Roberto Guzman ; Adolfo Mejía	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	PB398-PB399	10-in.	4/6/1928	Un coin de ciel bleu	Louis Chartier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	222W-225W	10-in.	1/14/1925	I can’t realize	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	309W-310W	10-in.	2/3/1925	Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning)	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	366W-369W	10-in.	2/14/1925	Swanee butterfly	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	388W-391W	10-in.	2/19/1925	Let it rain, let it pour (I'll be in Virginia in the morning)	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer

(Results 1251-1275 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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