Harry De Costa
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, piano
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-11048 | 10-in. | 10/3/1911 | Smile awhile | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16225 | 10-in. | 7/23/1915 | Little grey mother (Who waits all alone) | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16341 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | C-16522 | 12-in. | 9/20/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-16541 | 10-in. | 9/27/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-17234 | 12-in. | 2/29/1916 | Are you from Dixie | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-17257 | 10-in. | 3/3/1916 | Are you half the man your mother thought you'd be? | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-17293 | 12-in. | 3/10/1916 | Wake up, America | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-17676 | 10-in. | 5/12/1916 | We're too old to go to you | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-17771 | 10-in. | 5/31/1916 | I'm saving up the means to get to New Orleans | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-18049 | 12-in. | 7/5/1916 | In the beautiful seaside air | Conway's Band | Band, with xylophone | composer | |
| Victor | B-18188 | 10-in. | 8/8/1916 | The eyes of heaven | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-18338 | 12-in. | 9/8/1916 | There's a little bit of bad of every good little girl | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-18375 | 12-in. | 9/15/1916 | Witmark medley one-step | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-19629 | 12-in. | 4/26/1917 | When it's Circus Day back home | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-22191 | 10-in. | 8/1/1918 | That soothing serenade (Was just written for me) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22645 | 10-in. | 3/21/1919 | Have a smile | Pietro | Accordion solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-25952 | 10-in. | 1/16/1922 | My mammy knows | Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw | Male vocal duet, with violin, trumpets, trombone, and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25989 | 10-in. | 2/1/1922 | My mammy knows | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26267 | 10-in. | 3/22/1922 | Cuddle up blues | Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26589 | 10-in. | 7/13/1922 | Mary, dear (Some day we will meet again) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with harp and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-34628 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | Lullaby Lane | Jimmie Kemper | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35056 | 10-in. | 5/26/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to heaven | Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35367 | 10-in. | 5/4/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to Heaven | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43536 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | The song of the prune | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-46980 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | The prune song | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57164 | 10-in. | 11/21/1929 | Love made a Gypsy out of me | Welcome Lewis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-57992 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Love made a Gypsy out of me | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-59913 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | Slappin' the bass | Parker Gibbs ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62219 | 10-in. | 5/12/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63131 | 10-in. | 9/5/1930 | A vision of Virginia | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63605 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | African serenade | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-0497 | 10-in. | 9/25/1936 | Tiger rag | The Original Dixieland Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066121 | 10-in. | 6/18/1941 | Love me a little little | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066147 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | Love me a little little | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Lena Horne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066433 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Love me a little little | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1915-09-16-04] | Not documented | 9/16/1915 | Little bit of heaven | Ellen Orr | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 45571 | 10-in. | 4/22/1915 | In a garden down in Monterey | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45853 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | Little grey mother | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45942 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 45955 | 10-in. | 8/17/1915 | Lotus land | Henry Burr ; Ellen Orr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 45956 | 10-in. | 8/17/1915 | That soothing symphony | Ellen Orr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 46724 | 10-in. | 4/18/1916 | Are you half the man your mother thought you'd be? | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46820 | 10-in. | 6/9/1916 | I'm saving up the means to get to New Orleans | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47078 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | When the major plays those miner melodies | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77847 | 10-in. | 5/24/1918 | That soothing serenade (was just written for me) | Robert Lewis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 80100 | 10-in. | 12/14/1921 | My mammy knows (how to cheer and comfort me) | Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 80135 | 10-in. | 1/14/1922 | Cuddle-up blues | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80409 | 10-in. | 6/19/1922 | Mary, dear (some day we will meet again) | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81667 | 10-in. | 4/4/1924 | On a windy day 'way down in Waikiki | Eddie Cantor ; Frank Ferera | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 48894 | 12-in. | 8/19/1916 | Take me to my Alabam' | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 141091 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Lullaby Lane | Franklyn Baur ; Marimba Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141863 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | I found a round-about way to heaven | Blossom Seeley | Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 141866 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to heaven | Billy West | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141948 | 10-in. | 4/12/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to heaven | Frank Harris ; Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 142262 | 10-in. | 5/27/1926 | Oh boy! How it was raining | Honey Duke and his Uke | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147000 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | The prune song | Si Higgins and his Sodbusters [Night Club Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W149435 | 10-in. | 11/18/1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]149440 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | Jack Miller | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149709 | 10-in. | 12/11/1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | Oscar Grogan | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149823 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Jean Lang ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152157 | 10-in. | 3/21/1932 | Slappin' the bass | Log Cabin Four | Male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9498 | 10-in. | Nov. 1925 | Tiger rag | Wingy Manone ; San Sue Strutters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 9706 | 10-in. | June 1926 | I found a round-about way to heaven | Alma Rotter | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70438 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | My mammy knows | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71016 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Mary, dear (Some day we will meet again) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73922 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Lullaby Lane | Bruce Wallace | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74209 | 10-in. | July 1926 | Oh, boy! How it was raining | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74215 | 10-in. | July 1926 | Oh, boy! How it was raining | Jazz Pilots | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W403952 | 10-in. | 4/8/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Phil Spitalny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 7121-7123 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | My mammy knows | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8548-8549 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1922 | Mary dear | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E7404 | 10-in. | 6/20/1928 | The song of the prune | Frank Luther | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28420 | 10-in. | 9/26/1928 | The prune song | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2954-E2956 | 10-in. | 4/30/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to heaven | Kensington Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E16725-E16727 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Lullaby Lane | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E18999-E19001 | 10-in. | 5/5/1926 | I found a round-a-bout way to heaven | Keller Sisters and Lynch | Mixed vocal trio, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E19442-E19444 | 10-in. | 6/2/1926 | I found a round-about way to heaven | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E19822-E19824 | 10-in. | 7/19/1926 | The vulgar boatman | Yacht Club Boys | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E31445-E31446 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Love made a gypsy out of me | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LAE777 | 10-in. | 5/5/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 1384W-1386W | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | Lullaby Lane | Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band] | Marimba band | composer | |
| Edison | 4136 | 10-in. | 9/22/1915 | The little grey mother | James Doherty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4690 | 10-in. | 4/27/1916 | Are you half the man your mother thought you'd be? | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5222 | 10-in. | 12/19/1916 | Why don't you come back home again (We're too old to go to you) | Manuel Romain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 6257 | 10-in. | between 7/1/1918 and 7/5/1918 | That soothing serenade | Betty Barrett | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 8489 | 10-in. | 6/13/1922 | Mary, dear (Some day we will meet again) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11014 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Oh boy! How it was raining | Frank Braidwood ; Irwin Dash | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Costa, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106712.
De Costa, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106712.
"De Costa, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: De Costa, Harry, 1885-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92119427
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.