Will Hudson

Will Hudson (né Arthur Murray Hainer; March 8, 1908 – July 16, 1981) was a Canadian-born American composer, arranger, and big band leader who worked from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1908 (Grimsby), Died July 16, 1981 (Isle of Palms)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, leader, lyricist

= 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
Victor	BVE-57066	10-in.	11/6/1929	I'd love it	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-78187	10-in.	10/13/1933	Fiddlesticks	Joe Venuti and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-78189	10-in.	10/13/1933	Moon glow	Joe Venuti and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-78190	10-in.	10/13/1933	Phantom rhapsody	Joe Venuti and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81028	10-in.	1/4/1934	How was I to know?	Ray Sinatra Orchestra ; Arthur Tracy	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81034	10-in.	1/5/1934	How was I to know?	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-81089	10-in.	1/22/1934	Moon glow	Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81093	10-in.	1/23/1934	Hotcha razz-ma-tazz	Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-81324	10-in.	1/26/1934	White heat	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81325	10-in.	1/26/1934	Jazznocracy	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81787	10-in.	3/6/1934	Hocus pocus	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-81790	10-in.	3/6/1934	Tidal wave	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-82221	10-in.	3/20/1934	Remember when	Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-82549	10-in.	5/24/1934	Moon-glow	Don Bestor Orchestra ; Joy Lynne	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-83375	10-in.	7/12/1934	Nit wit serenade	Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-83376	10-in.	7/12/1934	Harlem heat	Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-83982	10-in.	3/15/1935	Moon-glow	Taft School Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-97752	10-in.	8/21/1936	Moon glow	Benny Goodman Quartet	Jazz/dance quartet	composer
Victor	BS-101065	10-in.	4/6/1936	Tormented	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-101198	10-in.	4/9/1936	Tormented	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-101669	10-in.	6/5/1936	You're not the kind	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-102379	10-in.	7/1/1936	You're not that kind	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-041	10-in.	8/21/1936	Organ grinder's swing	Jolly Coburn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-0231	10-in.	8/21/1936	The organ grinder's swing	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano	composer
Victor	BS-02101	10-in.	10/7/1936	Organ grinder's swing	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-03908	10-in.	12/24/1936	Mr. Ghost goes to town	Johnny Hamp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-04201	10-in.	1/7/1937	Mr. Ghost goes to town	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-06594	10-in.	4/2/1937	I'll never tell you I love you	Shirley Lloyd ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-07379	10-in.	2/26/1937	I'll never tell you I love you	Vernon Geyer	Organ solo	composer
Victor	BS-011089	10-in.	7/9/1937	You're my desire	Jimmy Ray Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-011091	10-in.	7/10/1937	You're my desire	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-015538	10-in.	10/22/1937	The pop corn man	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-017768	10-in.	12/23/1937	Russian lullaby	Bunny Berigan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-021169	10-in.	3/15/1938	Sophisticated swing	Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-026866	10-in.	9/12/1938	There's something about an old love	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-027212	10-in.	9/23/1938	Pop corn man	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-032313	10-in.	before November 1939	Baile del organillero	Conjunto Dupont	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	PBS-055258	10-in.	1/23/1941	Moonglow	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-057099	10-in.	11/7/1940	The world without you	Three Lads and a Lassie ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet	songwriter
Victor	BS-066830	10-in.	7/14/1941	Moonglow	Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-071492	10-in.	10/15/1941	You're not the kind	Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-0006	10-in.	1/3/1945	Moonglow	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W152738	10-in.	5/14/1934	Moonglow	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W265137	10-in.	9/22/1933	Night life-3	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra		arranger
Gramophone	0EA765	10-in.	Feb. 1935	With all my heart and soul	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Gramophone	0RA1840	10-in.	2/17/1937	Hofkonzert im Hinterhaus	Glahé Musette Orchestra ; Will Glahé	Instrumental ensemble, with accordion solo	composer
Decca	68128	10-in.	9/19/1940	On the verge	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68129	10-in.	9/19/1940	The world without you	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68130	10-in.	9/19/1940	Peekin' at the deacon	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68131	10-in.	9/19/1940	Hi ya, Mr. Chips	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68445	10-in.	12/5/1940	Black velvet	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68446	10-in.	12/5/1940	Three at a table for two	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68447	10-in.	12/5/1940	Start jumpin'	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Decca	68448	10-in.	12/5/1940	Easy rocker	Will Hudson Orchestra		arranger, leader
Columbia (U.K.)	CL5903	10-in.	10/19/1936	Quand je te parle d'amour	Jean Sablon	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hudson, Will," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106964.

Hudson, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106964.

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