Hughie Prince

Hughie Prince

Hugh Durham Prince, also known as Hughie Prince, (9 August 1906 – 15 January 1960) was an American film composer and songwriter. He composed "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" with lyricist Don Raye for the movie comedy, Buck Privates, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1942.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 9, 1906 (Greenville), Died January 15, 1960

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, vocalist

Notes: Also listed as Hugh Prince.

= 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	BRC-70196	10-in.	8/28/1931	Goin' to town	Chick Bullock ; Luis Russell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BSHQ-73165	10-in.	8/4/1932	Sing (It's good for you)	Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-042613	10-in.	8/28/1939	Vol vistu gaily star	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-042615	10-in.	8/28/1939	Alla en el rancho grande	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Hughie Prince	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-044312	10-in.	12/4/1939	Yodelin' jive	Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-047727	10-in.	2/29/1940	Let's have another one	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-049582	10-in.	3/28/1940	Sadie Hawkins' Day	Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-050536	10-in.	5/8/1940	Rhumboogie	Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-051843	10-in.	7/11/1940	Rhumboogie	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Al Stuart	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-056107	10-in.	9/12/1940	Beat me Daddy, eight to a bar	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-058892	10-in.	1/20/1941	Boogie woogie bugle boy	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-058894	10-in.	1/20/1941	You're a lucky fellow, Mr.Smith	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2616	10-in.	8/6/1946	I guess I'll get the papers (and go home)	Herbie Fields Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3502	10-in.	12/23/1946	It might have been a different story	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Prince, Hughie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107338.

Prince, Hughie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107338.

"Prince, Hughie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.