Harry Tierney

Harry Austin Tierney (May 21, 1890 – March 22, 1965) was an American composer of musical theatre, best known for long-running hits such as Irene (1919), Broadway's longest-running show of the era (620 performances), Kid Boots (1923) and Rio Rita (1927), one of the first musicals to be turned into a talking picture (and later remade starring Abbott and Costello).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 21, 1890 (Perth Amboy), Died March 22, 1965 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 215 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	XE31374	12-in.	10/30/1929	Brunswick brevities [program and part unknown]	Colonial Club Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E31401	10-in.	Nov. 1929	Sweetheart, we need each other	Scrappy Lambert	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E31402	10-in.	Nov. 1929	You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams)	Scrappy Lambert	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E37238	10-in.	10/2/1931	To be worthy of you	Frank Sylvano ; Victor Young Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E17526-E17528	10-in.	1/18/1926	Why don’t you say so?	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E21534-E21535	10-in.	2/18/1927	Rio Rita	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E21537-E21537½	10-in.	2/18/1927	Following the sun around	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E24414-E24416	10-in.	9/9/1927	Rio Rita	Los Floridians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E26567-E26568	10-in.	2/18/1928	Rio Rita	Pilar Arcos	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30981-E30982	10-in.	September 1929	You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams)	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E31019-E31020	10-in.	October 1929	Sweetheart, we need each other (Nena, somos el uno para el otro)	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	XE31251-XE31252	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Rio Rita—Medley	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	XE31253-XE31254	12-in.	Oct. 1929	Rio Rita—Medley	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C4379	10-in.	9/19/1929	Sweetheart, we need each other	Elmo Tanner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C4616	10-in.	9/24/1929	You’re always in my arms (But only in my dreams)	Elmo Tanner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	DAL1057	10-in.	4/24/1940	Alice blue gown	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	5367	10-in.	2/15/1917	She's Dixie all the time	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5561	10-in.	5/15/1917	It's time for every boy to be a soldier	Gladys Rice	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5583	10-in.	5/24/1917	My Yokohama girl	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6382	10-in.	9/30/1918	Everything is hunky dory down in Honky Tonky Town	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6494	10-in.	between 12/2/1918 and 12/11/1918	It's worthwhile waiting for something worthwhile	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6552	10-in.	1/7/1919	I found the end of the rainbow	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6883	10-in.	7/22/1919	My baby's arms	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7075	10-in.	12/19/1919	Alice blue gown	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7077	10-in.	12/23/1919	Irene	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 176-200 of 215 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tierney, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108717.

Tierney, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108717.

"Tierney, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.