Harry Owens

Harry Owens

Harry Robert Owens (18 April 1902 – 12 December 1986) was an American composer, bandleader and songwriter best known for his song "Sweet Leilani".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 18, 1902 (O'Neill), Died December 12, 1986 (Eugene)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947

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

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 69 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-26999	10-in.	10/25/1922	To-morrow will be brighter than to-day	Great White Way Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29332	10-in.	1/21/1924	Linger awhile	Marcia Freer ; Lewis James	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	B-31737	10-in.	1/20/1925	When I think of you	Montmartre Orchestra ; Vincent Rose	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-32512	10-in.	4/14/1925	When I think of you	Benjamin Franklin Hotel Orchestra ; Howard Lanin	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-33104	10-in.	7/24/1925	When I think of you	Carleton A. Coon ; Joe Sanders	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-33223	10-in.	8/14/1925	When I think of you	Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandola	composer
Victor	BVE-36353	10-in.	9/24/1926	Down on the banks of the old Yazoo	Frank Bessinger ; Gladys Rice ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BVE-36395	10-in.	10/7/1926	Adios	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-36831	10-in.	10/15/1926	Just one more kiss	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-79271	10-in.	6/25/1934	I've found a little grass skirt (For my little grass shack)	Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio (Hawaiian)	songwriter
Victor	PB-2	10-in.	6/9/1924	String beans	Montmartre Orchestra ; Vincent Rose	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PB-9	10-in.	6/11/1924	Helen gone	Buddy Burns ; Montmartre Orchestra ; Vincent Rose	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PB-14	10-in.	6/12/1924	Sadie	Buddy Burns ; Montmartre Orchestra ; Vincent Rose	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PB-100	10-in.	3/2/1925	When we are together	Art Hickman's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBVE-132	10-in.	9/3/1925	Let's wander away	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBVE-256	10-in.	4/18/1927	When you dream, dream of me	The Rounders	Male vocal chorus, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-0700	10-in.	9/17/1936	To you, sweetheart, aloha	Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-06128	10-in.	3/4/1937	Sweet Leilani	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-06195	10-in.	3/12/1937	Sweet Leilani	Ray Heatherton ; Ruby Newman ; Rainbow Room Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	PBS-09767	10-in.	10/28/1937	Hawaii calls	Bobby Breen	Dubbed from film : Boy soprano vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	PBS-09769	10-in.	10/28/1937	Down where the trade winds blow	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with jazz/dance band (take 2) ; dubbed from film : Boy soprano vocal solo (take 1)	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-011602	10-in.	7/29/1937	Dancing under the stars	Helen Crawford ; Jesse Crawford Orchestra ; Bob Murray	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-026430	10-in.	2/8/1939	Beneath a banyan tree	Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian)	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-030357	10-in.	12/6/1938	Sweet Leilani	Don Redman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-040493	10-in.	10/10/1939	To you sweetheart, aloha	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 69 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Owens, Harry," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108841.

Owens, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108841.

"Owens, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.