Mack David
Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s. David was credited with writing lyrics or music or both for over one thousand songs. He was particularly well known for his work on the Disney films Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland, and for the mostly-English lyrics through which Édith Piaf's signature song "La Vie en rose" gained much of its familiarity among native speakers of English. David was the elder brother of American lyricist and songwriter Hal David. David died in 1993 in his Rancho Mirage, California, home and his remains are buried at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 5, 1912 (New York City), Died December 30, 1993 (Rancho Mirage)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, adapter, composer
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= 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 |
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Victor | BS-69471 | 10-in. | 1/9/1933 | Lonely park | Andrea Marsh ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BSHQ-72870 | 10-in. | 6/13/1932 | Rain, rain, go away | Graham Prince Palais D'Or Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73027 | 10-in. | 6/22/1932 | Rain, rain, go away | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-78860 | 10-in. | 12/15/1933 | Snow flakes | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-80506 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | Grandfather's clock | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-82378 | 10-in. | 5/4/1934 | Let's dress for dinner tonight | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-92738 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | Broken-hearted troubadour | Frank Dailey ; Howard Du Lani ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98428 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98440 | 10-in. | 12/20/1935 | Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-021873 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | It's raining sunshine | Rose Marie | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-026864 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | Sixty seconds got together | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-026884 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Sixty seconds got together | Disck Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-027960 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | (Oh! Oh!) What do you know about love? | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-028139 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | Just a kid named Joe | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-030781 | 10-in. | 12/30/1938 | (Oh! Oh!) What do you know about love? | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035741 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | But it didn't mean a thing | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035765 | 10-in. | 4/18/1939 | But it didn't mean a thing | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-036995 | 10-in. | 5/29/1939 | Moon love | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-037157 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Moon love | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-042499 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | On the Isle of May | Kenny Baker ; David Broekman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BS-042775 | 10-in. | 10/2/1939 | You're the greatest discovery (Since 1492) | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-044640 | 10-in. | 1/19/1940 | The singing hills | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-045779 | 10-in. | 12/19/1939 | The singing hills | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-046418 | 10-in. | 1/12/1940 | On the Isle of May | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-046488 | 10-in. | 1/22/1940 | The singing hills | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-046819 | 10-in. | 1/31/1940 | On the Isle of May | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-053516 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | Goodnight, Mother | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-055487 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Do you believe in fairy tales? | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-055493 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Do you believe in fairy tales? | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-056136 | 10-in. | 9/18/1940 | Goodnight Mother | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-056141 | 10-in. | 9/18/1940 | I just wanna play with you | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Gee-Gee ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-057021 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Goodnight, Mother | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058896 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | The two little squirrels (Nuts to you) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Gee-Gee ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-060406 | 10-in. | 1/22/1941 | Who's beatin' my time with you? | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-063794 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | The monkey on a string | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-064365 | 10-in. | 5/8/1941 | The monkey on a string | Janette ; Joe Reichman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-066920 | 10-in. | 7/14/1941 | Cowboys and Indians | Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-067915 | 10-in. | 9/18/1941 | A sinner kissed an angel | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-071434 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | A sinner kissed an angel | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-072233 | 10-in. | 4/2/1942 | Sweet Eloise | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; The Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-073698 | 10-in. | 6/4/1942 | Take me | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075264 | 10-in. | 6/9/1942 | Take me | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | E0FB-5762 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | Esto es amor | Alfredo Antonini ; Rosita Serrano | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | E0FB-5763 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | Soñar es desear | Rosita Serrano | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | E0FB-5764 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo | Rosita Serrano | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | E0FB-5765 | 10-in. | 10/11/1950 | Cenicienta | Alfredo Antonini ; Rosita Serrano | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D4AB-0027 | 10-in. | 2/1/1944 | It's love-love-love | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D4VB-0183 | 10-in. | 6/27/1944 | Lili Marlene | Perry Como | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus | adapter | |
Victor | D4VB-0455 | 10-in. | 12/1/1944 | Don't you know I care (or don't you care to know) | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D4VB-1063 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Candy | Albert Sack ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D4VB-1065 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Candy | Buddy Cole ; Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with instrumental octet | songwriter | |
Victor | D5VB-0949 | 10-in. | 11/26/1945 | I'm just a lucky so-and-so | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D5VB-1032 | 10-in. | 3/17/1945 | Moon love | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2139 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | You are everything to me | Freddy Martin Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D6VB-2154 | 10-in. | 9/12/1946 | Falling leaves | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-0851 | 10-in. | 5/16/1947 | Chi-baba chi-baba | Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1091 | 10-in. | 10/19/1947 | Blue and sentimental | Bob Bailey ; Count Basie Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1260 | 10-in. | 7/11/1947 | That's what every young girl should know | Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1304 | 10-in. | 7/15/1947 | Our hour (the puppy love song) | City Slickers ; Spike Jones | Vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble, sound effects, and vocal solos | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1341 | 10-in. | 9/13/1947 | None but the lonely heart | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | adapter, lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1344 | 10-in. | 9/12/1947 | Moon love | The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers | Vocal group, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1349 | 10-in. | 9/13/1947 | On the Isle of May | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1598 | 10-in. | 8/31/1947 | Don't you love me anymore | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Freddy Martin ; Clyde Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1656 | 10-in. | 9/28/1947 | Mahalani papa do (hoy hoy) | Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1679 | 10-in. | 10/6/1947 | Blue and sentimental | Luther Henderson Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1853 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | You're too dangerous, cherie | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1915 | 10-in. | 10/24/1947 | At the candlelight cafe | Artie Dunn ; Sun Maids ; Three Suns | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2038 | 10-in. | 11/11/1947 | California is wonderful (if you're a grapefruit) | Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2172 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | Baby, don't be mad at me | Count Basie Orchestra ; Jeanne Taylor | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2343 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Far into the night | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2344 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | When the nightingale sings | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2345 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Let your heart lead the way | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2346 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | There was moonlight in her hair | Wayne King ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2348 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Cling to me | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2349 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Anna Rosa | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2350 | 10-in. | 12/5/1947 | Do we have to say goodnight? | Billy Leach ; Wayne King Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, adapter | |
Victor | D7VB-2526 | 10-in. | 11/26/1947 | Remind me to tell you | Artie Dunn ; Sun Maids ; Three Suns | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental trio | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2777 | 10-in. | 12/29/1947 | I wanna | Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D8VB-4141 | 10-in. | 12/28/1948 | Sunflower | Jean Friley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0109 | 10-in. | 1/14/1949 | Gigolette | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9AB-0774 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | So this is love (The Cinderella waltz) | Harold Mooney Orchestra ; Ilene Woods | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | D9AB-0775 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | A dream is a wish your heart makes | Harold Mooney Orchestra ; Ilene Woods | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | D9AB-0776 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo (The magic song) | Harold Mooney Orchestra ; Ilene Woods | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | D9AB-0777 | 10-in. | 10/26/1949 | The Cinderella work song | Harold Mooney Orchestra ; Ilene Woods | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-1279 | 10-in. | 4/12/1949 | Whispering waters | Don Cornell ; Sammy Kaye Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152227 | 10-in. | 6/27/1932 | Rain, rain, go away | Art Kassel ; "Kassels-in-the-Air" Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia | W152726 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | Alone on the range | Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | HCO3662 | 10-in. | 3/21/1949 | Sunflower | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CO44682 | 10-in. | 11/30/1950 | Chante moi | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8850 | 10-in. | 7/8/1950 | La vie en rose | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "David, Mack," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108844.
David, Mack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108844.
"David, Mack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.
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LCNAR: David, Mack, 1912-1993 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89012520
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