Jerry Livingston
Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 25, 1909 (Denver), Died July 1, 1987 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, adapter
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-74702 | 10-in. | 12/16/1932 | (When it's) Darkness on the Delta | Isham Jones Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75735 | 10-in. | 4/6/1933 | It's Sunday down in Caroline | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76014 | 10-in. | 4/14/1933 | It's Sunday down in Caroline | Paul Tremaine Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76469 | 10-in. | 6/15/1933 | Under a blanket of blue | Florence Case ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76573 | 10-in. | 7/6/1933 | Under a blanket of blue | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Barry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-77358 | 10-in. | 12/14/1933 | In other words we're through | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77359 | 10-in. | 12/14/1933 | Odds and ends (Of an old love affair) | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-77437 | 10-in. | 8/8/1933 | It's the talk of the town | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-77518 | 10-in. | 8/21/1933 | It's the talk of the town | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78152 | 10-in. | 10/11/1933 | When the last rose of summer whispers goodbye | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-78610 | 10-in. | 11/3/1933 | Chimes in the chapel | New Englanders ; Barney Rapp ; Eddie Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80729 | 10-in. | 8/24/1934 | Learning | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81307 | 10-in. | 1/24/1934 | In other words—we're through | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81373 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Ol' Pappy | Sid Peltyn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81630 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Ol' Pappy | Biltmore Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82551 | 10-in. | 5/24/1934 | Don't let it happen again | Don Bestor Orchestra ; Joy Lynne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-83983 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Twenty-four hours in Georgia | Taft School Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-84460 | 10-in. | 10/8/1934 | Learning | Eddie Stone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86087 | 10-in. | 12/5/1934 | In a blue and pensive mood | Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86240 | 10-in. | 11/23/1934 | I've got an invitation to a dance | Al Mitchell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86242 | 10-in. | 11/23/1934 | Where there's smoke—there's fire | Al Mitchell Orchestra ; Bill Briordy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86265 | 10-in. | 11/26/1934 | Where there's smoke—there's fire | Hotel Weylin Orchestra ; Enric Madriguera ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86408 | 10-in. | 12/7/1934 | I've got an invitation to a dance | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-87232 | 10-in. | 1/2/1935 | In a blue and pensive mood | Hal Davis Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-87359 | 10-in. | 1/12/1935 | In a blue and pensive mood | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-91058 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Star gazing | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99977 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100361 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-102403 | 10-in. | 8/1/1936 | There goes my attraction | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06125 | 10-in. | 3/4/1937 | I've got rain in my eyes | Dolly Dawn ; Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06676 | 10-in. | 3/17/1937 | I've got rain in my eyes | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06691 | 10-in. | 3/19/1937 | I'd be a fool again | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-07824 | 10-in. | 4/18/1937 | At a carnival in Venice | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-07848 | 10-in. | 4/22/1937 | You're looking for romance (I'm looking for love) | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09886 | 10-in. | 12/16/1937 | My window faces the South | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010135 | 10-in. | 5/7/1937 | You're looking for romance (I'm looking for love) | Kurt Bloom ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011078 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | The shag | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017462 | 10-in. | 12/3/1937 | Sweet stranger | Al Bowlly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018153 | 10-in. | 1/13/1938 | My window faces the South | Palmer Brothers ; Larry Wynn | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | BS-026884 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Sixty seconds got together | Disck Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | BS-032946 | 10-in. | 3/9/1939 | Step up and shake my hand | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-033766 | 10-in. | 2/25/1939 | Step up and shake my hand | Richard Himber Rhythmic Pyramids Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-036485 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | Take a tip from the whip-poor-will | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043307 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | It's the talk of the town | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-043349 | 10-in. | 11/3/1939 | You're lettin' the grass grow under your feet | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-051891 | 10-in. | 7/19/1940 | My piggy bank is jing-a-ling again | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Gee-Gee ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-064994 | 10-in. | 10/16/1941 | I wish I had a dime (For ev'ry time I missed you) | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-065909 | 10-in. | 5/27/1941 | So long, Shorty | Wilbur Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068461 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | The story of a starry night | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068897 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Hey! Zeke (Your country's callin') | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071196 | 10-in. | 10/21/1941 | There ain't any chorus (to this song) | The Carrolleers ; Irv Carroll Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-071431 | 10-in. | 9/30/1941 | I struck a match in the dark | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071662 | 10-in. | 1/23/1942 | Hey! Zeke (Your country's callin') | Don Cornell ; McFarland Twins Orchestra ; Betty Norton | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071777 | 10-in. | 2/9/1942 | A fireside chat | Joe Reichman Orchestra ; Ziggy Lane | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071961 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | A fireside chat | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-073434 | 10-in. | 3/13/1942 | The story of a starry night | Carl Denny ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-073829 | 10-in. | 4/10/1942 | Put-put-put (Your arms around me) | Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-074305 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Lalapaluza Lu | Glee Club (Kaye) ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-074714 | 10-in. | 6/30/1942 | Isabella kissed a fella | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | MBS-093080 | 10-in. | before 7/17/1951 | It's the talk of the town | Orquesta Luis Arcaraz | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| 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-0028 | 10-in. | 2/1/1944 | Mairzy doats (Mares eat oats and does eat oats) | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0775 | 10-in. | 6/6/1945 | Promises | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1051 | 10-in. | 5/18/1945 | I don't want to be loved (by anyone else but you) | Mahlon Merrick ; Larry Stevens | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1314 | 10-in. | 12/22/1945 | I'm a big girl now | Betty Barclay ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-1495 | 10-in. | 4/24/1946 | That wonderful worrisome feeling | Ruth Christian ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-1878 | 10-in. | 5/14/1946 | It's the talk of the town | Mel Henke | Piano solo, with string bass | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-3018 | 10-in. | 10/16/1946 | It's a lie | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solos and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-3096 | 10-in. | 10/19/1946 | A gay little melody | Larry Green Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0409 | 10-in. | 1/7/1947 | I had too much to dream last night | Jane Harvey ; Page Cavanaugh Trio | Female vocal solo, with piano trio and string quintet | songwriter | |
| 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-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-1340 | 10-in. | 9/12/1947 | The story of a starry night | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | 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-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-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-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-2648 | 10-in. | 12/10/1947 | Under a blanket of blue | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| 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 | |
| Columbia | W152401 | 10-in. | 5/2/1933 | It's Sunday down in Caroline | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152554 | 10-in. | 11/14/1933 | The chimes in the chapel | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152675 | 10-in. | 1/12/1934 | In other words—we're through | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152703 | 10-in. | 2/2/1934 | Ol' Pappy | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C5022 | 10-in. | 12/12/1929 | It’s the talk of the town | Benny Meroff Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA12872 | 10-in. | 4/9/1948 | I'd give a million tomorrows (for just one yesterday) | Doreen Lundy ; Woolf Phillips ; Skyrockets Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Livingston, Jerry," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108845.
Livingston, Jerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108845.
"Livingston, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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