Allan Roberts
Allan Roberts (March 12, 1905 – January 14, 1966) was an American musician and songwriter, whose songs, co-written with Doris Fisher and other writers, were successfully recorded by the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Marilyn Monroe, Perry Como, and many others. |
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Recordings (Results 26-44 of 44 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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-2156 | 10-in. | 9/12/1946 | A man is a brother to a mule | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2947 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | Either it's love or it isn't | Larry Green Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3017 | 10-in. | 10/15/1946 | You can't see the sun when you're cryin' | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3119 | 10-in. | 10/19/1946 | They can't convince me | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-0571 | 10-in. | 6/26/1947 | Naughty Angeline | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Charles Dant ; Dennis Day | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1988 | 10-in. | 11/5/1947 | I wish I knew the name (of the girl in my dreams) | Herbie Fields ; Herbie Fields Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2058 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | I'm sorry I didn't say 'I'm sorry | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2196 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Bride and groom polka | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D8VB-3440 | 10-in. | 12/16/1948 | The Humphrey Bogart rhumba | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D8VB-3452 | 10-in. | 12/27/1948 | The bells in her earrings | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0134 | 10-in. | 1/25/1949 | Dreamer with a penny | Bill Lawrence ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-1208 | 10-in. | 3/29/1949 | Ah-bah-nah, coo-bah | Desi Arnaz Orchestra ; The Streamliners | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-1210 | 10-in. | 3/29/1949 | Straw hat song | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | o-8168 | 10-in. | ca. May 1921 | Little girl (Don't say good-bye) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Vocalion | 21249 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Me, myself and I (are all in love with you) | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB11438 | 10-in. | 12/5/1945 | Angiolina | Carlo Buti ; Orchestra M.o Dino Olivier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8254 | 10-in. | 11/8/1946 | Angelina | Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8384 | 10-in. | 5/12/1947 | Angélina | Pierre Arras ; Jacques Hélian Orchestre ; Zappy Max | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Allan," accessed July 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109395.
Roberts, Allan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109395.
"Roberts, Allan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 July 2024.
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LCNAR: Roberts, Allan, 1905-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92022864
Wikidata: Allan Roberts - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2648040
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42264054
MusicBrainz: Allan Roberts - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8efdf9f-a527-4e53-b2c1-7d5516aa393c
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