Milton Ager

Milton Ager

Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include "Ain't She Sweet?” and “Happy Days Are Here Again”.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1893 (Chicago), Died May 6, 1979 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1949

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 745 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-16703	10-in.	10/21/1915	At the old plantation ball	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-19363	10-in.	3/12/1917	Come over here, it's a wonderful place	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-20658	10-in.	9/12/1917	If you saw all that I saw in Arkansaw	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21031	10-in.	10/31/1917	There's something in the name of Ireland (That the whole world seems to love)	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21416	10-in.	1/14/1918	Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (Hurry back)	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21993	10-in.	6/18/1918	France (We have not forgotten you)	Lambert Murphy	Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22079	10-in.	7/29/1918	Djer kiss?	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-22176	10-in.	7/25/1918	Everything is peaches down in Georgia	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22666	10-in.	3/31/1919	Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-22846	10-in.	5/12/1919	Thank God you're here, Mother mine	John Steel	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23168	10-in.	9/22/1919	There's a lot of blue-eyed Marys down in Maryland	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23379	10-in.	12/16/1919	Mystery!	Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-23482	10-in.	11/19/1919	Freckles	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23787	10-in.	3/29/1920	Mother's hands	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24067	10-in.	5/25/1920	A young man's fancy	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-24169	10-in.	6/16/1920	I'm in heaven when I'm in my mother's arms (I don't have to die to go to heaven)	William Robyn	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-24545	12-in.	10/22/1920	Honolulu eyes	Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-24545	10-in.	11/3/1920	Honolulu eyes	Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman	Jazz/dance band, with whistling	composer
Victor	B-24691	10-in.	11/10/1920	A young man's fancy	Olive Kline	Female vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25162	10-in.	4/14/1921	I'm nobody's baby	Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-25414	10-in.	5/26/1921	I'm nobody's baby	All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-26449	10-in.	5/3/1922	High brown blues	American Quartet ; Billy Murray	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26994	10-in.	10/24/1922	Lovin' Sam (The sheik of Alabam')	Isabelle Patricola	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27179	10-in.	11/24/1922	Who cares	Great White Way Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27389	10-in.	1/22/1923	Oh, what a mother I had	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with violin, oboe, and orchestra	composer

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ager, Milton," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

Ager, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

"Ager, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.