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 526-550 of 745 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	[OK cat 1187-b]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland	Bert Harvey	Male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 40305-A]	10-in.	Nov. 1924-Feb. 1925	I want to see my Tennessee	Earl Rickard	Male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 40558-b]	10-in.	approximately 1926	In your green hat	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 40604-b]	10-in.	approximately 1926	Could I? I certainly could	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 40613-A]	10-in.	1925-1926	I'd rather be alone	Richard B. Gilbert	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	1246	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1917	If you saw all that I saw in Arkansas	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3379	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1919	Just like the rose	All Star Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Brunswick	3794	10-in.	approximately June 1920	A young man's fancy	Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	4776	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1920	I never knew	Mario Perry	Accordion solo	composer
Brunswick	4888	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1920	I never realized	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	7621	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	High brown blues	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9655	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1923	The bad little boys aren't goody-good (To the goody-good little girls)	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	5645-5646	10-in.	approximately May 1921	I'm nobody's baby	Green Brothers' Novelty Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8009-8010	10-in.	approximately May 1922	High brown blues	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8892-8894	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1922	Lovin' Sam	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9265-9267	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Who cares?	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9720-9722	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1923	Lovin’ Sam	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	10520-10522	10-in.	4/30/1923	Louisville Lou	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	11342-11344	10-in.	9/18/1923	Mama goes where Papa goes (Or Papa don't go out tonight)	Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11565-11568	10-in.	10/8/1923	Mama goes where Papa goes (Or Papa don't go out tonight)	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	12718-12721	10-in.	3/24/1924	Big boy!	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	13630-13634	10-in.	7/29/1924	You know me, Alabam’	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	13656-13659	10-in.	8/1/1924	I wonder what’s become of Sally	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	13673-13676	10-in.	8/5/1924	Bagdad	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	13689-13691	10-in.	8/6/1924	I wonder what’s become of Sally	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 526-550 of 745 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ager, Milton," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

Ager, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

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