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 676-700 of 745 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	5201	10-in.	12/7/1916	Erin is calling	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6190	10-in.	5/24/1918	Djer-kiss	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	6286	10-in.	7/31/1918	Everything is peaches down in Georgia	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6647	10-in.	3/4/1919	Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7002	10-in.	10/31/1919	Freckles	Bert Harvey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7039	10-in.	12/2/1919	It's the smart little feller who stocked up his cellar that's getting the beautiful girls	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7095	10-in.	1/8/1920	Just like the rose	All Star Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Edison	7359	10-in.	5/20/1920	A young man's fancy	Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7419	10-in.	6/22/1920	I'm in heaven when I'm in my mother's arms	Helen Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7723	10-in.	1/6/1921	Honey	Olive Briscoe	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	7742	10-in.	1/20/1921	Two sweet lips	Music Masters [Joseph Samuels]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7901	10-in.	4/8/1921	I'm nobody's baby	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8623	10-in.	10/9/1922	Jake the sheik	Atlantic Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8954	10-in.	5/1/1923	Louisville Lou	Anna Chandler	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9021	10-in.	6/11/1923	Louisville Lou	Paul Victorin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9182	10-in.	9/28/1923	Mamma goes where Papa goes (Or Papa don't go out to-night)	Elsie Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9706	10-in.	9/15/1924	Hard hearted Hannah	Marjorie Royce	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Edison	9723	10-in.	9/19/1924	Bagdad	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9755	10-in.	9/30/1924	I wonder what's become of Sally?	James Doherty	Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9785	10-in.	10/11/1924	I wonder what's become of Sally?	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9826	10-in.	11/3/1924	I want to see my Tennessee	Vernon Dalhart ; Ed Smalle	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9864	10-in.	11/21/1924	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10244	10-in.	3/5/1925	Away from you	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10273	10-in.	3/23/1925	No one	Henri Gendron ; Strand Roof Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	10496	10-in.	7/13/1925	Are you sorry?	Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Mike Speciale	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 676-700 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.