Walter Kent

Walter Kent (born Walter Maurice Kaufman, November 29, 1911 – March 2, 1994) was an American composer and conductor. Some notable compositions are: "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" and "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover".

Birth and Death Data: Born November 29, 1911 (New York City), Died March 1, 1994 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	BS-73574	10-in.	9/24/1932	Pu-leeze! Mister Hemingway	Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-73731	10-in.	9/30/1932	Pu-leeze Mister Hemingway	Pennsylvania Collegians [Tom Berwick Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-73813	10-in.	10/13/1932	Where	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio	composer
Victor	LBS-73814	10-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	10/13/1932	Where (I wonder where)	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-89329	10-in.	3/15/1935	You opened my eyes	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-89371	10-in.	3/22/1935	You opened my eyes	Bill Barry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-89383	10-in.	3/25/1935	You opened my eyes	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-99082	10-in.	2/13/1936	Love is like a cigarette	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Pete Woolery	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-99728	10-in.	2/28/1936	Love is like a cigarette	Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101897	10-in.	6/2/1936	El amor es una Ilusión	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	composer
Victor	BS-013333	10-in.	9/3/1937	Mama, I wanna make rhythm	Bunny Berigan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-013509	10-in.	9/9/1937	Mama I wanna make rhythm	Shirley Brown ; Willie Farmer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-036982	10-in.	5/25/1939	You are my dream	Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037407	10-in.	5/31/1939	You are my dream	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-038409	10-in.	7/17/1939	Stuttering in the starlight	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-038452	10-in.	7/20/1939	Stuttering in the starlight	Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-042291	10-in.	12/11/1939	Apple blossoms and chapel bells	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bill Stoker	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-045924	10-in.	1/12/1940	Apple blossoms and chapel bells	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-046056	10-in.	1/3/1940	Thank your stars	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-046077	10-in.	1/5/1940	Thank your stars	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-046463	10-in.	1/18/1940	Under the woo-woo tree	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047070	10-in.	2/19/1940	Starlight and music	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047739	10-in.	3/4/1940	No more rain	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra ; Johnny Victor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047744	10-in.	3/4/1940	You little heart-breaker you	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-061713	10-in.	10/5/1941	Isle of pines	Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-068091	10-in.	11/11/1941	(There'll be blue birds over) The White Cliffs of Dover	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Arthur Wright	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-068369	10-in.	11/26/1941	(There'll be blue birds over) The White Cliffs of Dover	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-068420	10-in.	11/24/1941	(There'll be blue birds over) The white cliffs of Dover	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-068790	10-in.	1/8/1942	When the roses bloom again	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-068898	10-in.	1/20/1942	When the roses bloom again	Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-071805	10-in.	2/2/1942	When the roses bloom again	Carl Denny ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-073626	10-in.	3/19/1942	When the roses bloom again	Elton Britt	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D6VB-2620	10-in.	8/6/1946	I'll be home for Christmas	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0654	10-in.	3/13/1947	I'm drownin' in your deep blue eyes	Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2197	10-in.	12/15/1947	Ah, but it happens	Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D7VB-2755	10-in.	12/28/1947	Every time	Jean Sablon ; Toots Camarata Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2940	10-in.	12/22/1947	Because I care	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-3156	10-in.	12/12/1947	Johnny Appleseed overture	Ken Darby ; Dennis Day	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	CU-1058	10-in.	before 7/15/1943	I never mention your name	Orquesta Alfredo Brito	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kent, Walter," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110436.

Kent, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110436.

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