Dave Franklin

Dave Franklin (September 28, 1895 – February 2, 1970) was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which was adopted as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. His other collaborators included Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 28, 1895, Died February 3, 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947

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

= 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	B-26853	10-in.	8/31/1922	Childhood days	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-34103	10-in.	11/30/1925	Five foot two, eyes of blue (Has anybody seen my girl)	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano (takes 3-6); with orchestra (takes 1 and 2)	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-34139	10-in.	12/11/1925	Sleepy time girl	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-34170	10-in.	12/21/1925	How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business	Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin	Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-34171	10-in.	12/21/1925	Sweet child (I'm wild about you)	Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin	Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BRC-53046	10-in.	4/21/1931	You don't know what you're doin'	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-64863	10-in.	2/5/1931	Please don't talk about me (When I'm gone)	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BRC-69929	10-in.	6/11/1931	Without that gal!	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-82266	10-in.	3/30/1934	I ain't lazy, I'm just dreamin'	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-82267	10-in.	3/30/1934	It's funny to everyone but me	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82379	10-in.	5/4/1934	I ain't lazy—I'm just dreaming	Sid Peltyn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-83180	10-in.	7/16/1934	Blue lament	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-84457	10-in.	10/8/1934	Ramblin' Joe	Eddie Stone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-86089	10-in.	12/5/1934	I woke up too soon	Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-86465	10-in.	12/17/1934	I woke up too soon	Florence Richardson Orchestra ; Jerry Lee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-89586	10-in.	4/25/1935	Give a broken heart a break	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89741	10-in.	5/4/1935	In the twinkling of an eye	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-89742	10-in.	5/4/1935	Give a broken heart a break	Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89791	10-in.	5/13/1935	In the twinkling of an eye	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Bob Stanley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BAVE-93983	10-in.	11/26/1937	La calesita se destrozó	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-96570	10-in.	1/24/1936	Breakin' in a pair of shoes	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-99156	10-in.	2/16/1936	Breakin' in a pair of shoes	Hotel Charlotte Orchestra ; Bob Pope ; Dixie Lee Sothern	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-100012	10-in.	2/29/1936	I hope Gabriel likes my music	Gene Krupa's Swing Band ; Benny Goodman	Jazz/dance band, with clarinet solo	composer
Victor	BS-101135	10-in.	3/27/1936	I hope Gabriel likes my music	Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-0217	10-in.	8/20/1936	It's the gypsy in me	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-0703	10-in.	9/17/1936	When my dream boat comes home	Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03007	10-in.	11/5/1936	When my dream boat comes home	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03501	10-in.	12/1/1936	Better get off your high horse	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03873	10-in.	12/30/1936	Never should have told you	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Margaret McCrae	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-03903	10-in.	12/24/1936	Never should have told you	Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Johnny McAfee	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-04175	10-in.	1/14/1937	Floating on a bubble	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-04929	10-in.	2/17/1937	I'll dream my way to heaven	Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-010170	10-in.	5/14/1937	The merry-go-round broke down	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-010506	10-in.	6/3/1937	The merry-go-round broke down	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-011730	10-in.	8/18/1937	You can't stop me from dreaming	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-013323	10-in.	9/2/1937	You can't stop me from dreaming	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-013882	10-in.	9/28/1937	Everything you said came true	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-013889	10-in.	9/29/1937	Everything you said came true	Carmen Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-017019	10-in.	11/10/1937	How many rhymes can you get?	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-017431	10-in.	11/29/1937	How many rhymes can you get?	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-017743	10-in.	12/17/1937	Two dreams got together	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-017790	10-in.	12/29/1937	Two dreams get together	Abe Lyman Orchestra ; Olga Sardi	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-019409	10-in.	7/7/1938	There's a brand new picture in my picture frame	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Gene Walsh	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-021678	10-in.	3/31/1938	Who do you think I saw last night?	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-021858	10-in.	3/31/1938	Who do you think I saw last night?	Willie Farmer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-021976	10-in.	4/13/1938	Moonlight in Waikiki	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-022669	10-in.	4/28/1938	As long as we're together	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-022931	10-in.	4/28/1938	As long as we're together	Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Olga Sardi	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-023527	10-in.	6/3/1938	Will you remember tonight tomorrow?	Jack Chesleigh ; Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-023717	10-in.	6/22/1938	There's a brand new picture in my picture frame	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-023737	10-in.	6/24/1938	Will you remember tonight tomorrow?	Ben Bowers ; Hot Lips Page Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-026256	10-in.	11/14/1938	I must see Annie tonight	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Three Ripples	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-027293	10-in.	10/13/1938	Tell me with your kisses	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-027406	10-in.	9/26/1938	Tell me with your kisses	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-028997	10-in.	11/23/1938	I must see Annie tonight	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-032974	10-in.	3/13/1939	I'm building a sailboat of dreams	Three Reasons ; Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-033779	10-in.	2/28/1939	I'm building a sailboat of dreams	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-034904	10-in.	5/25/1939	Concert in the park	Betty Hutton ; Vincent Lopez ; Sonny Schuyler ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	songwriter
Victor	BS-036857	10-in.	5/4/1939	The girl behind the Venetian blind	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-036912	10-in.	5/5/1939	The girl behind the venetian blind	Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-036953	10-in.	5/17/1939	Concert in the park	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-037635	10-in.	6/13/1939	You don't know how much you can suffer (Until you fall in love)	Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037648	10-in.	6/15/1939	You don't know how much you can suffer (Until you fall in love)	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-039174	10-in.	between 12/22/1939 and 1/25/1940	Concierto en el parque	Feliciano Brunelli Orquesta Característica	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-040994	10-in.	10/23/1939	Hello, Mister Kringle	Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-041367	10-in.	9/28/1939	I just got a letter	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-041761	10-in.	10/13/1939	Happy birthday to love	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-042718	10-in.	9/22/1939	I just got a letter	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-042782	10-in.	10/3/1939	I just got a letter	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-042983	10-in.	10/18/1939	Happy birthday to love	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-053198	10-in.	7/12/1940	Get the moon out of your eyes	Blue Barron ; Three Blue Notes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer, lyricist
Victor	PBS-061668	10-in.	9/17/1941	The anniversary waltz	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-066552	10-in.	4/9/1942	The penny arcade	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BS-067938	10-in.	9/26/1941	The anniversary waltz	Ken Curtis ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-070478	10-in.	12/11/1941	The anniversary waltz	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-071699	10-in.	1/30/1942	What does a soldier dream of?	Freddy Martin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	D5VB-0332	10-in.	5/1/1945	My mother's waltz	Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D5VB-1077	10-in.	7/12/1945	Lilly Belle	Gene Conklin ; Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men	Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2008	10-in.	2/4/1946	One-zy two-zy (I love you-zy)	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men	Male vocal group, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2087	10-in.	7/2/1946	My honey's kiss	Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2158	10-in.	9/12/1946	(When the music stops) everybody kiss your sweetheart	Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1105	10-in.	10/27/1947	Lone star moon	Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2261	10-in.	11/22/1947	Walk a little talk a little	Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers	Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2585	10-in.	12/4/1947	Anticipation without realization	Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	80375	10-in.	6/7/1922	Buzz, Mirandy	Dolly Kay	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W149466	10-in.	11/2/1929	What is life without love?	The Columbia Photo Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152711	10-in.	2/8/1934	Old roses	Little Jack Little Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152736	10-in.	5/14/1934	I ain't lazy—I'm just dreamin'	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	84522	10-in.	approximately July 1918	Shenkt a nedove (שענקט אַ נדבה)	Minnie Birnbaum	Female vocal solo, with violin and piano	lyricist
Columbia	HCO3058	10-in.	12/26/1947	Lone star moon	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
OKeh	8893	10-in.	1/22/1925	I'm afraid to care for you	John Tobin's Midnight Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70927	10-in.	Oct. 1922	Childhood days	Blue Ribbon Trio	Instrumental trio	songwriter
OKeh	S-71793	10-in.	August 1923	What do they mean by love?	Elsie Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	11695-11697	10-in.	10/23/1923	What do they mean by love?	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	11847	10-in.	8/19/1927	It's a million to one you're in love	Happiness Orchestra ; Dave Kaplan	Jazz/dance band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Franklin, Dave," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110516.

Franklin, Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110516.

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