Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams (August 14, 1907 – January 27, 1994) was an American lyricist and songwriter. He wrote the English lyrics for the song "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes" (song written by the Mexican composer María Grever in 1934) and the English lyrics for "La Cucaracha." Adams was the president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) between 1953 and 1956, and again from 1959 until 1980. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1907 (Manhattan), Died January 27, 1994 (Long Island)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, translator
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-59784 | 10-in. | 5/12/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62271 | 10-in. | 6/9/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-69993 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | Take it from me (I'm takin' to you) | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Lee Wiley | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-71921 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Everything must have an ending (But my love for you) | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73970 | 10-in. | 11/17/1932 | In the dim dim dawning | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Irene Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | LBS-73971 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/17/1932 | In the dim dim dawning | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73972 | 10-in. | 11/17/1932 | In the dim dim dawning | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73986 | 10-in. | 11/22/1932 | In the dim dim dawning | Baby Rose Marie | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | LBS-74612 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/24/1932 | Willow Weep for me | Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Irene Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75399 | 10-in. | 3/13/1933 | Hannah from Panama (And her ma) | Donaldson Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75400 | 10-in. | 3/13/1933 | Hannah from Panama (And her ma) | Rose Family | Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76793 | 10-in. | 8/28/1933 | Isn't it swell to dream? | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77556 | 10-in. | 8/28/1933 | Time to go | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-80622 | 10-in. | 6/15/1934 | Dust on the moon | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81375 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Extra!! | The Radio Rascals' Orchestra [Dick Robertson Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82381 | 10-in. | 5/4/1934 | My shawl | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | translator | |
| Victor | BS-82539 | 10-in. | 5/21/1934 | Spellbound | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82571 | 10-in. | 5/31/1934 | Spellbound | Vincent Lopez ; Johnny Morris ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84279 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | I couldn't be mean to you | Allen Church ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84744 | 10-in. | 10/23/1934 | What a diff'rence a day made | Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-85264 | 10-in. | 1/16/1935 | I threw a bean bag at the moon | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89334 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Two heads against the moon | Jack Shilkret Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89380 | 10-in. | 3/25/1935 | Seein' is believin' | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89542 | 10-in. | 4/10/1935 | Seein' is believin' | Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Skeeter Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-92901 | 10-in. | 8/1/1935 | Heartstrings | Bill Staffon Orchestra ; Joe Dixon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-101257 | 10-in. | 5/27/1936 | Sing me a swing song and let me dance | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-101575 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | Sing me a swing song (And let me dance) | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-0232 | 10-in. | 8/21/1936 | Papa tree-top tall | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0418 | 10-in. | 9/11/1936 | Sing a song of nonsense (Pocketful of love) | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-02160 | 10-in. | 10/16/1936 | Little old lady | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03859 | 10-in. | 12/28/1936 | Little old lady | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010344 | 10-in. | 5/26/1937 | Strangers in the dark | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-010593 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Strangers in the dark | Shirley Lloyd ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017086 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | Two little wooden ponies on the merry-go-round | Jimmy Ray ; Southern Serenaders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017416 | 10-in. | 11/26/1937 | Jubilee | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-018118 | 10-in. | 1/7/1938 | There's a strange little change in me | Elmer Feldkamp ; Freddy Martin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021187 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Stop! And reconsider | Jan Savitt ; Three Toppers ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021677 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Stop and reconsider | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021974 | 10-in. | 4/13/1938 | You had an ev'ning to spare | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-022430 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | You had an ev'ning to spare | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023290 | 10-in. | 5/26/1938 | Wacky dust | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Ruth Gaylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-024455 | 10-in. | 8/5/1938 | How much do you mean to me? | Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-036922 | 10-in. | 5/8/1939 | That's right—I'm wrong | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037404 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | That's right, I'm wrong | Betty Bradley ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-040958 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | My silent mood | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043342 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | My silent mood | Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043850 | 10-in. | 11/15/1939 | Little shepherd of my dreams | Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044836 | 10-in. | 2/19/1940 | At a time like this | Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045988 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Tiny old town | Enoch Light Orchestra ; George Hines | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047046 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | Tiny old town | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047713 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Tiny old town | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Helen Southern | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-049837 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Cottonwood corners | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-055078 | 10-in. | 9/21/1940 | Yesterthoughts | Kenny Baker ; Lou Bring | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055579 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Yesterthoughts | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055581 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Shadows on the sand | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-056131 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | Shadows on the sand | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-063703 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | What a diff'rence a day made | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073400 | 10-in. | 3/4/1942 | There are rivers to cross (Before we meet again) | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Gene Howard | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073433 | 10-in. | 3/13/1942 | There are rivers to cross (Before we meet again) | Carl Denny ; Hal McIntyre Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-075400 | 10-in. | 7/1/1942 | There are such things | The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-2143 | 10-in. | 5/21/1951 | May that day never come | Four Tunes | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0762 | 10-in. | 5/19/1945 | While you're away | Betty Jane Bonney ; Russ Case | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1405 | 10-in. | 4/5/1946 | You stole my heart (but it wasn't stealing) | Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0498 | 10-in. | 4/17/1947 | Things are no different now | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Freddy Martin | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1854 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | On the little village green | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2132 | 10-in. | 11/26/1947 | In the market place of old Monterey | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150455 | 10-in. | 4/10/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 150475 | 10-in. | 4/17/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Jim Andrews ; Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151658 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | Take it from me (I'm takin' to you) | Sunshine Boys | Male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO40546 | 10-in. | 3/22/1949 | You stole my heart (but it wasn't stealing) | 101 Ranch Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W351072 | 10-in. | 7/7/1931 | Take it from me (I'm takin' to you) | Jerry Fenwyck and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404216 | 10-in. | 6/9/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W490085 | 10-in. | 6/9/1930 | Rollin' down the river | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36907 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | Take it from me (I’m takin’ to you) | Casa Loma Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36914 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Take it from me (I’m takin’ to you) | Owen Fallon and his Californians [Art Kahn Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C5855 | 10-in. | June 1930 | Rollin’ down the river | Tom Gerun Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adams, Stanley," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111373.
Adams, Stanley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111373.
"Adams, Stanley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Adams, Stanley, 1907-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99040692
Wikidata: Stanley Adams - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q978307
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/15039350
MusicBrainz: Stanley Adams - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6871a0cc-5419-4c7a-93d1-33e20fce2def
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