Clay Boland

Clay Boland was a dentist and composer of popular songs. He was born October 25, 1903, in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, United States. He studied dentistry at the University of Philadelphia. In 1924, he won a university competition for a prom song with a composition entitled Dreary Weather. He then composed music for the university's Mask and Wig Club, collaborating especially with lyricist Moe Jaffe in writing the songs for many of their shows. He also performed as a pianist with leading big bands of the era and was noted for his skills as an arranger. He subsequently practised as a dentist in Ardmore, Pennsylvania but continued to compose and participate as a partner in the music publishing business. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy's Dental Corps, and was called up again for active duty in 1950 at the time of the Korean War. In later life, he lived in Elizabeth, New Jersey and died on July 23, 1963, aged 59, in the Naval Hospital of St. Albans, Queens.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 25, 1903, Died 1963

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 61 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-026644	10-in.	8/25/1938	Ya got me	Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-026684	10-in.	9/1/1938	Like a monkey likes coconuts	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Judy Starr	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-026882	10-in.	9/14/1938	When I go a dreamin'	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-027002	10-in.	9/7/1938	Stompin' at the stadium	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-027107	10-in.	9/14/1938	(Be it ever so thrilling) There's no place like your arms	Arthur Godfrey ; Johnny Salb	Male vocal solo, with electric organ	composer
Victor	BS-027210	10-in.	9/22/1938	Stompin' at the stadium	Skeets Herfurt ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BS-027214	10-in.	9/23/1938	Button, button (Who's got the button)	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-027434	10-in.	9/29/1938	Like a monkey likes coconuts	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-027914	10-in.	10/14/1938	Button, button (Who's got the button)	Bunny Berigan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-028117	10-in.	10/18/1938	My kid's singin' swing songs (Since they stole his nurs'ry rhymes)	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-028120	10-in.	10/18/1938	Right in the corner where you are	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-028796	10-in.	10/29/1938	Ya got me	Vernon Geyer	Electric organ solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-030312	10-in.	11/25/1938	Midnight on the trail	Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030324	10-in.	11/29/1938	Midnight on the trail	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030718	10-in.	12/17/1938	Three little kittens	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-031869	10-in.	1/31/1939	Delightful delirium	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Tony Pastor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-033608	10-in.	2/6/1939	How I'd like to be with you in Bermuda	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-033753	10-in.	2/21/1939	Delightful delirium	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Hal Kemp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-038107	10-in.	7/20/1939	Stop! It's wonderful	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-040624	10-in.	7/29/1939	When I climb down from my saddle	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-040995	10-in.	10/23/1939	(You're just as) Cute as Christmas	Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-041482	10-in.	9/21/1939	Stop! It's wonderful	Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-041508	10-in.	8/7/1939	I've got my eye on you	Les Brown Orchestra ; Herb Muse	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-048974	10-in.	4/30/1940	Blackout—hold me tight	Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-055157	10-in.	11/11/1940	Not so long ago	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 26-50 of 61 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boland, Clay," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111611.

Boland, Clay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111611.

"Boland, Clay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.