Leo Friedman

Leo Friedman (July 16, 1869 - March 7, 1927) was an American composer of popular music. Friedman was born in Elgin, Illinois and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" with lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland." He also wrote the music for the popular ragtime song "Coon, Coon, Coon" in 1900. Lyrics were added by Gene Jefferson in 1901. The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" of Chicago.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1869, Died March 7, 1927

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W149977	10-in.	2/11/1930	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Will Osborne and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	6186	12-in.	approximately 1911	Meet me tonight in dreamland	Walter Wheatley	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	DAL975	10-in.	4/15/1940	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	9388	10-in.	Oct. 21, 1925	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Jimmie Wilson's Catfish String Band	String band	composer
OKeh	9393	10-in.	Oct. 1925	Memories of the South before the war	Charles Nabell	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
OKeh	W400237	10-in.	2/15/1928	Let me call you sweetheart	Johnson Boys	Instrumental trio	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5168-b]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1917	On the Dixie Highway	Van Eps Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Brunswick	14749-14751	10-in.	1/29/1925	Let me call you sweetheart	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E27664	10-in.	6/7/1928	Meet me in Dreamland	Richard Brooks	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	composer
Brunswick	E1744-E1746	10-in.	11/17/1925	Meet me tonight in Dreamland	Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band]	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	E22087-E22088	10-in.	3/23/1927	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	composer
Brunswick	E22241-E22242	10-in.	4/4/1927	Meet me tonight in Dreamland	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E22406-E22408	10-in.	4/14/1927	Let me call you sweetheart (I’m in love with you)	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2518	10-in.	11/5/1928	Meet me tonight in Dreamland	Jack Major	Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C1448-C1449	10-in.	1/12/1928	Let me call you sweetheart (I’m in love with you)	Floyd Jones	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	ATL991	10-in.	3/22/1930	Let me call you sweetheart	Melton and Minter	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	1328W-1330W	10-in.	9/11/1925	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Windsor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	1415W-1417W	10-in.	10/5/1925	Let me call you sweetheart	Windsor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	742	Not documented	approximately July 1911	Meet me tonight in Dreamland	Band (unidentified; Edison Records)	Band	composer
Edison	3496	10-in.	1/5/1915	When I dream of old Erin	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5296	10-in.	1/17/1917	When I dream of old Erin	Apollo Quartet of Boston	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6357	10-in.	between 9/6/1918 and 9/18/1918	The passion dance	Peerless Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Edison	9830	10-in.	11/6/1924	Let me call you sweetheart	Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	11785	10-in.	7/8/1927	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	[ViC cat 263226-A]	10-in.	June 1926 or earlier	Laisse-moi t'aimer	Hector Pellerin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

(Results 76-100 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Friedman, Leo," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111685.

Friedman, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111685.

"Friedman, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.