Paul Ash

Paul Ash

Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, Germany — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States. He recorded several hit songs: "Rememb'ring" (Brunswick, 1924), with his Granada Orchestra, "My Pet" (Columbia, 1928) and "Shadows on the Swanee" (Columbia, 1933). He also penned Kay Kyser's theme "Thinking of You." In 1928 he performed a three week engagement in New York City at the Paramount Theatre with a young Ginger Rogers as her career was beginning. He was born in Germany but, at the age of one, moved to America.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 11, 1891 (Germany), Died July 13, 1958 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1933

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 228 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142435	10-in.	7/14/1926	Chérie, I love you	Milton Watson	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142442	10-in.	7/15/1926	Kiss your little baby good-night	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W142443	10-in.	7/15/1926	Oh! If I only had you	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W142446	10-in.	7/25/1926	I can't get over a girl like you	Paul Ash ; Milton Watson	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W142505	10-in.	7/28/1926	The good bad girl	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with alto saxophone and piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	142514	10-in.	8/7/1926	That's why I love you	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W142534	10-in.	8/16/1926	The good bad girl	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W142934	10-in.	11/15/1926	(I've grown so lonesome) Thinking of you	Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142937	10-in.	11/16/1926	I'd love to call you my sweetheart	Charles Kaley ; Radiolites	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	142947	10-in.	11/18/1926	I'd love to call you my sweetheart	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W142952	10-in.	11/23/1926	There ain't no maybe in my baby's eyes	The Foursome ; Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	leader
Columbia	W142953	10-in.	11/23/1926	When I'm in your arms	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, songwriter
Columbia	W142957	10-in.	11/24/1926	When I'm in your arms	Milton Watson	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W142960	10-in.	11/24/1926	Thinking of you (I've grown so lonesome)	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142970	10-in.	11/30/1926	Take in the sun, hang out the moon	The Foursome ; Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	leader
Columbia	W142978	10-in.	12/2/1926	When I first met Mary	Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Columbia	W142979	10-in.	12/2/1926	I'm tellin' the birds—tellin' the bees how I love you	The Foursome ; Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	leader
Columbia	W142980	10-in.	12/2/1926	Honey do	Paul Ash Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader
Columbia	W142995	10-in.	12/9/1926	You're the one for me	Harriet Lee ; Juanita Rae	Female vocal duet	composer
Columbia	143120	10-in.	11/18/1926	(I've grown so lonesome) Thinking of you	Honey Duke and his Uke	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Columbia	143134	10-in.	11/22/1926	I'd love to call you my sweetheart	Astorites ; Paul Hagan ; Fred Rich	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	143136	10-in.	11/22/1926	(I've grown so lonesome) Thinking of you	Astorites ; Paul Hagan	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	143147	10-in.	11/24/1926	When I'm in your arms	Tommy Christian Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	143381	10-in.	2/2/1927	You're the one for me	Ross Gorman ; Irving Kaufman ; Virginians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W143394	10-in.	2/4/1927	You're the one for me	Lewis James ; Paul Ash Orchestra ; Gladys Rice	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	leader, composer

(Results 51-75 of 228 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ash, Paul," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111866.

Ash, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111866.

"Ash, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.