Lou Handman
Lou Handman (September 10, 1894 – December 9, 1956) was an American composer. Born in New York City, in his early career he toured in vaudeville shows in Australia and New York. Handman worked closely with Roy Turk. They went on to make such chart-topping hits as:
Other hits were:
Handman died in Flushing, New York in 1956 and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 10, 1894 (New York City), Died December 9, 1956 (Flushing)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 150 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W144843 | 10-in. | 10/10/1927 | Are you lonesome to-night? | Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W148958 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | Melancholy | The Diplomats | Vocal ensemble, with alto saxophone and piano-accordion | composer | |
Columbia | 149054 | 10-in. | 9/26/1929 | Melancholy | Sam Lanin Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149451 | 10-in. | 10/28/1929 | Melancholy | Vic Meyers' Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W151372 | 10-in. | 3/3/1931 | Little sweetheart of the mountains | Joe Green's Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152539 | 10-in. | 10/27/1933 | Puddin' Head Jones | Fran Frey and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152565 | 10-in. | 11/23/1933 | On a steamer coming over | Meyer Davis Orchestra ; Charlie Palloy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | S-7390 | 10-in. | Apr. 1920 | Tiddle Dee winks | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-7482 | 10-in. | June 1920 | June | Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72598 | 10-in. | 1924 | I can't get the one I want | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | 8555 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Twelve o'clock at night | Ted Shapiro ; Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | 9529 | 10-in. | 2/25/1926 | It's all the same to me | Robinson & Mack | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-70826 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Blue | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71624 | 10-in. | June 1923 | My sweetie went away (She didn’t say when, where, why) | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72104 | 10-in. | November 1923 | Lovey came back | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72139 | 10-in. | December 1923 | Twelve o'clock at night | Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72641 | 10-in. | June 1924 | I can't get the one I want | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72829 | 10-in. | 9/18/1924 | When I was the dandy and you were the belle | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-73151 | 10-in. | 2/4/1925 | It's all the same to me | Okeh Syncopators ; Earl Rickard | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
OKeh | 73519 | 10-in. | July 1925 | I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston | The Goofus Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
OKeh | W80289 | 10-in. | 1/5/1927 | I gotta get myself somebody to love | Russell Douglas [Les Reis] ; Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W80293 | 10-in. | 1/7/1927 | I gotta get myself somebody to love | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | W81117 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | Are you lonesome to-night? | Gerald Macy ; John Ryan | Male vocal duet, with piano and celeste | composer | |
OKeh | W81828 | 10-in. | 11/16/1927 | Are you lonesome tonight? | Sigmund Krumgold | Pipe organ solo, with vibraphone | songwriter | |
OKeh | W400609 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | One night of love | Justin Ring Trio ; Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Handman, Lou," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111925.
Handman, Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111925.
"Handman, Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Handman, Lou, 1894-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002102121
Wikidata: Lou Handman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1871297
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11983254
MusicBrainz: Lou Handman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3adf88ae-d96a-4993-a5d1-60d5a54c5209
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