John Klenner
John Klenner (24 February 1899 – 13 August 1955) was a German-born American pianist and composer. He composed both classical and popular music and is best known for writing the song "Just Friends" with Sam M. Lewis in 1931. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 24, 1899 (Germany), Died August 13, 1955 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-43991 | 10-in. | 5/17/1928 | Japansy waltz | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-47506 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | My window of dreams | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-50762 | 10-in. | 3/18/1929 | I'm still caring | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-56104 | 10-in. | 8/21/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-58598 | 10-in. | 2/24/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra ; Johnny Marvin | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-59769 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64372 | 10-in. | 11/24/1930 | Crying myself to sleep! | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-67404 | 10-in. | 1/19/1931 | Heartaches | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Biltmore Trio | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-67741 | 10-in. | 12/29/1930 | Crying myself to sleep! | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-70959 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | With love in my heart | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-71218 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | Just friends | Russ Columbo | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73182 | 10-in. | 8/9/1932 | Lost in your arms | Whiteman's Rhythm Boys | Vocal and instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76847 | 10-in. | 8/4/1933 | Heartaches | Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021042 | 10-in. | 2/27/1938 | Moonlight on the purple sage | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-035346 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Friends medley | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-036632 | 10-in. | 5/1/1939 | Don't cry, little sweetheart, don't cry | Big Cypress Boys ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036937 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | I'm gonna throw my lasso | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036938 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Bouncin' along | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036940 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | Patent leather boots | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037084 | 10-in. | 7/18/1939 | Driftwood on the river | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and string bass | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048460 | 10-in. | 3/27/1940 | My old Canadian home | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-048744 | 10-in. | 4/8/1940 | Let's go back to the Bible | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068491 | 10-in. | 12/17/1941 | On the street of regret | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068676 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | On the Street of Regret | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073858 | 10-in. | 5/1/1942 | Whisper that you love me | Ken Curtis ; New Music [Shep Fields] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | E0VB-4222 | 10-in. | 4/19/1950 | Don't you angel me (you little devil) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4600 | 10-in. | 5/15/1950 | Let's go back to the Bible | Wilf Carter | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-0683 | 10-in. | 10/15/1945 | Candlelight and roses (Billy Hill's last song) | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0143 | 10-in. | 2/15/1947 | Smoke dreams | Helen Carroll ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1375 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Driftwood on the river | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-467 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Crying myself to sleep | Sylvia Froos | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-1033 | 10-in. | 12/15/1930 | Crying myself to sleep | Charles ("Chic") Farmer | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145805 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Japansy | Milton Charles | Pipe organ solo, with drums | composer | |
| Columbia | W145831 | 10-in. | 3/23/1928 | Japansy | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 145874 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Japansy | Andy Sannella All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 146616 | 10-in. | 7/3/1928 | My window of dreams | Ernie Golden and his Orchestra ; Arthur Fields | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W146749 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | My window of dreams | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W146974 | 10-in. | 9/10/1928 | My window of dreams | Emil Velazco | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148101 | 10-in. | 3/18/1929 | I'm still caring | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148131 | 10-in. | 3/21/1929 | I'm still caring | Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148175 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | I'm still caring | Jim Andrews ; Jerry Mason and his Californians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148936 | 10-in. | 8/24/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W148942 | 10-in. | 8/28/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 148965 | 10-in. | 9/3/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Ted Bartell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | [W]150521 | 10-in. | 5/22/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Tom Frawley ; Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150524 | 10-in. | 5/23/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150953 | 10-in. | 11/14/1930 | Crying myself to sleep! | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151250 | 10-in. | 1/28/1931 | Heartaches | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151844 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Just friends | Red McKenzie | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W152053 | 10-in. | 12/29/1931 | With love in my heart | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152110 | 10-in. | 2/11/1932 | Just friends | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W365059 | 10-in. | 1/28/1932 | Just friends | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401163 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | My window of dreams | Seger Ellis ; Southern Melody Artists [Lou Gold Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W401891 | 10-in. | 5/15/1929 | I'm still caring | Smith Ballew Trio | Male vocal solo, with guitars | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W403047 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | W404014 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404045 | 10-in. | 5/26/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | The Mariners' Trio | Vocal trio, with guitar and piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404574 | 10-in. | 12/18/1930 | Crying myself to sleep | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404600 | 10-in. | 12/1/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Julius Dunn ; R. D. Kelly | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404816 | 10-in. | 1/26/1931 | Heartaches | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27986 | 10-in. | 8/7/1928 | My window of dreams | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28121 | 10-in. | 8/21/1928 | My window of dreams | Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band] | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28313 | 10-in. | 9/26/1928 | My window of dreams | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28602 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1928 | My window of dreams | Lanin's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29738 | 10-in. | Apr. 1929 | I’m still caring | Al Goodman Orchestra ; Frank Bessinger | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E31196 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | Lonely troubadour | Eddy Thomas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E32863 | 10-in. | May 1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E33229 | 10-in. | 6/24/1930 | Down the river of golden dreams | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35174 | 10-in. | 1/18/1931 | Heartaches | Chester Gaylord ; Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35468 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | Crying myself to sleep! | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35951 | 10-in. | 1/22/1931 | Heartaches | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36190 | 10-in. | 2/26/1931 | Heartaches | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26868-E26870 | 10-in. | 3/8/1928 | Japansy | Frank Munn ; Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26870) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27038-E27040 | 10-in. | 3/17/1928 | March of the musketeers | Arnold Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E27040) | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E31104-E31105 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | Lonely troubadour | Meyer Davis’ Swanee Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | C3194 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | I’m still caring | Bill Hogan ; Pere Marquette Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3876 | 10-in. | July 1929 | I’m still caring | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C4057 | 10-in. | 8/14/1929 | I’m still caring | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C4368 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Van Fleming | Male vocal solo, with clarinet and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | C7103 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | Crying myself to sleep! (Llorando hasta dormir) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18202 | 10-in. | 1/30/1928 | Japansy | Jack Stillman Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 18259 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | Japansy | Muriel Pollock | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18628 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | My window of dreams | Paul Largay | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 18902 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | My window of dreams | Waldo Mayo | Violin solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | 19344 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | N-339 | 10-in. | 7/23/1928 | My window of dreams | Paul Largay | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-597 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | My window of dreams | Waldo Mayo | Violin solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | N-987 | 10-in. | 6/28/1929 | I'm still caring | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-1113 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Lonely troubadour | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor (Canada) | 7354 | 10-in. | 1/8/1932 | Just friends | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2349 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | C'est un chant d'amour | Armand Bernard ; Saint-Granier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Klenner, John," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112713.
Klenner, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112713.
"Klenner, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Klenner, John, 1899-1955 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005040825
Wikidata: John Klenner - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15093760
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69193874
MusicBrainz: John Klenner - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e6cdcb0c-95f8-44bd-9d8d-aa885ee0a6ee
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