John Redmond

John Redmond (February 25, 1906 – August 26, 1982) was an American songwriter. He was born John Redmond Lynskey and grew up in Clinton, Massachusetts. Among his better known songs was "Christmas in Killarney" (copyrighted 1950), co-written with James Cavanaugh and Frank Weldon.

In 1955, Redmond spearheaded the organization of the Religious Music Guild, along with Father Timothy Flynn, then director of radio and television for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. He subsequently devoted most of his remaining career as a songwriter to creating music for Catholic children. His Religious Music Guild produced two albums of these songs: Seven Songs on the Seven Sacraments and Twelve Songs on the Apostles' Creed. For Christmas 2016 the St. Augustine Academy Press came out with the first ever compilation of the sheet music for the Religious Music Guild songs. They also issued a remastered CD from the original vinyl, including a few Religious Music Guild songs originally on 45 r.p.m. records not included on the original LPs.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 25, 1906, Died 1947

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1950

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

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-101539 10-in. 4/24/1936 Apple dumpling Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor BS-102803 10-in. 6/22/1936 And still no luck with you Harry Blair ; Washboard Wonders Male vocal solo, with washboard band songwriter  
Victor BS-03558 10-in. 12/10/1936 The Cuban cabby Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Burt Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-06414 10-in. 3/18/1937 Where is the sun? Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-06417 10-in. 3/18/1937 Old plantation Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-06465 10-in. 3/26/1937 Where is the sun? Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-017084 10-in. 11/19/1937 When the band played "Home sweet home" Jimmy Ray ; Southern Serenaders Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-026460 10-in. 2/21/1939 I long to belong to you Joseph Sudy Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-027291 10-in. 10/13/1938 I'll never forgive myself (For not forgiving you) Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-027941 10-in. 10/19/1938 The sneeze song Bob Ballin ; Rennie McEvoy Male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Victor BS-030314 10-in. 11/25/1938 Polly put your slippers on Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Three Jacks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Victor BS-035374 10-in. 3/29/1939 Mrs. Mose has a million beaus (Since Old Man Mose is dead) Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-036941 10-in. 5/12/1939 They're burning down the house (I was brung up in) Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-036944 10-in. 5/14/1939 Polka dotty (Come out tonight) Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-037406 10-in. 5/31/1939 The last trip on the old ship Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-037633 10-in. 6/13/1939 The last trip on the old ship Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-038264 10-in. 7/12/1939 The man with the mandolin Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-038317 10-in. 7/10/1939 The man with the mandolin Wayne King Orchestra ; Wayne Male Trio Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Victor BS-038343 10-in. 7/12/1939 Broom dance Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-040478 10-in. 10/6/1939 After all I've been to you Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-042368 10-in. 1/16/1940 Hot gavotte (Rum-tum-tiddle-iddle-um-dee-ay) Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-042682 10-in. 9/14/1939 El mandolinista Marimba Pan-Americana Marimba band songwriter  
Victor BS-043225 10-in. 10/24/1939 You're on the right side of the ocean Radio Rubes String band, with vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BS-043874 10-in. 11/20/1939 Valley-alley-ay Blue Barron ; Alan Holmes ; Three Blue Notes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-044001 10-in. 10/24/1939 Down in the alley and over the fence Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Three Romeos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Victor BS-045718 10-in. 12/5/1939 The gaucho serenade Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus songwriter  
Victor BS-045738 10-in. 12/8/1939 The gaucho serenade Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-046007 10-in. 12/18/1939 Dingbat the acrobat Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-046082 10-in. 1/6/1940 The gaucho serenade Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-046196 10-in. 1/10/1940 The hot gavotte (rum-tum-tiddle-iddle-um-dee-ay) Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-047027 10-in. 2/8/1940 You oughta hang your heart in shame Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-047714 10-in. 2/27/1940 You oughta hang your heart in shame Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Helen Southern Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-047717 10-in. 2/28/1940 The man on the ferry (The Hoboken Ferry) Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-049685 10-in. 5/13/1940 On a simmery summery day Kay Foster ; Tony Pastor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-055503 10-in. 8/8/1940 Crosstown Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-056133 10-in. 9/17/1940 You're breaking my heart all over again Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-056164 10-in. 9/24/1940 You're breaking my heart all over again Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-056474 10-in. 10/10/1940 Crosstown Lanny Ross Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-056494 10-in. 10/15/1940 When Paddy McGinty plays the harp Harry's Tavern Band ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-057023 10-in. 10/23/1940 Adi-adi-adios Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-057305 10-in. 10/23/1940 Come along to Hobohemia Henri René Musette Orchestra Instrumental ensemble vocalist, lyricist  
Victor BS-057316 10-in. 10/25/1940 Adi-adi-adios Kaydets ; Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-058183 10-in. 12/18/1940 The sidewalk serenade Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor BS-058800 10-in. 12/23/1940 The sidewalk serenade Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-058893 10-in. 1/20/1941 I came, I saw, I conga'd Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-068444 10-in. 11/28/1941 I opened up a trunk Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-068883 10-in. 1/15/1942 Don't tell a lie about me, dear (And I won't tell the truth about you) Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-073830 10-in. 4/10/1942 Don't tell a lie about me, dear Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-074189 10-in. 4/1/1942 Don't tell a lie about me, dear (And I won't tell the truth about you) Linda Barrie ; Wayne King Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-075363 10-in. 7/29/1942 Papa drop a nickel in Harold M. Kirchstein ; Standard Orchestra Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3615 10-in. 4/19/1950 Buffalo Billy Roy Rogers Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and string band songwriter  
Victor D5AB-0137 10-in. 3/14/1945 You'll never be blue in a blue uniform Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet composer  
Victor D5AB-0658 10-in. 10/2/1945 When I marry I'll marry for love Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3038 10-in. 10/9/1946 Cowpuncher's waltz Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1789 10-in. 10/25/1947 Sweetheart serenade Three Suns Instrumental trio songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2771 10-in. 12/29/1947 Cuban cabby Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D9VB-0807 10-in. 1/31/1949 Pray together and we'll stay together Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony composer  
Victor D9FB-2372 10-in. 10/7/1949 Maybe mañana Grupo Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia C1889 10-in. 5/24/1937 They're burning down the house i was brung up in Sweet Violet Boys String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble songwriter  
Columbia CO42924 10-in. 1950 Kisses Anne Lloyd ; Novatones ; Smoothies ; Ted Steele Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal ensemble songwriter  
Vocalion 20918 10-in. 4/01/1937 Where is the sun? Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL7391 10-in. 1/24/1941 L'homme à la mandoline Eva Busch ; Orchestre Jacques Météhen Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Redmond, John," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112715.

Redmond, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112715.

"Redmond, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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