Larry Spier
Birth and Death Data: Born 1901, Died 1956
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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= 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 | B-29695 | 10-in. | 3/26/1924 | Memory Lane | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Jazz/dance band, with piano and male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-30499 | 10-in. | 7/14/1924 | Memory Lane | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-30904 | 10-in. | 9/15/1924 | Memory Lane | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-31084 | 10-in. | 10/25/1926 | Memory Lane | Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-31084 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | Memory Lane | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with whistling | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-34938 | 10-in. | 3/9/1926 | A night of love | Olive Kline | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35287 | 10-in. | 4/6/1926 | A night of love | B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra ; Joseph M. Knecht | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36432 | 10-in. | 9/29/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36883 | 10-in. | 10/29/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36923 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Some day | Gene Austin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38376 | 10-in. | 4/28/1927 | One summer night | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41171 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | I don't belive you | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43111 | 10-in. | 2/24/1928 | Was it a dream? | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43989 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | The Revelers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-45401 | 10-in. | 5/20/1928 | Was it a dream? | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-46108 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Someone had to steal you away | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-53988 | 10-in. | 8/15/1929 | You want lovin' (But I want love) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBVE-299 | 10-in. | 4/29/1927 | Down the lane | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-018133 | 10-in. | 1/10/1938 | Lost in the shuffle | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Paula Kelly | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023592 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | Fol-da-rol-dol-dol | Bon Bon ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-024044 | 10-in. | 7/15/1938 | Bambina | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-026618 | 10-in. | 8/18/1938 | Bambina | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-032973 | 10-in. | 3/13/1939 | At a little hot dog stand | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-033778 | 10-in. | 2/28/1939 | At a little hot dog stand | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043989 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Now you know | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1315 | 10-in. | 12/22/1945 | Put your little foot right out | Betty Barclay ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1692 | 10-in. | 10/14/1947 | Memory lane | Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | 81651 | 10-in. | 3/26/1924 | Memory Lane | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81777 | 10-in. | 5/13/1924 | Memory Lane | Lewis James ; May Meredith | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 140107 | 10-in. | 10/15/1924 | Memory lane | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 140124 | 10-in. | 11/3/1924 | Haunting melody | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140506 | 10-in. | 4/8/1925 | You're so near and yet so far | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 141746 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | A night of love | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141760 | 10-in. | 3/4/1926 | A night of love | The Cavaliers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 142635 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Broadway Bellhops ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142675 | 10-in. | 9/22/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Kitty O'Connor | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142681 | 10-in. | 9/23/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Lassie McCormick | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142757 | 10-in. | 10/8/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jimmy Flynn | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142767 | 10-in. | 9/27/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jackie Souders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W142881 | 10-in. | 10/28/1926 | Some day | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Jimmy Flynn ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144043 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | One summer night | Frank Harris ; The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W144972 | 10-in. | 11/12/1927 | Memory Lane | Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 145595 | 10-in. | 1/30/1928 | I don't believe you | Broadway Bellhops | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W145637 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Was it a dream? | Mull Downey ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145915 | 10-in. | 3/24/1928 | Was it a dream? | Ed Lowry | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146392 | 10-in. | 6/4/1928 | Was it a dream? | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 146432 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Was it a dream? | Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio ; Annette Hanshaw | Instrumental trio, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146494 | 10-in. | 6/28/1928 | When Erastus plays his old kazoo | Garden Dancing Palace Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148557 | 10-in. | 5/17/1929 | You want lovin' (But I want love) | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148728 | 10-in. | 6/21/1929 | I'll be there | Tom Frawley ; Willie Creager Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148962 | 10-in. | 8/31/1929 | Revolutionary rhythm | Tom Frawley ; Willie Creager Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148963 | 10-in. | 8/31/1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Tom Frawley ; Willie Creager Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148973 | 10-in. | 9/5/1929 | Revolutionary rhythm | Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148974 | 10-in. | 9/5/1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 148981 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | You want lovin' (But I want love) | Jim Andrews ; The Georgians [Paul Specht Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72683 | 10-in. | July 1924 | Memory Lane | Helen Clark ; Bruce Wallace | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72961 | 10-in. | Nov. 1924 | Haunting melody | Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 74328 | 10-in. | Sept. 1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do (Till the night I met you) | Abe Essig ; Ritz-Carlton Casa Valencia Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W400642 | 10-in. | 4/30/1928 | Was it a dream | Rube Bloom ; Noel Taylor | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | W400675 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400871 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Concert Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W400872 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W400956 | 10-in. | 6/26/1928 | Was it a dream? | Louis Armstrong ; Lillie Delk Christian ; Hot Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W402973 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Seger Ellis ; Joe Green ; Royal Music Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403012 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Lew Bray | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W500021 | 12-in. | 9/29/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dorsey Brothers Concert Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13610-13611 | 10-in. | 7/24/1924 | Memory Lane | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13742-13743 | 10-in. | 9/4/1924 | Memory Lane | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13824-13828 | 10-in. | 9/19/1924 | Memory Lane | Mario Chamlee | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13829-13831 | 10-in. | 9/19/1924 | Memory lane | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14093-14095 | 10-in. | 10/30/1924 | Haunting melody | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14972-14975 | 10-in. | 2/17/1925 | You’re so near and yet so far | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E23367 | 10-in. | 5/31/1927 | One summer night | Lew White | Organ solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27416 | 10-in. | 4/25/1928 | Was it a dream? | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27600 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Was it a dream? | Louis Katzman Salon Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27668 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | Was it a dream | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27723 | 10-in. | 6/15/1928 | Fué un sueño? | Pilar Arcos ; José Moriche | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E28601 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1928 | Was it a dream? | Lanin's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29307 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Leave me with a beautiful melody | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31000 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | XE31154 | 12-in. | 10/9/1929 | Brunswick Brevities program N, pt. 2 | Brunswick Salon Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2413-E2414 | 10-in. | 2/11/1926 | A night of love | Mayfair Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3295-E3297 | 10-in. | 6/25/1926 | Let’s call it a day | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E18046-E18048 | 10-in. | 2/23/1926 | A night of love | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20408-E20409 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20530-E20531 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20588-E20590 | 10-in. | 10/29/1926 | Some day | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E20706-E20707 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Some day | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E21889-E21891 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | One summer night | Yale Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22589-E22590 | 10-in. | 4/22/1927 | Memory Lane | Carter's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22604-E22606 | 10-in. | 4/23/1927 | One summer night | Yale Hawaiian Trio | Vocal trio, with ukulele and guitars | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22900-E22902 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | One summer night | Lew White | Organ solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22903-E22904 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | One summer night | Lew White | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E23098-E23100 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | One summer night | Lew White | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E23432-E23436 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | One summer night | Lew White | Organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E23442-E23444 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | Down the lane (With you again) | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E24107-E24108 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | Down the lane (With you again) | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E24182-E24184 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | One summer night | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E30918-E30919 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | When the real thing comes your way | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30920-E30921 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Revolutionary rhythm | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | IND634 | 10-in. | 6/20/1928 | Was it a dream? | Dick Powell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C2070 | 10-in. | 7/17/1928 | Was it a dream? | Danny David | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2154 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | Was it a dream? | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C3607 | 10-in. | 6/17/1929 | You want lovin’ (But I want love) | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3655 | 10-in. | 6/19/1929 | You want lovin’ (But I want love) | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3909 | 10-in. | 7/20/1929 | You want lovin’ (But I want love) | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TC2263 | 10-in. | 8/23/1928 | Was it a dream | Vivian Holt | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 107-b] | 10-in. | approximately June 1927 | One summer night | Ambrose Mayfair Orchestra ; Hamilton Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9670 | 10-in. | 8/7/1924 | Haunting melody | Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9820 | 10-in. | 10/30/1924 | Memory Lane | Walter Scanlan | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 10023 | 10-in. | between 5/1/1924 and 5/19/1924 | Memory Lane | Harry Osborne | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 10215 | 10-in. | 2/20/1925 | Love me (Just like I love you) | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10262 | 10-in. | 3/18/1925 | You're so near (And yet so far) | Arthur Hall ; Nathan Glantz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11071 | 10-in. | 6/24/1926 | A night of love | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 11108 | 10-in. | 7/20/1926 | A night of love | Murray Kellner Dinner Music Ensemble | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | 11195 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Frank Braidwood | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 11213 | 10-in. | 9/22/1926 | I never knew what the moonlight could do | Harry Hart ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11653 | 10-in. | 4/15/1927 | One summer night | Palais D'Or Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11655 | 10-in. | 4/18/1927 | Down the lane (With you again) | Rollo F. Maitland | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18251 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Was it a dream? | Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263546-B] | 10-in. | before 11/1/1928 | Était-ce un rêve | Fernand Perron | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spier, Larry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116992.
Spier, Larry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116992.
"Spier, Larry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Spier, Larry, 1901-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2005024608
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94409614
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