Austen Croom-Johnson

Austen Herbert Croom-Johnson (20 October 1909 Hereford, England – 18 May 1964 Manhattan, New York City) was an English-born pianist, composer, and radio producer: first, until about 1935, for the BBC, then, from about 1936, for NBC. He went on to become a prolific jingle writer, first beginning around 1938 in radio with his chief collaborator, Alan Kent, then, beginning around 1947, in television. Croom-Johnson and Kent are widely credited for being the fathers of the modern short jingle.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1909, Died 1964

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-021419	10-in.	3/10/1938	(Do ye ken) John Peel	Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Paula Kelly	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	arranger
Victor	PBS-042122	10-in.	9/15/1939	(Why couldn't it last?) Last night	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BS-042663	10-in.	9/11/1939	(Why couldn't it last?) Last night	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-042712	10-in.	9/20/1939	(Why couldn't it last) Last night	Terry Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-042779	10-in.	10/3/1939	(Why couldn't it last) Last night	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1314	10-in.	3/2/1946	There's no one but you	Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Stuart Foster	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-1767	10-in.	5/8/1946	Just the other day	Moon Maids ; Betty Norton ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Croom-Johnson, Austen," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106868.

Croom-Johnson, Austen. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106868.

"Croom-Johnson, Austen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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