Vic Schoen
Victor Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Les Brown, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, George Shearing, Jimmie Lunceford, Ray McKinley, Benny Carter, Louis Prima, Russ Morgan, Guy Lombardo, Carmen Cavallaro, Carmen Miranda, Gordon Jenkins, Joe Venuti, Victor Young, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, and his own The Vic Schoen Orchestra. Schoen arranged and recorded with well-known artists such as The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Irving Berlin, Marion Hutton, Betty Hutton, Perry Como, Dick Haymes, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Enzo Stuarti, Lauritz Melchior, Mary Martin, Bob Crosby, The Weavers, Burl Ives, Eddie Fisher, Mildred Bailey, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, the McGuire Sisters, the Sherman Brothers, and Kay Starr. Schoen wrote TV specials for Jack Carson Show, The Dave King Show, Ethel Merman, The Big Record with Patti Page, The Dinah Shore Show, Shirley MacLaine, Shirley Temple, Andy Williams, and Pat Boone. He is probably best remembered as the musical director and arranger for the Andrews Sisters. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 26, 1916, Died January 5, 2000
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, trumpet, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 55 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-040692 | 10-in. | 8/29/1939 | The monkeys have no tails in Pago Pago | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-075208 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | Amen | Rose Blane ; Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Decca | 62686 | 10-in. | 10/14/1937 | Why talk about love? | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 62687 | 10-in. | 10/14/1937 | Just a simple melody | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 62810 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Nice work if you can get it | The Andrews Sisters | leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 62811 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | Bei mir bist du schoen | The Andrews Sisters | leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 63300 | 10-in. | 2/21/1938 | Joseph! Joseph! | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63301 | 10-in. | 2/21/1938 | Ti-pi-tin | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63314 | 10-in. | 2/22/1938 | Shortnin' bread | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63315 | 10-in. | 2/22/1938 | It's easier said than done | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63316 | 10-in. | 2/22/1938 | Where have we met before? | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63317 | 10-in. | 2/22/1938 | Ooooooo-oh boom! | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63911 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | Says my heart | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63912 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | Oh ! Ma-Ma ! | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63913 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | Pagan love song | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63914 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | I married an angel | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63915 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | Oh! Faithless maid | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63916 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | From the land of the sky-blue water | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 63917 | 10-in. | 6/4/1938 | Ferdinand the bull | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 64423 | 10-in. | 8/6/1938 | Love is where you find it | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64424 | 10-in. | 8/6/1938 | Where a prince of a fella meets a cinderella | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64425 | 10-in. | 8/6/1938 | A jitterbug's lullaby, part 1 | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64426 | 10-in. | 8/6/1938 | A jitterbug's lullaby, part 2 | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64427 | 10-in. | 8/6/1938 | One-two-three O'Leary | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64670 | 10-in. | 9/8/1938 | Lullaby to a little jitterbug | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schoen, Vic," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/342635.
Schoen, Vic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/342635.
"Schoen, Vic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Schoen, Vic - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063920
Wikidata: Vic Schoen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7924906
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69121158
MusicBrainz: Vic Schoen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a45bf2f-66aa-4151-893f-d18a91986677
ISNI: 0000 0001 1557 0645 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115570645
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