Bobby Worth

Bobby Worth (September 25, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio – July 17, 2002 in Mission Hills, California) was an American songwriter. His best known songs are "Do I Worry?", "'Til Reveille", "Tonight We Love", and "Don't You Know?". Worth was considered a child prodigy, performing in classical concerts at ten years of age. In his teens, he performed in Gus Edwards' vaudeville acts. In 1940, at age 28, he moved to Hollywood, California, and teamed with songwriter Stanley Cowan in 1941 to begin writing for movie studios. From the 1940s onward, songs by Worth were recorded by prominent artists including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald. In collaboration with bandleader Freddy Martin and Ray Austin, he composed the song "Tonight We Love". He also co-composed the popular 1941 World War II tune, "(Lights Out) 'Til Reveille".

Birth and Death Data: Born September 25, 1912, Died July 17, 2002

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

= 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
Victor	BS-059238	10-in.	2/14/1941	Do I worry?	Art Kassel Trio ; Harvey Crawford ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-060626	10-in.	2/7/1941	Do I worry?	The Pied Pipers ; Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-060678	10-in.	2/20/1941	Do I worry?	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	PBS-061193	10-in.	4/24/1941	Til reveille	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-061375	10-in.	7/23/1941	Let's put two and two together	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-061376	10-in.	7/23/1941	I'll wait for you	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	PBS-061558	10-in.	8/27/1941	Darling Carmela	Lou Bring ; Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-061663	10-in.	9/17/1941	Carmen Carmela	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-061666	10-in.	9/17/1941	Tonight we love	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-061667	10-in.	9/17/1941	Who are you?	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet	songwriter
Victor	BS-064460	10-in.	6/21/1941	'Til reveille	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-064940	10-in.	9/29/1941	Tonight we love	Joe Reichman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-066872	10-in.	7/18/1941	'Til reveille	Lanny Ross	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BS-073509	10-in.	3/6/1942	I look at heaven (when I look at you)	Freddy Martin ; Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	E0VB-5824	10-in.	10/21/1950	Helegged hilegged	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1309	10-in.	7/24/1947	Lazy countryside	Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra	composer
Victor	D7VB-1343	10-in.	9/12/1947	Tonight we love	The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1846	10-in.	11/4/1947	The gal who's got my heart	Page Cavanaugh Trio	Male vocal trio, with guitar, bass, and piano	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Worth, Bobby," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111736.

Worth, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111736.

"Worth, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.