Milton Drake

Milton Drake (August 3, 1912 - November 13, 2006) was an American lyricist and performing rights administrator.

As a child, he performed in vaudevilles, in films and on radio. Later he wrote special material for theater and nightclub revues, including "Cotton Club Parade", "Riviera Follies", "Paradise Parade", and "Latin Quarter Revue". Drake's musical collaborators included Oscar Levant, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, Louis Alter, Ben Oakland and Con Conrad, among others.

Drake was a member of the American Guild of Authors and Composers for 28 years, and for 5 years was the chairman of the AGAC council. In August 1962 he resigned from AGAC in protest, criticizing the lack of progressive leadership at the organisation, and their relationship with music publishers.

In 1949 Drake married the singer Adele Clark, Decca recording artist and star of The Adele Clark Show. His brother was songwriter Ervin Drake (1919-2015).

Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1912, Died November 13, 2006

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-73574 10-in. 9/24/1932 Pu-leeze! Mister Hemingway Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-73731 10-in. 9/30/1932 Pu-leeze Mister Hemingway Pennsylvania Collegians [Tom Berwick Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-73813 10-in. 10/13/1932 Where Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio lyricist  
Victor LBS-73814 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 10/13/1932 Where (I wonder where) Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-78061 10-in. 10/2/1933 Bless your heart Edith Caldwell ; Ernie Holst ; Hotel Lexington Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78084 10-in. 10/4/1933 Bless your heart Victor Arden ; Gordon Graham ; Phil Ohman Piano duet, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78148 10-in. 10/11/1933 Heaven only knows Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78524 10-in. 11/9/1933 Can this be the end of love? Harlem Hot Shots Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-78604 10-in. 11/3/1933 Heaven only knows New Englanders ; Barney Rapp ; Eddie Ryan Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor 79660 10-in. 8/21/1934 Valsa da champagne Francisco Alves Male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-81328 10-in. 1/29/1934 The party's over Neil Buckley ; The Chanters ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-81877 10-in. 3/12/1934 The champagne waltz George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Barry Wells Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-84013 10-in. 8/18/1934 I'm counting on you Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Ramona Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-88783 10-in. 3/6/1935 Pardon my love Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-036544 10-in. 4/27/1939 Prairie boy Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-036574 10-in. 5/1/1939 Prairie boy Three Reasons ; Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-050563 10-in. 5/13/1940 Java jive Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor PBS-055067 10-in. 9/7/1940 If it's you Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-066178 10-in. 7/2/1941 If it's you Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-066435 10-in. 6/30/1941 If it's you Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-074305 10-in. 4/7/1942 Lalapaluza Lu Glee Club (Kaye) ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus songwriter  
Victor D4AB-0028 10-in. 2/1/1944 Mairzy doats (Mares eat oats and does eat oats) Four King Sisters Female vocal quartet, with male vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor D5VB-0775 10-in. 6/6/1945 Promises Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D5VB-1314 10-in. 12/22/1945 I'm a big girl now Betty Barclay ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3018 10-in. 10/16/1946 It's a lie Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with vocal solos and vocal chorus songwriter  
(Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Drake, Milton," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105685.

Drake, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105685.

"Drake, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105685

External Sources

Wikipedia: Milton Drake

Discogs: Milton Drake

IMDb: Milton Drake

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Drake, Milton, 1912-2006 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87847199

Wikidata: Milton Drake - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6861064

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100312548

MusicBrainz: Milton Drake - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/18b4c87d-027a-41c3-a9fd-abe70331770b

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