Bobby Breen

Resource id #76

Bobby Breen

Isadore Borsuk (November 4, 1927 – September 19, 2016), better known as Bobby Breen, was a Canadian-born American actor and singer. He was a popular male child singer during the 1930s and reached major popularity with film and radio appearances.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 4, 1927 (Montreal), Died September 19, 2016 (Pompano Beach)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: boy soprano

= 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	PBS-09557	10-in.	6/29/1937	My campfire dreams	Bobby Breen ; Hugo Riesenfeld ; St. Luke Choristers ; St. Luke Orchestra	Dubbed recording from film : Boy soprano vocal solo, with boys vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09649	10-in.	8/20/1937	Make a wish	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09650	10-in.	8/20/1937	Music in my heart	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09651	10-in.	8/20/1937	Gee! But it's great to meet a friend	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09767	10-in.	10/28/1937	Hawaii calls	Bobby Breen	Dubbed from film : Boy soprano vocal solo	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09768	10-in.	10/28/1937	Macushla	Bobby Breen	Dubbed from film : Boy soprano vocal solo	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09769	10-in.	10/28/1937	Down where the trade winds blow	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with jazz/dance band (take 2) ; dubbed from film : Boy soprano vocal solo (take 1)	vocalist, boy soprano
Victor	PBS-09789	10-in.	11/4/1937	Song of the islands	Bobby Breen	Boy soprano vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band (take 2)	vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	61100	10-in.	5/11/1936	It's a sin to tell a lie	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	61101	10-in.	5/11/1936	Let's sing again	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 598	10-in.	9/4/1936	M-O-T-H-E-R	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 599	10-in.	9/4/1936	The rosary	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 633	10-in.	11/2/1936	Flower song	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 634	10-in.	11/2/1936	Rainbow on the river	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1270	10-in.	4/22/1938	Sleep, my baby, sleep	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1271	10-in.	4/22/1938	In a little Dutch kindergarten	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1299	10-in.	7/6/1938	Happy as a lark	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1300	10-in.	7/6/1938	Put your heart in a song	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1301	10-in.	7/6/1938	The sunny side of things	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1302	10-in.	7/6/1938	Telling my troubles to a mule	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1709	10-in.	2/18/1939	Ave Maria (Schubert)	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1710	10-in.	2/18/1939	Largo (Ombra mai fu) (Handel)	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1711	10-in.	2/18/1939	Blue Italian waters	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano
Decca	DLA 1712	10-in.	2/18/1939	Fisherman's chantie	Bobby Breen		vocalist, boy soprano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Breen, Bobby," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108351.

Breen, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108351.

"Breen, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.