Beth Slater Whitson
Beth Slater Whitson (December 1, 1879 – April 26, 1930) was an American lyricist. She was born on December 1, 1879, in Goodrich, Tennessee and died on April 26, 1930. She was the daughter of John H. Whitson and Anna Slater Whitson. Her Father was the Co- Editor of the Hickman Pioneer Newspaper. Whitson began her songwriting in Hickman country. In 1913 Whitson and her family moved to Nashville where she and sister Alice continued to write and publish, Beth’s local biographer, Grace Baxter Thompson, remarked at the dedication of a state historical marker to Whitson’s career in 1978: “She gave beauty and color and enjoyment to her community from which those qualities have been far-reaching and long-lasting”. She composed lyrics to over 400 songs, and is best remembered for the songs "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" (1909) and "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (1910), both becoming one of the largest selling songs in sheet music. Her first major hit Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland really became known in 1949 when it was featured in the movie In the Good Old Summertime She wrote the words to her songs but got someone else to write the music. In 1913, Whitson and her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she and her sister, Alice, continued to write. "Let me call you sweetheart I'm in love with you. Let me hear you whisper that you love me too" - Beth Slater Whitson, from Let Me Call You Sweetheart |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 1, 1879, Died April 26, 1930
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-9533 | 10-in. | 10/10/1910 | Meet me to-night in Dreamland | John Young | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10389 | 10-in. | 5/26/1911 | Don't wake me up, I am dreaming | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12962 | 10-in. | 3/5/1913 | When I met you last night in Dreamland | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-15333 | 10-in. | 11/4/1914 | Just close your eyes, big moon | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-30871 | 10-in. | 8/18/1926 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Lewis James ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-30871 | 10-in. | 9/30/1924 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | International Novelty Orchestra ; Lewis James | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-34291 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-34745 | 10-in. | 4/3/1926 | Meet me to-night in Dreamland | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-36170 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Let me call you sweetheart | Maurice J. Gunsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
Victor | BRC-72520 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-94184 | 10-in. | 9/5/1935 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-0552 | 10-in. | 10/1/1936 | Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-014621 | 10-in. | 10/4/1937 | Let me call you sweetheart | The Old Timer's Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-066745 | 12-in. | 9/2/1941 | Let me call you sweetheart | Raymond Paige | Orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-067621 | 10-in. | 8/7/1941 | Meet me tonight in Dreamland | Eton Boys ; Claude Garreau | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | PD6VB-2675 | 10-in. | 8/17/1946 | Meet me tonight in dreamland | Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2410 | 10-in. | 1947 | Let me call you sweetheart | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Dub from film: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VC-7105 | 12-in. | 1/6/1947 | Let me call you sweetheart | Al Goodman Orchestra ; Jimmy Carroll ; Guild Choristers | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Columbia | 4658 | 10-in. | between January and October 1910 | Meet me tonight in Dreamland | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19245 | 10-in. | 2/28/1911 | Don't wake me up, I am dreaming | Savoy Girl Quartette | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 19503 | 10-in. | 7/28/1911 | Let me call you sweetheart | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W140697 | 10-in. | 6/17/1925 | Let me call you sweetheart | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | 141147 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | Let me call you sweetheart | Franklyn Baur ; Billy Travers | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141157 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Let me call you sweetheart | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 141278 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | Let me call you sweetheart | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whitson, Beth Slater," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111093.
Whitson, Beth Slater. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111093.
"Whitson, Beth Slater." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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