Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy

James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a Northern Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1902 (Omagh), Died April 6, 1984 (Somerset)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, arranger, translator, adapter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 91 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-78861	10-in.	12/18/1933	My song goes 'round the world	Richard Crooks	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-82338	10-in.	4/23/1934	Play to me, Gypsy! (The song I love)	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	translator
Victor	BS-84991	10-in.	11/14/1934	Isle of Capri	Luis Alvarez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-86245	10-in.	11/23/1934	Isle of Capri	Al Mitchell Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-94368	10-in.	8/8/1935	The Isle of Capri	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Victor	BS-95043	10-in.	9/18/1935	Red sails in the sunset	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-95339	10-in.	10/5/1935	Red sails in the sunset	Little Ramblers ; Ward Pinkett	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-96272	10-in.	11/4/1935	Red sails in the sunset	The Girls of the Golden West	Female vocal duet, with guitar	lyricist
Victor	BS-98867	10-in.	1/24/1936	Misty islands of the Highlands	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-99022	10-in.	1/31/1936	Misty islands of the Highlands	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03855	10-in.	12/28/1936	Serenade in the night	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	translator, arranger
Victor	PBS-09512	10-in.	6/10/1937	The miller's daughter Marianne	George Hamilton ; Music Box Music ; Lee Norton	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-010529	10-in.	6/8/1937	The miller's daughter, Marianne	Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-011141	10-in.	7/2/1937	Harbor lights	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-015563	10-in.	10/27/1937	Ten pretty girls	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-018444	10-in.	2/1/1938	Two bouquets	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-018445	10-in.	2/1/1938	Home town	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-019840	10-in.	2/18/1938	Two bouquets	Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-035364	10-in.	3/28/1939	The chestnut tree	Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-035399	10-in.	4/4/1939	The chestnut tree ('Neath the spreading chestnut tree)	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	songwriter
Victor	PBS-036242	10-in.	6/5/1939	Cinderella (Stay in my arms)	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BS-037156	10-in.	5/25/1939	Cinderella (Stay in my arms)	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037403	10-in.	5/31/1939	Cinderella (Stay in my arms)	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-038335	10-in.	7/11/1939	Bajo un castaño	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	songwriter
Victor	BS-038412	10-in.	7/17/1939	South of the border (Down Mexico way)	Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 91 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kennedy, Jimmy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

Kennedy, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

"Kennedy, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.