Abe Olman
Abe Olman (December 20, 1887 – January 4, 1984), born Abraham Olshewitz, was an American songwriter and music publisher. He composed a number of successful ragtime and popular songs including "Red Onion Rag" (1912), "Down Among the Sheltering Palms" (1915), "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (1917), and "Down By the O-Hi-O" (1920). He was later director of ASCAP, and a founder of the Songwriters Hall of Fame which, in 1983, named the annual Abe Olman Publisher Award in his honor. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 20, 1887 (Cincinnati), Died January 4, 1984 (Rancho Mirage)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 135 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-15303 | 10-in. | 10/26/1914 | Bluebirds hesitation waltz | Joseph Belmont | Whistling solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15924 | 10-in. | 4/21/1915 | Down among the sheltering palms | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16342 | 10-in. | 8/10/1915 | Sooner or later (Your heart will cry 'I want you') | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16990 | 10-in. | 1/10/1916 | If you've got a little bit (Hang on to it, it's hard to get a little bit more) | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18168 | 10-in. | 8/1/1916 | Dancing down in Dixieland | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-18563 | 10-in. | 10/18/1916 | Come along to Caroline | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-18765 | 12-in. | 11/29/1916 | Way down in Arkansaw | Victor Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-18766 | 10-in. | 12/1/1916 | At seven, seventeen and seventy | Morton Harvey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-19101 | 12-in. | 1/18/1917 | It's not your nationality | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-19318 | 10-in. | 2/28/1917 | Some sweet day | American Quartet ; Marion Harris | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-19378 | 10-in. | 3/16/1917 | Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, oh! | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19558 | 10-in. | 4/7/1917 | Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, oh | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with mandolin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19777 | 10-in. | 5/14/1917 | Oh Johnny, oh Johnny, oh! | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-20215 | 10-in. | 7/12/1917 | Some sweet day | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-21032 | 10-in. | 10/31/1917 | Daddy found you down beside the garden wall | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21061 | 10-in. | 11/6/1917 | An old horse that knows his way home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21950 | 10-in. | 6/5/1918 | Chasing the chickens | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Victor | B-21967 | 10-in. | 6/6/1918 | When you sang 'Hush-a-bye baby' to me | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22175 | 10-in. | 7/23/1918 | Pick a little four-leaf clover and send it over to me | Harry Macdonough ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22557 | 10-in. | 1/24/1919 | Johnny's in town | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22741 | 10-in. | 4/9/1919 | Oh, Susie, behave | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | B-23328 | 10-in. | 11/6/1919 | Where the lanterns glow | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | B-23696 | 10-in. | 2/24/1920 | Karavan | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24755 | 10-in. | 12/21/1920 | Down by the O-hi-o (I've got the sweetest little O, my! O!) | Billy Murray ; Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25688 | 10-in. | 11/2/1921 | Mississippi cradle | Hackel-Bergè Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Olman, Abe," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106625.
Olman, Abe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106625.
"Olman, Abe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Olman, Abe - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92082935
Wikidata: Abe Olman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4666430
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/229879590
MusicBrainz: Abe Olman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17744794-f423-47a3-993d-22ff0e5ee606
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