Meredith Willson

Meredith Willson

Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1902 (Mason City), Died June 15, 1984 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, lyricist, flute

Notes: Composer, conductor, flutist, and lyricist.

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= 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	PCS-09446	12-in.	5/12/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	PCS-09450	12-in.	5/7/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	PCS-09451	12-in.	5/7/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	PCS-09452	12-in.	5/7/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	PCS-09453	12-in.	5/7/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	PCS-09454	12-in.	5/7/1937	San Francisco symphony	Meredith Willson	Re-recording : Orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	BS-064473	10-in.	6/25/1941	You and I	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-066176	10-in.	7/2/1941	You and I	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-066431	10-in.	6/27/1941	You and I	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-067579	10-in.	8/15/1941	Two in love	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-067651	10-in.	8/19/1941	Two in love	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	E0VB-6281	10-in.	12/13/1950	May the good Lord bless and keep you	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D9VB-0599	10-in.	4/8/1949	Gone to Chicago	Skip Martin ; The Pied Pipers	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D9VB-2456	10-in.	11/1/1949	The Iowa indian song (Io "wuh")	Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Russ McIntyre ; The Snowflakes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal octet	composer
Columbia	W98324	12-in.	3/31/1927	Villanelle	Maria Kurenko	Soprano vocal solo, with flute and piano	instrumentalist, flute
Columbia	W98325	12-in.	3/31/1927	Berceuse	Maria Kurenko	Soprano vocal solo, with flute and piano	instrumentalist, flute

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Willson, Meredith," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100050.

Willson, Meredith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100050.

"Willson, Meredith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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