Milton Ager
Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include "Ain't She Sweet?” and “Happy Days Are Here Again”. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1893 (Chicago), Died May 6, 1979 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 745 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-16703 | 10-in. | 10/21/1915 | At the old plantation ball | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-19363 | 10-in. | 3/12/1917 | Come over here, it's a wonderful place | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Victor | B-20658 | 10-in. | 9/12/1917 | If you saw all that I saw in Arkansaw | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-21031 | 10-in. | 10/31/1917 | There's something in the name of Ireland (That the whole world seems to love) | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-21416 | 10-in. | 1/14/1918 | Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (Hurry back) | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-21993 | 10-in. | 6/18/1918 | France (We have not forgotten you) | Lambert Murphy | Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-22079 | 10-in. | 7/29/1918 | Djer kiss? | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-22176 | 10-in. | 7/25/1918 | Everything is peaches down in Georgia | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-22666 | 10-in. | 3/31/1919 | Anything is nice if it comes from Dixieland | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-22846 | 10-in. | 5/12/1919 | Thank God you're here, Mother mine | John Steel | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23168 | 10-in. | 9/22/1919 | There's a lot of blue-eyed Marys down in Maryland | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23379 | 10-in. | 12/16/1919 | Mystery! | Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-23482 | 10-in. | 11/19/1919 | Freckles | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23787 | 10-in. | 3/29/1920 | Mother's hands | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-24067 | 10-in. | 5/25/1920 | A young man's fancy | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-24169 | 10-in. | 6/16/1920 | I'm in heaven when I'm in my mother's arms (I don't have to die to go to heaven) | William Robyn | Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-24545 | 12-in. | 10/22/1920 | Honolulu eyes | Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-24545 | 10-in. | 11/3/1920 | Honolulu eyes | Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | composer | |
Victor | B-24691 | 10-in. | 11/10/1920 | A young man's fancy | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-25162 | 10-in. | 4/14/1921 | I'm nobody's baby | Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-25414 | 10-in. | 5/26/1921 | I'm nobody's baby | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-26449 | 10-in. | 5/3/1922 | High brown blues | American Quartet ; Billy Murray | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-26994 | 10-in. | 10/24/1922 | Lovin' Sam (The sheik of Alabam') | Isabelle Patricola | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-27179 | 10-in. | 11/24/1922 | Who cares | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27389 | 10-in. | 1/22/1923 | Oh, what a mother I had | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with violin, oboe, and orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ager, Milton," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.
Ager, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.
"Ager, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Ager, Milton, 1893-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93030552
Wikidata: Milton Ager - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q167399
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19877161
MusicBrainz: Milton Ager - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28c71458-048b-419d-b3ce-5f7dccbf3e3e
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