Harry Lenk
Hans Lengsfelder (October 19, 1903 in Vienna, Austria – February 6, 1979 in Hallandale Beach, Florida) was a composer and playwright who also wrote under the pen name(s): H.J. Lengsfelder, Harry Lenk and John Peters. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1939. He had mixed success with his Broadway musical comedies, but had considerable success with his songs. Friends with Paramount Pictures A.J and Barney Balaban, Hans Lengsfelder was introduced by the Balabans to Joan Cohen Lengsfelder, whom he married November 10, 1942. The couple had two sons: Documentary filmmaker, TV writer/director and suspense/thriller novelist Peter (PG) Lengsfelder author of BEAUTIFUL TO THE BONE, A BOUNTY OF BONE, and OUR SONG, MEMENTO MORI, and experimental filmmaker John Lengsfelder, whose interactive film, "BLIND DATE," met with critical acclaim. In addition to the Duke Ellington jazz standard Perdido (written by Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake and Lengsfelder), which has been recorded by more than 30 musicians (including Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Art Tatum, Quincy Jones and Dave Brubeck), Hans Lengsfelder's songs and plays are still performed in Europe."Sag' Beim Abschied Leise Servus", recorded in the U.S. by Josephine Baker, Gloria Lynne and others, is still considered a classic in Europe. He is also known for his lyrics to "Eine kleine Fruhlingsweise" after A. Dvorak's Humoresques, Op. 101 |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 19, 1903, Died February 6, 1979
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1952
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, 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 | Audio |
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Victor | BS-058238 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Es lebt der Karpfen im See | Reinhold Klein ; Victor Brass Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058241 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Mutter | Reinhold Klein ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058243 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Dort wo im Tal eine alte Mühle geht | Reinhold Klein ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058244 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Was hat denn die Mutter im Kochtopf drin? | Reinhold Klein ; Victor Brass Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble (take 1); Instrumental ensemble (take 2) | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058245 | 10-in. | 12/9/1940 | Kennen sie den Lehmann? | Reinhold Klein ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058260 | 10-in. | 12/11/1940 | Ich bin ein flotter Student | Charlie Brock ; Adolf Morgens ; Rheinland Quartett | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058261 | 10-in. | 12/11/1940 | Der Strassenmyusikant | Charlie Brock ; Adolf Morgens ; Rheinland Quartett | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058262 | 10-in. | 12/11/1940 | Johanna's Lieb und Leid | Charlie Brock ; Adolf Morgens ; Rheinland Quartett | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058263 | 10-in. | 12/11/1940 | Mädel zeig mir ob du singen kannst! | Charlie Brock ; Adolf Morgens ; Rheinland Quartett | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058762 | 10-in. | 1/7/1941 | Pound your table | Henri René Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-063474 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Es ist nicht für lang | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063475 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Halli-hallo-halli | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063476 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Huehnerhof | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063477 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Ludwig, Ludwig | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Jazz/dance band, with male tenor vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063478 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Die Postkutsche | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063479 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Das Kreuz bei der Fichte | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063480 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Scherenschleifers Serenade | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Jazz/dance band, with male tenor vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063481 | 10-in. | 4/10/1941 | Wenn der Kuckuck ruft | Johann Rexeis ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-065066 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Pound your table polka (One more chorus) | Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-067553 | 10-in. | 8/12/1941 | Halli-hallo-halli | Magnante's Accordion Band | Accordion quartet, with guitar and string bass | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068776 | 10-in. | 1/6/1942 | Des Müllers Töchterlein | Hans Reimar ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068778 | 10-in. | 1/6/1942 | Rutschbahn | Hans Reimar ; Victor Tanzorchester | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-074781 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | Hayfoot, strawfoot | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | E2FB-5602 | 10-in. | 2/8/1952 | Perdido | Pérez Prado Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lenk, Harry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113655.
Lenk, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113655.
"Lenk, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lenk, Harry, 1903-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007091812
Wikidata: Hans J. Lengsfelder - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18357659
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34241468
MusicBrainz: Hans J. Lengsfelder - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ed466249-0ca8-44bb-a3c5-f095f5e7ad6d
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