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Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1905 (Allenhurst), Died March 28, 1974 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 301 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBVE-54774 10-in. 5/1/1930 Exactly like you Grace Hayes Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor PBVE-54775 10-in. 5/1/1930 On the sunny side of the street Grace Hayes Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-55185 10-in. 8/20/1929 Let me sing in my bathtub Chick Endor Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-55186 10-in. 8/20/1929 For one another Chick Endor Male vocal solo, with female vocal solo and jazz/dance band (takes 1-4); with clarinet solo and jazz/dance band (take 5) lyricist  
Victor BVE-55188 10-in. 8/21/1929 Everybody knew it but me Chick Endor Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-59633 10-in. 3/13/1930 On the sunny side of the street Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BVE-59634 10-in. 3/13/1930 Exactly like you Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor PBVE-61003 10-in. 7/29/1930 Go home and tell your mother Bobby Burns ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBVE-61004 10-in. 7/29/1930 I'm doin' that thing Ambassador Trio ; Cocoanut Grove Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-62374 10-in. 7/28/1930 Go home and tell your mother Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-62377 10-in. 8/8/1930 One more waltz Stan Jacobsen ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-62391 10-in. 8/19/1930 I'm learning a lot from you Johnny Johnson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-64379 10-in. 11/26/1930 Blue again Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Sid Garry Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor 65430 10-in. 3/23/1932 Canção de amor cubano Almirantes ; Harry Kosarin ; Alda Verona Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor 65984 10-in. 4/6/1934 Diga, diga, do Bando da Lua Vocal and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-67419 10-in. 1/26/1931 Blue again The Revelers Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Victor PBVE-68327 10-in. 10/26/1931 Tramps at sea Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille Tenor vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor PBVE-68328 10-in. 10/28/1931 Cuban love song Lawrence Tibbett Baritone vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor PBVE-68533 10-in. 8/17/1933 Dinner at eight Art Jarrett Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and male vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-69068 10-in. 12/10/1931 Cuban love song Lawrence Tibbett Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-69071 10-in. 12/12/1931 Cuban love song Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with prerecorded baritone vocal part and orchestra lyricist  
Victor BRC-70208 10-in. 9/3/1931 How's your uncle? Chick Bullock ; The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BRC-70248 10-in. 9/18/1931 It's the darndest thing Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BRC-70249 10-in. 9/18/1931 Singin' the blues Chick Bullock ; High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy Jazz/dance band, with a male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-70616 10-in. 10/6/1931 Cuban love song Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Romancers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio lyricist  
(Results 26-50 of 301 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023046

Wikidata: Dorothy Fields - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q435241

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59268144

MusicBrainz: Dorothy Fields - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a775c6e-9346-4b16-a611-cae1b1c6362f

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/68760

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