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 176-200 of 301 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W147786 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Let's sit and talk about you | Fred Rich Orchestra ; Billy Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]147855 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | In a great big way | Connecticut Yankees ; Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150009 | 10-in. | 2/21/1930 | Cinderella Brown | Charleston Chasers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150043 | 10-in. | 2/28/1930 | On the sunny side of the street | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150101 | 10-in. | 3/20/1930 | Exactly like you | Tom Frawley ; Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150159 | 10-in. | 4/1/1930 | Porgy | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150383 | 10-in. | 5/3/1930 | On the sunny side of the street | Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150513 | 10-in. | 4/30/1930 | Exactly like you | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150703 | 10-in. | 8/13/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150711 | 10-in. | 8/13/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150712 | 10-in. | 8/13/1930 | I'm doin' that thing | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150749 | 10-in. | 8/29/1930 | I'm learning a lot from you | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150750 | 10-in. | 8/29/1930 | One more waltz | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150764 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Milt Coleman | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150801 | 10-in. | 9/12/1930 | Go home and tell your mother | Eddie Walters | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150955 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Button up your heart | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W150956 | 10-in. | 11/17/1930 | Blue again | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]151157 | 10-in. | 12/17/1930 | Blue again | Jack Miller | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151226 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Blue again | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151833 | 10-in. | 9/30/1931 | How's your uncle | Arthur River's Novelty Orchestra [Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151845 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Singin' the blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151846 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | It's the darndest thing | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151874 | 10-in. | 11/5/1931 | Cuban love song | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, wiith male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W152038 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | Cuban love song | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W152206 | 10-in. | 6/7/1932 | Goodbye blues | Art Jarrett | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist |
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.
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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
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