Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1893 (Brooklyn), Died September 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 726-750 of 800 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 118-b] | 10-in. | July 1927 | One sweet letter from you | Harry Shalson | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | DB173 | 10-in. | 1/2/1929 | Old man sunshine | Bert Firman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | B18318 | 10-in. | 12/03/1935 | You let me down | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | B20912 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | How could you? | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | B23687 | 10-in. | 11/09/1938 | Say it with a kiss | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | [Vo cat 15213-b] | 10-in. | 1925 or 1926 | I love my baby | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 8045 | 10-in. | 6/3/1921 | Gee Willikens | Byron G. Harlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 8868 | 10-in. | 3/3/1923 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 9391 | 10-in. | 2/26/1924 | Home in Pasadena | Tommy Monaco Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10344 | 10-in. | 4/30/1925 | The runaway train | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | composer | |
Edison | 10386 | 10-in. | 5/20/1925 | Seminola (An Indian love song) | Henri Gendron ; Strand Roof Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10738 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | I love my baby | Charles F. Strickland Clover Gardens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10761 | 10-in. | 1/11/1926 | I love my baby (My baby loves me) | Duke Yellman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10812 | 10-in. | 2/3/1926 | I love my baby | The Frolickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10837 | 10-in. | 2/18/1926 | In my gondola | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 10839 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | Wimmin aaah! | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 10955 | 10-in. | 5/3/1926 | I'm lonely without you | Arthur Hall ; Mike Speciale Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 11050 | 10-in. | 6/17/1926 | Ya gotta know how to love | Ray Brown ; National Male Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 11299 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | Where do you work-a, John? | Guy Hunter | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Edison | 11372 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Where do you work-a, John? | Tom Howard ; Jazz Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 11589 | 10-in. | 3/19/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Cookie Cohen | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 11669 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Lily | Cass Hagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 11707 | 10-in. | 5/18/1927 | My regular gal | Duke Yellman Orchestra ; Gerald Macy ; John Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Edison | 11722 | 10-in. | 6/7/1927 | A little girl—a little boy—a little moon | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 11814 | 10-in. | 7/25/1927 | Gid-ap, Garibaldi | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed May 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
Wikidata: Harry Warren - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q938810
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79169269
MusicBrainz: Harry Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a9390eb-76ea-4d3a-a786-7fd09c8ae291
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