Richard A. Whiting

Richard A. Whiting

Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the movie Sing, Baby Sing.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1891 (Peoria), Died February 19, 1938 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 451-475 of 683 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W404467	10-in.	10/10/1930	It's a great life (If you don’t weaken)	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W404509	10-in.	10/23/1930	My ideal	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W490067	10-in.	4/29/1930	My mad moment	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W490083	10-in.	6/7/1930	It seems to be spring	Fred Rich Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	[OK cat 1201-b]	10-in.	approximately 1919	You're still an old sweetheart of mine	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5119-b]	10-in.	approximately July 1917	Some Sunday morning	Ada Jones ; Mike O'Connell	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5156-b]	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1917	Where the morning glories grow	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	5359	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1921	Tea leaves	Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	4222-4224	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1920	Japanese sandman	Alfred Eldridge ; Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra ; Leo Murphy	Jazz/dance band, with violin and piano	composer
Brunswick	5632-5633	10-in.	approximately May 1921	Ain't we got fun?	Harmonizers Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	5783-5784	10-in.	approximately June 1921	Ain't we got fun?	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	6330-6331	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1921	Bimini Bay	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	6728-6730	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1921	When shall we meet again?	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	7079-7080	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1922	While Miami dreams	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8191-8193	10-in.	approximately May 1922	Song of Persia	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8248-8249	10-in.	approximately June 1922	Bamboo Bay	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	9277-9279	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Rocky Mountain moon	Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	10526-10528	10-in.	4/30/1923	Somebody’s wrong	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	11578-11580	10-in.	10/9/1923	Somebody's wrong	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	13223-13226	10-in.	6/6/1924	The grass is always greener	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	15105-15108	10-in.	3/10/1925	Ukulele lady	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	15353-15356	10-in.	3/25/1925	Got no time	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	15365-15367	10-in.	3/27/1925	Ukulele lady	Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	15371-15373	10-in.	3/31/1925	Ukulele lady	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	15922-15924	10-in.	6/1/1925	Got no time	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 451-475 of 683 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, Richard A.," accessed May 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

Whiting, Richard A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

"Whiting, Richard A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 May 2024.

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