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 526-550 of 683 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E3824-E3825 | 10-in. | 9/24/1926 | There’s a boatman on the Volga | The Bostonians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E3898-E3899 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | There’s a boatman on the Volga | The Bostonians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E5046-E5048 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Rosy cheeks | Harry Richman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E6438-E6440 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | There’s one little girl who loves me (And one little girl who don’t) | Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E16010-E16012 | 10-in. | 6/19/1925 | 'Till we meet again | Palakiko & Paaluhi | Steel guitar duet | composer | |
Brunswick | E16880-E16882 | 10-in. | 11/12/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E16943-E16945 | 10-in. | 11/23/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E17061-E17063 | 10-in. | 12/7/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E17080-E17082 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E17504-E17506 | 10-in. | 1/18/1926 | Moon deer | Blackstone Trio | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E17726-E17729 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | No! | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E18033-E18036 | 10-in. | 2/20/1926 | Sweet child | The Merrymakers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E18538-E18540 | 10-in. | 3/24/1926 | Horses | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano and traps | composer | |
Brunswick | E19415-E19417 | 10-in. | 6/1/1926 | The pump song | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E19757-E19759 | 10-in. | 7/14/1926 | Precious | Mike Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E20223-E20224 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | I lost my heart in Monterey (When I found you) | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E20512-E20513 | 10-in. | 10/25/1926 | Fire! | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E20526-E20527 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Precious | Nick Lucas ; Sam H. Stept | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E20910-E20912 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Song of Shanghai | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E20958-E20959 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Song of Shanghai | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E22144-E22146 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | Rosy cheeks | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E22239-E22240 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | Till we meet again | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E22308-E22311 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | Rosy cheeks | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22311) | composer | |
Brunswick | E22413-E22414 | 10-in. | 4/14/1927 | Till we meet again | Carter's Orchestra ; Friedman's Orchestra [Carter's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E22913-E22915 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | Wide open spaces | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
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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