Arthur Lange
Arthur Lange (April 16, 1889 – December 7, 1956) was a United States bandleader and Tin Pan Alley composer of popular music. He composed music for over 120 films, including Grand Canary and Woman on the Run. Lange shared an Oscar nomination with Hugo Friedhofer for the film The Woman in the Window. He was nominated four times for Oscars, but did not win any. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 16, 1889 (Philadelphia), Died December 7, 1956 (Washington, D.C.)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, songwriter
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-9513 | 10-in. | 10/5/1910 | If I could see as far ahead as I can see behind | Ed Morton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-13542 | 12-in. | 7/8/1913 | 'Underneath the cotton moon' medley | Conway's Band | Band | arranger | |
| Victor | B-13688 | 10-in. | 8/12/1913 | On the old front porch | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-14522 | 10-in. | 2/27/1914 | Where can I meet you tonight? | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15290 | 10-in. | 10/20/1914 | In the garden | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15303 | 10-in. | 10/26/1914 | Bluebirds hesitation waltz | Joseph Belmont | Whistling solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Victor | B-15588 | 10-in. | 1/13/1915 | Virginia Lee | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16033 | 10-in. | 5/18/1915 | There's a little white church in the valley | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16096 | 10-in. | 6/11/1915 | Oh! You bundle of joy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16188 | 10-in. | 7/8/1915 | Summer moon | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16605 | 10-in. | 9/27/1915 | To Lou | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16687 | 10-in. | 10/19/1915 | Could the dreams of the dreamer come true | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16893 | 10-in. | 12/10/1915 | When it's orange blossom time in Loveland (I'll be waiting at the church for you) | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-16982 | 10-in. | 1/6/1916 | Always be Honey to me | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-17021 | 10-in. | 1/18/1916 | I gave my heart and hand to someone in Dixieland | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-17295 | 12-in. | 3/10/1916 | When it's orange blossom time | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-17351 | 10-in. | 3/22/1916 | The ashes of my heart | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17354 | 10-in. | 3/22/1916 | Goodnight dear, goodnight | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with harp and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-17709 | 12-in. | 5/19/1916 | Johnny get a girl | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-18021 | 10-in. | 6/26/1916 | Dear old dreamy Honolulu town | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with mandolin and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18171 | 10-in. | 8/1/1916 | Just one day | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18309 | 10-in. | 8/11/1916 | On the arm of the old arm chair | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18535 | 10-in. | 10/9/1916 | My lonely Lola Lo | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-18536 | 10-in. | 10/9/1916 | In the sweet long ago | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19122 | 10-in. | 1/24/1917 | Tho' I'm not the first to call you 'Sweetheart' please let me be the last | Orpheus Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19141 | 10-in. | 1/30/1917 | Those Hawaiian melodies | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19166 | 10-in. | 2/12/1917 | That girl of mine | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-19304 | 10-in. | 2/21/1917 | America, here's my boy | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-19368 | 12-in. | 3/13/1917 | America, here's my boy | Victor Military Band | Band, with bells | composer | |
| Victor | B-19887 | 10-in. | 5/24/1917 | She's just a little bit old-fashioned | Louis J. Winsch | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20008 | 10-in. | 6/4/1917 | Let's all do something | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20075 | 10-in. | 6/21/1917 | From me to Mandy Lee | Morton Harvey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20441 | 10-in. | 7/24/1917 | It's a long way back to Mother's knee | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20665 | 10-in. | 9/14/1917 | We're going over | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20809 | 10-in. | 9/29/1917 | We're going over | Pietro | Accordion solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-21087 | 10-in. | 11/16/1917 | My heart's tonight in old New Hampshire (With my lady Jane) | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with bells and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21252 | 10-in. | 12/13/1917 | Just a letter for a boy over there, from a gray-haired mother over here | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-21585 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | What'll we do with him, boys? | William J. "Sailor" Reilly | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25349 | 10-in. | 6/16/1921 | In a boat | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26059 | 10-in. | 1/27/1922 | Lola-lo | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-30456 | 10-in. | 7/2/1924 | I never care about to-morrow (As long as I'm happy to-day) | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-31141 | 10-in. | 11/3/1924 | The world is mine (For I have you) | E. Sheetz Californians | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Victor | B-31156 | 10-in. | 11/10/1924 | By the lake | Jack Chapman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38812 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | Echoes of Ireland | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-08-29-03] | Not documented | 8/29/1917 | I know you | Irene Law ; Louis J. Winsch | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 4945 | 10-in. | ca. 1910 | If I could see as far ahead as I can see behind | Ed Morton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39034 | 10-in. | 10/7/1913 | The old front porch | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39199 | 10-in. | 1/27/1914 | Where can I meet you to-night? | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39317 | 10-in. | 4/9/1914 | Just a little bit of green | John E. Myers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39587 | 10-in. | 10/19/1914 | In the garden | George Wilton Ballard ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39900 | 10-in. | 2/27/1915 | Virginia Lee | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45567 | 10-in. | 4/20/1915 | There's a little white church in the valley | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45947 | 10-in. | 8/14/1915 | To Lou | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46183 | 10-in. | 11/6/1915 | Could the dreams of a dreamer come true? | Will C. Robbins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46280 | 10-in. | 12/15/1915 | When it's orange blossom time in Loveland | Manuel Romain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46344 | 10-in. | 1/15/1916 | I gave my heart and hand to some-one in Dixieland | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46639 | 10-in. | 3/14/1916 | The ashes of my heart | Manuel Romain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46960 | 10-in. | 8/15/1916 | Just one day | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46973 | 10-in. | 8/19/1916 | On the arm of the old arm chair | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47089 | 10-in. | 10/19/1916 | My lonely Lola Lo | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with violin, flute, guitar, and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 47215 | 10-in. | 12/9/1916 | In the sweet long ago | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 47284 | 10-in. | 1/11/1917 | Tho' I'm not the first to call you Sweetheart (Please let me be the last) | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47368 | 10-in. | 2/13/1917 | Those Hawaiian melodies | Empire Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47427 | 10-in. | 3/16/1917 | America, here's my boy | Knickerbocker Quartet ; Andrea Sarto | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77030 | 10-in. | 5/8/1917 | There's something about you makes me love you | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77035 | 10-in. | 5/9/1917 | Oh! Jack, when are you coming back? | Billy Burton ; James Hall | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77097 | 10-in. | 6/4/1917 | Let’s all do something | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77189 | 10-in. | 7/6/1917 | From me to Mandy Lee | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77320 | 10-in. | 9/10/1917 | We're going over | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77491 | 10-in. | 11/7/1917 | My heart's tonight in old New Hampshire | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77733 | 10-in. | 3/25/1918 | What'll we do with him, boys? | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77851 | 10-in. | 5/27/1918 | So long Sal—the best of friends must part | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79425 | 10-in. | 9/20/1920 | When it's orange blossom time in Loveland | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79455 | 10-in. | 10/14/1920 | There's something about you makes me love you | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79962 | 10-in. | 8/16/1921 | In a boat | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80170 | 10-in. | 1/31/1922 | Lola Lo | Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80676 | 10-in. | 11/16/1922 | One night in June | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81982 | 10-in. | 9/8/1924 | I never care 'bout to-morrow | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 37397 | 12-in. | ca. 1915 | To Lou (One-step) | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 48601 | 12-in. | 2/14/1916 | When it's orange blossom time in Loveland | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 48897 | 12-in. | 8/19/1916 | Just one day | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 48960 | 12-in. | 10/21/1916 | My lonely Lola Lo | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | songwriter, composer | |
| Columbia | 49202 | 12-in. | 4/15/1917 | America, here's my boy | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49351 | 12-in. | 3/22/1918 | There's a service flag flying at our house | Jockers Brothers | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Columbia | W143363 | 10-in. | 1/27/1927 | Where do you work-a, John? | The Happiness Boys ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with piano | arranger | |
| Columbia | [W]143803 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | In the garden | Williams and Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 147745 | 10-in. | 1/2/1929 | Cradle of love | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Columbia | W147749 | 10-in. | 1/10/1929 | Cradle of love | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| OKeh | 411 | 10-in. | ca. Oct. 1918 | Those wonderful days of used-to-be | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70029 | 10-in. | July 1921 | In a boat (For two) | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70459 | 10-in. | Feb. 1922 | Lola Lo | Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71081 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | One night in June | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5124-a] | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1917 | I know you | Irene I. Low ; Louis J. Winsch | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5125-b] | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1917 | She's everything a girl should be | Louis J. Winsch | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5157-b] | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | It's a long way back to Mother's knee | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5173-a] | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1917 | In old New Hampshire (With my lady Jane) | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5247-a] | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | Keep jazzin' it Ras' | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 5855-5856 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Stolen kisses | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7216-7218 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1922 | Lola Lo | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 9214-9216 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | One night in June | Arnold Johnson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14151-14153 | 10-in. | 11/7/1924 | By the lake | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14957-14960 | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Lady of my cigarette | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 14961-14964 | 10-in. | 2/24/1925 | Florida | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E27475 | 10-in. | 5/5/1928 | Blue idol | Anglo-Persians | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E27476 | 10-in. | 5/5/1928 | The dance of the blue Danube | Anglo-Persians | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E29023 | 10-in. | 1/3/1929 | All by yourself in the moonlight | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E2058-E2060 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | Let me introduce you to my Rosie | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E16458-E16460 | 10-in. | 9/30/1925 | The king isn't king any more | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E16461-E16463 | 10-in. | 9/30/1925 | The farmer took another load away! Hay! Hay! | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | arranger | |
| Brunswick | C5900 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | Virginia Lee | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 216W-218W | 10-in. | 1/13/1925 | By the lake | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 470W-472W | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | Peter Pan (I love you) | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 570W-572W | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | Yearning (Just for you) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 573W-576W | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 645W-646W | 10-in. | 4/2/1925 | All aboard for heaven | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 647W-648W | 10-in. | 4/2/1925 | Cheatin’ on me | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 786W-788W | 10-in. | 5/13/1925 | Steppin' in society | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 789W-791W | 10-in. | 5/13/1925 | Charleston | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 792W-794W | 10-in. | 5/13/1925 | Are you sorry? | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 795W-797W | 10-in. | 5/13/1925 | Isn't she the sweetest thing | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 906W-908W | 10-in. | 6/20/1925 | Prisoner's song | Marimba Band [Brunswick Records] | Marimba band | arranger | |
| Brunswick | 1311W-1314W | 10-in. | 9/5/1925 | The co-ed | Bill Foley's Keystone Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | arranger | |
| Edison | 3824 | 10-in. | 5/26/1915 | Virginia Lee | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 3998 | 10-in. | 7/22/1915 | There's a little white church in the valley | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4257 | 10-in. | 11/8/1915 | Could the dreams of a dreamer come true | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4555 | 10-in. | 3/3/1916 | When it's orange blossom time in Loveland | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 4567 | 10-in. | 3/8/1916 | The ashes of my heart | Burton Lenihan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5073 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | Just one day | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5208 | 10-in. | 12/12/1916 | In the sweet long ago | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5282 | 10-in. | 1/11/1917 | Tho' I'm not the first to call you sweetheart | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5514 | 10-in. | 4/19/1917 | America, here's my boy | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5520 | 10-in. | 4/24/1917 | I'm a poor married man | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5593 | 10-in. | 5/31/1917 | Let's all do something (Uncle Sammy wants us now) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5683 | 10-in. | 7/13/1917 | From me to Mandy Lee | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 5792 | 10-in. | 9/18/1917 | We're going over | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7866 | 10-in. | 4/24/1921 | In a boat for two | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8366 | 10-in. | 2/15/1922 | Lola Lo | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8675 | 10-in. | 11/29/1922 | One night in June | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lange, Arthur," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105325.
Lange, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105325.
"Lange, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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