Ralph Freed
Ralph Freed (1 May 1907, Vancouver - February 13, 1973) was a Canadian born American lyricist and television producer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 1, 1907 (Vancouver), Died February 13, 1973 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter
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= 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 | BS-75672 | 10-in. | 4/20/1933 | Was my face red | Roy Bargy ; Ramona | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, trumpet, and 2 pianos | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-79130 | 10-in. | 3/24/1934 | I'm satisfied | Tom Coakley ; Palace Hotel Orchestra ; Carl Ravazza | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81269 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Who walks in when I walk out? | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81926 | 10-in. | 3/14/1934 | Little Dutch mill | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81936 | 10-in. | 3/16/1934 | Little Dutch mill | Sid Peltyn Orchestra [Al Mitchell Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84468 | 10-in. | 10/11/1934 | The thief of Baghdad | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-87230 | 10-in. | 1/2/1935 | The farmer takes a wife | Hal Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-89367 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | There's a whistle in the thistle | Bill Barry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-94193 | 10-in. | 9/7/1935 | Stop, look, and listen | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-96500 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | Yankee Doodle never went to town | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98123 | 10-in. | 11/15/1935 | Yankee Doodle never went to town | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-101885 | 10-in. | 5/29/1936 | Guess who | Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-102698 | 10-in. | 6/19/1936 | Guess who | Frankie and Johnnie Orchestra ; John Gilliland | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03006 | 10-in. | 11/5/1936 | When is a kiss not a kiss? | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03217 | 10-in. | 11/13/1936 | When is a kiss not a kiss? | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03906 | 10-in. | 12/24/1936 | Who's that knockin' at my heart? | Johnny Hamp Orchestra ; Jayne Whitney | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-04171 | 10-in. | 1/14/1937 | Swing high, swing low | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-06197 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | Swing high, swing low | Ray Heatherton ; Ruby Newman ; Rainbow Room Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | CS-07810 | 12-in. | 4/15/1937 | Stop, look and listen | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-010647 | 10-in. | 6/11/1937 | (You know it all) Smarty | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011072 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | (You know it all) Smarty | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-017798 | 10-in. | 1/4/1938 | Did an angel kiss you? | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-018451 | 10-in. | 2/3/1938 | Did an angel kiss you? | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-019199 | 10-in. | 4/8/1938 | You leave me breathless | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021170 | 10-in. | 3/15/1938 | Lovelight in the starlight | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021188 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Lovelight in the starlight | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021675 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Stolen heaven | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-021824 | 10-in. | 3/25/1938 | Stolen heaven | California Ramblers ; Myron Hanley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-022449 | 10-in. | 4/15/1938 | You leave me breathless | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023268 | 10-in. | 5/24/1938 | You and me | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Judy Starr | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023275 | 10-in. | 5/24/1938 | You and me | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-026321 | 10-in. | 12/15/1938 | Starland | Tito Guizar | Dubbed from film : Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-026883 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Love doesn't grow on trees | Dick Todd Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-027251 | 10-in. | 10/1/1938 | Love doesn't grow on trees | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044821 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | It happened in Kaloha | Harvey Crawford ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051834 | 10-in. | 7/10/1940 | Love lies | Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-051875 | 10-in. | 7/17/1940 | Love lies | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-053495 | 10-in. | 9/25/1940 | The bells of Monterey | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061194 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | The Swiss bellringer | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061991 | 10-in. | 12/22/1941 | How about you? | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068075 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | Hoe down | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068076 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | How about you? | Dick Judge ; Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068370 | 10-in. | 11/26/1941 | How about you? | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068433 | 10-in. | 11/27/1941 | Hawaiian war chant (Ta-hu-wa-hu-wai) | Bob Chester Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4RB-0524 | 10-in. | 12/30/1944 | Please don't say no | Lauritz Melchior ; Strasfogel Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | D4VB-1045 | 10-in. | 11/22/1944 | Please don't say no | Freddie Stewart ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0817 | 10-in. | 10/31/1945 | All the time | Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1131 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | Hawaiian war chant (Ta-hu-wa-hu-wai) | Spike Jones ; Wacky Wakakians | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal chorus, narration, sound effects, and vocal solos | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0528 | 10-in. | 4/30/1947 | I love to dance | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra ; Carol (Carole) Richards | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0530 | 10-in. | 4/30/1947 | Un poquito de amor | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151841 | 10-in. | 10/14/1931 | Chances are | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152385 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | Was my face red | Phil Harris Cocoanut Grove Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152607 | 10-in. | 5/7/1934 | Little Dutch mill | Henry Busse and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E37264 | 10-in. | 10/20/1931 | Chances are | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LTR301 | 10-in. | 6/28/1930 | Tenth Olympiad march | The Trojan Band and Glee Clubs | Band, with vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE822 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Song of Troy | The Trojan Band and Glee Clubs | Band, with vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B18197 | 10-in. | 10/25/1935 | Yankee Doodle never went to town | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B19499 | 10-in. | 6/30/1936 | Guess who? | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor (Canada) | 8531 | 10-in. | 10/19/1939 | Heart of mine | Georgia Dey ; Mart Kenney ; Western Gentlemen | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Freed, Ralph," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105768.
Freed, Ralph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105768.
"Freed, Ralph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Freed, Ralph, 1907-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87916824
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