Harry De Costa
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, piano
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 88 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-46980 | 10-in. | 9/5/1928 | The prune song | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57164 | 10-in. | 11/21/1929 | Love made a Gypsy out of me | Welcome Lewis | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-57992 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Love made a Gypsy out of me | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-59913 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | Slappin' the bass | Parker Gibbs ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62219 | 10-in. | 5/12/1930 | Ragamuffin Romeo | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63131 | 10-in. | 9/5/1930 | A vision of Virginia | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63605 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | African serenade | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-0497 | 10-in. | 9/25/1936 | Tiger rag | The Original Dixieland Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066121 | 10-in. | 6/18/1941 | Love me a little little | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066147 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | Love me a little little | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Lena Horne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066433 | 10-in. | 6/30/1941 | Love me a little little | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1915-09-16-04] | Not documented | 9/16/1915 | Little bit of heaven | Ellen Orr | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | 45571 | 10-in. | 4/22/1915 | In a garden down in Monterey | Samuel Ash | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45853 | 10-in. | 7/13/1915 | Little grey mother | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 45942 | 10-in. | 8/12/1915 | In Alabama, dear, with you | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 45955 | 10-in. | 8/17/1915 | Lotus land | Henry Burr ; Ellen Orr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 45956 | 10-in. | 8/17/1915 | That soothing symphony | Ellen Orr | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 46724 | 10-in. | 4/18/1916 | Are you half the man your mother thought you'd be? | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 46820 | 10-in. | 6/9/1916 | I'm saving up the means to get to New Orleans | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47078 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | When the major plays those miner melodies | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 77847 | 10-in. | 5/24/1918 | That soothing serenade (was just written for me) | Robert Lewis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80100 | 10-in. | 12/14/1921 | My mammy knows (how to cheer and comfort me) | Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 80135 | 10-in. | 1/14/1922 | Cuddle-up blues | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80409 | 10-in. | 6/19/1922 | Mary, dear (some day we will meet again) | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81667 | 10-in. | 4/4/1924 | On a windy day 'way down in Waikiki | Eddie Cantor ; Frank Ferera | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Costa, Harry," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106712.
De Costa, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106712.
"De Costa, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: De Costa, Harry, 1885-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92119427
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