W. Gus. Haenschen

Carl Fenton was a pseudonym of Walter G. Haenschen, American bandleader, composer, and radio musician.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1889 (St. Louis), Died March 26, 1980

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, composer, piano, vocalist

Notes: Also wrote under the name Austin Huntley, believed to be a pseudonym shared with James C. O'Keefe and Theodore Morse.

See Also: Huntley, Austin

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 296 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 7778 10-in. approximately Mar. 1922 Bygones Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 7906 10-in. approximately Apr. 1922 You won't be sorry Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 7909 10-in. approximately Apr. 1922 Lovey dove Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 8283 10-in. approximately June 1922 Send back my honeyman Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 8286 10-in. approximately June 1922 Count the days Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick [8558a] approximately Aug. 1922 [Unknown title(s)] Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 8561 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 I'll build a stairway to paradise Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 8640 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 Ji-ji-boo Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 8643 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 Homesick Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 9034 10-in. approximately Oct. 1922 Sweetheart Lane Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 9070 10-in. approximately Oct. 1922 Who loves you most after all? Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 9633 10-in. approximately Jan. 1923 Love sends a little gift of roses Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band arranger, leader  
Brunswick 12921 10-in. 4/18/1924 Adoration Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick [13226a] 10-in. 6/6/1924 Tests Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick [13863a] 10/1/1924 Rose Marie Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick [14444a] 12/11/1924 Oh Joseph Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick [15235a] 10-in. Mar. 1925 Wreck on the Southern Old 97 Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet leader  
Brunswick [15235b] 10-in. Mar. 1925 The old grey mare Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet leader  
Brunswick 2911-2912 10-in. approximately Oct. 1919 Lewellyn Rudy Wiedoeft Saxophone solo, with 2 pianos instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick 2913-2914 10-in. approximately Oct. 1919 Erica Rudy Wiedoeft Saxophone solo, with 2 pianos instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick 4232-4234 10-in. approximately Oct. 1920 Lovin' lady Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 4239-4241 10-in. approximately Oct. 1920 I love you, Sunday Alfred Eldridge ; Walter G. Haenschen ; Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra ; Charles McNeil Jazz/dance band, with banjo and 2 pianos instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick 4332-4334 10-in. approximately Oct. 1920 Read 'em and weep Al Bernard Male vocal solo and monologue, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 4591-4593 10-in. approximately Nov. 1920 Kiss a miss Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick 4606-4608 10-in. approximately Nov. 1920 St. Louis blues Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra leader  
(Results 51-75 of 296 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haenschen, W. Gus.," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108321.

Haenschen, W. Gus.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108321.

"Haenschen, W. Gus.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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