L. Wolfe Gilbert

L. Wolfe Gilbert

Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1886 (Odessa), Died July 13, 1970 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 401-425 of 447 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	4404	10-in.	1/7/1916	That's one thing I know	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	4779	10-in.	6/9/1916	Shades of night	Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt	Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4809	10-in.	6/22/1916	In a dusty caravan	Walter Van Brunt	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4929	10-in.	8/17/1916	My own Iona	Harry Mayo ; Harry Tally	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5758	10-in.	8/31/1917	Lily of the valley	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	5919	10-in.	12/10/1917	Are you from heaven	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6307	10-in.	between 8/4/1918 and 8/12/1918	While you're away	Metropolitan Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6523	10-in.	12/26/1918	Singapore	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	6941	10-in.	9/23/1919	Granny	Marion Evelyn Cox	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7167	10-in.	2/17/1920	Will it ever be the same again	Reese Jones	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	7313	10-in.	4/23/1920	Dance-o-mania	Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7401	10-in.	6/15/1920	Sunny Southern smiles	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	7792	10-in.	2/10/1921	My budding rose	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	7923	10-in.	4/19/1921	Down yonder	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	8273	10-in.	10/31/1921	If you like me like I like you	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	8643	10-in.	10/26/1922	What does it matter who was wrong	Lewis James ; Elizabeth Spencer	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	8695	10-in.	12/16/1922	On a moonlight night	Kaplan's Melodists	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	8835	10-in.	2/2/1923	The Natchez and the Robert E. Lee	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9383	10-in.	2/20/1924	There's nobody else but you	Broadway Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9950	10-in.	1/20/1925	Oh, Katharina!	Green Brothers' Novelty Band ; Arthur Hall	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10489	10-in.	7/7/1925	I miss my Swiss (My Swiss miss misses me)	Arthur Hall ; Tennessee Happy Boys	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	10782	10-in.	1/20/1926	Don't wake me up (Let me dream)	Frank Cornwell ; Irving Aaronson Crusaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11206	10-in.	9/17/1926	Calling me home	Frank Braidwood ; John F. Burckhardt	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	11542	10-in.	2/28/1927	I still believe in you	Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Yates	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11716	10-in.	5/27/1927	Lucky Lindy	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 401-425 of 447 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gilbert, L. Wolfe," accessed May 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.

Gilbert, L. Wolfe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.

"Gilbert, L. Wolfe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024.