William C. Polla
Birth and Death Data: Born 1876, Died November 4, 1939
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, arranger, songwriter
Notes: Also known as W. C. Powell and W. C. Polla.
See Also: Powell, W. C.
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 125 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-40541 | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | Dancing tambourine | Pauline Alpert | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-42015 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | I'm telling the world (That I love you) | Horace Heidt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-46346 | 10-in. | 8/8/1928 | Tamborín danzante | Marimba Centro-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55600 | 10-in. | 7/9/1929 | Pretending | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | BVE-64823 | 10-in. | 12/7/1930 | My temptation | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BSHQ-71975 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Bonita | Havana Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75444 | 10-in. | 4/25/1933 | Old Mother Hubbard | Gene Arnold | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75452 | 10-in. | 4/25/1933 | Old Mother Hubbard | Gene Arnold | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-87869 | 10-in. | 2/2/1935 | Spanish butterfly | Gunter Hotel Orchestra ; Mack Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PB-48 | 10-in. | 9/6/1924 | Tell me what to do | Paul Biese ; Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1780 | 10-in. | 10/21/1947 | Dancing tambourine | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 1754 | 10-in. | Jan.-Mar. 1904 | The gondolier | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 1764 | 10-in. | ca. 1904 | The gondolier | Emma Carus | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 1784 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-May 1904 | The gondolier | Harry Tally | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47178 | 10-in. | 11/21/1916 | When evening shadows fall | Broadway Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79018 | 10-in. | 3/3/1920 | Sunshine rose | George Meader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79317 | 10-in. | 6/28/1920 | Drifting | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79978 | 10-in. | 9/9/1921 | Mary O'Brien | Edwin Dale | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 140197 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | I'll see you in my dreams | Clover Garden Orchestra ; William C. Polla | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 140198 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | The only only one | Clover Garden Orchestra ; William C. Polla | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 140392 | 10-in. | 2/25/1925 | I don't want to get married | Clover Garden Orchestra ; Billy Jones ; William C. Polla | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Columbia | 140393 | 10-in. | 2/25/1925 | China girl | Clover Garden Orchestra ; William C. Polla | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 48960 | 12-in. | 10/21/1916 | My lonely Lola Lo | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 98004 | 12-in. | 12/15/1921 | When shall we meet again? | Prince's Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W140410 | 10-in. | 3/2/1925 | The melody that made you mine | The Mandoliers | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Polla, William C.," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111650.
Polla, William C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111650.
"Polla, William C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Polla, William C., 1876-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001074938
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q98381780
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