George Graff

George Graff Jr. (5 August 1886 – 24 January 1973) was an American songwriter.

Graff was born in New York City. He wrote the lyrics to "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" along with Chauncey Olcott for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams in 1912.

He collaborated on many other songs with either Arthur Fields or Ernest Ball, and was a charter member of ASCAP.

George Graff died in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in 1973, at the age of 86.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 5, 1886, Died January 24, 1973

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 C-4950 12-in. 11/19/1907 As long as the world rolls on Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-6095 8-in. 4/10/1908 True heart Albert Campbell Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6095 10-in. 4/10/1908 True heart Albert Campbell Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6357 10-in. 8/21/1908 If you'll remember me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-6831 10-in. 2/24/1909 To the end of the world with you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-9818 10-in. 1/16/1911 Goodbye, my love, goodbye "That Girl" Quartet Female vocal quartet lyricist  
Victor B-10623 10-in. 6/28/1911 Good-bye my love, good-bye George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-10725 10-in. 7/13/1911 Let us have peace Reinald Werrenrath Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-11043 10-in. 9/29/1911 Goodbye, my love, goodbye Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-11559 10-in. 2/5/1912 Here's love and success to you Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-11811 10-in. 4/2/1912 I love the name of Mary Walter Van Brunt Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-12402 12-in. 9/24/1912 Till the sands of the desert grow cold Alan Turner Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-12747 10-in. 12/24/1912 Till the sands of the desert grow cold Wilfred Glenn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-12978 10-in. 3/10/1913 When Irish eyes are smiling Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-13403 10-in. 6/6/1913 I'll change the shadows to sunshine Helen Clark Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14374 10-in. 1/26/1914 While the rivers of love flow on Wilfred Glenn Bass vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14910 10-in. 5/28/1914 Across the Rio Grande Heidelberg Quintette Male vocal quintet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14941 10-in. 6/9/1914 Across the Rio Grande Arthur Pryor's Band Band, with male vocal chorus lyricist  
Victor B-15149 10-in. 8/26/1914 Roll on, beautiful world, roll on George MacFarlane Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15182 10-in. 9/11/1914 Let us have peace Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-16974 12-in. 1/7/1916 Underneath the stars Victor Dance Orchestra Orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-17228 10-in. 2/28/1916 Wake up, America! Frederick J. Wheeler Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-18387 10-in. 9/20/1916 When Irish eyes are smiling John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-21030 10-in. 10/31/1917 Blue bird Elizabeth Spencer Female vocal solo, with bells and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24910 10-in. 1/26/1921 Mother of pearl William Robyn Male vocal solo, with violin, harp, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26537 10-in. 6/12/1922 Little man Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26819 10-in. 8/8/1922 For the sake of auld lang syne William Robyn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-26847 10-in. 8/28/1922 For the sake of auld lang syne Lewis James Male vocal solo, with oboe, cello, violin, piano, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27557 10-in. 2/19/1923 Out where the blue begins John Steel Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30009 10-in. 4/22/1924 In the garden of tomorrow Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-38602 10-in. 4/14/1927 Mother of pearl William G. Bull Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-40084 10-in. 11/16/1927 When Irish eyes are smiling Colin O'More Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor PBS-026208 10-in. 10/26/1938 When Irish eyes are smiling Kuulei de Clercq ; Nalani de Clercq Female vocal duet lyricist  
Victor BS-031923 10-in. 2/1/1939 When Irish eyes are smiling Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Victor BS-066838 10-in. 7/15/1941 When Irish eyes are smiling Emile Coté ; George Griffin ; Victor Male Chorus Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor D5VB-1167 10-in. 11/28/1945 When Irish eyes are smiling Charles Dant Orchestra ; Charles Dant ; Dennis Day Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1914-11-16-01] Not documented 11/16/1914 Roll on, beautiful world, roll on Jere Shaw Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1915-02-05-01] Not documented 2/5/1915 Till the sands of the desert Arthur Crane Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1916-10-07-02] Not documented 10/7/1916 When Irish eyes are smiling Laura Stone Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3804 10-in. ca. Jan.-May 1908 As long as the world rolls on Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3961 10-in. between January and November 1908 If you'll remember me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4001 10-in. between January and March 1909 To the end of the world with you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19554 10-in. 9/7/1911 Goodbye, my love, goodbye Columbia Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 19768 10-in. 2/16/1912 Here's love and success to you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38342 10-in. 10/14/1912 Till the sands of the desert grow cold Frank Croxton Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38656 10-in. 2/25/1913 When Irish eyes are smiling Chauncey Olcott Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38785 10-in. 4/15/1913 I'll change the shadows to sunshine Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38970 10-in. 7/30/1913 My little dudeen Chauncey Olcott Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 38974 10-in. 7/30/1913 I never met before a girl like you Chauncey Olcott Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 39192 10-in. 1/21/1914 While the rivers of love flow on Arthur Aldridge Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46633 10-in. 3/14/1916 Wake up, America Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46885 10-in. 6/29/1916 Across the Rio Grande Ernest R. Ball ; Peerless Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46961 10-in. 8/15/1916 Across the Rio Grande Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 47464 10-in. 4/6/1917 You don’t have to come from Ireland to be Irish M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77614 10-in. 1/7/1918 Blue bird Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77667 10-in. 2/8/1918 I love the name of Mary J. Malachy White Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77742 10-in. 3/29/1918 Mammy's little pansy Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79100 10-in. 4/5/1920 Ashes of dreams Hulda Lashanska Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79276 10-in. 6/15/1920 You don't have to come from Ireland to be Irish Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79609 10-in. 12/28/1920 Mother of pearl Tandy MacKenzie Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80578 10-in. 10/2/1922 For the sake of auld lang syne Edwin Dale Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80657 10-in. 11/9/1922 I come to Thee John Ross Reed Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80885 10-in. 3/5/1923 Out where the blue begins Charles Hart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81863 10-in. 7/7/1924 Won't you come back to Mother Machree William A. Kennedy Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 30860 12-in. 10/9/1911 Let us have peace Harry McClaskey Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W141452 10-in. 1/4/1926 When Irish eyes are smiling William A. Kennedy Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W141456 10-in. 1/6/1926 I love the name of Mary William A. Kennedy Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 29253 10-in. approximately 1914 When Irish eyes are smiling Century Quartette ; Geo. F. Murray Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-7957 10-in. May 1921 When Irish eyes are smiling Liam O'Kennedy Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh o-8150 10-in. approximately Apr. 1921 When Irish eyes are smiling James O'Neil Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-70652 10-in. May 1922 Happy days Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70805 10-in. Aug. 1922 For the sake of auld lang syne Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-71287 10-in. Feb. 1923 Out where the blue begins Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick [Br cat 5215-a] 10-in. approximately Apr. 1918 Blue bird Female vocal quartet (unidentified; Brunswick Records) Female vocal quartet lyricist  
Brunswick 4826 10-in. approximately Dec. 1920 When Irish eyes are smiling Crescent Trio ; Theo Karle Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 10168-10169 10-in. 3/23/1923 Out where the blue begins Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 10272-10273 10-in. 4/4/1923 Out where the blue begins Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 15168-15171 10-in. 3/13/1925 In the garden of tomorrow John Barclay Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E16033-E16034 10-in. 6/22/1925 When Irish eyes are smiling Frank Munn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E16149-E16151 10-in. 8/14/1925 When Irish eyes are smiling Frank Munn Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 609W-610W 10-in. 3/25/1925 In the garden of tomorrow Colin O'More Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 2742 10-in. January 1914 I'll change the shadows to sunshine Mary Carson ; Emory B. Randolph Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3311 10-in. between 9/19/1914 and 9/26/1914 While the rivers of love flow on Reed Miller Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3322 10-in. between 9/26/1914 and 9/30/1914 As long as the world rolls on Reed Miller Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3350 10-in. Oct. 1914 When Irish eyes are smiling Walter Van Brunt Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3372 10-in. Oct. 1914 Let us have peace Thomas Chalmers Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3402 10-in. 10/31/1914 Roll on, beautiful world, roll on Arthur Crane Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3412 10-in. Nov. 1914 While the rivers of love flow on Redferne Hollinshead Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 3469 10-in. Dec. 1914 Let us have peace Philip H. Wolfram Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4549 10-in. 3/2/1916 Wake up, America! Arthur Fields Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4620 10-in. 3/30/1916 Wake up, America! Joseph A. Phillips Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4654 10-in. 4/12/1916 Wake up, America! Joseph A. Phillips Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7711 10-in. 12/30/1920 Mother of pearl George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9424 10-in. 3/18/1924 In the garden of to-morrow Walter Scanlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Leeds & Catlin 9783 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 If you'll remember me Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Leeds & Catlin [L & C cat 199-B] 10-in. between late 1908 and early 1909 As long as the world rolls on Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Graff, George," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100315.

Graff, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100315.

"Graff, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100315

External Sources

Wikipedia: George Graff Jr.

Discogs: George Graff

IMDb: George Graff

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Graff, George, 1886-1973 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00115492

Wikidata: George Graff Jr. - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5539846

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/77552090

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/456493

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