Walter O'Keefe
Walter O'Keefe (August 18, 1900 – June 26, 1983) was an American songwriter, actor, syndicated columnist, Broadway composer, radio legend, screenwriter, musical arranger and TV host. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1900 (Hartford), Died June 26, 1983
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, baritone vocal, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-39297 | 10-in. | 6/27/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-39581 | 10-in. | 8/24/1927 | She'll never find a fellow like me | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-41514 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43361 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | Was last night the last for you? | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-43362 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | You've got a lot to learn | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-43528 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43568 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | Maybe it's all for the best | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43569 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | Sorry for me | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-43570 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | I'm lookin' for a girl | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43571 | 10-in. | 4/16/1928 | Gee! I'm marvelous in the bathroom | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-47852 | 10-in. | 10/19/1928 | Anything your heart desires | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-48150 | 10-in. | 11/12/1928 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-48422 | 10-in. | 12/3/1928 | Me and the man in the moon | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-48423 | 10-in. | 12/3/1928 | My inspiration is you | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-53985 | 10-in. | 8/14/1929 | Little by little | Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55644 | 10-in. | 8/3/1929 | Little by little | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-63165 | 10-in. | 10/22/1930 | I love love | Bernie Cummins ; Frank Munn ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-64006 | 10-in. | 7/30/1930 | Hullabaloo | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; Dave Wilborn | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-73809 | 10-in. | 10/13/1932 | The man on the flying trapeze | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-73810 | 10-in. | 10/13/1932 | The man on the flying trapeze | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-77988 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | The tattooed lady | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-77989 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | The tattooed lady | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-78097 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | The man on the flying trapeze | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78098 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | The man on the flying trapeze | Allan Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-83684 | 10-in. | 8/6/1934 | The man on the flying trapeze | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-83685 | 10-in. | 8/6/1934 | The tattooed lady | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-01-11-01] | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | Always all alone | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-01-11-02] | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | I do not choose to run | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | W144370 | 10-in. | 7/14/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 144495 | 10-in. | 7/23/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Night Club Orchestra ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 145480 | 10-in. | 1/6/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with clarinet or alto saxophone and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W145571 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W145582 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | Al Craver | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146266 | 10-in. | 4/19/1928 | She'll never find a fellow like me | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146885 | 10-in. | 8/24/1928 | Anything your heart desires | The Nifty Three | Mixed vocal trio, with banjo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146886 | 10-in. | 8/24/1928 | Dog-gone! | The Nifty Three | Mixed vocal trio, with banjo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147466 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148929 | 10-in. | 8/26/1929 | Little by little | Sam Lanin Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148982 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Little by little | Eddie Walters | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149449 | 10-in. | 11/20/1929 | Little by little | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400044 | 10-in. | 1/24/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | Beth Challis | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403029 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | Little by little | Frances Shelley | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403282 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Little by little | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W404208 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | You (I love but you) | Ray Seeley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404209 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | My love (I'll be waiting for you) | Ray Seeley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404267 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | Hullabaloo | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404506 | 10-in. | 10/23/1930 | I love love | Joe Farrell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31628 | 10-in. | December 1929 | Little by little | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31767 | 10-in. | January 1930 | Brunswick Brevities program X, part 3 | Brunswick Male Quartet | Radio transcription disc : Male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35365 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | I love love | Emil Coleman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E24201-E24204 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24204) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26019-E26020 | 10-in. | 1/14/1928 | Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C4367 | 10-in. | 9/16/1929 | Little by little | Van Fleming | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, trumpet, and guitar | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE613 | 10-in. | 9/5/1929 | Little by little | Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE635 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | At last I’m in love | Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LAE636 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Red hot rhythm | Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LAE866 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Hullabaloo | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE633-LAE633B | 10-in. | 10/19/1929 | Out of the past | Earl Burtnett Biltmore Trio | Male vocal trio, with guitars, piano, and harp | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 173-a] | 10-in. | approximately Apr. 1928 | Henry’s made a lady out of Lizzie | Alice Morley | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11902 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me | Vaughn De Leath ; Jack Kaufman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18175 | 10-in. | 1/18/1928 | Henry's made a lady out of Lizzie | The Happiness Boys ; Dave Kaplan | Male vocal duet and dialogue, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 18988 | 10-in. | 1/5/1929 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Billy Murray and his Melody Men | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-679 | 10-in. | 1/5/1929 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Merry Melody Men ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O'Keefe, Walter," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101038.
O'Keefe, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101038.
"O'Keefe, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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Discogs: Walter O'Keefe
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LCNAR: O'Keefe, Walter, 1900-1983 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005092650
Wikidata: Walter O’Keefe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7965737
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24015059
MusicBrainz: Walter O’Keefe - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/970c56e8-e875-4687-9d05-97a4371e2a6e
ISNI: 0000 0000 4041 4188 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000040414188
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