Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new maturity by popularizing musicals that focused on stories and character rather than the lighthearted entertainment that the musical had been known for beforehand. He also collaborated with Jerome Kern (with whom he wrote Show Boat), Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting, and Sigmund Romberg. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 12, 1895 (New York City), Died August 23, 1960 (Doylestown)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 429 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9AB-1748 | 10-in. | 6/28/1949 | Some enchanted evening | Eve Young | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2766 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | People will say we're in love | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2767 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | It might as well be spring | Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2768 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | The surrey with the fringe on the top | Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2769 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | If I loved you | Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2829 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Some enchanted evening | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2857 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | Oh, what a beautiful mornin' | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | D9VB-2858 | 10-in. | 12/29/1949 | What's the use of wond'rin' | Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-Test-1075 | 12-in. | 12/21/1933 | Bill | Connie Gates | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-Test-1153 | 10-in. | 10/7/1932 | One alone [from The desert song] | Edward Nell, Jr. | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | [Trial 1928-05-04-02] | 10-in. | 5/4/1928 | Ol' Man River | Murray Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | 80138 | 10-in. | 1/16/1922 | Baby dreams | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 80618 | 10-in. | 10/19/1922 | You need someone, someone needs you | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 140140 | 10-in. | 11/14/1924 | Rose-Marie | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W140522 | 10-in. | 4/13/1925 | Rose-Marie | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141230 | 10-in. | 11/2/1925 | D'ye love me? | Lewis James ; Margot McNamer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 141465 | 10-in. | 1/7/1926 | Who? | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141567 | 10-in. | 1/27/1926 | Who? | The Singing Sophomores | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141766 | 10-in. | 3/5/1926 | Who? | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin ; The Singing Sophomores | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141869 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Song of the flame | Tessa Kosta ; Russian Art Choir | Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W141870 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Cossack love song | Tessa Kosta ; Russian Art Choir | Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W142908 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | We'll have a kingdom | Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Gladys Rice ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
Columbia | W142912 | 10-in. | 11/4/1926 | In Araby with you | Ipana Troubadours ; Charles Kaley ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W143185 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | One alone | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Charles Kaley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | W143186 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | The riff song | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Shannon Quartet | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hammerstein, Oscar, II," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101947.
Hammerstein, Oscar, II. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101947.
"Hammerstein, Oscar, II." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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