Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (1930), "Don't Blame Me" (1948), "Pick Yourself Up" (1936), "I'm in the Mood for Love" (1935), "You Couldn't Be Cuter" (1938) and "Big Spender" (1966). Throughout her career, she collaborated with various influential figures in the American musical theater, including Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Irving Berlin, and Jimmy McHugh. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood female songwriters.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1905 (Allenhurst), Died March 28, 1974 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, vocalist

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

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 301 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E29391	10-in.	3/6/1929	Out where the blues begin	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E32291	10-in.	3/5/1930	Exactly like you	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E32314	10-in.	3/5/1930	On the sunny side of the street	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E32425	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Exactly like you	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E32426	10-in.	Mar. 1930	On the sunny side of the street	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E34198	10-in.	9/4/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E34419	10-in.	9/17/1930	One more waltz	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	E35467	10-in.	November 1930	Blue again	Detroiters ; Milt Shaw	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	E35738	10-in.	12/12/1930	Blue again	Red Nichols Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E35742	10-in.	12/12/1930	Blue again	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E36728	10-in.	5/24/1931	It’s the darn’dest thing	Red Nichols Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E36729	10-in.	5/24/1931	Singin’ the blues	Red Nichols Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E37079	10-in.	8/17/1931	How’s your uncle?	Bill Challis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E37207	10-in.	9/16/1931	It’s the darndest thing	Art Kahn's Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Scrappy Lambert	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E37252	10-in.	10/17/1931	Cuban love song	Jacques Renard Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E37361	10-in.	11/19/1931	Cuban love song	Anthony Trini Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E37453	10-in.	12/8/1931	Cuban love song	Arthur Jarrett	Male vocal solo, with with orchestra and trombone solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E6823-E6824	10-in.	12/29/1927	Red hot band	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E6825-E6826	10-in.	12/29/1927	Doin’ the Frog	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E7192-E7193	10-in.	3/8/1928	Collegiana	Milt Shaw Detroiters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E26769-E26771	10-in.	3/2/1928	Collegiana	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Skinny Ennis	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects; without vocal (take E26771)	lyricist
Brunswick	C2474	10-in.	10/24/1928	I can’t give you anything but love	Les Backer	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	C2601	10-in.	11/26/1928	Baby	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C2602	10-in.	11/26/1928	I can’t give you anything but love	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C2802	10-in.	1/15/1929	In a great big way	Bob Nolan ; Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist

(Results 251-275 of 301 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81023046

Wikidata: Dorothy Fields - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q435241

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59268144

MusicBrainz: Dorothy Fields - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a775c6e-9346-4b16-a611-cae1b1c6362f

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/68760

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