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 276-300 of 301 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C2803	10-in.	1/15/1929	Let’s sit and talk about you	Bob Nolan ; Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE256	10-in.	8/28/1928	I can’t give you anything but love (Baby)	Biff Hoffman	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE852	10-in.	7/30/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE853	10-in.	7/30/1930	I’m doin’ that thing	Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LAT992	10-in.	4/6/1931	I can’t give you anything but love, baby	Charbo Dawn	Vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	TCL1549	10-in.	12/11/1931	I can’t give you anything but love	Dorothy Fields	Female vocal solo	vocalist, lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 154-b]	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1927	Go home and tell your mother	Leslie Hutchinson ; Alice Morley	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	DB162	10-in.	11/29/1928	I can’t give you anything but love	Rialto Duo	Piano and xylophone duet, with vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	DB166	10-in.	12/4/1928	I can’t give you anything but love	Miss Dickie Dickson	Female-male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	B20107	10-in.	10/21/1936	The way you look tonight	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	B20293	10-in.	11/19/1936	I can't give you anything but love (Baby)	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	B20571	10-in.	1/25/1937	I must have that man	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18649	10-in.	8/14/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Vaughn De Leath ; Muriel Pollock	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	18811	10-in.	10/16/1928	I can't give you anything but love	B. A. Rolfe Concert Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	18903	10-in.	11/27/1928	Diga diga doo	The Sizzlers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-357	10-in.	8/14/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	N-508	10-in.	10/16/1928	I can't give you anything but love	B. A. Rolfe Concert Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-598	10-in.	11/27/1928	Diga diga doo	The Sizzlers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Gramophone	Bb19831	10-in.	6/19/1930	Exactly like you	Ambrose Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Vocalion	19971	10-in.	9/29/1936	A fine romance	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Decca	72759	10-in.	3/5/1945	The fireman's bride	Celeste Holm		lyricist
Decca	72767	10-in.	3/9/1945	Currier and Ives	Betty Bruce		lyricist
Decca	72768	10-in.	3/9/1945	Close as pages in a book	Wilbur Evans		lyricist
Decca	72769	10-in.	3/9/1945	April snow	Eileen Farrell		lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WA8763	10-in.	between approximately July 11th 1928 and September 11th 1928	Diga diga doo	Gilt Edged Four ; Helen Trix	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	lyricist

(Results 276-300 of 301 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.