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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 (Results 151-175 of 301 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-Test-168 10-in. 3/13/1929 I can't give you anything but love William Broussard Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-Test-406 10-in. 12/10/1928 I must have that man Lee Wiley Female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-Test-1057 10-in. 8/23/1933 Learn to croon Bud Saunders Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W145860 10-in. 3/30/1928 I'm a broken-hearted blackbird 14 Doctors of Syncopation ; Doc Cook Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W145879 10-in. 3/26/1928 Collegiana Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 145985 10-in. 4/9/1928 Collegiana Harmony Brothers Male vocal duet, with alto saxophone and piano lyricist  
Columbia W146348 10-in. 5/26/1928 I can't give you anything but love Martha Copeland Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano lyricist  
Columbia 146357 10-in. 5/28/1928 I can't give you anything but love Lou Gold Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146380 10-in. 6/1/1928 I can't give you anything but love The Knickerbockers Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146381 10-in. 6/1/1928 I must have that man! The Knickerbockers Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146622 10-in. 7/3/1928 I can't give you anything but love Cliff Edwards Male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146754 10-in. 7/20/1928 Doin' the new low-down Mississippi Maulers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]146791 10-in. 7/24/1928 I can't give you anything but love Annette Hanshaw and her Sizzlin' Syncopators Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia [W]146792 10-in. 7/24/1928 I must have that man! Annette Hanshaw and her Sizzlin' Syncopators Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia W146809 10-in. 7/26/1928 Doin' the new low down The Diplomats Vocal ensemble lyricist  
Columbia W146810 10-in. 7/26/1928 Diga diga doo The Diplomats Vocal ensemble lyricist  
Columbia W146990 10-in. 9/13/1928 I must have that man! Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble lyricist  
Columbia 147114 10-in. 10/8/1928 Diga diga doo Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Tom Frawley Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 147495 10-in. 11/27/1928 Baby! Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians ; Claude Reese Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W147508 10-in. 11/14/1928 Baby! Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]147689 10-in. 12/4/1928 Baby Sammy Fain Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 147759 10-in. 1/9/1929 Futuristic rhythm Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 147760 10-in. 1/9/1929 Let's sit and talk about you Jim Andrews ; Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 147761 10-in. 1/9/1929 In a great big way Jim Andrews ; Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W147785 10-in. 1/17/1929 As long as we are in love Fred Rich Orchestra ; Billy Murray Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 151-175 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

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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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