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 176-200 of 301 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W147786	10-in.	1/17/1929	Let's sit and talk about you	Fred Rich Orchestra ; Billy Murray	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]147855	10-in.	1/17/1929	In a great big way	Connecticut Yankees ; Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W150009	10-in.	2/21/1930	Cinderella Brown	Charleston Chasers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150043	10-in.	2/28/1930	On the sunny side of the street	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150101	10-in.	3/20/1930	Exactly like you	Tom Frawley ; Lloyd Keating and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150159	10-in.	4/1/1930	Porgy	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150383	10-in.	5/3/1930	On the sunny side of the street	Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150513	10-in.	4/30/1930	Exactly like you	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150703	10-in.	8/13/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Lloyd Keating and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150711	10-in.	8/13/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W150712	10-in.	8/13/1930	I'm doin' that thing	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Columbia	W150749	10-in.	8/29/1930	I'm learning a lot from you	The Columbia Photo Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150750	10-in.	8/29/1930	One more waltz	The Columbia Photo Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150764	10-in.	9/4/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Milt Coleman	Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano	lyricist
Columbia	W150801	10-in.	9/12/1930	Go home and tell your mother	Eddie Walters	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150955	10-in.	11/17/1930	Button up your heart	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150956	10-in.	11/17/1930	Blue again	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]151157	10-in.	12/17/1930	Blue again	Jack Miller	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W151226	10-in.	1/16/1931	Blue again	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W151833	10-in.	9/30/1931	How's your uncle	Arthur River's Novelty Orchestra [Fred Hall and his Sugar Babies]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151845	10-in.	10/15/1931	Singin' the blues	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151846	10-in.	10/15/1931	It's the darndest thing	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151874	10-in.	11/5/1931	Cuban love song	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, wiith male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W152038	10-in.	12/9/1931	Cuban love song	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W152206	10-in.	6/7/1932	Goodbye blues	Art Jarrett	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 176-200 of 301 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Dorothy," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

Fields, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103076.

"Fields, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.