Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1893 (Brooklyn), Died September 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 797 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-026131 | 10-in. | 9/11/1938 | Garden of the moon | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-026132 | 10-in. | 9/11/1938 | The girl friend of the whirling dervish | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-027243 | 10-in. | 9/29/1938 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-027248 | 10-in. | 10/1/1938 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-028390 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | Jeepers creepers | Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-028937 | 10-in. | 11/9/1938 | Say it with a kiss | Dick Todd | Baritone vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-028950 | 10-in. | 11/11/1938 | Jeepers, creepers! | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Ford Leary | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-030111 | 10-in. | 11/11/1938 | Say it with a kiss | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-030385 | 10-in. | 12/10/1938 | Say it with a kiss | Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-030732 | 10-in. | 12/19/1938 | Say it with a kiss | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-030764 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | The girl friend of the whirling dervish | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-031546 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | Honolulu | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-031547 | 10-in. | 1/23/1939 | This night (Will be my souvenir) | Jayne Dover ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-032960 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | Tears from my inkwell | Bill Darnell ; Red Nichols Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-032977 | 10-in. | 3/14/1939 | Tears from my inkwell | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033667 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Hooray for spinach | Butch Stone ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033670 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033708 | 10-in. | 2/9/1939 | This night (Will be my souvenir) | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033731 | 10-in. | 2/16/1939 | Honolulu | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033775 | 10-in. | 2/28/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-033776 | 10-in. | 2/28/1939 | In a moment of weakness | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-034402 | 10-in. | 3/15/1939 | By the River Sainte Marie | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-035391 | 10-in. | 3/31/1939 | Somebody nobody knows | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-036053 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | PBS-036055 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Corn pickin' | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
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