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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
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  
(Results 251-275 of 797 records)

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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