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 351-375 of 800 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D4RC-0699 | 12-in. | 12/27/1944 | There's beauty everywhere | Al Goodman ; James Melton | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0025 | 10-in. | 1/8/1945 | The more I see of you | Sally Stuart ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0337 | 10-in. | 5/26/1945 | In the valley (where the evenin' sun goes down) | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0805 | 10-in. | 10/25/1945 | Coffee time | Meredith Blake ; New Music [Shep Fields] | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1098 | 10-in. | 7/28/1945 | Yolanda | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hal Stevens | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1366 | 10-in. | 3/21/1946 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1465 | 10-in. | 4/16/1946 | Remember me | Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2060 | 10-in. | 4/29/1946 | This is always | Betty Jane Rhodes ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-3032 | 10-in. | 10/8/1946 | I only have eyes for you | Beryl Booker | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0098 | 10-in. | 1/29/1947 | Spring Isn't everything | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0258 | 10-in. | 4/14/1947 | You must have been a beautiful baby | Bob Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and bass | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0403 | 10-in. | 1/3/1947 | Me and the blues | Count Basie Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0490 | 10-in. | 4/9/1947 | The Stanley steamer | Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0559 | 10-in. | 6/7/1947 | Chattanooga choo choo | Hollywood Hill Billies | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-0575 | 10-in. | 6/29/1947 | Every so often | Delta Rhythm Boys ; Frank Comstock Orchestra | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0097 | 10-in. | 1/13/1949 | Someone like you | Denny Dennis ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-0130 | 10-in. | 1/20/1949 | (You may not be an angel, but) I'll string along with you | Henri René Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-436 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | I may be wrong | Billy Hillpot | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-Test-437 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Seeing sweetie home | Billy Hillpot | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BRC-Test-487 | 10-in. | 12/21/1931 | Ooh that kiss | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-695 | 10-in. | 1/27/1930 | Cryin' for the Carolines | Elliot Jaffee | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | composer | |
Victor | BS-Test-1079 | 10-in. | 4/14/1934 | Why not? | Beatrice Mills | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-1105 | 10-in. | 5/6/1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Roberta Robinson | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BSHQ-Test-1135 | 10-in. | 6/1/1932 | Too many tears | Jean Sargent | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 80741 | 10-in. | 12/20/1922 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Jess Libonati | Xylophone solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.
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