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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 376-400 of 800 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 81563 10-in. 2/14/1924 So this is Venice! Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra arranger  
Columbia 81575 10-in. 2/19/1924 Home in Pasadena Vernon Dalhart ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 81611 10-in. 3/6/1924 Home in Pasadena Frank Westphal Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81809 10-in. 6/5/1924 Oh! Eva Ferera's Novelty Trio ; Billy Jones Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 140198 10-in. 12/19/1924 The only only one Clover Garden Orchestra ; William C. Polla Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W140552 10-in. 4/26/1925 Seminola Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 140866 10-in. 8/26/1925 Want a little lovin' Raderman's Roysterers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W140919 10-in. 9/9/1925 Want a little lovin' Earl Carroll Orchestra ; Ross Gorman ; Charles Warren ; Harry Warren Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Columbia 141094 10-in. 10/2/1925 Want a little lovin' Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W141226 10-in. 10/30/1925 Way down south in Chicago by the old Pacific Shore Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with ukulele composer  
Columbia W141292 10-in. 11/20/1925 I love my baby Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with ukulele composer  
Columbia 141341 10-in. 12/1/1925 I love my baby University Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141343 10-in. 12/3/1925 I love my baby (My baby loves me) Little Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141448 10-in. 12/30/1925 In my gondola Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with ukulele composer  
Columbia W141457 10-in. 1/6/1926 I love my baby June Lee Female vocal solo, with ukulele composer  
Columbia 141566 10-in. 1/27/1926 I love my baby Sally Freeman Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 141569 10-in. 1/28/1926 In my gondola Manhattan Dance Makers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 141615 10-in. 2/10/1926 Wimmin—aaah! Broadway Bell-Hops ; Billy West Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W141672 10-in. 2/11/1926 In my gondola Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W141731 10-in. 3/1/1926 Wimmin aaah! The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Columbia 141782 10-in. 3/10/1926 In my gondola The Harmonizers Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia 141909 10-in. 4/3/1926 I'm lonely without you Lou Gold Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W142210 10-in. 5/15/1926 Way down south in Chicago, by the Old Pacific Shore Gangplank Orchestra ; Earl Gresh Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble composer  
Columbia 142267 10-in. 5/28/1926 Ya gotta know how to love The Harmonizers Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia W142279 10-in. 6/7/1926 Ya gotta know how to love California Ramblers ; Arthur Fields Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 376-400 of 800 records)

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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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142

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