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 |
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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 |
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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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
Wikidata: Harry Warren - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q938810
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79169269
MusicBrainz: Harry Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a9390eb-76ea-4d3a-a786-7fd09c8ae291
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