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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 426-450 of 800 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W144432 10-in. 7/6/1927 Gid-ap, Garibaldi The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Columbia W144524 10-in. 7/28/1927 Clementine (From New Orleans) Kate Smith Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W144642 10-in. 9/10/1927 Clementine Don Voorhees Orchestra ; Frank Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 144807 10-in. 9/28/1927 Clementine (From New Orleans) Original Indiana Five Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W144863 10-in. 10/14/1927 One sweet letter from you Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio composer  
Columbia 145241 10-in. 11/28/1927 Away down South in heaven The Westerners Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W145282 10-in. 12/7/1927 Away down South in heaven Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Columbia W145404 10-in. 12/14/1927 Away down South in heaven Ed Smalle Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W145421 10-in. 12/16/1927 Away down South in heaven Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W145797 10-in. 3/22/1928 Hello Montreal! Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 145958 10-in. 4/4/1928 Hello Montreal! The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146228 10-in. 5/3/1928 Wob-a-ly walk Anson Weeks Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146373 10-in. 5/31/1928 Old man sunshine Frank Bessinger ; Broadway Bellhops Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146438 10-in. 6/13/1928 Ev'ry night in the week California Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 146590 10-in. 6/28/1928 Every night in the week Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146601 10-in. 6/29/1928 Two lips (To kiss my cares away) Fred Rich Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146602 10-in. 6/29/1928 Nagasaki Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146613 10-in. 7/2/1928 Two lips (To kiss my cares away) Frank Bessinger ; Lou Gold Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146625 10-in. 7/5/1928 Then came the dawn Pete Woolery Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet composer  
Columbia 146638 10-in. 7/13/1928 Nagasaki Astorites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146646 10-in. 7/16/1928 When Eliza rolls her eyes Lester Cortes ; Jerome Conrad and his Orchestra [Night Club Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146648 10-in. 7/17/1928 When I tip-tip-toe up a tuck-tuck-tucky lane Alex Kellaway Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W146750 10-in. 7/19/1928 Old man sunshine Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W146835 10-in. 8/14/1928 When Eliza rolls her eyes Harry Reser's Syncopators Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146957 10-in. 9/5/1928 Twelve o'clock waltz Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
(Results 426-450 of 800 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed May 21, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024.

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

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