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 601-625 of 797 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E27934 | 10-in. | 7/31/1928 | Nagasaki | Six Jumping Jacks ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28003 | 10-in. | 8/9/1928 | Twelve o’clock waltz | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band ; Jack Parker | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28013 | 10-in. | 8/9/1928 | When Eliza rolls her eyes | Harold Arlen | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E28120 | 10-in. | 8/21/1928 | Twelve o’clock waltz | Miami Marimba Band [Castlewood Marimba Band] | Marimba band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28302 | 10-in. | 9/21/1928 | Then came the dawn | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28303 | 10-in. | 9/21/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E28636 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Old man sunshine (Little boy bluebird) | Night Club Orchestra [Meyer Davis' Swanee Syncopators] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E29268 | 10-in. | February 1929 | Mi amado | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E29488 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | What didja wanna make me love you for? | Zelma O'Neal | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E29973 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Sorrows | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E29977 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Finding the long way home | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E30185 | 10-in. | 6/24/1929 | Here we are | Tom Waring | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | XE30705 | 12-in. | 8/23/1929 | Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 5 | Bremer-Tully Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E31956 | 10-in. | 1/21/1930 | Crying for the Carolines | James P. Johnson | Piano solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E31990 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | Have a little faith in me | George K. Arthur | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E32018 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Cryin' for the Carolines | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E32292 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Cryin’ for the Carolines | Lew White | Organ solo, with vibraphone and xylophone | composer | |
Brunswick | E32293 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Have a little faith in me | Lew White | Organ solo, with vibraphone and xylophone | composer | |
Brunswick | E32435 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Reminiscing | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E32601 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Reminiscing | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E32602 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Brunswick | E32655 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Llorando por mi tierra | Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E32798 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E32835 | 10-in. | May 1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E33040 | 10-in. | June 1930 | Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer |
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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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
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MusicBrainz: Harry Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a9390eb-76ea-4d3a-a786-7fd09c8ae291
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