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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 601-625 of 797 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 601-625 of 797 records)

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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