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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 626-650 of 797 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E33141 | 10-in. | 6/17/1930 | If you can’t have the girl of your dreams | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E33352 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | How are you tonight in Hawaii? | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E33989 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Wasting my love on you | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | XE34665 | 12-in. | Oct. 1930 | 'Way down South in heaven | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35021 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Doris Robbins | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35061 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35107 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | All Star Californians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35162 | 10-in. | 1/14/1931 | The river and me | Sid Garry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35253 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | George Price | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35341 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35658 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | Ray Raymond | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35798 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Something good will come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E35862 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E35888 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | The river and me | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35902 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Cheerful little earful | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35903 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35937 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36043 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36076 | 10-in. | 2/14/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36097 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Brunswick Hour Orchestra [Louis Katzman's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36098 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | Prés de la Rivière Ste. Marie | Brunswick Hour Orchestra [Louis Katzman's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36116 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | The Melotone Boys | Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E36512 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36513 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | Do el Rio “Sainte Marie” | Trio Vitafonico Hawaiano | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36687 | 10-in. | 5/15/1931 | I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | 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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