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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 676-700 of 797 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E17632-E17634 10-in. 1/22/1926 Wimmin, aaah! Six Jumping Jacks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E18019-E18021 10-in. 2/19/1926 I’m lonely without you Ed Smalle ; Paul Sterrett ; Esther Walker Female-male vocal duet, with ukulele and piano composer  
Brunswick E18365-E18367 10-in. 3/10/1926 I’m lonely without you Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E19501-E19503 10-in. 6/7/1926 Ya gotta know how to love Esther Walker Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E20010-E20011 10-in. 9/2/1926 Ya gotta know how to love Clevelanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Brunswick E20700-E20701 10-in. 11/10/1926 Where do you work-a, John? Six Jumping Jacks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E21281-E21283 10-in. 1/24/1927 The sphinx (Just sits and thinks and thinks and thinks) Anglo-Persians ; Louis Katzman Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E21615-E21617 10-in. 2/25/1927 My regular gal Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E21617) composer  
Brunswick E21743-E21745 10-in. 3/4/1927 Lily Harry Archer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E22459-E22461 10-in. 4/16/1927 One sweet letter from you Alice Boulden Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E25661-E25663 10-in. 12/16/1927 Away down South in heaven Frank Black Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25663) songwriter  
Brunswick E26337-E26338 10-in. 2/1/1928 Wob-a-ly walk Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with violin and piano songwriter  
Brunswick E30353-E30354 10-in. 7/22/1929 There was nothing else to do Bob Haring Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick E31676-E31677 10-in. Dec. 1929 Have a little faith in me Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick E31678-E31679 10-in. Dec. 1929 Crying for the Carolines Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C2328 10-in. 9/20/1928 Wob-a-ly walk Sammy Stewart Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C2391 10-in. 10/3/1928 Wob-a-ly walk Sammy Stewart Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick C2607 10-in. 11/26/1928 Won’t you tell me, hon’ (When we’re gonna be one) Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C2648 10-in. 12/11/1928 Where the shy little violets grow Frank Sylvano Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet composer  
Brunswick C4372 10-in. 9/17/1929 Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember Tom, Dick, and Harry Male vocal trio, with piano composer  
Brunswick C5370 10-in. 2/6/1930 Crying for the Carolines Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick C5371 10-in. 2/6/1930 Have a little faith in me Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick C5765 10-in. May 1930 Absence makes the heart grow fonder (For somebody else) Tom Gerun Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C6139 10-in. Sept. 1930 Wasting my love on you Tom Gerun Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C6506 10-in. Nov. 1930 Cheerful little earful Tom Gerun Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
(Results 676-700 of 797 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.

"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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

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