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Jimmy Kennedy

James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a Northern Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1902 (Omagh), Died April 6, 1984 (Somerset)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, arranger, translator, adapter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 88 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D7VB-0958 10-in. 6/10/1947 An apple blossom wedding Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1441 10-in. 7/24/1947 And Mimi Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2727 10-in. 12/21/1947 Where flamingos fly Beryl Davis ; Johnny Richards Orchestra ; Johnny Richards Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2957 10-in. 12/23/1947 On the painted desert Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young Female vocal, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D9VB-0143 10-in. 1/25/1949 (When we're alone) Penthouse serenade Three Suns Instrumental ensemble arranger  
Victor D9VB-0145 10-in. 1/25/1949 Serenade in the night Three Suns Instrumental ensemble arranger  
Victor D9AB-1937 10-in. 9/30/1949 My bolero (Where the bolero began) Eddie Fisher Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor CU-408[a] 10-in. before 5/15/1940 En la frontera de México Orquesta Riverside ; Anselmo Sacasas ; Miguelito Valdés Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia CO43808 10-in. 5/4/1950 Ten pretty girls Adolph Hofner and his San Antonians String band songwriter  
Columbia HCO1862 10-in. 6/4/1946 South of the border (down Mexico way) Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia WC2696 10-in. 9/11/1939 South of the border (down Mexico way) Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia WC2757 10-in. 9/25/1939 South of the border (down Mexico way) Louise Massey ; Westerners (Massey Family) String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia CO17701 10-in. 6/6/1935 L'isola di Capri Clara Stella Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia CO27970 10-in. approximately 1940 Sérénade près de Mexico Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia CO40711 10-in. 1949 Merry-go-round waltz Carroll Lucas Orchestra ; The Marlin Sisters Female vocal duet, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick LA391 10-in. 7/12/1935 La Isla de Capri : Tango canción Los Madrugadores Vocal and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Brunswick MLA2064 10-in. 12/5/1939 Sur de Río Grande Hermanas Padilla ; Manuel S. Acuña Orchestra Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Gramophone 0HC182 10-in. 10/21/1936 Je daleko Šanghaj Dol Dauber se Svými Solisty Instrumental ensemble, with vocal composer  
Gramophone 0EA735 10-in. 1/15/1935 Roll along, covered wagon New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Gramophone 0EA1953 10-in. 8/14/1935 Red sails in the sunset Jack Jackson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone 0RA2061 10-in. 5/26/1937 Rhythmus der Freude Goldene Sieben Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble (vocalese) composer  
Gramophone 0RA3629 10-in. 1939 Unter dem Kastanienbaum Glahé Musette Orchestra Instrumental ensemble, with vocal songwriter  
Gramophone 0EA3807 10-in. 6/12/1936 Poor little Angeline Sid Buckman ; Roy Fox Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone 0EA3815 10-in. 5/9/1936 or 6/26/1936 At the Cafe Continental Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Gramophone 0EA3881 10-in. 10/16/1936 Serenade in the night Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo translator, arranger  
(Results 51-75 of 88 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kennedy, Jimmy," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

Kennedy, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

"Kennedy, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369

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