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Rudy Vallée

Hubert Prior "Rudy" Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986) was an American singer, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 28th, 1901 (Island Pond), Died July 3rd, 1986 (North Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, director, songwriter, leader, saxophone, lyricist, arranger, composer, translator, speaker, whistling, vocalist

Notes: His vocal range is sometimes described on Victor disc labels as "baritone." Pseudonym for Rudy Vallée.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 422 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-49718 10-in. 2/12/1929 Lover come back to me Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director, instrumentalist, saxophone  
Victor BVE-49719 10-in. 2/12/1929 Bye and bye sweetheart Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49720 10-in. 2/12/1929 My time is your time Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, saxophone, vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49796 10-in. 3/27/1929 Deep night Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra Orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-49798 10-in. 3/28/1929 I love you, I love you, I love you, sweetheart of all my dreams Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-49925 10-in. 2/6/1929 Deep night Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49926 10-in. 2/6/1929 Weary river Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49928 10-in. 2/7/1929 Sweet Suzanne Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49929 10-in. 2/7/1929 Coquette Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-49930 10-in. 2/7/1929 Honey Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor 50226 10-in. 4/3/1930 Sou um namorado errante Sílvio Caldas Male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-50761 10-in. 3/18/1929 On the Alamo Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-50762 10-in. 3/18/1929 I'm still caring Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-50763 10-in. 3/18/1929 Me queres? Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor PBVE-50863 10-in. 4/26/1929 Deep night The Rounders Male vocal chorus, with piano lyricist  
Victor CVE-50958 12-in. 3/19/1929 Nikta! Posi ponoun Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης) Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-51108 10-in. 4/1/1929 I'm just a vagabond lover Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-51109 10-in. 4/1/1929 The one that I love, loves me Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-51110 10-in. 4/1/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, director  
Victor BVE-51127 10-in. 4/5/1929 Me queres? Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, translator  
Victor BVE-51128 10-in. 4/5/1929 Every moon's a honeymoon (With you) Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-51640 10-in. 4/18/1929 Huggable kissable you Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-51665 10-in. 4/29/1929 The one in the world Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-51666 10-in. 4/29/1929 S'posin' Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-51681 10-in. 5/3/1929 Deep night Irene Beasley Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 422 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vallée, Rudy," accessed October 23, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103912.

Vallée, Rudy. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103912.

"Vallée, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 23 October 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103912

External Sources

Wikipedia: Rudy Vallée

Discogs:

Allmusic:

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82152282

Wikidata: Rudy Vallée - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q973228

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/61733278/

MusicBrainz: Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7f211904-3b48-4c63-8acc-44f31b801f3f

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