Ferde Grofé

Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 – April 3, 1972) was an American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist. During the 1920s and 1930s, he went by the name Ferdie Grofé.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1892 (New York City), Died April 3, 1972 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, arranger, director, songwriter, leader, celeste

Notes: Name also appears as Ferdie Grofé.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-159 of 159 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 9495-9497 10-in. approximately Dec. 1922 Nothing but Benny Krueger’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 9706-9708 10-in. approximately Jan. 1923 Wonderful one Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 10894-10896 10-in. 6/20/1923 Wonderful one Allen McQuhae Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick 11149-11152 10-in. 8/6/1923 Queen of Egypt Lyman’s California Ambassador Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 122-a] 10-in. approximately July 1927 Nothing but Helen Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 8441 10-in. 5/4/1922 Suez Broadway Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8731 10-in. between 3/21/1923 and 3/27/1923 Wonderful one Ernest L. Stevens Piano solo composer  
Edison 8913 10-in. 4/9/1923 Wonderful one Ernest L. Stevens Piano solo composer  
Edison 8997 10-in. 5/25/1923 Wonderful one Elizabeth Spencer Female vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
(Results 151-159 of 159 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grofé, Ferde," accessed May 30, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209.

Grofé, Ferde. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209.

"Grofé, Ferde." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 30 May 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104209

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ferde Grofé

Discogs: Ferde Grofé

Allmusic: Ferde Grofé

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065664

Wikidata: Ferde Grofé - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q375958

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79166770

MusicBrainz: Ferde Grofé - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/524d91c8-2162-4a41-a88e-600fa87d8b32

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