Bert Kalmar

Bert Kalmar (February 10, 1884 – September 18, 1947) was an American songwriter, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was also a screenwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1884 (New York City), Died September 18, 1947 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, performer

Notes: Also seen as "Kalman" on disc labels and Victor ledgers.

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 289 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 46236 10-in. 12/3/1915 Hello, Hawaii, how are you? Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46297 10-in. 12/21/1915 Hello Hawaii, how are you? Anna Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46350 10-in. 1/17/1916 Good-bye red man Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46729 10-in. 4/21/1916 Are you prepared for the summer? Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 47369 10-in. 2/13/1917 I'm a 12 o'clock fellow in a 9 o'clock town Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77099 10-in. 6/5/1917 The more I see of Hawaii the better I like New York M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77394 10-in. 10/1/1917 Hello Wisconsin Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78221 10-in. 12/24/1918 Down the lane and home again Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78439 10-in. 5/19/1919 Take your girlie to the movies (If you can't make love at home) Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78527 10-in. 6/23/1919 Take me to that land of jazz Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78565 10-in. 7/17/1919 Oh! What a pal was Mary Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78688 10-in. 9/23/1919 Oh! What a pal was Mary Columbia Saxophone Sextette ; Grant Stephens [i.e., George Meader] Saxophone sextet, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 78698 10-in. 9/26/1919 Snoops, the lawyer Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78745 10-in. 10/20/1919 Wait'll you see Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78748 10-in. 10/21/1919 Everyone was meant for someone Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78758 10-in. 10/24/1919 Come on and play with me Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78801 10-in. 11/6/1919 My friends Morris and Max Gus Van Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78889 10-in. 12/22/1919 Down in my heart Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79066 10-in. 3/24/1920 So long Oolong Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79335 10-in. 7/9/1920 Sally Green, the village vamp Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79458 10-in. 10/19/1920 Look what you've done with your dog-gone dangerous eyes Benny Davis Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79472 10-in. 10/21/1920 June Art Hickman's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 79556 10-in. 12/7/1920 Timbuctoo Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 79645 10-in. 1/18/1921 Angels Howard Marsh Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79902 10-in. 6/20/1921 My sunny Tennessee Broadway Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 101-125 of 289 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kalmar, Bert," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104888.

Kalmar, Bert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104888.

"Kalmar, Bert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104888

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bert Kalmar

Discogs: Bert Kalmar

Allmusic: Bert Kalmar

IMDb: Bert Kalmar

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85106022

Wikidata: Bert Kalmar - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q655221

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46957275

MusicBrainz: Bert Kalmar - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/213f938b-35d6-406c-aae5-955faa96931d

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/152038

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