Pennsylvanians
Waring's Pennsylvanians was a dance band that was founded at Penn State University by Fred Waring. First named the Collegians, the group was formed in 1918 at Penn State by the brothers Fred and Tom Waring and their friends Freddy Buck and Poley McClintock. They had a hit in 1925 with the song "Collegiate". Other popular novelty songs were "I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" and "I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep". In 1929 they appeared in the movie Syncopation and on stage in The New Yorkers the following year. Their popularity increased in the 1930s with their presence in radio and movies. During the 1940s, they performed on Broadway and at the World's Fair and became the first band to broadcast its own TV show. From 1950–1970, they became a corporation that branched into workshops, real estate, and a magazine. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 376-400 of 787 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 72300 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | Day in - day out | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72301 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | So beats my heart for you | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72302 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | Play fiddle play | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72308 | 10-in. | 6/27/1944 | Ev'rything I love | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72309 | 10-in. | 6/27/1944 | Louise | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72310 | 10-in. | 6/27/1944 | Night and day | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72319 | 10-in. | 6/28/1944 | Set down servant | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72320 | 10-in. | 6/28/1944 | Imagination | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72321 | 10-in. | 6/28/1944 | Sweet and lovely | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72322 | 10-in. | 6/28/1944 | I love you much too much | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72329 | 10-in. | 6/29/1944 | I gotta right to sing the blues | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72330 | 10-in. | 6/29/1944 | Our waltz | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72608 | 10-in. | 12/8/1944 | Strange music | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72609 | 10-in. | 12/8/1944 | Have ya' got any gum, chum? | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72610 | 10-in. | 12/8/1944 | In the still of the night | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72778 | 10-in. | 3/16/1945 | Sweetheart of all my dreams | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72779 | 10-in. | 3/16/1945 | Let us all sing Auld Lang Syne | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72987 | 10-in. | 7/26/1945 | Let's fall in love | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72988 | 10-in. | 7/26/1945 | Hit the road to dreamland | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72989 | 10-in. | 7/26/1945 | Yesterdays | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72990 | 10-in. | 7/26/1945 | Ev'rytime we say goodbye | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72991 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | Hora staccato | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72992 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | Meadowland | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72993 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | Dese bones gonna rise again | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 72994 | 10-in. | 8/2/1945 | And Russia is her name | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed May 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Discogs: Pennsylvanians
IMDb: Pennsylvanians
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pennsylvanians (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85161564
Wikidata: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7969431
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121015813
MusicBrainz: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a903390-4381-4c32-90d0-803bd4f9ce34
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