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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 787 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-30558 10-in. 8/11/1924 I've a garden in Sweden Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-30559 10-in. 8/12/1924 Out of a million, you're the only one Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-30560 10-in. 8/12/1924 Dreary weather Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-30561 10-in. 8/12/1924 Any way the wind blows Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-30825 10-in. 9/17/1924 Cold mammas (Burn me up) Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-30829 10-in. 9/18/1924 A silver canoe Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-30830 10-in. 9/18/1924 Have a little fun Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-30833 10-in. 9/19/1924 Nashville nightingale Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31264 10-in. 12/9/1924 Annie dear Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31265 10-in. 12/9/1924 Keep smiling at trouble Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31268 10-in. 12/10/1924 Oh Mabel Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31691 10-in. 1/21/1925 Insufficient sweetie Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31692 10-in. 1/23/1925 Will you remember me? Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31693 10-in. 1/23/1925 Peter Pan (I love you) Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31801 10-in. 1/23/1925 Tell me yes (Or no) Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31802 10-in. 1/23/1925 Blue eyed Sally Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31873 10-in. 2/26/1925 At the end of the road Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor B-31876 10-in. 2/27/1925 At the end of the road Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31877 10-in. 2/27/1925 When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet) Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31878 10-in. 2/27/1925 Swanee butterfly Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-31878 10-in. 4/2/1925 Swanee butterfly Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor B-31879 10-in. 2/27/1925 Born and bred in old Kentucky Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Victor BVE-32128 10-in. 4/4/1925 Look at those eyes Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Victor BVE-32129 10-in. 4/4/1925 Collegiate Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus Musical group  
Victor BVE-32130 10-in. 4/5/1925 Syncopatin' Sal Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
(Results 26-50 of 787 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.

Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.

"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/616459

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