Richard A. Whiting

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Richard A. Whiting

Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the movie Sing, Baby Sing.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1891 (Peoria), Died February 19, 1938 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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

Recordings (Results 526-550 of 683 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E3824-E3825	10-in.	9/24/1926	There’s a boatman on the Volga	The Bostonians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E3898-E3899	10-in.	10/4/1926	There’s a boatman on the Volga	The Bostonians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E5046-E5048	10-in.	5/12/1927	Rosy cheeks	Harry Richman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E6438-E6440	10-in.	9/9/1927	There’s one little girl who loves me (And one little girl who don’t)	Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E16010-E16012	10-in.	6/19/1925	'Till we meet again	Palakiko & Paaluhi	Steel guitar duet	composer
Brunswick	E16880-E16882	10-in.	11/12/1925	Sleepy time gal	Fredric Fradkin	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E16943-E16945	10-in.	11/23/1925	Sleepy time gal	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	E17061-E17063	10-in.	12/7/1925	Sleepy time gal	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E17080-E17082	10-in.	12/14/1925	Sleepy time gal	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	E17504-E17506	10-in.	1/18/1926	Moon deer	Blackstone Trio	Instrumental quartet	composer
Brunswick	E17726-E17729	10-in.	1/28/1926	No!	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E18033-E18036	10-in.	2/20/1926	Sweet child	The Merrymakers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E18538-E18540	10-in.	3/24/1926	Horses	Ed Smalle	Male vocal solo, with piano and traps	composer
Brunswick	E19415-E19417	10-in.	6/1/1926	The pump song	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E19757-E19759	10-in.	7/14/1926	Precious	Mike Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E20223-E20224	10-in.	9/21/1926	I lost my heart in Monterey (When I found you)	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E20512-E20513	10-in.	10/25/1926	Fire!	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E20526-E20527	10-in.	10/26/1926	Precious	Nick Lucas ; Sam H. Stept	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	E20910-E20912	10-in.	12/8/1926	Song of Shanghai	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E20958-E20959	10-in.	12/15/1926	Song of Shanghai	Jack Denny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E22144-E22146	10-in.	3/29/1927	Rosy cheeks	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano	composer
Brunswick	E22239-E22240	10-in.	4/4/1927	Till we meet again	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E22308-E22311	10-in.	4/8/1927	Rosy cheeks	Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E22311)	composer
Brunswick	E22413-E22414	10-in.	4/14/1927	Till we meet again	Carter's Orchestra ; Friedman's Orchestra [Carter's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E22913-E22915	10-in.	5/3/1927	Wide open spaces	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

(Results 526-550 of 683 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, Richard A.," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

Whiting, Richard A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

"Whiting, Richard A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.

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