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 (Results 576-600 of 683 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	LAE417	10-in.	2/5/1929	I wanna go places and do things	Jesse Stafford Orchestra ; Clyde Lucas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE421	10-in.	Feb. 1929	Honey	Charles C. Locke	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	LAE661	10-in.	11/17/1929	My sweeter than sweet	Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE662	10-in.	11/17/1929	The prep step	Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE817	10-in.	6/4/1930	A peach of a pair	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE855	10-in.	7/31/1930	We’d make a peach of a pair	Zelma O'Neal	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	LA9-LA11	10-in.	May 1925	Mighty blue	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	DET300	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1929	Louise	Capitol Theatre Orchestra ; Del Delbridge	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	1530W	10-in.	10/22/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	455W-457W	10-in.	2/25/1925	Wait till the morning after	Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman ; Austin Wylie	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	501W-503W	10-in.	3/6/1925	Ukulele lady	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	935W-937W	10-in.	6/25/1925	Got no time	Earl and Bell	Male vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	1409W-1411W	10-in.	9/30/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	1517W-1519W	10-in.	10/20/1925	Sleepy time gal	Norman Clark	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 137-a]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1927	There’s one little girl who loves me	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 146-a]	10-in.	Jan. 1928	There’s one little girl who loves me	Fred Elizalde	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	DB188	10-in.	1/19/1929	Got no time	The Hauser Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Brunswick	DB190	10-in.	1/26/1929	Got no time	The Hauser Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Brunswick	DB212	10-in.	8/1/1929	Louise	Geoffrey Gaunt ; Arthur Young	Piano duet	composer
Brunswick	B17768	10-in.	7/02/1935	Miss Brown to you	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	B20700	10-in.	2/18/1937	Sentimental and melancholy	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	[Br cat 5292-a]	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1919	Till we meet again	Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4020	10-in.	7/27/1915	It's tulip time in Holland	A. C. Lichty	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5156	10-in.	11/17/1916	The whole world loves a lover	Olga Bibor Hungarian Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Edison	5215	10-in.	12/14/1916	Mammy's little coal black Rose	Manuel Romain	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 576-600 of 683 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, Richard A.," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

Whiting, Richard A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

"Whiting, Richard A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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