Harry Sosnik
Birth and Death Data: Born July 13, 1906, Died May 22, 1996
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, leader, songwriter, director, piano, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-55517 | 10-in. | 7/27/1929 | An old Italian love song | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77168 | 10-in. | 12/2/1933 | Count your blessings | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Bob Hanon ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-77169 | 10-in. | 12/2/1933 | Carioca | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | BS-80269 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | That's love | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Bob Hanon ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-80270 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | Winter interlude | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Bob Hanon ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-80271 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | Let's put two and two together | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Bob Hanon ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-80272 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | Lazy rhapsody | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Bob Hanon ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-80273 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | Grandfather's clock | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra ; Harry Sosnik | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | D6VB-1405 | 10-in. | 4/5/1946 | You stole my heart (but it wasn't stealing) | Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W148944 | 10-in. | 8/28/1929 | An old Italian love song | Charlie Lawman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO40546 | 10-in. | 3/22/1949 | You stole my heart (but it wasn't stealing) | 101 Ranch Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3764 | 10-in. | 7/2/1929 | An old Italian love song | Oriole Orchestra ; Dan A. Russo | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3879 | 10-in. | July 1929 | An old Italian love song | Oriole Orchestra ; Dan A. Russo | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11526 | 10-in. | 2/17/1927 | What makes my baby cry | Al Lynn ; Music Masters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Decca | 67843 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | Where was I? | Tony Martin | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67844 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | When the swallows come back to Capistrano | Tony Martin | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67845 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | I'll never smile again | Tony Martin | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67846 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | I'm stepping out with a memory tonight | Tony Martin | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67847 | 10-in. | 5/28/1940 | Let there be love | Teddy Grace | leader | ||
| Decca | 67889 | 10-in. | 6/24/1940 | Blue lovebird | Connie Boswell | leader | ||
| Decca | 67890 | 10-in. | 6/24/1940 | Orchids for remembrance | Connie Boswell | leader | ||
| Decca | 67891 | 10-in. | 6/24/1940 | When it's sleepy time down South | Connie Boswell | leader | ||
| Decca | 67892 | 10-in. | 6/24/1940 | I can't give you anything but love, baby | Connie Boswell | leader | ||
| Decca | 67901 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Stout hearted men | Paul Gregory | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67902 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Paree | Frank Forest | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67903 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Softly as in a morning sunrise | Frank Forest | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67904 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | One kiss | Vocalist(s) (unidentified; Decca Records) | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67905 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Wanting you | Frank Forest ; Florence George | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67906 | 10-in. | 6/14/1940 | Lover, come back to me! | Florence George | conductor | ||
| Decca | 67993 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | God bless America | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 67994 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | My own United States | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 67995 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Your land and my land | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 67996 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Strike up the band | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 67997 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | The ranger's song | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 67998 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | March of the Musketeers | The American Eight | leader | ||
| Decca | 68421 | 10-in. | 11/29/1940 | A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square | Carol Bruce | leader | ||
| Decca | 68422 | 10-in. | 11/29/1940 | I should have known you years ago | Carol Bruce | leader | ||
| Decca | 68423 | 10-in. | 11/29/1940 | If I feel this way tomorrow | Carol Bruce | leader | ||
| Decca | 68424 | 10-in. | 11/29/1940 | Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye | Carol Bruce | leader | ||
| Decca | 68425 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | My mother would love you | Ethel Merman | leader | ||
| Decca | 68426 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | I've still got my health | Ethel Merman | leader | ||
| Decca | 68427 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Let's be buddies-1 | Joan Carroll ; Ethel Merman | leader | ||
| Decca | 68428 | 10-in. | 12/2/1940 | Make it another old-fashioned, please | Ethel Merman | leader | ||
| Decca | 68870 | 10-in. | 3/25/1941 | Intermezzo | Bob Hannon | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68871 | 10-in. | 3/25/1941 | Love me and the world is mine | Bob Hannon | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68872 | 10-in. | 3/25/1941 | Let the rest of the world go by | Bob Hannon | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68873 | 10-in. | 3/25/1941 | A little old church in England | Bob Hannon | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68912 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | It's a long, long way to Tipperary | John Brownlee | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68913 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | There's a long, long trail | John Brownlee | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68914 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Smile, smile, smile | John Brownlee | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68915 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Oh! Susannah | John Brownlee | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68987 | 10-in. | 4/14/1941 | Darling, je vous aime beaucoup | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68988 | 10-in. | 4/14/1941 | I workship you | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68989 | 10-in. | 4/14/1941 | A little cafe down the street | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 68990 | 10-in. | 4/14/1941 | You will remember Vienna | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69031 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | When the one you love loves | Pat Harrington | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69032 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Montmartre rose | Pat Harrington | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69033 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | You're in love with everyone | Pat Harrington | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69034 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Just a girl that men forget | Pat Harrington | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69050 | 10-in. | 4/25/1941 | We'll never grow old | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69051 | 10-in. | 4/25/1941 | They didn't believe me | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69052 | 10-in. | 4/25/1941 | The girl with the brogue | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69053 | 10-in. | 4/25/1941 | Sweet lady | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69073 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | Hello! I've been looking for you | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69074 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | Bring me a rose | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69075 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | Same sort of girl | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69076 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | You're here and I'm here | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | leader | ||
| Decca | 69540 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Arms for the love of America | Decca Band | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69541 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Any bonds today | Decca Band | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69546 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Toy land | Decca Band | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69547 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | I can't do the sum | Decca Band | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69548 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Never mind bo-peep | Decca Band | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69764 | 10-in. | 9/23/1941 | Chilmark suite, part 1 | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69765 | 10-in. | 9/23/1941 | Chilmark suite, part 2 | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69766 | 10-in. | 9/23/1941 | Gay head dance | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69767 | 10-in. | 9/23/1941 | Old Joe Clark | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69768 | 10-in. | 9/25/1941 | Cindy | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69769 | 10-in. | 9/25/1941 | Wayfaring stranger | American Chamber Music Group | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69809 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | A little rumba numba | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69810 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | You irritate me so | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69811 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | Ev'rything I love | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69814 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | I hate you, darling | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69815 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | Ace in the hole | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 69816 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | Farming | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70202 | 10-in. | 1/22/1942 | A string of pearls | Connie Boswell | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70203 | 10-in. | 1/22/1942 | My silent love | Connie Boswell | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70373 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Always in my heart | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70374 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Blue Tahitian moon | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70375 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | Two hearts in three-quarter time | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70376 | 10-in. | 2/20/1942 | L'amour, toujours l'amour | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70402 | 10-in. | 2/26/1942 | What does a soldier dream of | Mary Small | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70403 | 10-in. | 2/26/1942 | Be brave, beloved | Mary Small | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70404 | 10-in. | 2/26/1942 | On the shoulder of a soldier | Mary Small | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70405 | 10-in. | 2/26/1942 | She'll always remember | Mary Small | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70530 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70531 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | There are rivers to cross (before we meet again) | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70532 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | Dear old pal of mine | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70533 | 10-in. | 3/18/1942 | The world is waiting for the sunrise | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70644 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Lover, come back to me | Kenny Baker | leader | ||
| Decca | 70645 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Softly as in a morning sunrise | Kenny Baker | leader | ||
| Decca | 70646 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Full moon (Noche de luna) | Kenny Baker | leader | ||
| Decca | 70647 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Whisper that you love me | Kenny Baker | leader | ||
| Decca | 70840 | 10-in. | 6/9/1942 | Careless rhapsody | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70841 | 10-in. | 6/9/1942 | Ev'rything I've got | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70842 | 10-in. | 6/9/1942 | Nobody' s heart | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70843 | 10-in. | 6/9/1942 | Jupiter forbid | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70881 | 10-in. | 6/14/1942 | Can't help lovin' dat man | Frances Langford | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70882 | 10-in. | 6/14/1942 | Bill | Frances Langford | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70883 | 10-in. | 6/14/1942 | Serenade in blue | Frances Langford | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70884 | 10-in. | 6/14/1942 | At last | Frances Langford | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70948 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | Make believe | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70949 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | You are love | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70950 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | I left my heart at the stage door canteen | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 70951 | 10-in. | 6/26/1942 | I'm getting tired so I can sleep | Kenny Baker | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71504 | 10-in. | 11/9/1943 | They're either too young or too old | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71505 | 10-in. | 11/9/1943 | I'll be seeing you | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71614 | 10-in. | 12/30/1943 | By the river of the roses | Phil Hanna | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71615 | 10-in. | 12/30/1943 | My heart tells me | Phil Hanna | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71616 | 10-in. | 12/30/1943 | When they ask about you | Phil Hanna | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71617 | 10-in. | 12/30/1943 | Besame mucho (Kiss me much) | Phil Hanna | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71618 | 10-in. | 1/4/1944 | Leave us face it (We're in love) | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71619 | 10-in. | 1/4/1944 | Suddenly it's Spring | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71952 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | Sing to me, guitar | Corinna Mura | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71953 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | Carlotta | Corinna Mura | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71954 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | Count your blessings | June Havoc | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71955 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | There must be someone for me | June Havoc | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71956 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | Girls | Wilbur Evans | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71957 | 10-in. | 4/7/1944 | I love you | Wilbur Evans | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71997 | 10-in. | 4/18/1944 | A guy named Joe | Gertrude Lawrence | conductor | ||
| Decca | 71998 | 4/18/1944 | Together | Gertrude Lawrence | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72017 | 10-in. | 4/21/1944 | Abracadabra | June Havoc | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72018 | 10-in. | 4/21/1944 | What a crazy way to spend Sunday | Harry Sosnik | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72039 | 10-in. | 4/27/1944 | Poor John ! | Gertrude Lawrence | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72045 | 10-in. | 4/29/1944 | Goodnight sweetheart | Kitty Carlisle | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72046 | 10-in. | 4/29/1944 | These foolish things (remind me of you) | Kitty Carlisle | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72080 | 5/7/1944 | Lovely to look at | Kitty Carlisle ; Alfred Drake | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72081 | 5/7/1944 | The touch of your hand | Kitty Carlisle ; Alfred Drake ; Kathryn Meisle | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72082 | 5/7/1944 | Smoke gets in your eyes | Kitty Carlisle | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72083 | 5/7/1944 | Yesterdays | Kathryn Meisle | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72084 | 5/7/1944 | Let's begin | Alfred Drake ; Paula Lawrence | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72085 | 10-in. | 5/7/1944 | You're devastating | Alfred Drake ; Paula Lawrence | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72116 | 5/14/1944 | I'll be hard to handle | Paula Lawrence | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72117 | 5/14/1944 | Something had to happen | Alfred Drake ; Paula Lawrence | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72118 | 5/14/1944 | Finale | Kitty Carlisle ; Alfred Drake | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72119 | 5/14/1944 | Overture | Kitty Carlisle ; Alfred Drake ; Paula Lawrence | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72120 | 5/14/1944 | Don't ask me not to sing | Alfred Drake | conductor | |||
| Decca | 72121 | 10-in. | 5/14/1944 | Fashion | Alfred Drake | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72152 | 10-in. | 5/21/1944 | I spoke to Jefferson at Guadalcanal | Conrad Thibault | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72153 | 10-in. | 5/21/1944 | The house I live in | Conrad Thibault | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72237 | 10-in. | 6/9/1944 | Lili Marlene | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72238 | 10-in. | 6/9/1944 | My heart sings | Hildegarde | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72276 | 10-in. | 6/22/1944 | What a diff'rence a day made | Corinna Mura | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72277 | 10-in. | 6/22/1944 | And so I dream | Corinna Mura | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72613 | 10-in. | 12/11/1944 | Twelve o'clock and all is well | Gertrude Niesen | conductor | ||
| Decca | 72614 | 10-in. | 12/11/1944 | I wanna get married | Gertrude Niesen | conductor | ||
| Decca | DLA 951 | 10-in. | 9/21/1937 | Moon at sea | Harry Sosnik Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, conductor | ||
| Decca | DLA 952 | 10-in. | 9/21/1937 | Here comes the sandman | Harry Sosnik Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sosnik, Harry," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105723.
Sosnik, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105723.
"Sosnik, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Sosnik, Harry, 1906-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87896394
Wikidata: Harry Sosnik - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2239095
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17411244
MusicBrainz: Harry Sosnik - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79f2b6e7-f6b3-4a84-b9f8-43bd2b4fe305
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