Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1893 (New York City), Died July 15, 1947 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 1450 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-84276	10-in.	9/14/1934	Okay toots	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-84278	10-in.	9/14/1934	An earful of music	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-84972	10-in.	11/13/1934	Mississippi honeymoon	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Loretta Lee	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-85263	10-in.	1/16/1935	Clouds	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-87497	10-in.	2/9/1935	Clouds	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-92907	10-in.	8/1/1935	Love me or leave me	Bill Staffon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BAVE-93452	10-in.	1/4/1937	Tú	Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-94369	10-in.	8/8/1935	My buddy	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Victor	BS-95326	10-in.	10/3/1935	Tender is the night	Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-95340	10-in.	10/5/1935	Tender is the night	Little Ramblers ; Ward Pinkett	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-96567	10-in.	1/24/1936	It's been so long	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	PBS-97750	10-in.	8/21/1936	Love me or leave me	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Vido Musso	Jazz/dance band, with tenor saxophone solo	composer
Victor	BS-98651	10-in.	1/17/1936	It's been so long	California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-99915	10-in.	3/25/1936	You	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-99917	10-in.	3/25/1936	You never looked so beautiful	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (takes 2 and 3)	composer
Victor	BS-101136	10-in.	3/27/1936	You	Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101137	10-in.	3/27/1936	You never looked so beautiful	Red Norvo ; Stew Pletcher Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-101847	10-in.	5/20/1936	Did I remember	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-102338	10-in.	7/3/1936	Did I remember	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-102687	10-in.	6/18/1936	My blue heaven	Sam Jennings ; Jimmie Gunn Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBVE-140	10-in.	9/5/1925	Oh lovey be mine	Don Clark ; La Monica Ballroom Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBVE-262	10-in.	4/20/1927	Dixie vagabond	Ben Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	composer
Victor	PBVE-316	10-in.	5/14/1927	Dixie vagabond	The Rounders	Male vocal quintet, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-03412	10-in.	12/1/1936	Tu	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	composer
Victor	PBS-09579	10-in.	7/7/1937	Changes	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 326-350 of 1450 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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