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 451-475 of 1450 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 79344 10-in. 7/13/1920 My little bimbo down on the Bamboo Isle Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79365 10-in. 8/25/1920 Tired of me Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79401 10-in. 9/7/1920 My little bimbo down on the bamboo isle Happy Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79453 10-in. 10/6/1920 I wish that I'd been born in Borneo Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79482 10-in. 10/25/1920 Beautiful faces Strickland's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79604 10-in. 12/27/1920 My mammy Harmonizers Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79627 10-in. 1/3/1921 My mammy Criterion Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79647 10-in. 1/19/1921 My mammy Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79659 10-in. 1/26/1921 Ump-pah-pah Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 79663 10-in. 1/26/1921 My mammy Columbia Stellar Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79729 10-in. 2/19/1921 Hortense Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79732 10-in. 2/23/1921 Down around the 'Sip 'Sip 'Sippy shore Columbia Stellar Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79949 10-in. 7/19/1921 You're just the type for a bungalow Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80042 10-in. 10/21/1921 Give me my mammy Al Jolson Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80133 10-in. 1/12/1922 On the 'Gin 'Gin 'Ginny shore Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80227 10-in. 3/3/1922 Honey Lou California Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80243 10-in. 3/15/1922 Georgia Eddie Elkins' Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80277 10-in. 4/5/1922 Malinda Brown Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80286 10-in. 4/6/1922 Honey Lu Hart Sisters Female vocal duet, with celeste and orchestra composer  
Columbia 80306 10-in. 4/12/1922 Georgia Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80312 10-in. 4/19/1922 Sweet Indiana home Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 80319 10-in. 4/24/1922 Sweet Indiana home Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80353 10-in. 5/15/1922 Bamboo Bay Eddie Elkins' Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 80419 10-in. 6/24/1922 Dixie highway Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80424 10-in. 6/27/1922 Dixie Highway Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
(Results 451-475 of 1450 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed May 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121

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