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 976-1000 of 1450 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	8565	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1922	My buddy	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	8680	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1922	Carolina in the morning	Oriole Terrace Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8747	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1922	Carolina in the morning	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9682	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1923	Little Rover (Don't forget to come back home)	Billy Jones	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	4742-4743	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1920	My mammy	Amphion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	7092-7094	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1922	On the 'Gin, 'Gin, 'Ginny shore	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8167-8169	10-in.	approximately May 1922	Sweet Indiana home	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	8248-8249	10-in.	approximately June 1922	Bamboo Bay	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	8485-8486	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Sweet Indiana home	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	8581-8583	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1922	True blue Sam	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	8589-8591	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1922	Dixie Highway	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9262-9264	10-in.	approximately Nov. 1922	Where the bamboo babies grow	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	9389-9391	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Away down East in Maine	Arnold Johnson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	9420-9421	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	My buddy	Fredric Fradkin	Violin solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	9464-9466	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1922	Starlight Bay	Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Walter G. Haenschen	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	10032-10035	10-in.	3/1/1923	Seven or eleven (My Dixie pair o’ dice)	Margaret Young	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	10227-10229	10-in.	3/30/1923	Beside a babbling brook	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	10459-10461	10-in.	4/24/1923	Beside a babbling brook	Oriole Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	10883-10885	10-in.	6/19/1923	On the Isle of Wicki Wacki Woo	Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11298-11300	10-in.	9/14/1923	Lou'siana	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11611-11613	10-in.	10/12/1923	Stealing to Virginia	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	11655-11658	10-in.	10/18/1923	Stealing to Virginia	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	12264-12266	10-in.	1/11/1924	Chili bom bom	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	12709-12710	10-in.	3/21/1924	In the evening	Keller Sisters and Lynch	Mixed vocal trio, with banjo, ukulele, and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	12743-12745	10-in.	3/27/1924	In the evening	Keller Sisters and Lynch	Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist, composer

(Results 976-1000 of 1450 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.

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