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 1051-1075 of 1450 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E29484	10-in.	Mar. 1929	Come west, little girl, come west	Ritz Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	E29525	10-in.	3/27/1929	Kansas City Kitty	Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	E29581	10-in.	4/5/1929	Kansas City Kitty	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal	composer
Brunswick	E29598	10-in.	April 1929	Love me or leave me	Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29962	10-in.	May 1929	Sweet seventeen (That's what I call my baby)	Herb Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra ; Billy Ross	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29963	10-in.	May 1929	Reaching for some-one (And not finding anyone there)	Herb Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra ; Eddy Thomas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E29985	10-in.	June 1929	Reaching for someone	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E30090	10-in.	6/27/1929	Junior	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G)	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E31638	10-in.	December 1929	Tain’t no sin (To dance around in your bones)	Cotton and Morpheus	Male vocal duet and dialogue, with violin and guitar	composer
Brunswick	E32054	10-in.	Feb. 1930	Lazy Lou’siana moon	Regent Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E32184	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Lazy Lou’siana moon	Scrappy Lambert	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E32317	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Lazy Lou’siana moon	Lew White	Organ solo, with xylophones	composer
Brunswick	E33158	10-in.	6/20/1930	Lazy Lou’siana moon	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E33159	10-in.	6/20/1930	Lazy Lou’siana moon	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E33942	10-in.	Aug. 1930	Little white lies	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E34109	10-in.	8/27/1930	Carolina in the morning	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34203	10-in.	Sept. 1930	Little white lies	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E34657	10-in.	10/1/1930	My baby just cares for me	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra.	composer
Brunswick	E34691	10-in.	10/5/1930	A girl friend of a boy friend of mine	Jacques Renard and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34831	10-in.	10/10/1930	My baby just cares for me	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34832	10-in.	10/10/1930	My baby just cares for me	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E34920	10-in.	10/15/1930	Sweet Jennie Lee!	Grace Johnston	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E34960	10-in.	10/23/1930	A girl friend of a boy friend of mine	The Captivators	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E34961	10-in.	10/23/1930	Sweet Jennie Lee!	Red Nichols Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E35062	10-in.	10/31/1930	My man from Caroline	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist

(Results 1051-1075 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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