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 New York City, Died July 15, 1947 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1301-1325 of 1479 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 190-a]	10-in.	approximately July 1928	Just like a melody out of the sky	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DB53	10-in.	9/24/1928	Just like a melody out of the sky	Duophone Test Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 117-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1927	At sundown	Chick Endor ; Paul Reese	Male vocal duet	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DB134	10-in.	11/8/1928	Just like a melody out of the sky	Melville Gideon	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	DB165	10-in.	11/30/1928	Because my baby don’t mean “maybe” now	Rialto Duo	Piano and xylophone duet, with vocal	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 198-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1928	She’s wonderful	Billy Milton	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E17320-E17322	10-in.	12/31/1925	What did I tell ya?	Esther Walker	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	DAL105	10-in.	9/20/1935	My blue heaven	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	DAL106	10-in.	9/30/1935	My buddy	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	DAL371	10-in.	6/19/1937	Tired of me	Crystal Springs Ramblers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	DAL617	10-in.	11/28/1938	Carolina in the morning	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	composer
Brunswick	LA1122	10-in.	5/26/1936	My buddy	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	LA1131	10-in.	5/29/1936	It's been so long	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	FW1251	10-in.	4/4/1936	My buddy	Light Crust Doughboys	String band, with male vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	B20451	10-in.	12/23/1936	My blue heaven	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 141-a]	10-in.	approximately Oct. 1927	Blue heaven	Harry Shalson	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	1565	10-in.	5/11/1922	On the 'Gin, 'Gin, 'Ginny shore	Ernest L. Stevens	Piano solo	composer
Edison	4050	10-in.	8/19/1915	We'll have a jubilee	A. C. Lichty	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4099	10-in.	9/8/1915	We'll have a jubilee	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4154	10-in.	9/28/1915	We'll have a jubilee in my old Kentucky home	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4247	10-in.	11/4/1915	Just try to picture me back home in Tennessee	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4355	10-in.	12/21/1915	Back home in Tennessee	Armand Vecsey Hungarian Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Edison	5427	10-in.	3/2/1917	I've got the sweetest girl in Maryland	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer, lyricist
Edison	5542	10-in.	5/8/1917	Suki San (Where the cherry blossoms fall)	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5963	10-in.	1/10/1918	Yock-a-hilo Town	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1301-1325 of 1479 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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