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 1301-1325 of 1450 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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
Edison	6083	10-in.	Mar. 1918	The daughter of Rosie O'Grady	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6337	10-in.	between 8/26/1918 and 8/30/1918	Yock-a-hilo Town	New York Police Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Edison	6591	10-in.	1/28/1919	How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?	Byron G. Harlan ; Ada Jones	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6706	10-in.	4/3/1919	Don't cry, Frenchy, don't cry	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6722	10-in.	4/14/1919	When the bees make honey (Down in sunny Alabam')	Irving Kaufman ; Jack Kaufman	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7081	10-in.	12/30/1919	Hippity hop	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7085	10-in.	1/2/1920	You're a million miles from nowhere (When you're one little mile from home)	William Bonner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7198	10-in.	3/5/1920	What's the good of kicking, let's go 'round with a smile	Maurice Burkhart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7254	10-in.	3/31/1920	My Sahara Rose medley	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	7292	10-in.	4/16/1920	I'll always keep a corner in my heart for Tennessee	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7340	10-in.	5/4/1920	I love the land of Old Black Joe	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7400	10-in.	6/11/1920	Tired of me	George Wilton Ballard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7499	10-in.	8/12/1920	My little bimbo (Down on Bamboo Isle)	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7707	10-in.	12/28/1920	My mammy	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7718	10-in.	1/4/1921	Tired of me	Rube Walman	Whistling solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7776	10-in.	2/3/1921	Ump-pah-pah	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7790	10-in.	2/10/1921	I like it	Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7805	10-in.	2/17/1921	'Sippi Shore	Georgie Price	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7814	10-in.	2/25/1921	Someone else	Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7873	10-in.	3/29/1921	The last little mile is the longest (When you're longing for home sweet home)	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1301-1325 of 1450 records)

Citation

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

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

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

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