Jack Lawrence
Jack Lawrence (born Jacob Louis Schwartz, April 7, 1912 – March 16, 2009) was an American songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-73840 | 10-in. | 10/20/1932 | Play, fiddle, play | George Olsen and his Music ; Dave Marshall | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73988 | 10-in. | 11/23/1932 | Play, fiddle, play | Jim Harkins and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82529 | 10-in. | 5/16/1934 | Do me a favor | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-04329 | 10-in. | 1/27/1937 | What will I tell my heart | Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-04554 | 10-in. | 2/2/1937 | What will I tell my heart? | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06464 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Big Boy Blue | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06621 | 10-in. | 3/10/1937 | Wanted | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06854 | 10-in. | 4/8/1937 | Wanted | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band ; Eva Taylor | Washboard band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-011114 | 10-in. | 6/24/1937 | Foolin' myself | Marilyn Duke ; Jolly Coburn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-013332 | 10-in. | 9/3/1937 | Have you ever been in heaven? | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-013514 | 10-in. | 9/9/1937 | Have you ever been in heaven? | Shirley Brown ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017461 | 10-in. | 12/3/1937 | Outside of paradise | Al Bowlly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018339 | 10-in. | 1/18/1938 | Shenanigans | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018416 | 10-in. | 1/26/1938 | Outside of paradise | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-024036 | 10-in. | 7/15/1938 | Tu-li-tulip time | Burt Shaw ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-024078 | 10-in. | 7/22/1938 | Tu-li-tulip-time | Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-031532 | 10-in. | 1/19/1939 | Last night a miracle happened | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-032925 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Chopsticks | Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035396 | 10-in. | 4/3/1939 | Asleep or awake | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035560 | 10-in. | 4/5/1939 | Asleep or awake | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035569 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | A fool and his honey are soon parted | Barbara Bush ; Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-035743 | 10-in. | 4/13/1939 | If I didn't care | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035756 | 10-in. | 4/17/1939 | If I didn't care | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-036527 | 10-in. | 4/25/1939 | If I didn't care | Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-037689 | 10-in. | 6/26/1939 | It must have been two other people | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037743 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | Drifting down the river of dreams | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-038237 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Drifting down the river of dreams | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-038408 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | It must have been two other people | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040627 | 10-in. | 7/29/1939 | It's funny to everyone but me | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-040996 | 10-in. | 10/23/1939 | Parade of the little white mice | Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-041595 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | It's funny to everyone but me | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-041748 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Ciri-biri-bin | Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042639 | 10-in. | 9/5/1939 | It's funny to everyone but me | Smoothies | Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042794 | 10-in. | 10/5/1939 | Ciri-biri-bin | Rosario Bourdon ; Jessica Dragonette | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042944 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | Ciri-biri-bin | Smoothies | Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043295 | 10-in. | 11/7/1939 | Vagabond dreams | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043340 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Johnson rag | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043390 | 10-in. | 11/18/1939 | Ciri-biri-bin | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043912 | 10-in. | 11/22/1939 | Vagabond dreams | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044891 | 10-in. | 3/7/1940 | So far, so good | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047018 | 10-in. | 2/7/1940 | So far, so good | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-047019 | 10-in. | 2/7/1940 | With the wind and the rain in your hair | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047049 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | With the wind and the rain in your hair | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047202 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | With the wind and the rain in your hair | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-050137 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Sweet Angelina | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051547 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | Never took a lesson in my life | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-051552 | 10-in. | 6/24/1940 | A lazy lack-a-daisy melody | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-055096 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | A handful of stars | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-055113 | 10-in. | 10/21/1940 | All or nothing at all | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-055504 | 10-in. | 8/8/1940 | What's your story, morning glory | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-055517 | 10-in. | 8/14/1940 | A handful of stars | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056438 | 10-in. | 10/4/1940 | Yes, my darling daughter | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056727 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | What'll I do if I marry a soldier (Tush doo woggle oh toog in de shin) | Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-057649 | 10-in. | 11/15/1940 | Yes, my darling daughter | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-058759 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | Waterloo Bridge | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061305 | 10-in. | 6/23/1941 | Tattletale | Allan DeWitt ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-064611 | 10-in. | 7/11/1941 | Call it anything, it's love | Art Jarrett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-065625 | 10-in. | 5/19/1941 | Tattle-tale | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-066189 | 10-in. | 7/7/1941 | Call it anything, it's love | Barry Wood | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066919 | 10-in. | 7/14/1941 | Call it anything, it's love | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067507 | 10-in. | 7/29/1941 | Tattletale | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067731 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067744 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | The man in the moon | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-067754 | 10-in. | 9/5/1941 | Concerto for two (A love song) | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067965 | 10-in. | 10/3/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068038 | 10-in. | 10/27/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068601 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | The lady who walks alone | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073426 | 10-in. | 3/11/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-073826 | 10-in. | 4/9/1942 | Sleepy lagoon | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-074304 | 10-in. | 4/7/1942 | Do it now | Glee Club (Kaye) ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | MBS-092034 | 10-in. | before 9/26/1950 | Johnson rag | Orquesta Luis Arcaraz | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | H2TB-7678 | 10-in. | 10/30/1957 | Girls are different (Nani-nani) | Leni Barteri ; Marty Gold Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1141 | 10-in. | 10/2/1945 | Symphony | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1308 | 10-in. | 12/20/1945 | In the moon mist | Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-3064 | 10-in. | 10/17/1946 | Linda | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0489 | 10-in. | 4/9/1947 | Passing by | Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0980 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Secrets | Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra | Orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1471 | 10-in. | 8/6/1947 | Hand in hand | Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1474 | 10-in. | 8/6/1947 | I'll hate myself in the morning | Don Cornell ; Sammy Kaye ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1818 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | Music from beyond the moon | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2036 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Tenderly | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2530 | 10-in. | 11/27/1947 | Needles and pins | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye ; Tommy Mercer | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-2710 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Beyond the sea | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9AB-2287 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | The greatest mistake of my life | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | D9AB-2288 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | Afraid | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9AB-2289 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | On Miracle Mountain | Jack Lawrence | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W152323 | 10-in. | 11/28/1932 | Play fiddle play | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B21217 | 10-in. | 6/01/1937 | Foolin' myself | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7234 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | C'est drôle... | Lucienne Delyle ; Wal-Berg | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawrence, Jack," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106198.
Lawrence, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106198.
"Lawrence, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.
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