Harold Spina
Harold Spina (21 June 1906 – 18 July 1997) was an American composer of popular songs. His best-known work happened in the early 1930s, when he collaborated with lyricists Johnny Burke and Joe Young on songs such as "Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew", "My Very Good Friend the Milkman" (these two hits for Fats Waller), "Shadows on the Swanee", "The Beat of My Heart", "Now You've Got Me Doing It", and "I've Got a Warm Spot in My Heart for You". He also collaborated with lyricist John Elliot for several songs, including "It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House" (made famous by Dinah Shore). |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 21, 1906, Died July 18, 1997
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-70214 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Let's drift away on Dreamer's Bay | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73026 | 10-in. | 6/22/1932 | We were only walking in the moonlight | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75353 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | H'ya duchess | Parker Gibbs ; Andrea Marsh ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male and female vocal solos and male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75530 | 10-in. | 3/16/1933 | The grass is gettin' greener all the time | LIttle Jack LIttle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76620 | 10-in. | 7/11/1933 | Louisiana lullaby | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Howard Phillips | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76738 | 10-in. | 7/24/1933 | Shadows on the Swanee | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78319 | 10-in. | 10/24/1933 | Annie doesn't live here anymore | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78525 | 10-in. | 11/9/1933 | Annie doesn't live here any more | Mike Doty Orchestra ; Ward Silloway | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81771 | 10-in. | 3/2/1934 | Oh! The pity of it all | Ramona | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81987 | 10-in. | 3/27/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Park Avenue Boys ; Ramona | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-82355 | 10-in. | 4/27/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins ; Sydney Schiff | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-82356 | 10-in. | 4/27/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-82373 | 10-in. | 5/4/1934 | The beat o' my heart | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-82510 | 10-in. | 5/10/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-84403 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Irresistible | Jolly Coburn Orchestra ; Harold van Emburgh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-84422 | 10-in. | 9/28/1934 | You're not the only oyster In the stew | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-85824 | 10-in. | 4/12/1935 | The image of you | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-88992 | 10-in. | 6/24/1935 | My very good friend the milkman | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-89382 | 10-in. | 3/25/1935 | Love dropped in for tea | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92599 | 10-in. | 7/12/1935 | My very good friend the milkman | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92739 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | You're so darn charming | Frank Dailey ; Howard Du Lani ; Meadowbrook Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92793 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | You're so darn charming | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92992 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | You're so darn charming | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95503 | 10-in. | 10/14/1935 | Now you've got me doing it | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95528 | 10-in. | 10/19/1935 | Now you've got me doing it | California Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98491 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | So this is heaven | California Ramblers ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98498 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | Too much imagination | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98834 | 10-in. | 1/13/1936 | So this is heaven | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98857 | 10-in. | 1/21/1936 | Too much imagination | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101791 | 10-in. | 5/18/1936 | The state of my heart | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101829 | 10-in. | 5/18/1936 | The state of my heart | Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09672 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I'd like to see Samoa of Samoa | Maxine Gray ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09673 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I still love to kiss you goodnight | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011757 | 10-in. | 8/21/1937 | I still love to kiss you goodnight | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011758 | 10-in. | 8/21/1937 | I'd like to see samoa of Samoa | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-017443 | 10-in. | 12/1/1937 | I could use a dream | Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-017458 | 10-in. | 12/3/1937 | Half moon on the Hudson | Al Bowlly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-018155 | 10-in. | 1/13/1938 | You appeal to me | Palmer Brothers ; Larry Wynn | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-019347 | 10-in. | 6/22/1938 | How can I thank you | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | MBS-093057 | 10-in. | before 6/26/1951 | Mucho, mucho, mucho | Orquesta Luis Arcaraz ; María Victoria | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | MBS-093077 | 10-in. | before 7/10/1951 | Mucho, mucho, mucho | Hermanas Montoya ; Pérez Prado Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-0608 | 10-in. | 4/6/1951 | Strawberry tears | Dale Evans ; Frank Worth Orchestra ; Roy Rogers Riders | Female vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2009 | 10-in. | 2/4/1946 | Sleepy baby | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Artie Wayne | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-3145 | 10-in. | 12/16/1946 | Santa Catalina (island of romance) | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Stuart Wade | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1482 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | One little tear is an ocean | Beryl Davis | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0909 | 10-in. | 2/18/1949 | Three wishes | Pancake Pete Newman ; Sleepy Hollow Gang | Male vocal solo, with string band and accordion | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152435 | 10-in. | 7/11/1933 | Lou'siana lullaby | George Olsen and his Music ; Ethel Shutta | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152449 | 10-in. | 7/26/1933 | Shadows on the Swanee | Paul Ash ; Auriole Craven ; Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152714 | 10-in. | 2/13/1934 | Oh! The pity of it all | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Columbia | W152725 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The beat of my heart | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152758 | 10-in. | 5/29/1934 | I've got a warm spot in my heart for you | Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Doris Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E37208 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | Let’s drift away on Dreamer’s Bay | Brunswick Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Three Minute Men ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E37278 | 10-in. | 9/29/1931 | Let’s drift away on Dreamer’s Bay | Don Bigelow Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spina, Harold," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106383.
Spina, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106383.
"Spina, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Spina, Harold, 1906-1997 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91087039
Wikidata: Harold Spina - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15491041
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59351500
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