Haven Gillespie
James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of This Old House), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". |
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 200 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W149819 | 10-in. | 2/20/1930 | Love is like that | Cafe Ray West Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 150124 | 10-in. | 3/26/1930 | Kiss me with your eyes | Sam Lanin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150485 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | Kiss me with your eyes | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150625 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | Right or wrong | Jim Andrews ; Louisiana Collegians [Lloyd Keating and his Music] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150920 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Drifting and dreaming | Joe Green's Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151263 | 10-in. | 2/2/1931 | The Sleepy Town Express | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W151554 | 10-in. | 5/15/1931 | Beautiful love | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152034 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | By the sycamore tree | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152189 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | So sweet | Log Cabin Four | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 76811 | 12-in. | approximately March 1920 | I'm getting tired of playing second fiddle | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | C1503 | 10-in. | 9/30/1936 | Right or wrong | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W351080 | 10-in. | 7/24/1931 | Beautiful love | Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W351140 | 10-in. | 12/7/1931 | By the sycamore tree | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 567 | 10-in. | ca. Jan. 1919 | Liberty Bell ring on! | Royal Dadmun | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7746 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Some little bird | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70955 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | Old Kentucky moonlight | Crescent Mixed Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72097 | 10-in. | Nov. 1923 | Sure as you're born | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72303 | 10-in. | Jan. 1924 | Until tomorrow | Helen Clark ; Lewis James | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72827 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | That's Georgia | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 74180 | 10-in. | 6/21/1926 | Breezin' along with the breeze | Arkansaw Travellers ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W80694 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | Right or wrong | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80696 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | I'm on my merry way | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80734 | 10-in. | 4/15/1927 | I'm on my merry way | Happy Hour Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W400723 | 10-in. | 5/29/1928 | Right or wrong | Goofus Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401017 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | How could anything so good be bad? | Arnold Frank Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillespie, Haven," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
Gillespie, Haven. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
"Gillespie, Haven." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Gillespie, Haven, 1888-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92014471
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