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 151-175 of 200 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E3763-E3764 | 10-in. | 9/13/1926 | Breezin’ along with the breeze | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E17692-E17694 | 10-in. | 1/27/1926 | Blinky Moon Bay | Volunteer Firemen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E17989-E17991 | 10-in. | 2/15/1926 | Drifting and dreaming (Sweet paradise) | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E18140-E18142 | 10-in. | 3/1/1926 | Drifting and dreaming | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E22003-E22004 | 10-in. | 3/18/1927 | Down Kentucky way | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E24692-E24694 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Tin pan parade | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26270-E26272 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Beautiful | Century Serenaders ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (takes E26272, E7016 1/2) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E26520-E26522 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Beautiful | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26522) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E31705-E31706 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Do ya’ love me? (Just a tiny bit, do ya’?) | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 8Ch-10Ch | 10-in. | 1/16/1924 | You’re in Kentucky sure as you're born | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C2580 | 10-in. | 11/17/1928 | Withered roses | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2739 | 10-in. | 12/31/1928 | Who wouldn’t be jealous of you? | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C2888 | 10-in. | 1/30/1929 | True blue | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C3007 | 10-in. | 2/26/1929 | True blue | Fred Hamm and His Collegians ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C3167 | 10-in. | 3/25/1929 | True blue | Fred Hamm and His Collegians ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C4373 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | Until tomorrow | Kalaluhi Honolulu Quartet | Instrumental quartet, with vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C5803 | 10-in. | June 1930 | So sweet | Frank Sylvano Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C5902 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | So sweet | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C7199 | 10-in. | 1/10/1931 | The Sleepy Town Express | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | C413-C415 | 10-in. | 6/22/1926 | Breezin’ along with the breeze | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1464-C1465 | 10-in. | 1/13/1928 | Beautiful | Dick Powell | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1513-C1514 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Beautiful | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra | Jazz.dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1601-C1602 | 10-in. | 1/20/1928 | Until tomorrow | Salerno Brothers | Male vocal solo, with accordion | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE421 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | Honey | Charles C. Locke | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LAE610 | 10-in. | 9/4/1929 | Feelin’ the way I do | Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillespie, Haven," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
Gillespie, Haven. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
"Gillespie, Haven." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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