E. Ray Goetz
Edward Ray Goetz (June 12, 1886 – June 12, 1954) was an American composer, songwriter, author and producer. He was a charter member of ASCAP in 1914, and was a director until 1917. Goetz appeared in the films Somebody Loves Me (1952), The Greatest Show On Earth (1952) and For Me and My Gal (1942). He wrote the songs "Toddling The Todalo" and "For Me and My Gal". He co-wrote the 50 Million Frenchmen musical play with Herbert Fields and Cole Porter which was released as the 1930 Warner Brothers film Fifty Million Frenchmen. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born June 12, 1885 (Buffalo), Died June 12, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-4378 | 10-in. | 4/8/1907 | He goes to church on Sunday | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-6353 | 10-in. | 8/18/1908 | When Grandma was a girl | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-6710 | 10-in. | 1/11/1909 | The Yankiana rag | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-8073 | 10-in. | 6/24/1909 | The billiken man | Blanche Ring | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | C-9091 | 12-in. | 6/15/1910 | What good is water when you're dry? | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-9160 | 10-in. | 7/7/1910 | That dreamy barcarolle tune | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-9945 | 10-in. | 2/10/1911 | I love it | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-10177 | 10-in. | 4/13/1911 | Toddling the todalo | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-10226 | 10-in. | 4/25/1911 | June | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-10369 | 10-in. | 5/23/1911 | Missouri Joe | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11060 | 10-in. | 10/6/1911 | There's a girl in Havana | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11136 | 10-in. | 10/25/1911 | In the shadows | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11408 | 10-in. | 12/22/1911 | Take me back to the garden of love | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11585 | 10-in. | 2/12/1912 | Alexander's bagpipe band | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-11809 | 10-in. | 4/1/1912 | Lead me to that beautiful band | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12126 | 10-in. | 6/20/1912 | Fiddle-dee-dee | Maurice Burkhart ; Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12323 | 10-in. | 9/3/1912 | The million dollar ball | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12364 | 10-in. | 9/12/1912 | Rose of pyramid land | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-12365 | 10-in. | 9/13/1912 | Where the Edelweiss is blooming | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-13514 | 10-in. | 7/3/1913 | In my garden of Eden for two | Marguerite Dunlap ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-15022 | 10-in. | 6/29/1914 | My croony melody | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | C-15049 | 12-in. | 7/9/1914 | Broadway favorites | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-15064 | 10-in. | 7/15/1914 | My croony melody | Victor Military Band | Band | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-15608 | 10-in. | 1/19/1915 | Watch your step | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-16464 | 10-in. | 9/8/1915 | I'm simply crazy over you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17240 | 10-in. | 3/1/1916 | Long live the ladies | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17330 | 10-in. | 3/17/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17768 | 10-in. | 5/31/1916 | When you drop off at Cairo, Illinois | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17812 | 10-in. | 6/7/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17931 | 10-in. | 6/26/1916 | By the sad Luana shore | Marguerite Farrell | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-18120 | 12-in. | 7/14/1916 | If I knock the 'L' out of Kelly | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-18178 | 12-in. | 8/4/1916 | If I knock the 'L' out of Kelly | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-18584 | 10-in. | 10/27/1916 | When John McCormack sings a song | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-18780 | 10-in. | 12/8/1916 | Cheer up! Eat and grow thin | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-19065 | 10-in. | 1/18/1917 | For me and my gal | Wright and Dietrich | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19246 | 10-in. | 3/7/1917 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Gus Goldstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19329 | 10-in. | 3/1/1917 | For me and my gal | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-20156 | 10-in. | 6/25/1917 | Hitchy-koo | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28366 | 10-in. | 8/9/1923 | So this is love | Irene Bordoni | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-28542 | 10-in. | 9/8/1923 | So this is love! | The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28925 | 10-in. | 11/5/1923 | So this is love | Irene Bordoni | Female vocal solo, with piano and violin | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-34357 | 10-in. | 1/26/1926 | Do I love you? | Irene Bordoni | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-42528 | 10-in. | 3/1/1928 | The land of going-to-be | Irving Aaronson ; Commanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43763 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | The land of Going-To-Be | Irving Aaronson ; Irene Bordoni ; Commanders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and male vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-45164 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | La violetera | Lucrezia Bori | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-07771 | 10-in. | 4/12/1937 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | The Riversiders | Male vocal quartet, with steel guitar and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-07772 | 10-in. | 4/12/1937 | For me and my gal | The Riversiders | Male vocal quartet, with steel guitar and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-07780 | 10-in. | 4/12/1937 | Take me back to the Garden of Love | The Riversiders | Male vocal quartet, with steel guitar and piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035769 | 10-in. | 4/19/1939 | Boom | Maxine Gray ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-036928 | 10-in. | 5/9/1939 | Boom | Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Three Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-056434 | 10-in. | 10/3/1940 | Don't go in the lion's cage tonight | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-075209 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | For me and my gal | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Billy Sherman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-11-26-01] | Not documented | 11/26/1917 | Chinese letter song | William Rock ; Frances White | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 3414 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-June 1906 | When the right little girl comes along | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 3671 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1907 | He goes to church on Sunday | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 4002 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Mar. 1909 | Oh! that Yankiana rag | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo and female vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4901 | 10-in. | ca. 1910 | I love it | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19281 | 10-in. | 4/4/1911 | June | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19624 | 10-in. | 10/27/1911 | There's a girl in Havana | Henry Burr ; Caroline Vaughan | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 19750 | 10-in. | 2/7/1912 | Take me back to the garden of love | Columbia Quartette ; Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19873 | 10-in. | 4/29/1912 | Lead me to that beautiful band | Maurice Burkhart ; Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 19901 | 10-in. | 5/23/1912 | Fiddle-dee-dee | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38120 | 10-in. | 7/8/1912 | Fiddle, dee, dee | Lew Dockstader | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 38222 | 10-in. | 8/26/1912 | The million dollar ball | Maurice Burkhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38251 | 10-in. | 9/11/1912 | Where the edelweiss is blooming | Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet ; Beulah Gaylord Young | Female-male vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38483 | 10-in. | 12/5/1912 | In the shadows | James Reed | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 39489 | 10-in. | 7/8/1914 | My croony melody | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 39526 | 10-in. | 8/8/1914 | When honey boy and honey girl go on their honeymoon | Henry Burr ; Ada Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39694 | 10-in. | 12/15/1914 | My daddy long legs | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46096 | 10-in. | 10/12/1915 | I'm simply crazy over you | Samuel Ash ; Louise MacMahon | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46337 | 10-in. | 1/12/1916 | Yaaka, hoola, hickey, doola | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46732 | 10-in. | 4/21/1916 | I've got the blues for home sweet home | Oscar Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 46846 | 10-in. | 6/16/1916 | By the sad Luana shore | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 47277 | 10-in. | 1/6/1917 | For me and my gal | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81268 | 10-in. | 10/8/1923 | So this is love | Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81441 | 10-in. | 12/28/1923 | So this is love | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81533 | 10-in. | 2/7/1924 | So this is love | Loretta Higgins | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W143418 | 10-in. | 2/26/1927 | Who'll buy my violets? | Gypsy and Marta | Female vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]147905 | 10-in. | 1/31/1929 | The land of going to be | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148520 | 10-in. | 5/13/1929 | I love the moon | Jack Carney ; Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 6273 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | There's a girl in Havana | Two Bobs | Vocal duet with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 75291 | 12-in. | approximately 1916 | Yacka hula hickey dula | Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71956 | 10-in. | Oct. 1923 | So this is love | Yellow Jackets | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5107-a] | 10-in. | approximately mid-1917 | For me and my gal | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 11968-11971 | 10-in. | 11/26/1923 | So this is love | Old Colony Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 12258-12260 | 10-in. | 1/10/1924 | So this is love | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 12503-12505 | 10-in. | 2/11/1924 | So this is love | Marie Tiffany | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E28397 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | The land of going to be | Glen Wick ; William Wirges Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36094 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | Who’ll buy my violets? | Brunswick Hour Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36214 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | Who’ll buy my violets? | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E21859-E21861 | 10-in. | 3/12/1927 | Who’ll buy my violets? | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 3313 | 10-in. | between 9/19/1914 and 9/26/1914 | My croony melody | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 4548 | 10-in. | 3/2/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 4885 | 10-in. | 7/18/1916 | By the sad Luana shore | George Wilton Ballard ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 5486 | 10-in. | 4/3/1917 | For me and my gal | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7194 | 10-in. | 3/2/1920 | Who ate Napoleons with Josephine (When Bonaparte was away)? | Maurice Burkhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9257 | 10-in. | 11/23/1923 | So this is love | Kaplan's Melodists | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18873 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Land of Going-to-be | Elinor Gail | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-568 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | Land of Going-to-be | Elinor Gail | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Leeds & Catlin | [L & C cat 207] | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | Oh! That Yankiana rag | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goetz, E. Ray," accessed June 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106567.
Goetz, E. Ray. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106567.
"Goetz, E. Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 June 2023.
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LCNAR: Goetz, E. Ray (Edward Ray), 1886-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92057698
Wikidata: E. Ray Goetz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5322119
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876805
MusicBrainz: E. Ray Goetz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3435ef50-2424-42c2-9af5-21c507acdbfa
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