Ballard MacDonald

Ballard MacDonald (October 15, 1882 – November 17, 1935) was an American lyricist, who was one of the writers of Tin Pan Alley. Born in Portland, Oregon, he was a charter member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). MacDonald wrote lyrics for a song called "Play That Barber-Shop Chord" in 1910, which became a hit with revised lyrics when it was sung in the Ziegfeld Follies by vaudeville star Bert Williams. He subsequently worked with composer Harry Carroll on "On the Mississippi" (1912) and "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (1912, based on the novel of the same name). He also partnered with James F. Hanley, which produced the 1917 hit "(Back Home Again in) Indiana". In the early 1920s, MacDonald turned his attention to Broadway revues, which in 1924 brought him his most notable musical collaborator in George Gershwin. In 1926, MacDonald teamed up with Walter Donaldson to write songs for the Broadway show Sweetheart Time. Thumbs Up! was MacDonald's final Broadway show. He died in Forest Hills, New York.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 15, 1882 (Portland), Died November 17, 1935 (Queens)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, author, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 273 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-58612	10-in.	1/21/1930	I'm sailing on a sunbeam	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-58623	10-in.	1/24/1930	A year from today	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	CVE-59839	12-in.	3/19/1930	I'm following you	Coca Cola Topnotchers	Radio broadcast : Orchestra, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BRC-70910	10-in.	10/26/1931	Bend down, sister	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82580	10-in.	6/1/1934	Breeze (Blow my baby back to me)	Tom Berwick Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-83817	10-in.	8/3/1934	Beautiful face have a heart!	Dan Hornsby ; Perry Bechtel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-87761	10-in.	1/29/1935	Indiana	KXYZ Novelty Band	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-98457	10-in.	12/23/1935	Anything can happen	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-02526	10-in.	10/11/1936	Breeze (Blow my baby back to me)	Washboard Wonders ; Kenneth Wolfe	Washboard band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-027942	10-in.	10/19/1938	Bend down sister	Bob Ballin ; Rennie McEvoy	Male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BS-046433	10-in.	1/15/1940	Beautiful Ohio	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-051231	10-in.	6/5/1940	Rose of Washington Square	Anita Boyer ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra	Orchestra, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058246	10-in.	12/10/1940	Somebody loves me	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-067934	10-in.	9/26/1941	Somebody loves me	The Pied Pipers ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-071760	10-in.	2/2/1942	Somebody loves me	LEVINE (Henry) and his STRICTLY FROM DIXIE JAZZ BAND	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-2841	10-in.	9/11/1946	Somebody loves me	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2779	10-in.	12/30/1947	Somebody else-not me	Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D9AB-2550	10-in.	11/23/1949	The trail of the lonesome pine	Ralph Flanagan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	4562	10-in.	between January and September 1910	I've got the time, I've got the place, but it's hard to find the girl	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	19257	10-in.	3/10/1911	The Mississippi dippy dip	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38621	10-in.	2/7/1913	On the Mississippi	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38672	10-in.	3/4/1913	The trail of the lonesome pine	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38675	10-in.	3/4/1913	Roll on, Missouri	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38783	10-in.	4/14/1913	Mammy's fireside	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	38885	10-in.	5/27/1913	It takes a little rain with the sunshine to make the world go 'round	Henry Burr ; Edgar Stoddard	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 76-100 of 273 records)

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDonald, Ballard," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106626.

MacDonald, Ballard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106626.

"MacDonald, Ballard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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