Walter Gross
Walter Gross (July 14, 1909 – November 27, 1967) is best known for having composed the music for the popular 1946 song "Tenderly". In addition to composing dozens of other titles, he was also a pianist, arranger, orchestra leader, and record industry executive. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 14, 1909 (New York City), Died November 27, 1967 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, director, composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-038251 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Glad to be unhappy | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-038252 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Oh! You crazy moon | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-038253 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Stormy weather (Keeps rainin' all the time) | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-038254 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Go fly a kite! | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043313 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | I didn't know what time it was | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043314 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Make with the kisses | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043957 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | Blue rain | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043958 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | When love beckoned (On Fifty-second Street) | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043959 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | Dancing in the dark | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-043960 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | (I don't stand) A ghost of a chance with you | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-048793 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | It's a lovely day tomorrow | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-048794 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | It's somebody else (That you love) | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | director, composer | |
| Victor | BS-048795 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | I'm nobody's baby | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, director | |
| Victor | BS-048796 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Buds won't bud | Walter Gross ; Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048903 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Write a letter to your mother | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048904 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Mother Machree | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048905 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Devil may care | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048906 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Make-Believe Island | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048907 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | You can't brush me off | Dinah Shore ; Dick Todd | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048908 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Outside of that, I love you | Dinah Shore ; Dick Todd | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048943 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | It never entered my mind | Shirley Howard | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048944 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Fools rush in (Where angels fear to tread) | Shirley Howard | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048945 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Fools fall in love | Shirley Howard | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-048946 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | It'll come to you | Shirley Howard | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051233 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | I'm always chasing rainbows | Walter Gross | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051234 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | A slight case of ivory | Walter Gross | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-051235 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Creepy weepy (A boogie woogie study) | Walter Gross | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-051236 | 10-in. | 6/6/1940 | Improvisation in several keys | Walter Gross | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BS-051561 | 10-in. | 6/25/1940 | How come you do me like you do? | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051562 | 10-in. | 6/25/1940 | Smoke gets in your eyes | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051563 | 10-in. | 6/25/1940 | The nearness of you | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051564 | 10-in. | 6/25/1940 | Maybe | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051591 | 10-in. | 7/1/1940 | Orchids for remembrance | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051592 | 10-in. | 7/1/1940 | Can't get Indiana off my mind | Dick Todd Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051593 | 10-in. | 7/1/1940 | My greatest mistake | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-051594 | 10-in. | 7/1/1940 | I'm waiting for ships that never come in | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-073482 | 10-in. | 3/25/1942 | Just a moon ago | Vera Barton | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2036 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | Tenderly | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-1034 | 10-in. | 12/18/1930 | Without love | Rudy Vallée | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Decca | 64616 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | I'm coming Virginia | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64617 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | Jamboree Jones | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64618 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | Aunt Hagar's blues | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64619 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | I used to be color-blind | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64620 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | Sing a song of sixpence | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 64621 | 10-in. | 9/9/1938 | Peelin' the peach | Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gross, Walter," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106796.
Gross, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106796.
"Gross, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Gross, Walter (Pianist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93017864
Wikidata: Walter Gross - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q746609
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/63215378
MusicBrainz: Walter Gross - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a88b4657-2c3b-4d0f-b95f-be361b3d02e0
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