Will Hudson
Will Hudson (né Arthur Murray Hainer; March 8, 1908 – July 16, 1981) was a Canadian-born American composer, arranger, and big band leader who worked from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1908 (Grimsby), Died July 16, 1981 (Isle of Palms)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, leader, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-57066 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | I'd love it | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78187 | 10-in. | 10/13/1933 | Fiddlesticks | Joe Venuti and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78189 | 10-in. | 10/13/1933 | Moon glow | Joe Venuti and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-78190 | 10-in. | 10/13/1933 | Phantom rhapsody | Joe Venuti and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81028 | 10-in. | 1/4/1934 | How was I to know? | Ray Sinatra Orchestra ; Arthur Tracy | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81034 | 10-in. | 1/5/1934 | How was I to know? | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81089 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | Moon glow | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81093 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Hotcha razz-ma-tazz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81324 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | White heat | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81325 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Jazznocracy | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81787 | 10-in. | 3/6/1934 | Hocus pocus | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81790 | 10-in. | 3/6/1934 | Tidal wave | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-82221 | 10-in. | 3/20/1934 | Remember when | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra ; Henry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82549 | 10-in. | 5/24/1934 | Moon-glow | Don Bestor Orchestra ; Joy Lynne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-83375 | 10-in. | 7/12/1934 | Nit wit serenade | Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-83376 | 10-in. | 7/12/1934 | Harlem heat | Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-83982 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Moon-glow | Taft School Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-97752 | 10-in. | 8/21/1936 | Moon glow | Benny Goodman Quartet | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101065 | 10-in. | 4/6/1936 | Tormented | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-101198 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Tormented | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-101669 | 10-in. | 6/5/1936 | You're not the kind | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-102379 | 10-in. | 7/1/1936 | You're not that kind | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041 | 10-in. | 8/21/1936 | Organ grinder's swing | Jolly Coburn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-0231 | 10-in. | 8/21/1936 | The organ grinder's swing | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-02101 | 10-in. | 10/7/1936 | Organ grinder's swing | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-03908 | 10-in. | 12/24/1936 | Mr. Ghost goes to town | Johnny Hamp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-04201 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | Mr. Ghost goes to town | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06594 | 10-in. | 4/2/1937 | I'll never tell you I love you | Shirley Lloyd ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-07379 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | I'll never tell you I love you | Vernon Geyer | Organ solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011089 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | You're my desire | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-011091 | 10-in. | 7/10/1937 | You're my desire | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-015538 | 10-in. | 10/22/1937 | The pop corn man | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017768 | 10-in. | 12/23/1937 | Russian lullaby | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-021169 | 10-in. | 3/15/1938 | Sophisticated swing | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-026866 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | There's something about an old love | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-027212 | 10-in. | 9/23/1938 | Pop corn man | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | MBS-032313 | 10-in. | before November 1939 | Baile del organillero | Conjunto Dupont | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-055258 | 10-in. | 1/23/1941 | Moonglow | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057099 | 10-in. | 11/7/1940 | The world without you | Three Lads and a Lassie ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066830 | 10-in. | 7/14/1941 | Moonglow | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071492 | 10-in. | 10/15/1941 | You're not the kind | Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0006 | 10-in. | 1/3/1945 | Moonglow | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152738 | 10-in. | 5/14/1934 | Moonglow | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W265137 | 10-in. | 9/22/1933 | Night life-3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | arranger | ||
| Gramophone | 0EA765 | 10-in. | Feb. 1935 | With all my heart and soul | New Mayfair Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0RA1840 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Hofkonzert im Hinterhaus | Glahé Musette Orchestra ; Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with accordion solo | composer | |
| Decca | 68128 | 10-in. | 9/19/1940 | On the verge | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68129 | 10-in. | 9/19/1940 | The world without you | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68130 | 10-in. | 9/19/1940 | Peekin' at the deacon | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68131 | 10-in. | 9/19/1940 | Hi ya, Mr. Chips | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68445 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Black velvet | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68446 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Three at a table for two | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68447 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Start jumpin' | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Decca | 68448 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Easy rocker | Will Hudson Orchestra | arranger, leader | ||
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL5903 | 10-in. | 10/19/1936 | Quand je te parle d'amour | Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hudson, Will," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106964.
Hudson, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106964.
"Hudson, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Hudson, Will - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93105682
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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59269816
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