Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 17 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 18, 1913 (Brooklyn), Died March 3, 1987 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, narrator
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 74847 | 4/18/1949 | Honey bun-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 74848 | 4/18/1949 | There is nothin' like a dame | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75604 | 12/14/1949 | The handout song | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 75605 | 12/14/1949 | The wreck of the old 97 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76369 | 5/18/1950 | Pigalle | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76370 | 5/18/1950 | Hula Lou | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80657 | 3/8/1951 | Rhythm of a new romance | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80658 | 3/8/1951 | Happy ending | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80659 | 3/8/1951 | On the Riviera | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80664 | 3/9/1951 | I'm late | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 80665 | 3/9/1951 | The walrus and the carpenter | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81903 | 11/26/1951 | There's a hole in the bottom of the sea | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81904 | 11/26/1951 | Uncle pockets | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84023 | 2/27/1953 | I love you, that's one thing I know | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 84024 | 2/27/1953 | I'll buy the ring | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85888 | 3/9/1954 | Stories of the ballets: The magic toyshop (La boutique fantasque) (Rossini-Respighi): Part 1 | Danny Kaye | narrator | |||
| Decca | 85889 | 3/9/1954 | Stories of the ballets: The magic toyshop (La boutique fantasque) (Rossini-Respighi): Part 2 | Danny Kaye | narrator | |||
| Decca | 85908 | 2/26/1954 | Knock on wood | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85909 | 2/26/1954 | All about you | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 85910 | 2/26/1954 | Monahan, O Han | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 86772 | 9/9/1954 | Blue skies ; Mandy | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 86945 | 10/19/1954 | Mandy | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4419 | 5/5/1947 | Bloop bleep | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4420 | 5/5/1947 | I got a song | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4424 | 5/13/1947 | Tubby the tuba, part 1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4425 | 5/13/1947 | Tubby the tuba, part 2 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4454 | 6/14/1947 | What's the use of dreaming | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4455 | 6/14/1947 | I wonder who's kissing her now | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4508 | 9/27/1947 | Civilization | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4509 | 9/27/1947 | Bread and butter woman | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4586 | 11/28/1947 | The little fiddle (Symphony for unstrung tongue): Part 1 | Danny Kaye | narrator | |||
| Decca | L 4587 | 11/28/1947 | The little fiddle (Symphony for unstrung tongue): Part 2 | Danny Kaye | narrator | |||
| Decca | L 4605 | 12/2/1947 | When I first met my old old love I knew/ (The Gondoliers) In enterprise of Martial Kind | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4617 | 12/4/1947 | (Pirates of Penzance) The policemen's song | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4618 | 12/4/1947 | (Patience) If you're anxious for to shine | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4619 | 12/4/1947 | (Iolantie) Nightmare song | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4642 | 12/10/1947 | Oh, by Jingo! | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4643 | 12/10/1947 | St. Louis blues | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4664 | 12/14/1947 | Mad dogs and Englishmen-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4665 | 12/14/1947 | Triplets | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4679 | 12/17/1947 | A lullaby for Dena | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4680 | 12/17/1947 | Molly Malone (Cockles and mussels) | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4693 | 12/18/1947 | Ballin' the jack | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4703 | 12/19/1947 | (The Mikado) The moon and I | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4704 | 12/19/1947 | The moon is your pillow | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4705 | 12/20/1947 | Big brass band from Brazil | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4706 | 12/20/1947 | It's a quiet town | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4709 | 12/20/1947 | Maniac depressive presents: Lobby number, part 1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4710 | 12/20/1947 | Maniac depressive presents: Lobby number, part 2 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4837 | 6/4/1948 | Put 'em in a box.tie 'em with a ribbon | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4838 | 6/4/1948 | The woody woodpecker song | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4841 | 9/13/1948 | Anytime | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4878 | 1/24/1949 | Coca roca | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4879 | 1/24/1949 | Chu-chu-chi-wa-wa train | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4948 | 3/29/1949 | Candy kisses | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4949 | 3/29/1949 | Thank you | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5136 | 9/14/1949 | A merry Christmas at Grandmother's house-1 | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5137 | 9/14/1949 | (All I want for Christmas is) My two front teeth-2 | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5142 | 9/27/1949 | (The sorcerer) My name is John Wellington Wells | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5143 | 9/28/1949 | (HMS Pinafore) When I was a lad | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5144 | 10/2/1949 | I've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5145 | 10/2/1949 | The peony bush | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5199 | 11/11/1949 | Love me or leave me | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5200 | 11/11/1949 | Happy times | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5386 | 2/10/1950 | Wilhelmina | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5387 | 2/10/1950 | C'est si bon (It's so good) | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5392 | 2/15/1950 | Confidentially | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5393 | 2/15/1950 | A paper full of fish and chips | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5668 | 6/14/1950 | La vie en rose | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5710 | 6/27/1950 | Popo the puppet | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 5711 | 6/27/1950 | The Tubby the tuba song | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 5712 | 6/27/1950 | Ladies ladies | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 5784 | 8/18/1950 | Tubby the tuba at the circus, part 1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 5785 | 8/18/1950 | Tubby the tuba at the circus, part 2 | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 5858 | 9/28/1950 | Ching-ara-sa-sa | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5859 | 9/28/1950 | Orange colored sky | The Andrews Sisters ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5926 | 11/12/1950 | The little white duck | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5927 | 11/12/1950 | The thing | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5998 | 1/16/1951 | How could you believe me | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5999 | 1/16/1951 | I left my hat in Haiti | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6000 | 1/16/1951 | I taut I taw a puddy-tat | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6388 | 8/12/1951 | How d'ye do and shake hands | Danny Kaye ; Jane Wyman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6389 | 8/12/1951 | Black strap molasses | Danny Kaye ; Jane Wyman | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6450 | 9/26/1951 | Riley's daughter-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6451 | 9/26/1951 | Eat, eat, eat! | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6452 | 9/26/1951 | Santa Claus looks like my Daddy | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6457 | 9/27/1951 | You're for me, Mimi | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6458 | 9/27/1951 | Mademoiselle de Paree | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6459 | 9/27/1951 | Tongue twisters | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6500 | 10/24/1951 | Uncle pockets | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6501 | 10/24/1951 | There's a hole in the bottom of the sea | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6855 | 8/11/1952 | Thumbelina | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6856 | 8/11/1952 | Wonderful Copenhagen | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6857 | 8/11/1952 | Anywhere I wander | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6858 | 8/11/1952 | The king's new clothes | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6859 | 8/12/1952 | Inchworm | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6860 | 8/12/1952 | The ugly duckling | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6861 | 8/13/1952 | No two people-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6862 | 8/13/1952 | I'm Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6919 | 10/29/1952 | In my neck o' the woods-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6920 | 10/29/1952 | What more do you want? | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6966 | 12/20/1952 | I belong to Glasgow ; Good old 49 ; Tchaikovsky | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 6967 | 12/20/1952 | Anatole of Paris | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7443 | 10/27/1953 | Night of my nights | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7444 | 10/27/1953 | Not since Nineveh | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7622 | 4/10/1954 | White Christrnas (finale)-1 | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye ; Peggy Lee ; Trudy Stevens | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7623 | 4/10/1954 | Snow-1 | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye ; Peggy Lee ; Trudy Stevens | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7624 | 4/10/1954 | The old man; Gee, I wish I was back in the Army | Bing Crosby ; Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7850 | 9/2/1954 | The best things happen while you're dancing | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7851 | 9/2/1954 | Choreography | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7852 | 9/2/1954 | Manhattan mambo | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8648 | 8/30/1955 | Yon-u-ary-1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8649 | 8/30/1955 | (I love you) Fair dinkurn (dinky di I do) | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8654 | 9/7/1955 | Life could not better be | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8655 | 9/7/1955 | The maladjusted jester | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8671 | 9/12/1955 | Where walks my true love | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8672 | 9/12/1955 | My heart knows a lovely song | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8677 | 9/15/1955 | I live to love | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8678 | 9/15/1955 | Willow, willow waley | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8679 | 9/15/1955 | Pass the basket | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8680 | 9/17/1955 | Outfox the fox | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8681 | 9/17/1955 | Madam, I love your crepe Suzette | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8682 | 9/17/1955 | My darling Jenny Macoo | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8683 | 9/21/1955 | The court jester, part 1 | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 8684 | 9/22/1955 | The court jester, part 2 | Danny Kaye | vocalist, narrator | |||
| Decca | L 8701 | 9/27/1955 | Outfox the fox | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8702 | 9/27/1955 | Life could not better be | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8703 | 9/27/1955 | I'll take you dreaming | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8869 | 12/20/1955 | Little child (Daddy dear) | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8870 | 12/20/1955 | Laugh it off upsy Daisey | Danny Kaye | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 9063 | 3/22/1956 | Delilah Jones | Danny Kaye | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaye, Danny," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108026.
Kaye, Danny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108026.
"Kaye, Danny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
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ISNI: 0000 0000 6304 196X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000006304196X
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