Don George
Don R. George (August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music. His songs include "The Yellow Rose of Texas" "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (1937), "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (1944) and "Everything but You" (1945). George has also written lyrics for film songs. He was a personal friend and occasional lyricist of jazz composer Duke Ellington, whom he followed closely from 1943 until Ellington's death in 1974. It was with Ellington that he wrote many of hist best-known songs. George wrote a 1981 biography of Ellington titled Sweet Man: The Real Duke Ellington. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1909, Died 1987
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-26 of 26 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D7VB-3073 | 10-in. | 12/29/1947 | The morning glory road | Arthur Malvin ; Ray McKinley Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "George, Don," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108074.
George, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108074.
"George, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
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LCNAR: George, Don, 1909-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb90073419
Wikidata: Don George - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5292664
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26551824
MusicBrainz: Don George - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e860245-4ae3-423b-9a6f-7dc242502568
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