L. Wolfe Gilbert
Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1886 (Odessa), Died July 13, 1970 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 447 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 38286 | 10-in. | 9/20/1912 | Take me to that Swanee shore | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38437 | 10-in. | 11/22/1912 | Mammy's shufflin' dance | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38528 | 10-in. | 12/31/1912 | Here comes my daddy now | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38591 | 10-in. | 1/24/1913 | Oh! What a night | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38654 | 10-in. | 2/25/1913 | I want to go home | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38784 | 10-in. | 4/14/1913 | I've been through the mill | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38826 | 10-in. | 5/6/1913 | Mammy Jinny's jubilee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38887 | 10-in. | 5/28/1913 | We've got a parrot in our house | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 38976 | 10-in. | 8/1/1913 | He wants someone to call him Papa | Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39193 | 10-in. | 1/23/1914 | Camp meeting band | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39262 | 10-in. | 2/24/1914 | She's dancing her heart away | Manuel Romain | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39332 | 10-in. | 4/20/1914 | Me and Mandy Lee | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39390 | 10-in. | 5/19/1914 | Mootching along (At the Cotton Ball) | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39960 | 10-in. | 3/18/1915 | By heck | Byron G. Harlan ; Will C. Robbins | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 39983 | 10-in. | 3/25/1915 | My little dream girl | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 45790 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Open up your heart, let me in | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 45869 | 10-in. | 7/20/1915 | Painting that mother of mine | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 45951 | 10-in. | 8/16/1915 | My sweet Adair | James F. Harrison ; James Reed | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46713 | 10-in. | 4/14/1916 | Shades of night | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46715 | 10-in. | 4/17/1916 | I love you, that's one thing I know | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 46830 | 10-in. | 6/13/1916 | My own Iona | Elizabeth Brice ; Charles King | Female-male vocal duet, with flute, guitar, and steel guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | 46966 | 10-in. | 8/16/1916 | Out of the cradle (Into my heart) | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47077 | 10-in. | 10/17/1916 | Trail to Sunset Valley | James F. Harrison ; Reed Miller | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | 47181 | 10-in. | 11/21/1916 | My Hawaiian sunshine | Samuel Ash ; Lewis James | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | 77125 | 10-in. | 6/8/1917 | Lily of the valley | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gilbert, L. Wolfe," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.
Gilbert, L. Wolfe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.
"Gilbert, L. Wolfe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Gilbert, L. Wolfe (Louis Wolfe), 1886-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89003985
Wikidata: L. Wolfe Gilbert - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q329358
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MusicBrainz: L. Wolfe Gilbert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b9640354-c80b-4fe7-ab2c-7b5c68674157
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