Herman Ruby
Birth and Death Data: Born March 15, 1892 (New York City), Died July 30, 1959 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, arranger
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13538 | 10-in. | 7/8/1913 | I can live without you | Olive Kline | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25539 | 10-in. | 8/30/1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25702 | 10-in. | 9/28/1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26241 | 10-in. | 3/9/1922 | My honey's lovin' arms | Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-30175 | 10-in. | 6/11/1924 | I can't get the one I want | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-30325 | 10-in. | 6/25/1924 | I can't get the one I want | Lou Holtz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-30593 | 10-in. | 8/19/1924 | When I was the dandy and you were the belle | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-30666 | 10-in. | 8/22/1924 | When I was the dandy and you were the belle | Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-32597 | 10-in. | 5/7/1925 | Sing Loo | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32832 | 10-in. | 5/28/1925 | Can't your friend get a friend for me | Jane Green | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33306 | 10-in. | 8/13/1925 | Cecilia | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33383 | 10-in. | 9/15/1925 | Cecilia | Jack Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33398 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Feelin' kind o' blue | Jack Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37505 | 10-in. | 1/3/1927 | The dancers | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38188 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | My Sunday girl | Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-38223 | 10-in. | 3/18/1927 | My Sunday girl | Jack Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-38224 | 10-in. | 3/18/1927 | I've never seen a straight banana | Jack Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | arranger | |
| Victor | BVE-41153 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | Mine, all mine | Jane Green | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-41372 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Mine, all mine | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-46142 | 10-in. | 8/21/1928 | Flower of love | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-47774 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Pals just pals | Melody Three | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-48499 | 10-in. | 12/20/1928 | The spell of the blues | Sam Coslow ; High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-49263 | 10-in. | 12/17/1928 | Jumping Jack | Zez Confrey Orchestra [i.e., Victor Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-49633 | 10-in. | 1/10/1929 | The spell of the blues | Frederick Vettel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53539 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53540 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | A wee bit o' love | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-55381 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | Jesse Crawford ; Paul Small | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55807 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Since I found you | Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-100362 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | I'll always be in love with you | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PB-88 | 10-in. | 2/10/1925 | Hot Tamale Molly | Alika Hawaiian Trio | Hawaiian instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-135 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | Feelin' kind o' blue | Glen Oswald Serenaders ; Glen Oswald | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-033773 | 10-in. | 2/28/1939 | Only when you're in my arms | Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-034260 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Only when you're in my arms | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041975 | 10-in. | 9/6/1939 | My honey's lovin' arms | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048100 | 10-in. | 3/11/1940 | Cecilia | Dick Todd Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048492 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | Cecilia | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-3420 | 10-in. | 12/13/1946 | The egg and I | Mary Marlow ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0902 | 10-in. | 5/26/1947 | Cecilia | Three Suns | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2078 | 10-in. | 11/14/1947 | I'll always be in love with you | Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 46958 | 10-in. | 8/15/1916 | The dance of all nations' ragtime ball | Anna Chandler | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79902 | 10-in. | 6/20/1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Broadway Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79990 | 10-in. | 9/16/1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Columbians Dance Orchestra De Luxe | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80496 | 10-in. | 8/4/1922 | My honey's lovin' arms | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80633 | 10-in. | 11/9/1922 | Those star spangled nights in Dixieland | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81381 | 10-in. | 12/4/1923 | Twelve o'clock at night | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81429 | 10-in. | 12/20/1923 | Twelve o'clock at night | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81796 | 10-in. | 5/28/1924 | I can't get the one I want | Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 81965 | 10-in. | 8/29/1924 | When I was the dandy and you were the belle | Joe Schenck | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140399 | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | Can't your friend get a friend for me? | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140404 | 10-in. | 2/27/1925 | Hot Tamale Molly | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140732 | 10-in. | 6/27/1925 | Cecilia | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140733 | 10-in. | 6/27/1925 | Feelin' kind o' blue | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 141031 | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | Feelin' kind o' blue | Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 143473 | 10-in. | 2/14/1927 | My Sunday girl | Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143507 | 10-in. | 2/21/1927 | I've never seen a straight banana | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143539 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | My Sunday girl | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143704 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | My Sunday girl | Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 143721 | 10-in. | 3/29/1927 | My Sunday girl | Jack Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144941 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Mine, all mine | Ed Lowry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145411 | 10-in. | 12/15/1927 | Mine—all mine | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 145455 | 10-in. | 12/31/1927 | Mine—all mine | University Six | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 145518 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | Mine—all mine | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 146856 | 10-in. | 8/17/1928 | Flower of love | Lou Gold Orchestra ; John Ryan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146938 | 10-in. | 8/31/1928 | Flower of love | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]147078 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Lonesome | Danny Meyers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147401 | 10-in. | 12/10/1928 | The spell of the blues | George Dewey Washington | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147449 | 10-in. | 11/7/1928 | Pals, just pals | Goodrich Silvertown Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147720 | 10-in. | 12/19/1928 | The spell of the blues | Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Arthur Seelig | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147740 | 10-in. | 1/2/1929 | The spell of the blues | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148424 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | The Cavaliers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 148458 | 10-in. | 4/19/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | George Kay ; Ray Nichols Palais Royal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148812 | 10-in. | 7/15/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | The Four Aces | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148842 | 10-in. | 7/23/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Pete Woolery | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 148894 | 10-in. | 8/19/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | The Harmonians [Lou Gold Orchestra] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148949 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Cummins | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 149077 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | The end of the lonesome trail | Irving Brodsky Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149614 | 10-in. | 12/23/1929 | Were you just pretending? | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72598 | 10-in. | 1924 | I can't get the one I want | Earl Rickard | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8239 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Elliott Shaw | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8555 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Twelve o'clock at night | Ted Shapiro ; Sophie Tucker | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70046 | 10-in. | July 1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Ernest Hare ; Rega Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70193 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70293 | 10-in. | Nov. 1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72641 | 10-in. | June 1924 | I can't get the one I want | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73160 | 10-in. | 2/9/1925 | Hot Tamale Molly | The Goofus Five ; Earl Rickard | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80438 | 10-in. | 2/17/1927 | I've never seen a straight banana | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80442 | 10-in. | 2/18/1927 | I've never seen a straight banana | Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80479 | 10-in. | 2/23/1927 | My Sunday girl | Irwin Abrams Hotel Manger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano duet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81940 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Mine—all mine | Rube Bloom ; Eddie Lang | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401449 | 10-in. | 12/12/1928 | My honey's lovin' arms | Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401477 | 10-in. | 12/22/1928 | The spell of the blues | Charles W. Hamp | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401560 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | The spell of the blues | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401825 | 10-in. | 4/24/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | Carolina Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402468 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | W402483 | 10-in. | 6/28/1929 | I'll always be in love with you (Theme song of "Syncopation") | Smith Ballew | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | B11-B13 | 10-in. | 7/18/1924 | I can’t get the one I want | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 6238 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8457-8459 | 10-in. | approximately July 1922 | My honey's lovin' arms | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13347-13350 | 10-in. | 6/20/1924 | I can’t get the one I want (Those I get I don’t want) | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13402-13403 | 10-in. | 6/26/1924 | I can’t get the one I want | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13494-13497 | 10-in. | 7/10/1924 | I can’t get the one I want (Those I get I don’t want) | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28170 | 10-in. | 9/6/1928 | Flower of love | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E28620 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Flower of love | Meyer Davis’ Swanee Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E29239 | 10-in. | February 1929 | I’ll always be in love with you | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E29376 | 10-in. | 2/27/1929 | I’ll always be in love with you | Colonial Club Orchestra [Bob Haring Orchestra] ; Oliver Smith | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E29554 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | I’ll always be in love with you | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E35618 | 10-in. | 12/1/1930 | My honey’s lovin’ arms | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E7038-E7040 | 10-in. | 1/26/1928 | Mine—all mine | The Bluebirds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E7040) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E21612-E21614 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | My Sunday girl | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E21614) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E25457-E25459 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Mine—all mine | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25459) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E25608-E25609 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Mine—all mine | Peggy English | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30392-E30393 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30944-E30945 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | The end of the lonesome trail | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31657-E31658 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Only the girl | A&P Gypsies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | CN111 | 10-in. | Feb. 1928 | My honey’s lovin’ arms | Al Cameron ; Hotel Gibson Orchestra ; Ray Miller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | LTR316 | 12-in. | 7/13/1930 | Were you just pretending? | First National Orchestra and Singers | Radio transcription disc : Orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 151-b] | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1928 | Mine—all mine | Harry Shalson | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8086 | 10-in. | 6/21/1921 | My sunny Tennessee | Broadway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9615 | 10-in. | 7/14/1924 | I can't get the one I want | Georgia Melodians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9756 | 10-in. | 9/30/1924 | When I was the dandy and you were the belle | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10522 | 10-in. | 7/27/1925 | Cecilia | Vernon Dalhart ; Greenwich Village Inn Orchestra ; Billy Wynne | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11087 | 10-in. | 7/2/1926 | Nobody knows what happened to McCarthy | John Ryan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11645 | 10-in. | 4/13/1927 | My Sunday girl | Frank Braidwood ; Irwin Dash | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18045 | 10-in. | 11/19/1927 | Mine—all mine | Frank Braidwood ; Marion Healy | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18137 | 10-in. | 12/28/1927 | Mine—all mine | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19044 | 10-in. | 2/13/1929 | The spell of the blues | Al Friedman Orchestra ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19303 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19322 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-735 | 10-in. | 2/13/1929 | The spell of the blues | Al Friedman Orchestra ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-901 | 10-in. | 5/16/1929 | I'll always be in love with you | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-1027 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-1046 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ruby, Herman," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108740.
Ruby, Herman. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108740.
"Ruby, Herman." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Ruby, Herman, 1891-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89004013
Wikidata: Herman Ruby - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55684865
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/86488034
MusicBrainz: Herman Ruby - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/30cba9c1-0c69-44ce-95a5-1f99f6fda832
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