James V. Monaco

James Vincent Monaco (January 13, 1885 – October 16, 1945) was an Italian-born American composer of popular music.

Monaco was born in Formia, Italy; his family emigrated to Albany, New York when he was six. He worked as a ragtime player in Chicago before returning to New York.

Monaco's first successful song "Oh, You Circus Day" was featured in the 1912 Broadway revue Hanky Panky. Further success came with "Row, Row, Row" (lyrics by William Jerome) in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1912. Perhaps his best remembered song is "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (lyrics by Joseph McCarthy), introduced by Al Jolson in 1913 and performed by Judy Garland with revised lyrics as "Dear Mr Gable" in 1937.

Monaco worked with a number of lyricists before moving to Hollywood where he teamed with lyricist Johnny Burke to produce songs for several Bing Crosby films. He died in 1945 in Beverly Hills, California.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1885 (Formia), Died October 16, 1945 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 401-425 of 461 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C1832 10-in. 3/31/1928 Dirty hands! Dirty face! Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra ; Al Jolson Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C2571 10-in. 11/15/1928 Me and the man in the moon Mary Williams Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick C2667 10-in. 12/13/1928 Me and the man in the moon The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick C4375 10-in. 9/18/1929 Through! (How can you say we’re through?) Charles C. Locke Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick C4617 10-in. 9/26/1929 Through! (How can you say we're through?) Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Brunswick C7116 10-in. Dec. 1930 Lonesome lover Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C7827-C7828 10-in. 5/25/1931 As long as you’re there Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick A125-A127 10-in. 5/28/1924 You’ll never get to heaven with those eyes Oriole Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick LAE611 10-in. 9/4/1929 Last night, honey Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick 449W-452W 10-in. 2/25/1925 We’re back together again (My baby and me) Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Austin Wylie Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 498W-500W 10-in. 3/5/1925 The only, only one for me Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick 775W-776W 10-in. 5/2/1925 Ah-ha! Night Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E777W-E778W 10-in. 5/2/1925 Ah-ha! Night Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 951W-953W 10-in. 6/26/1925 When eyes of blue are fooling you Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 1428W-1430W 10-in. 10/6/1925 The king isn't king any more Night Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 112-a] 10-in. July 1927 You went away too far (And stayed away too long) Harry Shalson Male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 157-a] 10-in. Feb. 1928 Calling me home Fred Elizalde Music Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 2444 10-in. 9/8/1913 Row-row-row Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4547 10-in. 3/2/1916 Those good old days back home Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4629 10-in. 4/4/1916 What's the use of going home Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4697 10-in. 5/2/1916 Have you forgotten me? Helen Clark Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4834 10-in. 6/29/1916 You're a dangerous girl Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4932 10-in. 8/18/1916 You're a dangerous girl Jaudas' Society Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 5150 10-in. 11/16/1916 Honolulu, America loves you (We've got to hand it to you) Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5207 10-in. 12/12/1916 What do you want to make those eyes at me for Rachael Grant ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
(Results 401-425 of 461 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monaco, James V.," accessed March 24, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108854.

Monaco, James V.. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108854.

"Monaco, James V.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 24 March 2023.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108854

External Sources

Wikipedia: James V. Monaco

Discogs: James V. Monaco

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LCNAR: Monaco, James V., 1885-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89013774

Wikidata: James V. Monaco - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1681223

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17649438

MusicBrainz: James V. Monaco - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f82ad155-eab8-4db6-a86e-9c1b6f515296

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