Doris Fisher
Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 – January 15, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, collaborating both as lyricist and composer. She co-wrote many popular songs in the 1940s, including "Whispering Grass", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall", "That Ole Devil Called Love", and "Put the Blame on Mame." Her songs were recorded by the Ink Spots, Louis Prima, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, Pearl Bailey, the Mills Brothers and Ella Fitzgerald amongst others. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1915 (New York City), Died January 15, 2003 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-023479 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | (How to make love in) Ten easy lessons | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-026646 | 10-in. | 8/25/1938 | Tutti frutti | Bon Bon ; Harry Roberts ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-047279 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | Whispering grass | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-062747 | 10-in. | 3/10/1941 | Blitzkrieg baby | Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2156 | 10-in. | 9/12/1946 | A man is a brother to a mule | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2947 | 10-in. | 9/30/1946 | Either it's love or it isn't | Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3017 | 10-in. | 10/15/1946 | You can't see the sun when you're cryin' | Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble, and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-3119 | 10-in. | 10/19/1946 | They can't convince me | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Charles Dant ; Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CB11438 | 10-in. | 12/5/1945 | Angiolina | Carlo Buti ; Orchestra M.o Dino Olivier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fisher, Doris," accessed May 20, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109392.
Fisher, Doris. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109392.
"Fisher, Doris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 20 May 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Fisher, Doris, 1915-2003 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92022727
Wikidata: Doris Fisher (songwriter) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q521456
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/278225
MusicBrainz: Doris Fisher - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6a11eee9-49d8-4c1a-983f-d26bd88a0826
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