Allan Roberts
Allan Roberts (March 12, 1905 – January 14, 1966) was an American musician and songwriter, whose songs, co-written with Doris Fisher and other writers, were successfully recorded by the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Marilyn Monroe, Perry Como, and many others. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-89329 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | You opened my eyes | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89371 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | You opened my eyes | Bill Barry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89383 | 10-in. | 3/25/1935 | You opened my eyes | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-89792 | 10-in. | 5/13/1935 | Ev'ry single little tingle of my heart | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Bob Stanley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-91059 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Ev'ry single little tingle of my heart | Helen Dell ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011601 | 10-in. | 7/29/1937 | Me, myself and I (Are all in love with you) | Jesse Crawford Orchestra ; Bob Murray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-025302 | 10-in. | 8/12/1938 | Teacher's pet | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043851 | 10-in. | 11/15/1939 | Chatterbox | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043885 | 10-in. | 11/21/1939 | Chatterbox | Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio and vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-046457 | 10-in. | 1/18/1940 | A little boy and a little girl | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047203 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | A little boy and a little girl | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-048975 | 10-in. | 4/30/1940 | It wouldn't be love | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-053034 | 10-in. | 5/31/1940 | It wouldn't be love | Janet Blair ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-064612 | 10-in. | 7/11/1941 | I can't change my heart | Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Smoothies | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-064806 | 10-in. | 8/25/1941 | Don't let Julia fool ya | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066135 | 10-in. | 6/24/1941 | I can't change my heart | Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton ; Peggy Mann | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-066471 | 10-in. | 7/7/1941 | Don't let Julia fool ya | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066801 | 10-in. | 7/9/1941 | Don't let Julia fool ya | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0049 | 10-in. | 1/22/1945 | Her heart was made of stone | Kaydets ; Kaye Choir ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet, vocal chorus, and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0226 | 10-in. | 4/23/1945 | Prove it by the things you do | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Carol Tucker | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0227 | 10-in. | 4/23/1945 | Fifteen years (and I'm still serving time) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0296 | 10-in. | 6/11/1945 | Good, good, good (that's you - that's you) | Nancy Norman ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1031 | 10-in. | 3/6/1945 | A tender word will mend it all | Buddy Cole Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-1128 | 10-in. | 9/10/1945 | You always hurt the one you love | City Slickers ; Carl Grayson ; Red Ingle ; Spike Jones | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-1495 | 10-in. | 4/24/1946 | That wonderful worrisome feeling | Ruth Christian ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| 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 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'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 ; Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0571 | 10-in. | 6/26/1947 | Naughty Angeline | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Charles Dant ; Dennis Day | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1988 | 10-in. | 11/5/1947 | I wish I knew the name (of the girl in my dreams) | Herbie Fields ; Herbie Fields Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2058 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | I'm sorry I didn't say 'I'm sorry | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2196 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Bride and groom polka | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-3440 | 10-in. | 12/16/1948 | The Humphrey Bogart rhumba | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-3452 | 10-in. | 12/27/1948 | The bells in her earrings | Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0134 | 10-in. | 1/25/1949 | Dreamer with a penny | Bill Lawrence ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1208 | 10-in. | 3/29/1949 | Ah-bah-nah, coo-bah | Desi Arnaz Orchestra ; The Streamliners | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1210 | 10-in. | 3/29/1949 | Straw hat song | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | o-8168 | 10-in. | ca. May 1921 | Little girl (Don't say good-bye) | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Vocalion | 21249 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Me, myself and I (are all in love with you) | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CB11438 | 10-in. | 12/5/1945 | Angiolina | Carlo Buti ; Orchestra M.o Dino Olivier | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL8254 | 10-in. | 11/8/1946 | Angelina | Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL8384 | 10-in. | 5/12/1947 | Angélina | Pierre Arras ; Jacques Hélian Orchestre ; Zappy Max | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roberts, Allan," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109395.
Roberts, Allan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109395.
"Roberts, Allan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Roberts, Allan, 1905-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92022864
Wikidata: Allan Roberts - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2648040
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MusicBrainz: Allan Roberts - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8efdf9f-a527-4e53-b2c1-7d5516aa393c
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