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Milton Ager

Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6th, 1893 (Chicago), Died May 6th, 1979 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 721 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-017462 10-in. 12/3/1937 Sweet stranger Al Bowlly Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-022990 10-in. 5/5/1938 There's rain in your eyes Felix Knight ; Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-026607 10-in. 8/15/1938 Tenpins in the sky Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-026610 10-in. 8/17/1938 Tenpins in the sky Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-037122 10-in. 5/17/1939 Ain't she sweet Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-038238 10-in. 7/7/1939 Old mill wheel Disck Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-041592 10-in. 8/21/1939 Old mill wheel Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-042708 10-in. 9/20/1939 Sweet dreams, sweetheart Three Reasons ; Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and female vocal trio songwriter  
Victor BS-043349 10-in. 11/3/1939 You're lettin' the grass grow under your feet Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043927 10-in. 11/28/1939 Ain't she sweet Bunny Berigan Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-048757 10-in. 4/10/1940 I'm nobody's baby Connie Haines ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-048795 10-in. 4/17/1940 I'm nobody's baby Walter Gross ; Bea Wain Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-049094 10-in. 4/10/1940 I'm nobody's baby Ozzie Nelson Orchestra ; Rose Ann Stevens Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-Test-160 10-in. 1/2/1929 Glad rag doll Jack Yellen Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-Test-620 10-in. 3/4/1929 Glad rag doll Dagmar Nordstrom Piano solo composer  
Victor BVE-Test-662 10-in. 8/20/1929 He's a good man to have around Welcome Lewis Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CS-Test-1070 12-in. 9/26/1933 Digga-digga-do Whispering Banjos String band composer  
Victor [Trial 1922-09-12-02] Not documented 9/12/1922 Lovin' Sam, the Sheik of Alabam' Martha Pryor Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1927-07-12-03] 10-in. 7/12/1927 Ain't she sweet Al Herman Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 77283 10-in. 8/23/1917 China, we owe a lot to you Watson Sisters Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77314 10-in. 9/6/1917 If you saw all that I saw in Arkansas Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77336 10-in. 9/13/1917 There's something in the name of Ireland Hugh Donovan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77615 10-in. 1/8/1918 Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack, hurry back Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77868 10-in. 6/3/1918 France, we have not forgotten you Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77954 10-in. 7/22/1918 Everything is peaches down in Georgia Sterling Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
(Results 201-225 of 721 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ager, Milton," accessed February 28, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

Ager, Milton. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

"Ager, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 28 February 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777

External Sources

Wikipedia: Milton Ager

Discogs: Ager, Milton

Allmusic: Ager, Milton

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Ager, Milton, 1893-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93030552

Wikidata: Milton Ager - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q167399

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19877161/

MusicBrainz: Ager, Milton, 1893-1979 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28c71458-048b-419d-b3ce-5f7dccbf3e3e

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