Lester Lee

Lester Lee (November 7, 1903 – June 19, 1956) was an American composer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Original Song for the film Miss Sadie Thompson. Lee was also the co-writer of "Pennsylvania Polka". Lee died in June 1956 of a heart attack in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 52.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 7, 1903 (New York City), Died June 19, 1956 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1950

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

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Recordings (Results 26-29 of 29 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E18106-E18107 10-in. 2/25/1926 There are two sides to every story Frank Bessinger Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist  
Brunswick E26762-E26764 10-in. 3/1/1928 My rainbow Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Adelphia Whispering Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E26764). songwriter  
Edison 18147 10-in. 1/3/1928 My rainbow Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Edison S-44 10-in. 1928 My rainbow (?) - Unidentified test recording Unidentified performer(s) (Edison Records) songwriter  
(Results 26-29 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lee, Lester," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110018.

Lee, Lester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110018.

"Lee, Lester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110018

External Sources

Wikipedia: Lester Lee

Discogs: Lester Lee

Allmusic: Lester Lee

IMDb: Lester Lee

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lee, Lester, 1905-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95018848

Wikidata: Lester Lee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1523736

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79624466

MusicBrainz: Lester Lee - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5c5e5fd0-96d2-4a52-95fd-6196a284c090

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