Harry David Kerr
Harry David Kerr (8 October 1880 Santa Rosa, California – 21 May 1957 Los Angeles) was an American songwriter, lyricist, author, and lawyer. Kerr became active in music at age 15 (1895). The practice of law had been his prime avocation until 1920, when he decided to focus on songwriting. But he still continued to use his legal training in music. In 1922, while living in New York City, Kerr prepared the incorporation documents for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), of which he had become one of 90 charter members at its founding in 1914. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 8, 1880, Died May 21, 1957
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-7014 | 10-in. | 4/27/1909 | In a little wigwam | Harvey W. Hindermeyer | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19876 | 10-in. | 5/21/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-19878 | 10-in. | 5/21/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-24785 | 10-in. | 1/10/1921 | Blue jeans | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-26415 | 10-in. | 4/18/1922 | Wonderland of dreams | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with harp and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29518 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Counting the days | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-29839 | 10-in. | 4/6/1924 | Oriental love dreams | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33308 | 10-in. | 8/13/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-45681 | 10-in. | 7/5/1928 | Neapolitan nights | The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-47507 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | Paradise | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-49921 | 10-in. | 2/5/1929 | Redskin | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-69632 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Southern moon | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-02-09-02] | Not documented | 2/9/1920 | Was there ever a pal like you | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-01-23-01] | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Out of the dusk to you | Dan Gridley | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 4480 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1910 | When you marry a girl for looks | Fred Duprez | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77132 | 10-in. | 6/12/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Graham Marr | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 77202 | 10-in. | 7/11/1917 | You can always come back to me | George Wilson [James Harrod] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79812 | 10-in. | 4/25/1921 | Do you ever think of me? | Ted Longtin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79861 | 10-in. | 5/25/1921 | Do you ever think of me | Fred Hughes | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 30046 | 12-in. | ca. 1906 | When Daddy sings the little ones to sleep | Albert Campbell ; Columbia Quartette | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141994 | 10-in. | 4/21/1926 | Give me today | California Ramblers ; Arthur Hall | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142305 | 10-in. | 6/16/1926 | In the heart of the hills | Barbara Maurel | Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144426 | 10-in. | 7/5/1927 | Broken dreams | Franklyn Baur ; Columbians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146588 | 10-in. | 6/27/1928 | Neapolitan nights | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 146983 | 10-in. | 9/12/1928 | Neapolitan nights | Ernie Golden and his Orchestra ; Arthur Seelig | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147002 | 10-in. | 9/14/1928 | Paradise | Maurice J. Gunsky | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147016 | 10-in. | 9/18/1928 | Paradise | Jerry Mason and his Californians [Harry Barth's Mississippians] ; Mell Lou | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147956 | 10-in. | 2/13/1929 | Redskin | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Mildred Hunt | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 147963 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Redskin | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7667 | 10-in. | Nov. 1920 | One sweet day | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7880 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | Do you ever think of me | Lewis James ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7956 | 10-in. | May 1921 | Just keep a thought for me | Lewis James ; Shannon Four | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 8929 | 10-in. | Feb. 1925 | That's my girl | Emerson Gill Orchestra ; Pinkey Hunter | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401301 | 10-in. | 11/8/1928 | Paradise | Seger Ellis ; Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W401306 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | Neapolitan nights | Kalama Quartette | Male vocal and instrumental quartet, with guitars (Hawaiian) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E28380 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1928 | Neapolitan nights | Collegiate Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E28430 | 10-in. | 9/28/1928 | Paradise | Eddy Thomas | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E29147 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | Redskin | Brunswick Orchestra ; Vaughn De Leath ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E29481 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | My Cairo love | Bob Haring Orchestra ; Frank Munn | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E16274-E16276 | 10-in. | 8/28/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E16363-E16365 | 10-in. | 9/10/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E16401-E16403 | 10-in. | 9/21/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E16516-E16518 | 10-in. | 10/5/1925 | Neapolitan nights | Colin O'More | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E17228-E17230 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Rest in my arms | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E18089-E18090 | 10-in. | 2/24/1926 | Mem’ries of love and you | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with cello obbligato and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E18185-E18187 | 10-in. | 3/4/1926 | Neapolitan nights | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E18492-E18493 | 10-in. | 3/19/1926 | Mem’ries of love and you | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with cello obbligato and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E18546-E18548 | 10-in. | 3/25/1926 | Mem’ries of love and you | Marie Morrisey | Female vocal solo, with cello obbligato and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E19299-E19301 | 10-in. | 5/18/1926 | Give me today | Colonial Club Orchestra [Bob Haring Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19695-E19697 | 10-in. | 7/8/1926 | In the heart of the hills | Allen McQuhae | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E23445-E23447 | 10-in. | 6/3/1927 | Broken dreams | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E24103-E24106 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | Broken dreams | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24106) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C3131 | 10-in. | 3/15/1929 | Paradise | Unidentified performer(s) (Brunswick Records) | Unknown | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE391 | 10-in. | 1/19/1929 | Do you ever think of me? | Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LAE851 | 10-in. | 7/24/1930 | Venetia | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | MP13 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1929 | Croon a little lullaby | Nan and Stan | Female-male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | SA2876 | 10-in. | 11/2/1937 | Do you ever think of me | Nite Owls | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 3586 | 10-in. | 2/16/1915 | I'm just a ragged newsboy, but my heart's true blue | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 5569 | 10-in. | 5/17/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Vernon Dalhart | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6401 | 10-in. | between 10/7/1918 and 11/1/1918 | Jealous moon | Leola Lucey | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6712 | 10-in. | 4/8/1919 | Me-ow | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6830 | 10-in. | 6/12/1919 | Keep all your love for me | Leola Lucey | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7109 | 10-in. | 1/13/1920 | Comrade o' mine | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7317 | 10-in. | 4/23/1920 | One sweet day | Elvira Leveroni | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7838 | 10-in. | 3/10/1921 | Blue jeans | Premier Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 7919 | 10-in. | 4/15/1921 | Just keep a thought for me | J. Harold Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8698 | 10-in. | 12/19/1922 | Don't be too sure | Walter Scanlan ; Elizabeth Spencer | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9087 | 10-in. | 7/18/1923 | One hour of love | Charles Hart ; Esther Nelson | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9871 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | That's my girl | Arthur Hall ; Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10648 | 10-in. | 10/22/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10990 | 10-in. | 5/19/1926 | Give me today (And you can have tomorrow) | Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kerr, Harry David," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111146.
Kerr, Harry David. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111146.
"Kerr, Harry David." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Kerr, Harry D., 1880-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98101451
Wikidata: Harry D. Kerr - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5668206
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19301448
MusicBrainz: Harry D. Kerr - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a52dce4a-0570-4be0-8cc4-82ef78cb7755
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