Arthur Altman
Arthur Altman (1910 – January 18, 1994) was an American songwriter whose credits include "All or Nothing at All", with lyrics by Jack Lawrence, and the lyrics for "All Alone Am I", "I Will Follow Him", and "Truly, Truly True". Altman studied violin and began his professional career as a violinist with the CBS Radio Orchestra. His first nationally known song was "Play Fiddle Play", which he wrote in the early 1930s for the orchestra leader Emory Deutsch. Among the 400 songs he wrote, "All or Nothing at All" appears on more than 180 albums recorded by more than 150 artists including Count Basie, John Coltrane, Bing Crosby, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Oscar Peterson, Frank Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughan. He died of a heart ailment. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States), Died January 18, 1994 (Lake Worth Beach (city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer
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Recordings (Results 26-32 of 32 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-4313 | 10-in. | 5/1/1950 | I'd like to wrap you up and you in my pocket | The Honeydreamers ; Henri René | Mixed vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0448 | 10-in. | 3/14/1949 | Single saddle | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-1798 | 10-in. | 7/7/1949 | Blue for a boy - pink for a girl | Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1810 | 10-in. | 7/7/1949 | I wish I had a record (of the promises you made) | Perry Como ; Mitchell Ayres Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152323 | 10-in. | 11/28/1932 | Play fiddle play | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | CO48056 | 10-in. | 6/13/1952 | My mother's Bible | Betty Johnson | Female vocal solo, with organ | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL9951 | 10-in. | approximately 1954 | Jours bleus | Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Altman, Arthur," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111403.
Altman, Arthur. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111403.
"Altman, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Altman, Arthur, 1912-1994 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99047801
Wikidata: Arthur Altman - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4797810
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95316630
MusicBrainz: Arthur Altman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f07659db-e4b5-4f73-94df-1a792ade6477
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