Larry Shay
Larry Shay (né Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein; 10 August 1897 Chicago – 22 February 1988 Newport Beach, California) was an American songwriter. Shay was born in Chicago, Illinois. While still young, he studied the piano at the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He eventually moved to New York City to become a songwriter. His first composition was "Do You, Don't You, Will You, Won't You," published in 1923. In 1925 he joined ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), and remained a member for 63 years. In 1929 he co-authored his most famous song, "When You're Smiling" (As with many other of his songs, this was a collaboration with Joe Goodwin and Mark Fisher; see Shay, Fisher, and Goodwin). In the 1930s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him to become their music director and Shay and his wife Doris moved from New York to Hollywood. In that capacity, he hired Bing Crosby, who was paid $50 a day by MGM for his first picture. He published over 300 songs in his life. He died in Newport Beach, California. He had a daughter, Dawn Russum, who is now president of the Channel Cities Jazz Society in Ventura, California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1897 (Chicago), Died February 22, 1988 (Newport Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 201-221 of 221 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | TC2859 | 10-in. | 1/25/1929 | Who wouldn’t be jealous of you? | Bill Hogan ; Pere Marquette Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | B22194 | 10-in. | 1/06/1938 | When you're smiling | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 9293 | 10-in. | 12/18/1923 | You're in Kentucky sure as you're born | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 9713 | 10-in. | 9/16/1924 | That's Georgia | Vernon Dalhart ; Merry Sparklers ; Ed Smalle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Edison | 9849 | 10-in. | 11/15/1924 | Too tired | Clover Garden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10235 | 10-in. | 3/2/1925 | I like pie—I like cake—but—I like you best of all | Sam Lanin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10347 | 10-in. | 5/1/1925 | By the light of the stars | Tennessee Happy Boys | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10651 | 10-in. | 10/24/1925 | I'm knee deep in daisies (And head over heels in love) | Million Dollar Pier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10662 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | What do we care if it's one o'clock (Or two, or three, or four) | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Edison | 10932 | 10-in. | 4/20/1926 | Tie me to your apron strings again | Arthur Fields ; Tennessee Happy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 11250 | 10-in. | 10/15/1926 | I'd love to call you my sweetheart | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 11298 | 10-in. | 11/12/1926 | I'd love to call you my sweetheart | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer | |
Edison | 11414 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | When I first met Mary | Florida Four | Instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Edison | 18093 | 10-in. | 12/9/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 18423 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Beautiful | Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Edison | 18429 | 10-in. | 4/21/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Edison | 18478 | 10-in. | 5/8/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 18492 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer | |
Edison | 18759 | 10-in. | 9/25/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 19115 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you | Bernie Stevens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | N-806 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you | Bernie Stevens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shay, Larry," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111661.
Shay, Larry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111661.
"Shay, Larry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Shay, Larry, 1897-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001085191
Wikidata: Larry Shay - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6491101
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/41497894
MusicBrainz: Larry Shay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15ee9456-7699-45f0-a83f-e08988ad9621
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