James Cavanaugh
James Anthony Cavanaugh (New York City, 29 October 1892 - New York City, 18 August 1967) was an American songwriter. Among his best known songs were "Mississippi Mud" (1927, made popular by Bing Crosby), "Crosstown" (1940, co-written with John Redmond), and "The Gaucho Serenade" (title track of the soundtrack to the Gene Autry 1940 movie Gaucho Serenade). |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 29, 1892 (New York City), Died August 18, 1967 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer
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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 | BVE-40846 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | That's Grandma | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-48150 | 10-in. | 11/12/1928 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Walter O'Keefe | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-74876 | 10-in. | 12/19/1932 | Pan handle Pete | Parker Gibbs ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75355 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | I like mountain music | Elmo Tanner ; Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76409 | 10-in. | 6/7/1933 | I like mountain music | Kelly Brothers | Guitar trio, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76410 | 10-in. | 6/7/1933 | I like mountain music | Master's Hawaiians | Guitar trio, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-77986 | 10-in. | 9/25/1933 | That co-ed party | Maurice Cross ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81024 | 10-in. | 1/3/1934 | You're in my power (Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!) | The Radio Rascals' Orchestra [Dick Robertson Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81300 | 10-in. | 1/24/1934 | Mister Magician | Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Sam Robbins | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81798 | 10-in. | 3/7/1934 | Neighbors | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81944 | 10-in. | 3/16/1934 | Mayor La Guard | Burns and Reed | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-82337 | 10-in. | 4/23/1934 | Neighbors | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-84926 | 10-in. | 11/7/1934 | Breakin' the ice | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86447 | 10-in. | 12/14/1934 | Breakin' the ice | George Gray ; Sepia Serenaders | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-88613 | 10-in. | 2/11/1935 | Why have a falling out (Just when we're falling in love) | Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-92993 | 10-in. | 8/20/1935 | Woe! Is me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0219 | 10-in. | 8/20/1936 | And they said it wouldn't last! | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0978 | 10-in. | 10/15/1936 | One hour for lunch | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03558 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | The Cuban cabby | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Burt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-022477 | 10-in. | 4/20/1938 | Good evenin', good lookin' | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030313 | 10-in. | 11/25/1938 | The umbrella man | Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band ; Three Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030332 | 10-in. | 11/30/1938 | The umbrella man | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-033682 | 10-in. | 2/20/1939 | El paragüero (Vals) | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035375 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Eagle Eye Finkle | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035734 | 10-in. | 4/11/1939 | Whistling in the Wildwood | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035761 | 10-in. | 4/18/1939 | Whistling in the wildwood | Vincent Lopez ; Sonny Schuyler ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038264 | 10-in. | 7/12/1939 | The man with the mandolin | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038317 | 10-in. | 7/10/1939 | The man with the mandolin | Wayne King Orchestra ; Wayne Male Trio | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040488 | 10-in. | 10/10/1939 | Goody goodbye | Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041926 | 10-in. | 8/28/1939 | Goody goodbye | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Kathleen Lane | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-042368 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Hot gavotte (Rum-tum-tiddle-iddle-um-dee-ay) | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-042536 | 10-in. | 2/24/1940 | Willie, Willie, will ya? | Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-042682 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | El mandolinista | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-042734 | 10-in. | 9/26/1939 | Bonnie with the big blue eyes | Mildred Craig ; Emery Deutsch Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-042946 | 10-in. | 10/12/1939 | Goody goodbye | Smoothies | Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043254 | 10-in. | 10/31/1939 | You gotta take off your shoes (To sing a hillbilly song) | Tom Emerson ; Mountaineers ; Polly Shaffer | Instrumental quartet, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-043874 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | Valley-alley-ay | Blue Barron ; Alan Holmes ; Three Blue Notes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-044001 | 10-in. | 10/24/1939 | Down in the alley and over the fence | Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Three Romeos | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045718 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | The gaucho serenade | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045738 | 10-in. | 12/8/1939 | The gaucho serenade | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-046007 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Dingbat the acrobat | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-046082 | 10-in. | 1/6/1940 | The gaucho serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-046196 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | The hot gavotte (rum-tum-tiddle-iddle-um-dee-ay) | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047027 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | You oughta hang your heart in shame | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047714 | 10-in. | 2/27/1940 | You oughta hang your heart in shame | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Helen Southern | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047717 | 10-in. | 2/28/1940 | The man on the ferry (The Hoboken Ferry) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-049685 | 10-in. | 5/13/1940 | On a simmery summery day | Kay Foster ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-055503 | 10-in. | 8/8/1940 | Crosstown | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Jack Lathrop | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056133 | 10-in. | 9/17/1940 | You're breaking my heart all over again | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056164 | 10-in. | 9/24/1940 | You're breaking my heart all over again | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056474 | 10-in. | 10/10/1940 | Crosstown | Lanny Ross | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056494 | 10-in. | 10/15/1940 | When Paddy McGinty plays the harp | Harry's Tavern Band ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057023 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Adi-adi-adios | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057305 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Come along to Hobohemia | Henri René Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-057316 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Adi-adi-adios | Kaydets ; Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058177 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Walkin' thru Mockin' Bird Lane | Blue Barron ; Three Blue Notes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058183 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | The sidewalk serenade | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058800 | 10-in. | 12/23/1940 | The sidewalk serenade | Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058893 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I came, I saw, I conga'd | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068444 | 10-in. | 11/28/1941 | I opened up a trunk | Mitchell Ayres ; Johnny Bond ; Fashions-in-Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068883 | 10-in. | 1/15/1942 | Don't tell a lie about me, dear (And I won't tell the truth about you) | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band. with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-073830 | 10-in. | 4/10/1942 | Don't tell a lie about me, dear | Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-074189 | 10-in. | 4/1/1942 | Don't tell a lie about me, dear (And I won't tell the truth about you) | Linda Barrie ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-075363 | 10-in. | 7/29/1942 | Papa drop a nickel in | Harold M. Kirchstein ; Standard Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-3615 | 10-in. | 4/19/1950 | Buffalo Billy | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0463 | 10-in. | 7/3/1945 | (Did you ever get) that feeling in the moonlight | Russ Case ; Perry Como ; The Satisfiers | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-0658 | 10-in. | 10/2/1945 | When I marry I'll marry for love | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-0659 | 10-in. | 10/2/1945 | You're nobody 'til somebody loves you | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0744 | 10-in. | 5/7/1945 | I'd do it all over again | Hal McIntyre Orchestra ; Frank Lester | Male vocal solo, with vocal quintet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-3038 | 10-in. | 10/9/1946 | Cowpuncher's waltz | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0463 | 10-in. | 2/13/1947 | Dreams are a dime a dozen | Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1293 | 10-in. | 7/16/1947 | The steam that blows the whistle (never turns the wheel) | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2052 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | Sweet nothings | Cathy Allen ; Louis Prima Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2222 | 10-in. | 11/19/1947 | On a lovely rainy afternoon | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7FB-2505 | 10-in. | 11/26/1947 | Betty, be at your best | Continental Capers ; Merrie Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2715 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | A lovely rainy afternoon | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146577 | 10-in. | 6/25/1928 | Mississippi mud | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 146644 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Mississippi mud | Lester Cortes ; Jerome Conrad and his Orchestra [Night Club Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147466 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152518 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | That co-ed party | Bernie Cummins and his New Yorkers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152611 | 10-in. | 5/11/1934 | Neighbors | Earl Burtnett ; Drake Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152677 | 10-in. | 1/12/1934 | You're in my power (Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!) | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | C1285 | 10-in. | 2/26/1936 | I like mountain music | Hoosier Hot Shots | Instrumental quartet, with ensemble vocal | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO45649 | 10-in. | 4/4/1951 | Country style | Lawrence Loy | Male square dance caller, with string band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E28132 | 10-in. | 8/22/1928 | Mississippi mud | Cotton and Morpheus | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E28683 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Mississippi mud | The Home Towners | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1818 | 10-in. | 3/28/1928 | Mississippi mud | Abe Lyman ; Sharps and Flats | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1664-C1665 | 10-in. | 1/24/1928 | Mississippi mud | Louisiana Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18691 | 10-in. | 8/30/1928 | That's Grandma | Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18988 | 10-in. | 1/5/1929 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Billy Murray and his Melody Men | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-399 | 10-in. | 8/30/1928 | That's Grandma | Will Donaldson ; Jack Parker | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-679 | 10-in. | 1/5/1929 | Ever since the movies learned to talk | Merry Melody Men ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0BA3009 | 10-in. | March 1939 | Un ombrello e il tuo cuore | Dino Olivieri Orchestra Jazz ; Renzo Mori | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7391 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | L'homme à la mandoline | Eva Busch ; Orchestre Jacques Météhen | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cavanaugh, James," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111747.
Cavanaugh, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111747.
"Cavanaugh, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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