Lee David
Birth and Death Data: Born 1892, Died August 30, 1978
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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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-23806 | 10-in. | 2/25/1920 | Tents of Arabs | Marimba Azul y Blanco | Marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24054 | 10-in. | 5/13/1920 | Wond'ring | Selvin's Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24887 | 10-in. | 2/24/1921 | Romance | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26324 | 10-in. | 4/28/1922 | Moon river | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-27658 | 10-in. | 3/14/1923 | Gone | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-29097 | 10-in. | 12/18/1923 | Ellis Island blues | George Price | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36964 | 10-in. | 11/24/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36989 | 10-in. | 12/1/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37525 | 10-in. | 1/7/1927 | To-night you belong to me | Pauline Alpert | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38327 | 10-in. | 4/5/1927 | Nel ombra or mia sei tu | Guido Ciccolini | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-63623 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | This side of paradise | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-68819 | 10-in. | 3/24/1931 | Mine yesterday—his today | Lew Conrad ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-69972 | 10-in. | 6/23/1931 | Hikin' down the highway | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | ESHQ-72886 | 8-in. | 6/13/1932 | I got the potatoes, I got the tomatoes, but someone else has got my gal | Rex Blaine and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75397 | 10-in. | 3/13/1933 | That means you're falling in love | Donaldson Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75398 | 10-in. | 3/13/1933 | That means you're falling in love | Rose Family | Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76797 | 10-in. | 9/5/1933 | Three of us | Pat Harrington ; Vincent Travers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77014 | 10-in. | 9/22/1933 | Three of us | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77015 | 10-in. | 9/22/1933 | Just a year ago to-night | Jan Garber Orchestra ; Lew Palmer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-06414 | 10-in. | 3/18/1937 | Where is the sun? | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06417 | 10-in. | 3/18/1937 | Old plantation | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06465 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Where is the sun? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-027291 | 10-in. | 10/13/1938 | I'll never forgive myself (For not forgiving you) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035374 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Mrs. Mose has a million beaus (Since Old Man Mose is dead) | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036521 | 10-in. | 4/22/1939 | Tonight you belong to me | Johnny Fenton ; Swamp Stompers | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Victor | BS-036941 | 10-in. | 5/12/1939 | They're burning down the house (I was brung up in) | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036944 | 10-in. | 5/14/1939 | Polka dotty (Come out tonight) | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037406 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | The last trip on the old ship | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037633 | 10-in. | 6/13/1939 | The last trip on the old ship | Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040478 | 10-in. | 10/6/1939 | After all I've been to you | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041316 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Tonight you belong to me | Tex Martin ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047687 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | If they string me up | Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard | String band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057727 | 10-in. | 11/20/1940 | To-night you belong to me | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068675 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | Seeing you again did me no good | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-068773 | 10-in. | 12/30/1941 | Seeing you again did me no good | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-139 | 10-in. | 3/14/1945 | Talk to the boss in the sky | Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-0654 | 10-in. | 10/1/1945 | Blueberry Lane | Elton Britt | Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1359 | 10-in. | 3/19/1946 | (Don't cry) my Coney Island baby | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string 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-2981 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | Tonight you belong to me | Russ Case Orchestra ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-01-09-03] | Not documented | 1/9/1920 | Wond'ring | Arnold Johnson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78461 | 10-in. | 5/29/1919 | Wild honey | Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78623 | 10-in. | 9/5/1919 | Wond'ring | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78669 | 10-in. | 9/17/1919 | Tents of Arabs | Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79136 | 10-in. | 4/22/1920 | Clouds (That pass in the night) | Prince's Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79913 | 10-in. | 6/25/1921 | Paper doll | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80293 | 10-in. | 4/11/1922 | Where the Volga flows | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80770 | 10-in. | 1/4/1923 | In our parlor | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W144044 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | To-night you belong to me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar and piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 49705 | 12-in. | 11/28/1919 | Thou charming bird | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 49828 | 12-in. | 5/7/1920 | Thou charming bird | Lucy Gates | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 49846 | 12-in. | 5/26/1920 | Romance | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 141571 | 10-in. | 1/28/1926 | Chinky butterfly | Manhattan Dance Makers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141577 | 10-in. | 1/29/1926 | Chinky butterfly | Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141868 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Waltzing the blues away | The Cavaliers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 141873 | 10-in. | 3/27/1926 | Waltzing the blues away | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W142815 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce | Female vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 142827 | 10-in. | 10/16/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Jimmy Flynn ; Manhattan Dance Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 143128 | 10-in. | 11/19/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W143311 | 10-in. | 1/15/1927 | To-night you belong to me | The Cavaliers ; Vincent Van Tuyl | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W143536 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | Tonight you belong to me | The Artist Ensemble | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | 148392 | 10-in. | 4/29/1929 | Alabammy snow | Jim Andrews ; Arthur Ross and his Westerners | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148538 | 10-in. | 5/15/1929 | Alabammy snow | The Mason-Dixon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W150746 | 10-in. | 8/29/1930 | This side of paradise | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W151681 | 10-in. | 7/14/1931 | Hikin' down the highway | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152279 | 10-in. | 8/19/1932 | A bungalow, a piccolo and you | The Foursome | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152494 | 10-in. | 9/12/1933 | Just a year ago to-night | Joe Green Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 74148 | 12-in. | approximately August 1920 | Tents of the Arabs | London Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | C1889 | 10-in. | 5/24/1937 | They're burning down the house i was brung up in | Sweet Violet Boys | String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W351059 | 10-in. | 7/3/1931 | Hikin' down the highway | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7184 | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1920 | Tents of Arabs | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7303 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Wond'ring | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7498 | 10-in. | July 1920 | Romance | Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7713 | 10-in. | Dec. 1920 | Sweet lavender | Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7903 | 10-in. | May 1921 | Paper doll | Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8200 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | Moon River | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8203 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1921 | Figaro | American Odeon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70197 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | Figaro | Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70887 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | Where the Volga flows | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W80219 | 10-in. | 11/19/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Alma Rotter | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | 2861 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1919 | Romance | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 8014 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Moon river | Hawaiian Novelty Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | 3943-3944 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Wond'ring | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 8170-8172 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Where the Volga flows | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 10197-10199 | 10-in. | 3/28/1923 | Gone | Arnold Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | XE30722 | 12-in. | 8/30/1929 | Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 8 | Bremer-Tully Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E34697 | 10-in. | 10/5/1930 | Wond’ring | Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35838 | 10-in. | 2/5/1931 | Mine yesterday—his today | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36917 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Hikin’ down the highway | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E2417-E2419 | 10-in. | 2/12/1926 | Chinky Butterfly | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3791-E3792 | 10-in. | 9/17/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Blue Ribbon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3890-E3891 | 10-in. | 10/1/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E7166-E7167 | 10-in. | 2/20/1928 | Moon River | Vocalion Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E17884-E17886 | 10-in. | 2/8/1926 | Chinky Butterfly | Mike Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20014-E20015 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20118-E20119 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20166-E20167 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | To-night you belong to me | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20219-E20220 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20949-E20951 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Tonight you belong to me | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E21344-E21345 | 10-in. | 1/27/1927 | Tonight you belong to me | Lee Sims | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E30841-E30842 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | The boomerang | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C7900-C7901 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Hikin’ down the highway | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6850 | 10-in. | 6/2/1919 | Sipping cider thru a straw | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 6989 | 10-in. | 10/21/1919 | Tents of Arabs | Tuxedo Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 7590 | 10-in. | 10/20/1920 | Romance | Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 7632 | 10-in. | 11/12/1920 | Wond'ring | Thomas Chalmers | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7699 | 10-in. | 12/24/1920 | Sweet lavender | Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 7914 | 10-in. | 4/14/1921 | Paper doll | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8432 | 10-in. | 4/25/1922 | Moon River | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8904 | 10-in. | 4/3/1923 | Gone! (But still in my heart) | Charlie Kerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9008 | 10-in. | 6/5/1923 | I dream of a castle in Spain | Atlantic Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9453 | 10-in. | 4/4/1924 | Roses of love | Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11356 | 10-in. | 12/7/1926 | To-night you belong to me | James Doherty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-1177 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | The boomerang | Mal Hallett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Vocalion | 20918 | 10-in. | 4/01/1937 | Where is the sun? | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "David, Lee," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111819.
David, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111819.
"David, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
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LCNAR: David, Lee, 1891-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002061803
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q78842635
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