Lou Handman

Lou Handman (September 10, 1894 – December 9, 1956) was an American composer.

Born in New York City, in his early career he toured in vaudeville shows in Australia and New York. Handman worked closely with Roy Turk. They went on to make such chart-topping hits as:

  • "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
  • "It's All the Same to Me"
  • "My Sweetie Went Away" - a popular song in 1923 with versions by Billy Murray & Ed Smalle, and by Dolly Kay.
  • "One Night of Love"
  • "Two Ton Tessie"
  • "You've Got Those Wanna Go Back Again Blues"
  • "I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston"
  • "Me and the Moon"

Other hits were:

  • "Give Me a Smile and a Kiss"
  • "I Can't Get the One I Want"
  • "What Good Would it Do?"
  • "Is My Baby Blue Tonight?"
  • "No Nothing"
  • "Was it Rain?"
  • "Don't Ever Change"
  • "Baby Me"
  • "Puddin' Head Jones"
  • "Blue (And Broken Hearted)" - a hit for Marion Harris in 1923.

Handman died in Flushing, New York in 1956 and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 10, 1894 (New York City), Died December 9, 1956 (Flushing)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 150 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E24588-E24591 10-in. 9/28/1927 Are you lonesome tonight? Lew White Organ solo songwriter  
Brunswick E24615-E24618 10-in. 10/1/1927 Are you lonesome tonight? Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take E24618) songwriter  
Brunswick C4705 10-in. 11/5/1929 Melancholy Freddie Rose Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick C4777 10-in. 12/2/1929 Melancholy Freddie Rose Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick C4778 10-in. 12/2/1929 Melancholy Freddie Rose Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick C4787 10-in. 12/3/1929 Remarkable girl Fred Hamm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal composer  
Brunswick 352W-355W 10-in. 2/11/1925 Can’t your friend get a friend for me? The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 1182W-1184W 10-in. 8/18/1925 I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Austin Wylie Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 8549 10-in. 7/28/1922 Blue Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8624 10-in. 10/9/1922 The fox waltz Atlantic Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8652 10-in. 11/3/1922 Send back my honeyman Dennis Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Edison 9047 10-in. 6/26/1923 My sweetie went away (He didn't say where, when or why) Anna Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 9048 10-in. 6/27/1923 My sweetie went away Charlie Kerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9238 10-in. 11/7/1923 Twelve o'clock at night Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9615 10-in. 7/14/1924 I can't get the one I want Georgia Melodians Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9756 10-in. 9/30/1924 When I was the dandy and you were the belle Walter Scanlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10513 10-in. 7/23/1925 I'm gonna Charleston back to Charleston Million Dollar Pier Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11734 10-in. 6/13/1927 Are you lonesome to-night? Vaughn De Leath ; Bill Regis Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Edison 18064 10-in. 11/28/1927 Nothin' Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 18133 10-in. 12/24/1927 Are you lonesome tonight? Frederick Kinsley Organ solo composer  
Edison 18900 10-in. 11/23/1928 Bashful baby Dennis Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Edison N-595 10-in. 11/23/1928 Bashful baby Dennis Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Gramophone 0B5833 10-in. 12/20/1933 On a steamer coming over Ray Noble Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Vocalion 22281 10-in. 1/12/1938 Now they call it swing Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia (U.K.) CL6925 10-in. 12/20/1938 Était-ce la pluie? Léo Marjane ; Wal-Berg Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 126-150 of 150 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Handman, Lou," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111925.

Handman, Lou. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111925.

"Handman, Lou." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111925

External Sources

Wikipedia: Lou Handman

Discogs: Lou Handman

IMDb: Lou Handman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Handman, Lou, 1894-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002102121

Wikidata: Lou Handman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1871297

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11983254

MusicBrainz: Lou Handman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3adf88ae-d96a-4993-a5d1-60d5a54c5209

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