Richard Howard

Birth and Death Data: Born October 10, 1890, Died November 17, 1981

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

Notes: Sometimes listed as Dick Howard.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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-13612 10-in. 7/21/1913 Good-bye, little girl of my dreams Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-14574 10-in. 3/16/1914 Ev'rybody loves rag Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-15042 10-in. 7/6/1914 In the town where I was born Billy Murray ; Will Oakland Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-16175 10-in. 7/6/1915 Put me to sleep with an old fashioned melody (Wake me up with a rag) Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-17459 10-in. 4/7/1916 I've lost you, so why should I care Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and vocal chorus composer, lyricist  
Victor B-26740 10-in. 8/29/1922 When the leaves come tumbling down Clyde Doerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27552 10-in. 2/15/1923 When the leaves come tumbling down Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor BVE-34699 10-in. 3/17/1926 Tentin' down in Tennessee The Revelers Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-34955 10-in. 3/17/1926 All she is, is an old fashioned girl (Just one in a million to-day) Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-35234 10-in. 3/24/1926 He ain't done right by Nell Irving Aaronson ; Commanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus songwriter  
Victor BVE-35246 10-in. 3/26/1926 Tentin' down in Tennessee Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BS-056726 10-in. 10/8/1940 A faded photograph Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-068351 10-in. 11/24/1941 Somebody else in taking my place Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-068768 10-in. 12/30/1941 Somebody else is taking my place Allan Foster ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 45825 10-in. 6/25/1915 Put me to sleep with an old-fashioned melody Madeline Bieling Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 45884 10-in. 7/26/1915 Put me to sleep with an old-fashioned melody Ethel Costello Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 46915 10-in. 7/14/1916 I've lost you so why should I care Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 47336 10-in. 2/1/1917 After you've had your way Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 78757 10-in. 10/23/1919 Among the whispering pines Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78821 10-in. 11/20/1919 My love song, my roses and you Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 79221 10-in. 6/3/1920 That moanin' melody Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Columbia 80546 10-in. 9/16/1922 When the leaves come tumbling down Paul Specht Hotel Astor Orchestra [i.e., Paul Specht Orchestra] Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141815 10-in. 3/17/1926 He ain't done right by Nell Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano songwriter  
Columbia 141934 10-in. 4/8/1926 He ain't done right by Nell Confidential Charley Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia [W]148890 10-in. 8/19/1929 In the town where I was born Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]149645 10-in. 11/27/1929 When I am housekeeping for you The Paramounteers [Irvin Brodsky Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149702 10-in. 12/9/1929 When I am house-keeping for you Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]149730 10-in. 1/3/1930 When I am house-keeping for you Annette Hanshaw ; Sam Lanin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia HCO2245 10-in. 3/5/1947 When the snowbirds cross the Rockies Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
OKeh S-70817 10-in. Aug. 1922 When the leaves come tumbling down Markel's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71888 10-in. September 1923 Oh you little sun-uv-er-gun Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W403273 10-in. 11/16/1929 When I am housekeeping for you Suzanne Ponder Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
OKeh W403274 10-in. 11/16/1929 What makes my baby blue? Suzanne Ponder Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
OKeh W403499 10-in. 12/16/1929 When I am housekeeping for you Annette Hanshaw Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
OKeh W404215 10-in. 6/9/1930 Seems to me Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick 8978-8980 10-in. approximately Oct. 1922 When the leaves come tumbling down Arnold Johnson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E2303-E2305 10-in. 1/30/1926 Tentin’ down in Tennessee Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E17712-E17714 10-in. 1/28/1926 All that she is, is an old-fashioned girl Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Brunswick E18007-E18009 10-in. 2/16/1926 Tentin’ down in Tennessee Esther Walker Female vocal solo, with violin, ukulele, and piano lyricist  
Edison 4049 10-in. 8/19/1915 Face to face with the girl of my dreams Glen Ellison Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 4128 10-in. 9/20/1915 On the bark of an old cherry tree George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4313 10-in. 12/6/1915 Put me to sleep with an old-fashioned melody Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 4738 10-in. 5/23/1916 When I look back and think of you Walter Scanlan Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 7509 10-in. 9/1/1920 Last night (When I dreamed you had gone) Edward Allen Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8604 10-in. 9/20/1922 When the leaves come tumbling down Broadway Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10851 10-in. 2/25/1926 Tentin' down in Tennessee Bud Kennedy ; Mike Speciale Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Howard, Richard," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112064.

Howard, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112064.

"Howard, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112064

External Sources

Discogs: Richard Howard

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Howard, Richard, 1890-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003021950

Wikidata: Richard Howard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q56631611

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24284191

MusicBrainz: Richard Howard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/17379fb1-95e3-413c-b523-a1dccdb5f42e

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