Marty Symes

Marty Symes (1904–1953) was an American lyricist.

Symes was born in Brooklyn New York in 1904. His first significant collaborator was composer Jerry Livingston. In 1932 they wrote "Darkness on the Delta", which became a hit for Mildred Bailey. The next year the Casa Loma Orchestra recorded their "Under a Blanket of Blue" and "It's the Talk of the Town", both co-written with Al J. Neiburg.

In 1936, Symes wrote the lyrics for Isham Jones's hit "There Is No Greater Love". It has been recorded by Guy Lombardo, Billie Holiday, Al Hibbler and many other artists and is considered a jazz standard.

Nino Rota used Symes's "I Have But One Heart", composed by Johnny Farrow, in the 1972 film The Godfather.

Symes died in Forest Hills, New York in 1953.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 30, 1904, Died June 19, 1953

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 66 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-99727 10-in. 2/28/1936 There is no greater love Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-99883 10-in. 3/13/1936 There is no greater love Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-101846 10-in. 5/20/1936 Mary had a little lamb Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-102003 10-in. 6/3/1936 Mary had a little lamb Willie Bryant Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-0422 10-in. 9/11/1936 You're giving me a song and a dance Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo songwriter  
Victor BS-0799 10-in. 10/7/1936 You're giving me a song and a dance Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-03875 10-in. 12/30/1936 You can tell she comes from Dixie Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Margaret McCrae Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-06691 10-in. 3/19/1937 I'd be a fool again Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-07824 10-in. 4/18/1937 At a carnival in Venice Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-018791 10-in. 1/27/1938 Somebody's thinking of you tonight Jack Crawley ; Hotel Charlotte Orchestra ; Jimmie Livingston Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-031570 10-in. 1/27/1939 It's all so new to me Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-031839 10-in. 1/26/1939 It's all so new to me Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBS-036059 10-in. 3/21/1939 It's all so new to me Joan Crawford Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-043307 10-in. 10/24/1939 It's the talk of the town Dick Todd Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-044842 10-in. 2/19/1940 Long live love Alice Cornet ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-047029 10-in. 2/8/1940 Long live love Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-051293 10-in. 6/14/1940 Long live love (Si te vas) Yvette Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BS-053495 10-in. 9/25/1940 The bells of Monterey Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor PBS-055266 10-in. 1/27/1941 Too beautiful to last Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-060370 10-in. 1/23/1941 Too beautiful to last Barry Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BS-065909 10-in. 5/27/1941 So long, Shorty Wilbur Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and trumpet solo lyricist  
Victor BS-068058 10-in. 10/29/1941 It's raining memories Wood-Nymphs ; Barry Wood Male vocal solo and female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-073856 10-in. 4/30/1942 Somebody's thinking of you tonight Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor D5VB-0978 10-in. 12/11/1945 You can cry on somebody else's shoulder Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D5VB-1051 10-in. 5/18/1945 I don't want to be loved (by anyone else but you) Mahlon Merrick ; Larry Stevens Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
(Results 26-50 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Symes, Marty," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112580.

Symes, Marty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112580.

"Symes, Marty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112580

External Sources

Wikipedia: Marty Symes

Discogs: Marty Symes

IMDb: Marty Symes

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Symes, Marty, 1904-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004102649

Wikidata: Marty Symes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6777569

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9564982

MusicBrainz: Marty Symes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/491013d4-3421-4884-b231-f3c3a5b0ec40

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