William Henri Woode

William Henri Woode (September 25, 1909 – May 31, 1994) was an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and singer. His compositions include A Night at the Vanguard, Sweet Slumber, You Taught Me to Love Again, and the jazz standard Broadway popularized by the Count Basie Orchestra.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 25, 1909 (Omaha), Died May 31, 1994

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-62915 10-in. 10/28/1930 Here comes Marjorie Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-88781 10-in. 3/6/1935 Rosetta Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-88782 10-in. 3/6/1935 Rosetta Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-89500 10-in. 4/1/1935 Rosetta Four Towers Orchestra ; Al Graff ; Ray Nichols Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-04238 10-in. 1/14/1937 Rosetta Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-025799 10-in. 10/13/1938 Bumble bee stomp Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-027974 10-in. 10/24/1938 Rosetta Three's A Crowd Clarinet, guitar, and piano songwriter  
Victor BS-031460 10-in. 1/13/1939 Rosetta Frankie Newton Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor BS-031803 10-in. 1/19/1939 You taught me to love again Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-036913 10-in. 5/5/1939 You taught me to love again Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-040480 10-in. 10/6/1939 Rosetta Earl Hines Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with piano solo songwriter  
Victor PBS-042365 10-in. 1/14/1940 Crazy little dream Carl Ravazza Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-043989 10-in. 12/11/1939 Now you know Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor D9VB-2572 10-in. 11/22/1949 Sweet slumber Lucky Millinder Orchestra ; Lucky Millinder Male vocal solo, with chorus and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W152754 10-in. 5/22/1934 Rosetta Teddy Wilson Piano solo songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Woode, William Henri," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113846.

Woode, William Henri. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113846.

"Woode, William Henri." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113846

External Sources

Wikipedia: Henri Woode

Discogs: William Henri Woode

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Woode, William Henri, 1909-1994 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007154228

Wikidata: Henri Woode - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q50334412

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2264713

MusicBrainz: William Henri Woode - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/586c16b9-c0ed-473c-aeb4-e1a48e00d322

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