George Whiting

George A. Whiting was a vaudeville song and dance man, and also a writer of lyrics for popular songs during the vaudeville era. He toured with singer Sadie Burt, whom he later married and had 3 daughters with. His best-known work is "My Blue Heaven", with music by Walter Donaldson. Whiting was born in Chicago August 16, 1884 and died in New York City on December 18, 1943.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died December 18, 1943 (New York (state of the United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 152 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-022477 10-in. 4/20/1938 Good evenin', good lookin' Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-032948 10-in. 3/9/1939 Remember who you're promised to Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-036508 10-in. 4/18/1939 Grateful Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-036519 10-in. 4/22/1939 Don't let your love go wrong Johnny Fenton ; Swamp Stompers Jazz/dance band, with vocal lyricist  
Victor BS-041366 10-in. 9/28/1939 Who told you I cared? Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-041710 10-in. 10/4/1939 Who told you I cared Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-042776 10-in. 10/3/1939 Who told you I cared Dinah Shore Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-043289 10-in. 11/6/1939 Three foot Skipper Jones Harriet Hilliard ; Ozzie Nelson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-046158 10-in. 1/3/1940 My blue heaven Coleman Hawkins' All-Star Octet Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-053494 10-in. 9/25/1940 River home Blue Barron ; Alan Holmes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-062748 10-in. 3/10/1941 Beautiful eyes Una Mae Carlisle ; Les Young Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1972 10-in. 11/3/1947 My blue heaven Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra Instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D7VB-3097 10-in. 12/30/1947 My blue heaven Delta Rhythm Boys Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor [Trial 1927-11-18-01] 10-in. 11/18/1927 My blue heaven Jack Osterman Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 3190 10-in. between January and June 1905 Ev'ry little bit helps Ada Jones ; Len Spencer Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 3196 10-in. between January and June 1905 Ev'ry little bit helps Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4137 10-in. between January and August 1909 My wife's gone to the country, hurrah! hurrah! Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 4178 10-in. between January and October 1909 Beautiful eyes Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 39493 10-in. 7/10/1914 Baby love Billy Watkins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 47369 10-in. 2/13/1917 I'm a 12 o'clock fellow in a 9 o'clock town Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78075 10-in. 9/25/1918 Some lonesome night Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 140194 10-in. 12/18/1924 West of the Great Divide Charles Hart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 144643 10-in. 9/8/1927 My blue heaven Royal Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W144651 10-in. 9/9/1927 My blue heaven Don Voorhees Orchestra ; Lewis James Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 144893 10-in. 10/21/1927 My blue heaven Harold Rodman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
(Results 51-75 of 152 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, George," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116920.

Whiting, George. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116920.

"Whiting, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116920

External Sources

Wikipedia: George A. Whiting

Discogs: George Whiting

Allmusic: George Whiting

IMDb: George Whiting

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Whiting, George, 1884-1943 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2003031954

Wikidata: George A. Whiting - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5536019

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/14714790

MusicBrainz: George A. Whiting - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0827b3b0-5cad-4166-ac57-d4f8e2bd4578

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