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Bob Hilliard

Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", "Tower of Strength" and "Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)".

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died February 1, 1971 (Hollywood (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

Notes: Bob Hilliard's birth name was Hilliard Goldsmith.

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Recordings (Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D9VB-0197 10-in. 2/9/1949 Sarong Ray McKinley Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0318 10-in. 1/18/1949 In one ear and out the other Georgia Crackers [Newman Brothers] String band, with male vocal and narration songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0667 10-in. 6/18/1949 Cheap cigars Skip Martin ; The Pied Pipers Vocal group, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0769 10-in. 10/27/1949 Dear hearts and gentle people Charles Dant ; Dennis Day ; The Rhythmaires Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D9VB-1255 10-in. 4/8/1949 Out of love Tony Alamo ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor D9AB-2547 10-in. 11/23/1949 Dear hearts and gentle people Harry Prime ; Ralph Flanagan Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia CO40447 10-in. 1/9/1949 Careless hands Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Decca 74483 12/30/1947 The little tune that ran away: Part 1 Peter Lind Hayes lyricist  
Decca 74484 12/30/1947 The little tune that ran away: Part 2 Peter Lind Hayes lyricist  
Decca 76515 5/22/1950 Max Mainspring, the mechanical man: Part 1 Ray Bolger composer  
Decca 76516 5/22/1950 Max Mainspring, the mechanical man: Part 2 Ray Bolger composer  
Decca 76590 7/5/1950 Genie the magic record's magic trick: Hi-diddle-diddle, the cat and the fiddle and the cow ; Three blind mice Peter Lind Hayes composer  
Decca 76591 7/5/1950 Genie the magic record's Wild West show: The race of the tortoise with ; Little Bo-Peep and her sheep ; All the king's horses and all the king's men Peter Lind Hayes composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8618 10-in. 12/1/1948 Histoire de café Jacques Hélian Orchestre ; Jean Marco Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 26-39 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hilliard, Bob," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204572.

Hilliard, Bob. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204572.

"Hilliard, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204572

External Sources

Wikipedia: Bob Hilliard

Discogs: Bob Hilliard

Allmusic: Bob Hilliard

IMDb: Bob Hilliard

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Hilliard, Bob - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93016869

Wikidata: Bob Hilliard - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2907714

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/102370104

MusicBrainz: Bob Hilliard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6313f1d3-0594-4b6e-ac16-c4bc2637e24d

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/321537 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/321537

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