Cy Coben
Seymour "Cy" Coben (4 April 1919 – 26 May 2006) was an American songwriter, whose hits were recorded by bandleaders, country singers, and other artists such as The Beatles, Tommy Cooper and Leonard Nimoy. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 4, 1919 (Jersey City), Died May 26, 2006
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1942 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist
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= 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 | BS-071959 | 10-in. | 2/24/1942 | My little cousin | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-073404 | 10-in. | 3/5/1942 | My little cousin | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-3226 | 10-in. | 2/7/1950 | We were married | Jim Boyd ; Terry Lee ; Men of the West | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-3728 | 10-in. | 7/20/1950 | Gabby the gobbler | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-4198 | 10-in. | 4/16/1950 | What, where and when | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King | Vocal trio, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-5509 | 10-in. | 8/22/1950 | What would Washington say? | Jack Holden ; Frances Kay | Female-male vocal duet, with string band. | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-5839 | 10-in. | 11/9/1950 | There's been a change in me | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-6280 | 10-in. | 12/13/1950 | Something old, something new | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-921 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | Keep a twinkle in your eye | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-922 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | "Pal"-ing around with you | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-923 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | When you wore a tulip | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | vocalist | |
| Victor | E1VB-0552 | 10-in. | 1/29/1951 | Katy (the hoppinest kangaroo) | Frank Worth Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Roy Rogers Riders ; Frank Worth | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-1703 | 10-in. | 4/2/1951 | Wildcat baby | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-1784 | 10-in. | 4/18/1951 | I wanna play house with you | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-2056 | 10-in. | 4/26/1951 | Lonely little robin | The Beaver Valley Sweethearts ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with female vocal duet and string band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-3060 | 10-in. | 10/16/1946 | Too tired to care | Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0459 | 10-in. | 2/14/1947 | The man who paints the rainbow in the sky | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0464 | 10-in. | 2/13/1947 | Why did I teach my girl to drive | Ziggy Talent ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0541 | 10-in. | 5/9/1947 | Red hot polka | Spade Cooley ; Spade Cooley Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0783 | 10-in. | 8/11/1947 | Standing room only | Chet Atkins ; Colorado Mountain Boys | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0925 | 10-in. | 5/29/1947 | How can I say I love you | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0987 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Believe me, I'll be leaving you | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1076 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | The bar none ranch (in the sky) | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1171 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Booze blues | Original Honeydrippers ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1216 | 10-in. | 6/30/1947 | You never can tell the depth of a well (by the length of the handle on the pump) | Hall Sisters ; Jesse Stone Orchestra ; Jesse Stone | Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1290 | 10-in. | 7/16/1947 | (When you see) Those flying saucers | Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts | Male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1647 | 10-in. | 9/23/1947 | Put some meat on them bones | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers (Cecil Campbell) | String band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1709 | 10-in. | 10/8/1947 | This is a fine time | Etta Jones ; Luther Henderson Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz quintet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1871 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The best deal in town | Spade Cooley | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1896 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | It's the latest style | Dude Martin ; Round-up Gang | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1955 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | I can't tell a lie to myself | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2057 | 10-in. | 11/12/1947 | What did he say (the mumble song) | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2310 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Bull fiddle boogie | Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King ; Redd Stewart | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2317 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | I gotta have it | Lil Green | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2688 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Twin trouble | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2729 | 10-in. | 12/22/1947 | No rodeo dough | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2806 | 10-in. | 12/16/1947 | I wanna sleep | Deep River Boys | Male vocal group, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2850 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | He lived in Texas (and she lived in Arkansas) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2852 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | I'd rather be a cowgirl | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2883 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | The strangest family | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-4088 | 10-in. | 12/20/1948 | There's no wings on my angel | Eddy Arnold | String band, with male vocal solo and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0101 | 10-in. | 1/14/1949 | The morning after (we said goodbye) | Shorty Long ; Santa Fe Rangers (Shorty Long) | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0237 | 10-in. | 3/2/1949 | I'm so low | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0402 | 10-in. | 3/8/1949 | Nobody's child | Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D9VB-0744 | 10-in. | 9/20/1949 | Mommy, can I take my doll to heaven | Roy Rogers | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0920 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | Hello, Hello! (What a wonderful word hello) | Main Street String Band | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9AB-1185 | 10-in. | 8/18/1949 | Ol' Joe Louis (He's still the king of them all) | Cab Drivers ; Cab Calloway | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1229 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Smiles | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1230 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Margie | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1231 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Put on your old grey bonnet | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1232 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | Golden slippers | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1233 | 10-in. | 4/1/1949 | I want a girl (just like the girl that married dear old Dad) | Main Street String Band | String band, with vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | D9VB-1376 | 10-in. | 4/26/1949 | Yodeling bird | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-1520 | 10-in. | 5/17/1949 | She loves to cry | June Carter Cash ; Homer and Jethro | Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D9AB-1947 | 10-in. | 9/29/1949 | The old piano roll blues | Eddie Cantor | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | CO42660 | 10-in. | 1/18/1950 | Mommy can I take my doll to heaven | Ray Smith | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO43173 | 10-in. | 4/26/1950 | What, where and when | Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band | String band, with male vocal trio | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Coben, Cy," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355946.
Coben, Cy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/355946.
"Coben, Cy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Coben, Cy, 1919-2006 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98120242
Wikidata: Cy Coben - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5197300
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/165135716
MusicBrainz: Cy Coben - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/202c0005-0840-40a1-a29e-a55bb23f41c9
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