Chas. A. Zimmerman

Charles A. Zimmermann (1861 – January 16, 1916) was an American composer of marches and popular music. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, he was appointed bandmaster at the United States Naval Academy in 1887 at the age of 26. He served as the academy's bandmaster until his death from a brain hemorrhage in 1916. He is buried at the Naval Academy cemetery. Zimmermann composed his most famous march, "Anchors Aweigh", in 1906 when he was a lieutenant in the United States Navy. The lyrics were written by Alfred Hart Miles, a midshipman. The march was intended from the beginning to serve as a rousing tune for football games. The familiar strain is actually the trio (third movement) of the larger work. Zimmermann also composed numerous songs for the 1902 stage play The Wizard of Oz.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 22, 1862, Died January 16, 1916

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	B-9647	10-in.	11/15/1910	A little story	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25572	10-in.	9/26/1921	Anchors aweigh	United States Marine Band	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-41968	10-in.	2/29/1928	Anchors aweigh	Charles Benter ; United States Navy Band	Band	composer
Victor	BVE-62214	10-in.	5/1/1930	Anchors aweigh	High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BS-026818	10-in.	9/7/1938	Anchors aweigh	Goldman Band	Band	composer
Columbia	3357	10-in.	ca. 1905-Mar. 1906	Sitting Bull	Frank Williams	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77661	10-in.	2/2/1918	Anchor's aweigh	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	79235	10-in.	6/9/1920	Anchors aweigh	U.S. Naval Academy Band	Band	composer
Columbia	48518	12-in.	12/18/1915	Anchors aweigh march	Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson	Band	composer
Columbia	W146467	10-in.	6/20/1928	Anchors aweigh	Vic Meyers Hotel Butler Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W148748	10-in.	6/21/1929	Anchors aweigh	Columbia Band	Band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Columbia	W150393	10-in.	5/6/1930	Anchors aweigh	Paul Tremaine Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	[W]150453	10-in.	4/10/1930	Anchors aweigh	Lloyd Keating and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
OKeh	9174	10-in.	June 1925	Anchors aweigh	U.S. Naval Academy Band	Band	composer
OKeh	W404016	10-in.	5/14/1930	Anchors aweigh	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
OKeh	W490071	10-in.	5/14/1930	Anchors aweigh	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	LAE779	10-in.	5/5/1930	Anchors aweigh (The song of the Navy)	Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet; without vocal (take G)	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CA16796	10-in.	between October 1937 and January 1938	Anchors aweigh	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; George Miller	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Zimmerman, Chas. A.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104167.

Zimmerman, Chas. A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104167.

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