Ted Royal
Ted Royal [Dewar] (6 September 1904, Skedee, Oklahoma - 27 March (?) 1981) was an American orchestrator, conductor and composer for Broadway theatre. He was most active in the 1940s and 1950s, being associated with the very successful original productions of Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon and Paint Your Wagon. Together with George Bassman he orchestrated Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls. The dean of musical orchestrators, Robert Russell Bennett, remembered Royal as "one of Broadway's very special arrangers." |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 6, 1904 (Skedee), Died 1981
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-064660 | 10-in. | 8/2/1941 | Oahu | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1752-C1753 | 10-in. | 3/21/1928 | If you would care for me | Leland Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Royal, Ted," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108418.
Royal, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108418.
"Royal, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Royal, Ted, 1904-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00041039
Wikidata: Ted Royal - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7693682
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53694336
MusicBrainz: Ted Royal - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b475d288-891a-420a-a122-6756ca27cd87
ISNI: 0000 0000 3877 6251 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000038776251
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