Mort Dixon

Mort Dixon (March 20, 1892 – March 23, 1956) was an American lyricist.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 20, 1892 (New York City), Died March 23, 1956 (Bronxville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 396 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-27707 10-in. 3/22/1923 For crying out loud Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27997 10-in. 6/5/1923 That old gang of mine Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-29058 10-in. 12/4/1923 Not here, not there (It's fifty miles from nowhere) Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30243 10-in. 6/4/1924 You're in love with everyone (But the one who's in love with you) Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30660 10-in. 8/19/1924 Follow the swallow George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor B-30730 10-in. 8/28/1924 Follow the swallow Belle Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30789 10-in. 9/9/1924 Follow the swallow Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31646 10-in. 1/9/1925 Please be good to my old girl Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31808 10-in. 1/27/1925 Please be good to my old girl Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-33179 10-in. 8/20/1925 If I had a girl like you Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-33503 10-in. 9/22/1925 If I had a girl like you Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-33655 10-in. 12/29/1925 I wish't I was in Peoria Mitchell Brothers Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor BVE-33850 10-in. 11/5/1925 Bam Bam Bamy shore The Revelers Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-34051 10-in. 12/19/1925 I wish't I was in Peoria Russo and Fiorito's Oriole Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus lyricist  
Victor BVE-34057 10-in. 12/20/1925 Don't be a fool, you fool Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor BVE-34310 10-in. 1/8/1926 Too many parties and too many pals Tommy Lyman Male vocal solo, with violin and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-34328 10-in. 1/14/1926 I wish't I was in Peoria Frank Crumit Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-34513 10-in. 1/29/1926 Too many parties and too many pals Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-34600 10-in. 2/5/1926 Don't be a fool, you fool Jack Smith Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor BVE-35354 10-in. 4/29/1926 Bye bye blackbird Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-35655 10-in. 6/2/1926 I'm in love with you, that's why Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandola (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor BVE-35693 10-in. 6/16/1926 Bye bye blackbird George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor BVE-36077 10-in. 8/30/1926 Bye bye blackbird Evelyn Preer Female vocal solo, with ukulele and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-36405 10-in. 9/25/1926 Cover me up with sunshine Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-36830 10-in. 10/15/1926 Cover me up with sunshine (And feather my nest with love) Jean Goldkette Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
(Results 1-25 of 396 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dixon, Mort," accessed March 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105888.

Dixon, Mort. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105888.

"Dixon, Mort." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 March 2024.

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