Jimmy Kennedy
James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a Northern Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 88 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-78861 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | My song goes 'round the world | Richard Crooks | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82338 | 10-in. | 4/23/1934 | Play to me, Gypsy! (The song I love) | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | translator | |
| Victor | BS-84991 | 10-in. | 11/14/1934 | Isle of Capri | Luis Alvarez ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-86245 | 10-in. | 11/23/1934 | Isle of Capri | Al Mitchell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-94368 | 10-in. | 8/8/1935 | The Isle of Capri | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-95043 | 10-in. | 9/18/1935 | Red sails in the sunset | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-95339 | 10-in. | 10/5/1935 | Red sails in the sunset | Little Ramblers ; Ward Pinkett | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-96272 | 10-in. | 11/4/1935 | Red sails in the sunset | The Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98867 | 10-in. | 1/24/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99022 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03855 | 10-in. | 12/28/1936 | Serenade in the night | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | translator, arranger | |
| Victor | PBS-09512 | 10-in. | 6/10/1937 | The miller's daughter Marianne | George Hamilton ; Music Box Music ; Lee Norton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010529 | 10-in. | 6/8/1937 | The miller's daughter, Marianne | Ken Drake Orchestra ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-011141 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Harbor lights | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-015563 | 10-in. | 10/27/1937 | Ten pretty girls | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018444 | 10-in. | 2/1/1938 | Two bouquets | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018445 | 10-in. | 2/1/1938 | Home town | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-019840 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | Two bouquets | Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035364 | 10-in. | 3/28/1939 | The chestnut tree | Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035399 | 10-in. | 4/4/1939 | The chestnut tree ('Neath the spreading chestnut tree) | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036242 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037156 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037403 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038335 | 10-in. | 7/11/1939 | Bajo un castaño | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038412 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | South of the border (Down Mexico way) | Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kennedy, Jimmy," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.
Kennedy, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.
"Kennedy, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Kennedy, Jimmy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81138356
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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29735918
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Kennedy - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3415ddfe-f38c-40e0-a4d5-78dee7b3aa27
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