Ted Grouya

Ted Grouya (31 July 1910 – 14 April 2000) born Teodor Gruia in Bucharest, Romania, was a composer who studied composition with Nadia Boulanger. He wrote the jazz standard "Flamingo" (1940), first recorded by Herb Jeffries and Duke Ellington. He also co-wrote the song "I Heard You Cried Last Night."

Grouya also wrote the music for the film version of Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) and other films. In 1949 he married American actress Mary Meade.

A one time resident of Palm Springs, California, Grouya had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated to him in 1995.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 31, 1910, Died April 14, 2000

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-053781 10-in. 12/28/1940 Flamingo Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PBS-061197 10-in. 4/24/1941 Flamingo Freddy Martin Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-065673 10-in. 6/2/1941 I'm misunderstood Jean Sablon Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-067905 10-in. 9/17/1941 Flamingo Herman Chittison Piano solo composer  
Victor D4VB-1035 10-in. 11/20/1944 Don't ever change Freddie Stewart ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor D7VB-0441 10-in. 1/28/1947 When am I gonna kiss you good morning Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men ; Clyde Rogers Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5427 10-in. 6/14/1935 Mais si tu pars Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5428 10-in. 6/14/1935 Pourquoi rêver? Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5474 10-in. 10/10/1935 J'ai perdu ma jeunesse Damia ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5875 10-in. 10/3/1936 Mais... si tu pars Rafael Canaro ; Orquesta de Tangos [Rafael Canaro] ; Raoul Sander Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grouya, Ted," accessed March 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107774.

Grouya, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107774.

"Grouya, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107774

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