John Raitt

John Emmet Raitt (; January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theatre. His most notable roles were Billy Bigelow in the original Broadway cast of Carousel and Curly in the original Chicago production of Oklahoma!

Birth and Death Data: Born Santa Ana (county seat and city of Orange County, California, United States), Died February 20, 2005 (Pacific Palisades (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 72863 10-in. 5/16/1945 If I loved you Carousel Orchestra and Chorus vocalist  
Decca 72864 10-in. 5/16/1945 The highest judge of all ; You'll never walk alone Carousel Orchestra and Chorus vocalist  
Decca 72883 10-in. 5/21/1945 Soliloquy, part 1 Carousel Orchestra and Chorus vocalist  
Decca 72884 10-in. 5/21/1945 Soliloquy, part 2 Carousel Orchestra and Chorus vocalist  
Decca 73568 5/13/1946 Without a song John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73569 5/13/1946 Song of the open road John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73570 5/13/1946 Great day John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73580 5/20/1946 Great day John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73581 5/20/1946 Stout hearted men John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73582 5/20/1946 The rangers' song John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 73583 5/20/1946 Song of the vagabonds John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 83041 7/1/1952 The song angels sing John Raitt vocalist  
Decca 83042 7/1/1952 Because you're mine John Raitt vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Raitt, John," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108008.

Raitt, John. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108008.

"Raitt, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108008

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Raitt, John, 1917-2005 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81097881

Wikidata: John Raitt - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q9012472

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19892403

MusicBrainz: John Raitt - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f86525a0-dbb0-4dab-8113-bd25c84bcf55

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/78315 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/78315

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