Jerry Colonna
Gerardo Luigi Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 21, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist who played the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. He also voiced the March Hare in Walt Disney's 1951 animated feature film Alice in Wonderland. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States), Died November 21, 1986 (Woodland Hills (neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151422 | 10-in. | 3/13/1931 | At dusk | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LA1522 | 10-in. | 11/9/1937 | Hector (The garbage collector) | Jerry Colonna ; Rhythm Wreckers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | LA1523 | 10-in. | 11/9/1937 | You're my everything | Jerry Colonna ; Rhythm Wreckers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | vocalist | |
| Decca | L 7032 | 1/29/1953 | Down by the old mill stream | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7033 | 1/29/1953 | You're the flower of my heart, sweet Adeline | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7295 | 7/24/1953 | I'm a-love you | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7296 | 7/24/1953 | Hey, barmaid! | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7338 | 8/29/1953 | Sleigh bells in the sky | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7339 | 8/29/1953 | Too fat for the chimney | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7456 | 11/6/1953 | The velvet glove | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7457 | 11/6/1953 | Ebb tide | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7458 | 11/6/1953 | Porn-porn-porn-a-diddle | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7533 | 1/18/1954 | You're my everything | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7534 | 1/18/1954 | Apple on a pear tree | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7535 | 1/18/1954 | Waltz me around once again | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7536 | 1/18/1954 | Snerling through the flowers | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7537 | 1/18/1954 | Ja-da | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7644 | 4/26/1954 | On the road to Mandalay | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7645 | 4/26/1954 | Can't you hear me callin', Caroline | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7646 | 4/26/1954 | It might as well be Spring | Jerry Colonna | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 7647 | 4/26/1954 | Ja-da-1 | Jerry Colonna | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Colonna, Jerry," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108969.
Colonna, Jerry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108969.
"Colonna, Jerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Jerry Colonna
Discogs: Jerry Colonna
Allmusic: Jerry Colonna
IMDb: Jerry Colonna
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Colonna, Jerry, 1904-1986 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no90007305
Wikidata: Jerry Colonna - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q923250
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/66028828
MusicBrainz: Jerry Colonna - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/877bbc76-bcb5-489b-a211-0328bc149e7d
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/267591 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/267591
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