James Dyrenforth

James Dyrenforth (January 31, 1895–December 26, 1973) was an American actor and songwriter. Dyrenforth appeared in A Night to Remember (1958), Fiend Without a Face (1958), and Lolita (1962), and co-wrote "A Garden in the Rain", a song which was covered by Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan, among others. He wrote lyrics for The Golden Year, a BBC television play of 1951.

Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died December 29, 1973 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, piano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-36390	10-in.	10/5/1926	Bobadilla	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50936	10-in.	3/13/1929	A garden in the rain	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50981	10-in.	3/27/1929	A garden in the rain	Fran Frey ; George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-51621	10-in.	4/12/1929	A garden in the rain	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-51674	10-in.	5/1/1929	Peace of mind	Gene Austin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53515	10-in.	5/24/1929	Peace of mind	Pancho Orchestra ; Al Ross	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-67565	10-in.	9/28/1931	I'm for you a hundred per cent	Parker Gibbs ; Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-68801	10-in.	3/12/1931	Running between the raindrops	Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-024045	10-in.	7/15/1938	A garden in the rain	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-1346	10-in.	3/14/1946	A garden in the rain	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1922-06-09-01]	10-in.	6/9/1922	Do it again	Irene Bordoni	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W148078	10-in.	3/15/1929	A garden in the rain	Deep River Orchestra ; Willard Robison	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	148173	10-in.	4/4/1929	A garden in the rain	Tom Frawley ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148464	10-in.	4/19/1929	Peace of mind	Deep River Orchestra ; Willard Robison	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148542	10-in.	5/17/1929	Peace of mind	Larry Siry and his Hotel Ambassador Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148583	10-in.	6/11/1929	Garden in the rain	Milton Charles	Male vocal solo, with organ	lyricist
Columbia	W151303	10-in.	2/10/1931	Running between the rain-drops	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	[W]151381	10-in.	3/2/1931	Running between the raindrops	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W151853	10-in.	10/19/1931	I'm for you a hundred per cent	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W351118	10-in.	10/22/1931	I'm for you a hundred per cent	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W401805	10-in.	4/11/1929	Garden in the rain	Smith Ballew	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	15649-15650 and 15654	10-in.	4/24/1925	Smiling eyes	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E29593½	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Peace of mind	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E29660	10-in.	Apr. 1929	A garden in the rain	Dave Rubinoff Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E29713	10-in.	4/19/1929	Peace of mind	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist

(Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dyrenforth, James," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109859.

Dyrenforth, James. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109859.

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

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