Don Blanding

Donald Benson Blanding (November 7, 1894–June 9, 1957) was an American poet, sometimes described as the "poet laureate of Hawaii." He was also a journalist, cartoonist, author and speaker.

Birth and Death Data: Born Kingfisher (city in and the county seat of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States), Died June 9, 1957 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-79107 10-in. 3/9/1934 Haole hula Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) arranger  
Victor PBS-79245 10-in. 6/8/1934 Haole hula Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal trio (Hawaiian) arranger  
Columbia W146729 10-in. 6/2/1928 Hula moon Peggy Center Anderson ; R. Alex Anderson ; Reynold B. McGrew Female-male vocal duet lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blanding, Don," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109881.

Blanding, Don. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109881.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109881

External Sources

Wikipedia: Don Blanding

Discogs: Don Blanding

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Blanding, Don, 1894-1957 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93039006

Wikidata: Don Blanding - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5292239

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/111600002

Getty ULAN: Blanding, Don - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500116923

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/333181 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/333181

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