Hy Heath

Walter Henry "Hy" Heath (July 9, 1890 – April 3, 1965) was an American entertainer, songwriter, composer and writer. Born in Oakville, Tennessee, he received his education in public schools and then became a comedian in musical comedy, vaudeville, minstrel and burlesque shows. Hy performed with fellow Vaudevillian and longtime family friend Dan White (actor) during the late 1920s into the early 1930s.

His chief musical collaborators included Johnny Lange and Fred Rose. His most successful composition was "Mule Train" which earned him an Academy Award nomination (it was featured in the 1950 film Singing Guns).

Another of his many popular songs which he composed was "The Hills of Utah" which was sung by Ken Curtis in the Hollywood western Stallion Canyon starring Ken Curtis and Carolina Cotton.

Birth and Death Data: Born Oakville (community in Tennessee, USA), Died April 3, 1965 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-036942 10-in. 5/12/1939 Just because you're in Deep Elem Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-043365 10-in. 11/7/1939 The little red fox (N'ya, n'ya ya can't catch me) Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Smoothies Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-046420 10-in. 1/12/1940 The little red fox Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle ; Three Blue Notes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio lyricist  
Victor PBS-061520 10-in. 8/8/1941 The covered wagon rolled right along City Slickers ; Spike Jones ; Del Porter Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3404 10-in. 3/10/1950 Chinese mule train City Slickers ; Spike Jones Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor E0VB-3793 10-in. 10/3/1950 Sweet, sweet Pauline Dennis Day ; Henri René Orchestra Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-2162 10-in. 9/18/1946 Uncle Remus said Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Lillian Lane Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1387 10-in. 10/16/1947 Old time religion Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra ; The Sportsmen Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1388 10-in. 10/16/1947 Loaded pistols, loaded dice Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D7VB-2763 10-in. 12/28/1947 Clancy lowered the boom Charles Dant Orchestra ; Dennis Day Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0531 10-in. 2/1/1949 Elmer and the bear Jack Benny's Quartet ; Phil Harris Orchestra ; Walter Scharf Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0650 10-in. 6/1/1949 Silas Lee Phil Harris Orchestra Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0767 10-in. 10/23/1949 Mule train Moon Men ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-2100 10-in. 7/22/1949 Walking slow behind you Count Basie Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor PR-12640 10-in. before 11/5/1947 El tío Remus lo contó Charles Wolcott Orchestra ; Tony Gari Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia CO56001 10-in. 5/2/1956 I'll never stand in your way Billy Walker Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia WC2603 10-in. 5/23/1939 Just because you're in Deep Elem Prairie Ramblers String band, with male vocal duet songwriter  
Columbia WC2869 10-in. 1/18/1940 On Mexico's beautiful shore Sweet Violet Boys String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia HCO3059 10-in. 12/26/1947 Loaded pistol and loaded dice Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia CO41849 10-in. 11/2/1949 Mule train Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus songwriter  
Columbia CO49056 10-in. 2/20/1953 Sidemeat and cabbage "Little" Jimmy Dickens Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia CO49494 10-in. 6/3/1953 On Mexico's beautiful shores Maddox Brothers & Rose String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia CO49549 10-in. 6/18/1953 Who stole that train Ray Price Male vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  
Columbia CO50363 10-in. 10/30/1953 Heartless romance Anita Carter Female vocal solo, with string orchestra songwriter  
Columbia CO50365 10-in. 10/30/1953 Faithless Johnny Lee Anita Carter ; The Carter Sisters Female vocal solo, with string orchestra songwriter  
(Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heath, Hy," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117009.

Heath, Hy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117009.

"Heath, Hy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/117009

External Sources

Wikipedia: Hy Heath

IMDb: Hy Heath

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Heath, Hy - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2006009773

Wikidata: Hy Heath - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5952217

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/41801467

MusicBrainz: Hy Heath - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bc6e34aa-f7fd-4526-aaee-93135d16729a

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