Bob Hilliard

Bob Hilliard

Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Any Day Now", "Dear Hearts and Gentle People", "Our Day Will Come", "My Little Corner of the World", "Tower of Strength" and "Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)".

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died February 1, 1971 (Hollywood (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

Notes: Bob Hilliard's birth name was Hilliard Goldsmith.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3136	10-in.	1/24/1950	Dearie	Lisa Kirk ; Fran Warren	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-3188	10-in.	2/6/1950	Solid as a rock	Count Basie Sextet ; Deep River Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-3918	10-in.	3/22/1950	Stay with the happy people	Don Cornell ; Ray Charles Quintet	Male vocal solo, with vocal quintet and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	E0VB-4202	10-in.	4/18/1950	Francie	Larry Green Orchestra ; Gilbert Phelan	Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-4308	10-in.	5/1/1950	An arm with a bow in its hand	The Honeydreamers ; Henri René	Mixed vocal group, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E4LB-3264	10-in.	12/10/1954	Realize	The Three Chuckles		songwriter
Victor	E4LB-6160	10-in.	12/15/1954	Chocolate whiskey and vanilla gin	The Smith Brothers		songwriter
Victor	D5VB-1066	10-in.	6/11/1945	Jose Gonzalez	Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2086	10-in.	7/2/1946	The coffee song (they've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil)	Billy May Orchestra ; Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0207	10-in.	3/27/1947	Red silk stockings and green perfume	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0236	10-in.	4/3/1947	Stop throwin' rocks at the devil	Charlie Spivak Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0733	10-in.	5/18/1947	Bouquet of roses	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0983	10-in.	6/19/1947	Castanets and lace	Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band.	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1189	10-in.	11/21/1947	These will be the best years of our lives	Buddy Moreno Orchestra ; Perry Mitchell	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1443	10-in.	7/24/1947	Civilization (bongo, bongo, bongo)	Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1740	10-in.	10/15/1947	Passing fancy	Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quartet and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2051	10-in.	11/12/1947	Oh! Florence (the thousand islands song)	Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima	Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2160	10-in.	12/5/1947	If it were easy to do	Charles Dant Orchestra ; Dennis Day	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2256	10-in.	11/22/1947	My fair lady	John Paris ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2765	10-in.	12/29/1947	Little Romero	Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-3027	10-in.	12/27/1947	Big brass band from Brazil	Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers	Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-3048	10-in.	12/28/1947	Tambourine	Ray McKinley ; Ray McKinley Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-4076	10-in.	12/15/1948	A senorita's bouquet	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D8VB-4079	10-in.	12/16/1948	Careless hands	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0098	10-in.	1/14/1949	Careless hands	Shorty Long ; Santa Fe Rangers (Shorty Long)	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 39 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hilliard, Bob," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204572.

Hilliard, Bob. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204572.

"Hilliard, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.