DuBose Heyward

Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name. Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays. He wrote the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939).

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1885 (Charleston), Died June 16, 1940 (Tryon)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-95387	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Soprano and baritone vocal solos, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95388	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95389	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95390	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95465	12-in.	10/23/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens	Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95467	12-in.	10/23/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CS-95683	12-in.	10/31/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-98425	10-in.	12/14/1935	It ain't necessarily so	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-98426	10-in.	12/14/1935	I got plenty o' nuttin'	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	CS-024013	12-in.	7/10/1938	Gems from Porgy and Bess, first part	Jane Froman ; Sonny Schuyler ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group	Radio broadcast : Vocalists and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	CS-024019	12-in.	7/10/1938	Gems from Porgy and Bess, second part	Jane Froman ; Felix Knight ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group	Radio broadcast : Vocalists and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-030384	10-in.	12/10/1938	It ain't necessarily so	Maxine Sullivan	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-035355	10-in.	3/27/1939	Lonesome walls	Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-061014	10-in.	3/27/1941	Summertime	Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0483	10-in.	12/19/1944	Bess you is my woman	Charlie Spivak Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0484	10-in.	12/19/1944	Summertime	Charlie Spivak Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0486	10-in.	12/20/1944	I got plenty o' nuttin'	Charlie Spivak Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VC-1091	10-in.	4/17/1945	Summertime	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6RC-5028	12-in.	1/15/1946	Summertime	Jay Blackton ; Eleanor Steber	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1200	10-in.	6/25/1947	Summertime	Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Gramophone	0EA5171	10-in.	1/14/1938	Lullaby (Summertime and the livin' is easy)	Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	0EA5172	10-in.	1/14/1938	It takes a long pull to get there	Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	0EA5991	10-in.	1/21/1938	It ain't necessarily so	Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Gramophone	0EA5992	10-in.	1/21/1938	A woman is a sometime thing	Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Vocalion	19537	10-in.	7/10/1936	Summertime	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heyward, DuBose," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102054.

Heyward, DuBose. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102054.

"Heyward, DuBose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.