Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather's wishes for him to practice law and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn to musical theatre. After a slow start, he began to achieve success in the 1920s, and by the 1930s he was one of the major songwriters for the Broadway musical stage. Unlike many successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote the lyrics as well as the music for his songs. After a serious horseback riding accident in 1937, Porter was left disabled and in constant pain, but he continued to work. His shows of the early 1940s did not contain the lasting hits of his best work of the 1920s and 1930s, but in 1948 he made a triumphant comeback with his most successful musical, Kiss Me, Kate. It won the first Tony Award for Best Musical. Porter's other musicals include Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady, Anything Goes, Can-Can and Silk Stockings. His numerous hit songs include "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "You're the Top". He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s, including Born to Dance (1936), which featured the song "You'd Be So Easy to Love"; Rosalie (1937), which featured "In the Still of the Night"; High Society (1956), which included "True Love"; and Les Girls (1957). |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1891 (Peru), Died October 15, 1964 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, piano, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 325 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E7035-E7037 | 10-in. | 1/26/1928 | Let’s misbehave | The Bluebirds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E7037) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E21868-E21870 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | I’m in love again | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E21870) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E22194-E22196 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | I’m in love again | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E25364-E25365 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Let’s misbehave | Lee Sims | Piano solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E25744-E25746 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | Let’s misbehave | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25746) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E26855-E26856 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | Let’s misbehave | Banjo Buddy ; Banjo Buddy | Male vocal solo, with banjo and orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E31686-E31687 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | You’ve got that thing | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C5188 | 10-in. | Jan. 1930 | What is this thing called love? | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | B20105 | 10-in. | 10/21/1936 | Easy to love | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 7016 | 10-in. | 11/11/1919 | Old fashioned garden | Louise Terrell | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Edison | 7059 | 10-in. | 12/11/1919 | Old fashioned garden | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Edison | 11622 | 10-in. | 4/1/1927 | I'm in love again | J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 11683 | 10-in. | 5/4/1927 | I'm in love again | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 19004 | 10-in. | 1/11/1929 | Let's do it (Let's fall in love) | B. A. Rolfe Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-695 | 10-in. | 1/11/1929 | Let's do it (Let's fall in love) | B. A. Rolfe Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B4674 | 10-in. | 10/12/1933 | Experiment | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5136 | 10-in. | On or before 10/18/1933 | Solomon | Elisabeth Welch | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5137 | 10-in. | On or before 10/18/1933 | The physician | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5138 | 10-in. | On or before 10/18/1933 | Experiment | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5139 | 10-in. | On or before 10/24/1933 | Nymph errant | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5380 | 10-in. | On or before 10/11/1933 | It's bad for me | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B5381 | 10-in. | On or before 10/11/1933 | How could we be wrong? | Gertrude Lawrence | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Atlantic | 572 | 10-in. | 2/27/1951 | I've got you under my skin | Frank "Floorshow" Culley | composer | ||
RCA (International) | 2E5VB-1108 | 10-in. | before 8/16/1955 | Devi fuggir | Corrado Lojacono ; Orchestra Riz Ortolani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Decca | 69809 | 10-in. | 10/13/1941 | A little rumba numba | Hildegarde | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Porter, Cole," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102688.
Porter, Cole. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102688.
"Porter, Cole." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Porter, Cole, 1891-1964 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017862
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Getty ULAN: Porter, Cole - http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500444831
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