Vivian Ellis

Vivian John Herman Ellis, CBE (29 October 1903 – 19 June 1996) was an English musical comedy composer best known for the song "Spread a Little Happiness" and the theme "Coronation Scot".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1903 (Hampstead), Died June 19, 1996 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-41527	10-in.	1/9/1928	Little boy blues	Melville Gideon	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-41638	10-in.	1/24/1928	Yale blues	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BVE-58654	10-in.	2/10/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-67789	10-in.	1/13/1931	The wind in the willows	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-92998	10-in.	8/20/1935	I'm on the see saw	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-95338	10-in.	10/5/1935	I'm on a see-saw	Little Ramblers ; Ward Pinkett	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-070334	10-in.	10/28/1941	I never dreamt (you'd fall in love with me)	Earl Hines Orchestra ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio	composer
Columbia	W145841	10-in.	3/27/1928	The Yale blues	Bamboo Garden Orchestra ; Emerson Gill ; Pinkey Hunter	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150035	10-in.	2/27/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	150134	10-in.	3/27/1930	I never dreamt	Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [California Ramblers] ; Robert Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]150378	10-in.	5/1/1930	I never dreamt you'd fall in love with me	The Four Aces	Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar	composer
Columbia	W150547	10-in.	5/27/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Ipana Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W150560	10-in.	6/2/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Columbia	W151182	10-in.	12/27/1930	The wind in the willows	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W100376	10-in.	2/27/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Ipana Troubadours	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8765	10-in.	11/29/1924	Little boy blues	Arcadia Peacock Orchestra of St. Louis	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W400145	10-in.	3/14/1928	The Yale blues	Dorsey Brothers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403868	10-in.	3/21/1930	I never dreamt (You'd fall in love with me)	Dr. Eugene Ormandy's Salon Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403885	10-in.	3/28/1930	I never dreamt	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W404040	10-in.	5/23/1930	I never dreamt	Roy Smeck’s Trio	Instrumental trio, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	E32437	10-in.	Mar. 1930	I never dreamt (You’d fall in love with me)	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer
Brunswick	E32576	10-in.	Apr. 1930	I never dreamt (You’d fall in love with me)	Colonial Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	C7194	10-in.	1/8/1931	The wind in the willows	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	C1725-C1727	10-in.	3/19/1928	The Yale blues	Jimmy Joy Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take C1727)	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 176-a]	10-in.	approximately May 1928	I never dreamt	Billy Milton	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano

(Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ellis, Vivian," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102927.

Ellis, Vivian. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102927.

"Ellis, Vivian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.