Harold Adamson

Harold Campbell Adamson (December 10, 1906 – August 17, 1980) was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 10, 1906 (New Jersey), Died August 17, 1980 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 149 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-065236	10-in.	5/8/1941	Aurora	Maury Cross ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-070691	10-in.	1/26/1942	We're having a baby (My baby and me)	Art Kassel Trio ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-071762	10-in.	2/2/1942	The woodpecker song	Joan Edwards ; Hit Paraders ; Mark Warnow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072485	10-in.	7/21/1942	Manhattan serenade	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072518	10-in.	7/28/1942	Manhattan serenade	Jan Savitt Orchestra ; Joe Martin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-074737	10-in.	7/14/1942	Moonlight mood	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires ; Skip Nelson	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-075092	10-in.	6/17/1942	The humming-bird	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton ; The Modernaires	Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal soloists and male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-075402	10-in.	7/1/1942	Daybreak	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-075405	10-in.	7/2/1942	Manhattan serenade	Jo Stafford ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and trombone quartet (take 1); with female vocal solo and trombone solo (take 2)	lyricist
Victor	BS-075458	10-in.	7/24/1942	Daybreak	Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D3AB-0078	10-in.	5/26/1943	Comin' in on a wing and a prayer	Four Vagabonds	Male vocal quartet	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0002	10-in.	1/12/1944	I couldn't sleep a wink last night	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	D4AB-0426	10-in.	11/17/1944	Eighty miles outside of Atlanta	Tony Pastor Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0469	10-in.	12/8/1944	I wish we didn't have to say goodnight	Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D4VB-0516	10-in.	12/21/1944	I walked in (with my eyes wide open)	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0678	10-in.	10/13/1945	A hubba-hubba-hubba (dig you later)	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0679	10-in.	10/17/1945	Here comes heaven again	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1052	10-in.	5/18/1945	I don't care who knows it	Frank DeVol ; David Street	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1057	10-in.	6/7/1945	Time on my hands	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1312	10-in.	12/22/1945	I didn't mean a word I said	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Billy Williams [1913-2001]	Male vocal solo, with recitation and jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-2710	10-in.	8/30/1946	Life can be beautiful	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-3281	10-in.	11/19/1946	Time on my Hands	Mullen Sisters ; Tony Mottola Orchestra	Female vocal trio, with jazz/dance septet	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1209	10-in.	6/26/1947	My, how the time goes by	Vaughn Monroe ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2613	10-in.	12/8/1947	Just a shade on the blue side	Heywood Trio	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-2641	10-in.	12/19/1947	Sentimental rhapsody	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 101-125 of 149 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adamson, Harold," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103077.

Adamson, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103077.

"Adamson, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.