Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1893 (Brooklyn), Died September 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 426-450 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W144053 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 144228 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Tom Morton ; Original Indiana Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 144270 | 10-in. | 6/13/1927 | A little girl, a little boy, a little moon | Jimmy Kern ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W144398 | 10-in. | 6/23/1927 | A little girl—a little boy—a little moon | Ford and Glenn | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 144409 | 10-in. | 6/29/1927 | Gid-ap, Garibaldi | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Jack Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 144412 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | Gid-ap, Garibaldi | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W144432 | 10-in. | 7/6/1927 | Gid-ap, Garibaldi | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W144524 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Clementine (From New Orleans) | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W144642 | 10-in. | 9/10/1927 | Clementine | Don Voorhees Orchestra ; Frank Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 144807 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Clementine (From New Orleans) | Original Indiana Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W144863 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 145241 | 10-in. | 11/28/1927 | Away down South in heaven | The Westerners | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145282 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W145404 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W145421 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145797 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Hello Montreal! | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 145958 | 10-in. | 4/4/1928 | Hello Montreal! | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146228 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | Wob-a-ly walk | Anson Weeks Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 146373 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | Old man sunshine | Frank Bessinger ; Broadway Bellhops | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146438 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Ev'ry night in the week | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 146590 | 10-in. | 6/28/1928 | Every night in the week | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146601 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Two lips (To kiss my cares away) | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146602 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Nagasaki | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 146613 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Two lips (To kiss my cares away) | Frank Bessinger ; Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146625 | 10-in. | 7/5/1928 | Then came the dawn | Pete Woolery | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048007
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