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 526-550 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W152395 | 10-in. | 4/17/1933 | Shadow waltz | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152397 | 10-in. | 4/17/1933 | I've got to sing a torch song | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152485 | 10-in. | 9/8/1933 | Honeymoon Hotel | Lew Conrad ; Meyer Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152512 | 10-in. | 9/26/1933 | Shanghai Lil | Ben Bernie and All the Lads | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152540 | 10-in. | 10/27/1933 | Build a little home | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Irene Collins ; Fran Frey | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia | W152562 | 10-in. | 11/23/1933 | Keep young and beautiful | Arlene Jackson ; Meyer Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152589 | 10-in. | 12/7/1933 | The song of surrender | Emil Coleman and his Riviera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152623 | 10-in. | 7/20/1934 | I only have eyes for you | Anson Weeks Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152694 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Goin' to heaven on a mule | Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152707 | 10-in. | 2/5/1934 | Wonder Bar | Jerry Cooper ; Emil Coleman and his Palais Royal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152720 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The gold diggers' song | Henry Allen ; Benny Morton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152766 | 10-in. | 6/28/1934 | I only have eyes for you | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Howard Phillips | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | CO29841 | 10-in. | 1941 | Cosi fanno in Argentina | Columbia Orchestra ; Clara Stella | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W97090 | 10-in. | April 1929 | Un perrito se ha perdido | Orquesta Viva-tonal | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W265085 | 10-in. | 3/8/1933 | Shuffle off to Buffalo | Washboard Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W351029 | 10-in. | 5/28/1931 | Sing a little jingle | Lloyd Keating and his Music [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W351031 | 10-in. | 5/28/1931 | I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) | Frank Auburn and his Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W351145 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | You're my everything | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W703463 | 10-in. | December 1930 | Me acuerdo (I remember you from somewhere) : Fox trot | Hilda Moreno | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | 9177 | 10-in. | June 1925 | Seminola | U.S. Naval Academy Band | Band | composer | |
OKeh | 9492 | 10-in. | 11/14/1925 | Want a little lovin' | Merritt Brunies ; Friars Inn Orchestra [Merritt Brunies] ; Lew King | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | 9493 | 10-in. | 11/14/1925 | She's got 'em | Merritt Brunies ; Friars Inn Orchestra [Merritt Brunies] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-71046 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72363 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | So this is Venice! | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
OKeh | S-72369 | 10-in. | Mar. 1924 | Home in Pasadena | Emerson Gill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | 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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