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 576-600 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W400856 | 10-in. | 7/9/1928 | Old Man Sunshine—Little Boy Bluebird | Nita Mitchell | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | W401050 | 10-in. | 8/2/1928 | Nagasaki | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | W401130 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Twelve o'clock waltz | Seger Ellis ; Justin Ring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W401250 | 10-in. | 10/19/1928 | Then came the dawn | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
OKeh | W401392 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W401433 | 10-in. | 12/6/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | W402882 | 10-in. | 8/26/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W403498 | 10-in. | 12/13/1929 | Have a little faith in me | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W403584 | 10-in. | 1/4/1930 | Have a little faith in me | Arthur Schutt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W403585 | 10-in. | 1/4/1930 | Crying for the Carolines | Arthur Schutt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W403764 | 10-in. | 2/18/1930 | Cryin' for the Carolines | Artie Dunn ; William Dutton | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | composer | |
OKeh | W403966 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Reminiscing | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
OKeh | W403970 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Telling it to the daisies | Smith Ballew | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W404030 | 10-in. | 5/20/1930 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder (For somebody else) | Russ Morgan’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W404031 | 10-in. | 5/20/1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Russ Morgan’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W404039 | 10-in. | 5/23/1930 | Telling it to the daisies | Roy Smeck’s Trio | Instrumental trio, with vocal | composer | |
OKeh | W404555 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | Cheerful little earful | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W404581 | 10-in. | 12/20/1930 | Cheerful little earful | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W404835 | 10-in. | 2/9/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
OKeh | W490027 | 10-in. | 1/4/1930 | Have a little faith in me | Arthur Schutt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | W490028 | 10-in. | 1/4/1930 | Crying for the Carolines | Arthur Schutt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | [OK cat 40600-A] | 10-in. | Jan.-Jun. 1926 | Wimmin aaah! | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet | composer | |
Brunswick | 9104 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Oriole Terrace Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 9478 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 9418-9419 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1922 | Rose of the Rio Grande | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | 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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MusicBrainz: Harry Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a9390eb-76ea-4d3a-a786-7fd09c8ae291
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