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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
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  
(Results 576-600 of 807 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142

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