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 626-650 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E32292 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Cryin’ for the Carolines | Lew White | Organ solo, with vibraphone and xylophone | composer | |
Brunswick | E32293 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Have a little faith in me | Lew White | Organ solo, with vibraphone and xylophone | composer | |
Brunswick | E32435 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | Reminiscing | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E32601 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Reminiscing | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E32602 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Brunswick | E32655 | 10-in. | 4/23/1930 | Llorando por mi tierra | Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E32798 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E32835 | 10-in. | May 1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E33040 | 10-in. | June 1930 | Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E33141 | 10-in. | 6/17/1930 | If you can’t have the girl of your dreams | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E33352 | 10-in. | 7/23/1930 | How are you tonight in Hawaii? | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Brunswick | E33989 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Wasting my love on you | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | XE34665 | 12-in. | Oct. 1930 | 'Way down South in heaven | Brunswick Studio Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35021 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Doris Robbins | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35061 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35107 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | All Star Californians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35162 | 10-in. | 1/14/1931 | The river and me | Sid Garry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35253 | 10-in. | Nov. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | George Price | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35341 | 10-in. | 11/7/1930 | He’s not worth your tears | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35658 | 10-in. | Dec. 1930 | Cheerful little earful | Ray Raymond | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35798 | 10-in. | 1/9/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Something good will come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E35862 | 10-in. | 2/16/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E35888 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | The river and me | Detroiters ; Milt Shaw | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E35902 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Cheerful little earful | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E35903 | 10-in. | 1/8/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Chester Gaylord | Male 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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VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79169269
MusicBrainz: Harry Warren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7a9390eb-76ea-4d3a-a786-7fd09c8ae291
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