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 651-675 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E35937 | 10-in. | 1/20/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Dick Robertson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36043 | 10-in. | 2/10/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36076 | 10-in. | 2/14/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36097 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Brunswick Hour Orchestra [Louis Katzman's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36098 | 10-in. | 2/18/1931 | Prés de la Rivière Ste. Marie | Brunswick Hour Orchestra [Louis Katzman's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36116 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump’n good’ll come from that) | The Melotone Boys | Male vocal duet, with trombone and guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E36512 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Roy Smeck Vitaphone Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36513 | 10-in. | 3/26/1931 | Do el Rio “Sainte Marie” | Trio Vitafonico Hawaiano | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36687 | 10-in. | 5/15/1931 | I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36688 | 10-in. | 5/15/1931 | Sing a little jingle | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36724 | 10-in. | 5/22/1931 | Sing a little jingle | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E36755 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | When the shepherd leads the sheep back home | Tom Gerun and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36825 | 10-in. | 5/22/1931 | Sing a little jingle | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio (scat) | composer | |
Brunswick | E36826 | 10-in. | 5/22/1931 | I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) | The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E36827 | 10-in. | 5/22/1931 | I found a million dollar baby | Victor Young Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E36839 | 10-in. | 6/1/1931 | When the shepherd leads the sheep back home | Anthony Trini Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36845 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | In the merry month of Maybe | Ralph Bennett and his Seven Aces (All Eleven of 'Em) [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E37315 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | Ooh! That kiss | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E37316 | 10-in. | 10/23/1931 | You’re my everything | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E1917-E1919 | 10-in. | 12/11/1925 | Who's in your arms tonight | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E2074-E2076 | 10-in. | 1/7/1926 | I love my baby (My baby loves me) | Rube Bloom ; Peggy English | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E3662-E3663 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Ya gotta know how to love | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E4288-E4289 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | Where do you work-a, John? (Push-a push-a push) | Arthur Brown | Male vocal solo, with piano, accordion, and effects | composer | |
Brunswick | E4595-E4597 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | A little girl—a little boy—a little moon | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E4941-E4943 | 10-in. | May 1927 | One sweet letter from you | Evelyn Thompson | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano | 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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