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 76-100 of 807 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-59783 | 10-in. | 5/12/1930 | I remember you from somewhere | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PCVE-61032 | 12-in. | 10/7/1930 | How are you tonight in Hawaii | Jimmy Bittick ; Town House Dinner Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62148 | 10-in. | 5/12/1930 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder for somebody else | Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra ; Paul Small | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62215 | 10-in. | 5/2/1930 | Telling it to the daisies | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62216 | 10-in. | 5/2/1930 | Absence makes the heart grow fonder for somebody else | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62311 | 10-in. | 5/26/1930 | I remember you from somewhere (Somewhere in my dreams) | James Melton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-63178 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | Cheerful little earful | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Johnny Marvin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-63331 | 10-in. | 8/7/1930 | How are you tonight in Hawaii? | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra ; Burt Lorin ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-63682 | 10-in. | 9/30/1930 | Wasting my love on you | Joe Venuti Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-64828 | 10-in. | 12/11/1930 | He's not worth your tears | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67441 | 10-in. | 2/11/1931 | Would you like to take a walk | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67484 | 10-in. | 3/3/1931 | By the River Sainte Marie | Richard Barry ; Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67745 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | He's not worth your tears | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67756 | 10-in. | 1/5/1931 | He's not worth your tears | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67788 | 10-in. | 1/13/1931 | Would you like to take a walk (Sump'n good'll come from that) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67790 | 10-in. | 1/13/1931 | Cheerful little earful | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67798 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | The river and me | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-68357 | 10-in. | 5/11/1932 | Deep in your eyes | Donald Novis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BRC-69621 | 10-in. | 5/15/1931 | Sing a little jingle | Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and male vocal chorus | composer | |
Victor | ABRC-69917 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | I found a million dollar baby (In a five and ten cent store) | Sam Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-70250 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | You're my everything | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-70251 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | Ooh that kiss | Sylvia Froos ; Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71219 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | You're my everything | Russ Columbo | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71220 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | The more you hurt me (The more you make me care) | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71264 | 10-in. | 1/21/1932 | You're my everything | Georges Metaxa | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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