Frank Loesser

Frank Henry Loesser ( "lesser"; June 29, 1910 – July 28, 1969) was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Birth and Death Data: Born June 29, 1910 (New York City), Died July 28, 1969 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 175 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-042264	10-in.	11/21/1939	Palms of paradise	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-042386	10-in.	1/19/1940	Your kiss	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-042624	10-in.	8/30/1939	Seventeen	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-045959	10-in.	1/18/1940	Noche azul	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-046836	10-in.	2/6/1940	The moon of Manakoora	Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet (Hawaiian)	lyricist
Victor	BS-047094	10-in.	2/24/1940	My! my!	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-047095	10-in.	2/24/1940	Say it	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-047720	10-in.	2/28/1940	Your kiss	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-047746	10-in.	3/4/1940	Say it	Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-048101	10-in.	3/11/1940	My! My!	Dick Todd Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-048472	10-in.	3/28/1940	Say it	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-049976	10-in.	8/5/1940	Moon over Burma	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-049979	10-in.	8/5/1940	Mexican magic	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-051257	10-in.	6/10/1940	Palms of paradise	Native Islanders ; Johnny Kaonohi Pineapple	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-051844	10-in.	7/11/1940	Li'l Boy Love	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	S-052882	10-in.	11/12/1943	Jingle, jangle, jingle	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	S-052910	10-in.	1/11/1944	Have I stayed away too long	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	S-052944	10-in.	4/20/1944	How sweet you are	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	S-052953	10-in.	4/28/1944	The dreamer	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056109	10-in.	9/13/1940	Dancing on a dime	Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056110	10-in.	9/13/1940	I hear music	Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056199	10-in.	9/27/1940	Dancing on a dime	Terry Allen ; Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056306	10-in.	9/23/1940	Moon over Burma	Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056400	10-in.	9/27/1940	I hear music	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Peggy Mann	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-056466	10-in.	10/9/1940	Moon over Burma	Alfred Apaka ; Hawaiian Musical Ambassadors ; Ray Kinney	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian)	lyricist

(Results 51-75 of 175 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Loesser, Frank," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

Loesser, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103360.

"Loesser, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.