Jimmy Kennedy

Jimmy Kennedy

James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was a Northern Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Grosz and Nat Simon. In a career spanning more than fifty years, he wrote some 2000 songs, of which over 200 became worldwide hits and about 50 are popular music classics.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1902 (Omagh), Died April 6, 1984 (Somerset)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, arranger, translator, adapter

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 91 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-041153	10-in.	8/1/1939	South of the border (Down Mexico way)	Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-041477	10-in.	9/20/1939	My prayer	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-041587	10-in.	8/18/1939	My prayer	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	PBS-042119	10-in.	9/15/1939	South of the border (Down Mexico way)	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	MBS-045119	10-in.	before 2/27/1940	Rumbo a México	Magos del Ritmo ; Paco Treviño	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-045292	10-in.	before 4/29/1940	En la frontera de México	Orquesta Juan S. Garrido ; Emilio Tuero	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-045703	10-in.	11/24/1939	Noche de luna	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-045935	10-in.	1/15/1940	South with the boarder (Down Mexico way)	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	songwriter
Victor	BS-045956	10-in.	1/18/1940	En la frontera de México	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-046127	10-in.	12/26/1939	My prayer	Golden Gate Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-046497	10-in.	1/23/1940	Opera presentation : South of the border	Alec Templeton	Comic monologue, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-047529	10-in.	2/5/1940	South of the border	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	songwriter
Victor	BS-047530	10-in.	2/5/1940	Red sails in the sunset	Riley Puckett	Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Victor	BS-048916	10-in.	4/17/1940	Her name was Rosita	Californians ; Abe Lyman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-050136	10-in.	4/24/1940	Her name was Rosita	Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble	composer, lyricist
Victor	S-052888	10-in.	11/24/1943	Chorei de dor	Carmen Costa	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-058736	10-in.	1/3/1941	The mem'ry of a rose	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-058805	10-in.	12/27/1940	The mem'ry of a rose	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058861	10-in.	1/9/1941	The mem'ry of a rose	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Arthur Wright	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	E0VB-5278	10-in.	8/15/1950	The red we want is the red we've got (in the old red white and blue)	Elton Britt ; Skytoppers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-6282	10-in.	12/13/1950	I'm writing a letter to the Lord	Eddy Arnold	Male vocal solo, with string band	lyricist, composer
Victor	E1VB-0553	10-in.	1/29/1951	Yogy the dogie (with the ribbon on his tail)	Frank Worth Orchestra ; Roy Rogers ; Roy Rogers Riders ; Frank Worth	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0606	10-in.	4/6/1951	Last night my heart crossed the ocean	Dale Evans ; Frank Worth Orchestra ; Roy Rogers Riders ; Frank Worth	Female vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-0906	10-in.	1/26/1951	Down the trail of achin' hearts	Anita Carter ; Rainbow Ranch Boys ; Hank Snow	Female-male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2053	10-in.	4/24/1946	Isle of Capri	Buddy Cole Orchestra ; Four King Sisters	Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 26-50 of 91 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kennedy, Jimmy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

Kennedy, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103369.

"Kennedy, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.