Felix Arndt
Felix Arndt (May 20, 1889 – October 16, 1918) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. His mother was the Countess Fevrier, related to Napoleon III. His father, Hugo Arndt, was Swiss-born. Educated in New York (his music teachers included Carl Lachmund), Arndt composed songs for the famous vaudeville team of Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes, and recorded over 3000 piano rolls for Duo-Art and QRS Records. He died in New York City from the "Spanish flu" influenza. Arndt is interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, NY. Arndt is best remembered for his 1915 composition "Nola," written as an engagement gift to his fiancée (and later wife), Nola Locke. It is sometimes considered to be the first example of the novelty piano or "novelty ragtime" genre, published by Sam Fox Publishing Company. It was the signature theme of the Vincent Lopez orchestra, and a top ten hit for Les Paul in 1950. A vocal recording by Billy Williams, featuring lyrics by Sunny Skylar, became a minor hit in 1959. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 20, 1889 (New York City), Died October 16, 1918 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, celeste, arranger
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 39574 | 10-in. | 9/25/1914 | Soup to nuts | Van Eps Banjo Orchestra | Banjo orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W140610 | 10-in. | 5/16/1925 | Nola | Charles Bourne ; Phil Ellis | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia | W140777 | 10-in. | 7/21/1925 | Nola | Walter Feldkamp ; Alan Moran | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia | W141519 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Nola | Hotel Hollenden Orchestra ; Carl Rupp | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W143148 | 10-in. | 11/24/1926 | Nola | Carson Robison | Whistling solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W148028 | 10-in. | 3/7/1929 | Nola | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70555 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Nola | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | composer | |
OKeh | W80207 | 10-in. | 11/11/1926 | Nola | Carson Robison | Whistling solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 8149 | 10-in. | approximately May 1922 | Nobody loves me now | Benny Krueger’s Orchestra ; Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 7700-7702 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Nola | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | 9977-9979 | 10-in. | 2/23/1923 | Nola | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | 10148-10150 | 10-in. | 3/19/1923 | Nola | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E27306 | 10-in. | 4/9/1928 | Nola | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E24455-E24457 | 10-in. | 9/15/1927 | Nola | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman | Piano duet | composer | |
Brunswick | E25330-E25331 | 10-in. | 11/29/1927 | Nola | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman | Piano duet | composer | |
Brunswick | C1862 | 10-in. | 4/2/1928 | Nola | Sid Williams | Piano solo | composer | |
Edison | 3482 | 10-in. | between 12/21/1914 and 12/29/1914 | Kakuda | Van Eps Banjo Orchestra | Banjo orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 6211 | 10-in. | 6/13/1918 | Clover club | Imperial Marimba Band | Marimba band | composer | |
Edison | 8386 | 10-in. | 3/17/1922 | Nola | Vincent Lopez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 11189 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | Nola | Ernie Anderson ; Jacob Louis Merkur | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 11190 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | Marionette | Ernie Anderson ; Jacob Louis Merkur | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 11466 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | Nola | Carson Robison | Whistling solo | composer | |
Edison | 11828 | 10-in. | 8/1/1927 | Nola | Murray Kellner Dinner Music Ensemble | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA15885 | 10-in. | between June and October 1936 | Nola | Walter Landauer ; Maryan Rawicz | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL429 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Nola | Clément Doucet | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arndt, Felix," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103634.
Arndt, Felix. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103634.
"Arndt, Felix." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Arndt, Felix, 1889-1918 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82063875
Wikidata: Felix Arndt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q777367
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