Rudy Vallée

Rudy Vallée

Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986), known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and radio host. He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York City to national popularity as a "crooner".

Birth and Death Data: Born July 28, 1901 (Island Pond), Died July 3, 1986 (North Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, director, songwriter, leader, saxophone, lyricist, conductor, arranger, composer, translator, speaker, whistling

Notes: His vocal range is sometimes described on Victor disc labels as "baritone."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 301-325 of 439 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	[W]147420	10-in.	12/12/1928	The song I love	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147765	10-in.	1/10/1929	If I had you	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147766	10-in.	1/10/1929	Makin' whoopee!	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147853	10-in.	1/17/1929	Marie	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and singing by members of the band	vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Columbia	[W]147854	10-in.	1/17/1929	Caressing you	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal, leader
Columbia	[W]147903	10-in.	1/31/1929	You'll do it someday (So why not now?)	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147904	10-in.	1/31/1929	Lover, come back to me!	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147905	10-in.	1/31/1929	The land of going to be	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	[W]147906	10-in.	1/31/1929	Outside	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W147909	10-in.	1/31/1929	Deep night	Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal
Columbia	W147990	10-in.	2/21/1929	Deep night	Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148101	10-in.	3/18/1929	I'm still caring	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148131	10-in.	3/21/1929	I'm still caring	Guy Lombardo ; Lebert Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter
Columbia	148175	10-in.	4/4/1929	I'm still caring	Jim Andrews ; Jerry Mason and his Californians [Selvin's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148193	10-in.	4/8/1929	Deep night	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	148383	10-in.	4/26/1929	Deep night	Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W148411	10-in.	5/3/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Oscar Grogan	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	songwriter
Columbia	W148415	10-in.	5/3/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	[W]148420	10-in.	5/6/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Jack Miller ; The New Englanders	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	[W]148438	10-in.	4/15/1929	Deep night	Jack Miller ; The New Englanders	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	148548	10-in.	5/20/1929	Me querés?	The Georgians [Paul Specht Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	translator
Columbia	W148586	10-in.	6/12/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Milton Charles	Male vocal solo, with organ	songwriter
Columbia	W149448	10-in.	11/20/1929	You came, I saw, you conquered me	Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Columbia	[W]150607	10-in.	6/25/1930	All through the night	Bill Coty ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W150617	10-in.	7/3/1930	Betty Co-ed	Johnny Walker and his Rollickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	songwriter

(Results 301-325 of 439 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vallée, Rudy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103912.

Vallée, Rudy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103912.

"Vallée, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.