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 401-425 of 439 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	LTR182	10-in.	6/13/1929	Deep night	Dinah’s Shack Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	TCL1546	10-in.	12/10/1931	Goodnight sweetheart	Miss [?] Borst	Female vocal solo	songwriter
Edison	11912	10-in.	9/26/1927	You'll do it someday (So why not now)	Les Laden ; Yale Collegians	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Edison	19072	10-in.	3/4/1929	Deep night	Mike Landau ; Oakland Terrace Orchestra ; Van	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	19207	10-in.	5/22/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Winegar’s Penn Boys	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Edison	N-763	10-in.	3/4/1929	Deep night	Mike Landau ; Oakland Terrace Orchestra ; Van	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	N-911	10-in.	5/22/1929	I'm just a vagabond lover	Winegar’s Penn Boys	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Edison	N-987	10-in.	6/28/1929	I'm still caring	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	songwriter
Gramophone	0BA3220	10-in.	1939	O Mamma!	P. Granata ; Orchestra M.o Dino Olivier	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal solo	songwriter
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263640-A]	10-in.	approximately August 1929	L'amour vagabond	Ludovic Huot	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Decca	65777	10-in.	6/2/1939	I'm sorry for myself	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	65778	10-in.	6/12/1939	I poured my heart into a song	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	65779	10-in.	6/12/1939	When winter comes	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	65780	10-in.	6/12/1939	An old fashioned tune is always new	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	66028	10-in.	7/27/1939	Lydia, the tattooed lady	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	66029	10-in.	7/27/1939	I want my Mama-1	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	66030	10-in.	7/27/1939	It's way past my dreaming time-1	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	66031	10-in.	7/27/1939	You took me out of this world	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	88027		5/26/1955	Have you met Miss Jones?	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	88030		5/26/1955	I wanna be loved by you	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	111459		12/11/1961	The beer that I left on the bar	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	111460		12/11/1961	Drinking song	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	111461		12/11/1961	When good fellows get together	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	111462		12/11/1961	The whiffenfpoof song	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal
Decca	111463		12/12/1961	Glorious, glorious	Rudy Vallée		vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 401-425 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.