Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including "Over the Rainbow", Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1905 (New York, New York), Died April 23, 1986 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, tenor vocal, piano, arranger, lyricist, songwriter

Notes: Name also appears as Harold Arluck.

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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 270 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-018822	10-in.	1/29/1938	Stormy weather	Florida Clubmen ; Dean Hudson	Mixed vocal chorus and female vocal solo, unaccompanied	composer
Victor	BS-028755	10-in.	10/28/1938	Stormy weather	Vernon Geyer	Electric organ solo	composer
Victor	BS-030373	10-in.	12/8/1938	The jitterbug	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Ford Leary	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030376	10-in.	12/8/1938	Over the rainbow	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030395	10-in.	12/14/1938	Over the rainbow	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030396	10-in.	12/14/1938	The jitterbug	Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-030397	10-in.	12/14/1938	Off to see the Wizard of Oz	Gray Gordon ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-030398	10-in.	12/14/1938	If only I had a brain (If I only had a heart, if I only had the nerve)	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio	composer
Victor	BS-030399	10-in.	12/14/1938	Ding-dong! The witch is dead	Gray Gordon ; Betty Lane ; Shirley Lane ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-030700	10-in.	12/14/1938	If I were king of the forest	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	MBS-032438	10-in.	before November 1939	Sobre el arco iris	Chucho Martínez Gil ; Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-035308	10-in.	3/18/1939	Another night alone	Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-037605	10-in.	6/8/1939	Let's fall in love	Ziggy Elman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-038253	10-in.	7/11/1939	Stormy weather (Keeps rainin' all the time)	Walter Gross ; Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-038261	10-in.	7/12/1939	Ding-dong! The witch is dead!	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-038262	10-in.	7/12/1939	Over the rainbow	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-038347	10-in.	7/12/1939	The merry old land of Oz	Eddie De Lange Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-039155	10-in.	12/19/1939	Yendo a ver al Mago de Oz	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-040247	10-in.	7/5/1939	The jitterbug	Betty Hutton ; Vincent Lopez ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-040248	10-in.	7/5/1939	If I only had a brain (If I only had a heart, if I only had the nerve)	Vincent Lopez ; Sonny Schuyler ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-041537	10-in.	8/10/1939	Between the devil and the deep blue sea	Bob Zurke Orchestra ; Claire Martin ; Bob Zurke	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-041599	10-in.	8/22/1939	Ill wind	Maxine Sullivan	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBS-042121	10-in.	9/15/1939	Two blind loves	Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	PBS-042384	10-in.	1/19/1940	I gotta right to sing the blues	Lou Bring ; Dorothy Lamour	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-042607	10-in.	8/27/1939	Two blind loves	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Helen Forrest	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer

(Results 76-100 of 270 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arlen, Harold," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103935.

Arlen, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103935.

"Arlen, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.