Richard A. Whiting

Richard A. Whiting

Richard Armstrong Whiting (November 12, 1891 – February 19, 1938) was an American composer of popular songs, including the standards "Hooray for Hollywood", "Ain't We Got Fun?" and "On the Good Ship Lollipop". He also wrote lyrics occasionally, and film scores most notably for the standard "She's Funny That Way". He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936 for "When Did You Leave Heaven" from the movie Sing, Baby Sing.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 12, 1891 (Peoria), Died February 19, 1938 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 684 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W142449	10-in.	7/27/1926	Hello baby	Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ruth Etting	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	142457	10-in.	7/16/1926	Precious	Honey Duke and his Uke	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Columbia	142736	10-in.	10/6/1926	Broken hearted	Irving Kaufman ; Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	142818	10-in.	10/14/1926	There's a boatman on the Volga	WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142833	10-in.	10/18/1926	Broken hearted	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano	songwriter
Columbia	142906	10-in.	11/3/1926	Fire!	Joe Fire, the Old Fireman ; WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W142909	10-in.	11/4/1926	Fire!	Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	143216	10-in.	12/24/1926	Song of Shanghai	WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W143226	10-in.	12/28/1926	Song of Shanghai	Radiolites	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W143814	10-in.	3/30/1927	Till we meet again	Bob Nichols ; Riley Puckett	Male vocal duet, with 2 violins and guitar	composer
Columbia	W143958	10-in.	4/12/1927	You'll leave me blue	Mary Flood Gates	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	143989	10-in.	4/19/1927	Rosy cheeks	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144002	10-in.	4/7/1927	Rosy cheeks	Giersdorf Sisters	Female vocal trio, with piano	composer
Columbia	144022	10-in.	4/12/1927	Rosy cheeks	University Six ; Hal White	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W144042	10-in.	4/25/1927	Rosy cheeks	Frank Harris ; The Knickerbockers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W144325	10-in.	6/13/1927	Sweet dreams	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W144908	10-in.	10/25/1927	My blue heaven	Singing Sophomores	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W145261	10-in.	11/30/1927	There's one little girl who loves me (One little girl who don't)	Ipana Troubadours ; Harold Lambert ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	145288	10-in.	12/9/1927	There's one little girl who loves me (One little girl who don't)	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W145432	10-in.	12/19/1927	Tin pan parade	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	145623	10-in.	2/8/1928	Tin pan parade	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	146241	10-in.	5/9/1928	That brand new model of mine	Happy Martin	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W146463	10-in.	6/20/1928	The Japanese sandman	Cole McElroy's Spanish Ball Room Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	147407	10-in.	12/10/1928	I got a woman, crazy for me (She's funny that way)	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Columbia	147691	10-in.	12/4/1928	I got a woman, crazy for me—she's funny that way	Ed Martel and his Orchestra ; Tom Frawley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

(Results 301-325 of 684 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whiting, Richard A.," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

Whiting, Richard A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104978.

"Whiting, Richard A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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