Harry Archer

Harry Archer

Harry Archer (February 21, 1888 – April 23, 1960) was an American composer and orchestra leader. He is best remembered for six Broadway shows from the 2nd and 3rd decades of the 20th-century, but also made several popular recordings in the 1920s for Brunswick Records.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1888 (Creston), Died April 23, 1960

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, arranger, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 135 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-28581	10-in.	9/20/1923	I love you	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29025	10-in.	11/23/1923	I love you	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-29801	10-in.	3/24/1924	'No' means 'yes'	Phil Spitalny Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-29982	10-in.	5/9/1924	Paradise Alley	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	B-30011	10-in.	4/23/1924	I love you	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30012	10-in.	4/23/1924	Suppose I had never met you	Reinald Werrenrath	Baritone vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31753	10-in.	1/22/1925	You and I	Jack Shilkret Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-32068	10-in.	3/9/1925	Desert isle	Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-33483	10-in.	10/23/1925	It must be love	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-33853	10-in.	11/6/1925	It must be love	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-33854	10-in.	11/6/1925	I was blue	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-33982	12-in.	12/11/1925	Gems from Merry-merry	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-36814	10-in.	10/12/1926	I'd rather be the girl in your arms (Than the girl in your dreams)	Jean Goldkette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 5-8); with male vocal trio (takes 1-4)	composer
Victor	BVE-37711	10-in.	1/12/1927	Pepita	Kirilloff's Russian Balalaika Orchestra	Balalaika orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-39297	10-in.	6/27/1927	I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me	Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-39581	10-in.	8/24/1927	She'll never find a fellow like me	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-43568	10-in.	4/16/1928	Maybe it's all for the best	Walter O'Keefe	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer
Victor	BVE-43570	10-in.	4/16/1928	I'm lookin' for a girl	Walter O'Keefe	Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar	composer
Victor	BVE-47852	10-in.	10/19/1928	Anything your heart desires	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-56818	10-in.	4/3/1930	You're the sweetest girl this side of heaven	High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57683	10-in.	2/4/1930	Where the golden daffodils grow	High Hatters ; Frank Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-58548	10-in.	2/4/1930	So sympathetic	High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-58629	10-in.	1/30/1930	Alone with my dreams	Elliott Shaw ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-88978	10-in.	5/28/1935	Rainbow	Carl Ravazza ; Tom Coakley Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-89585	10-in.	4/25/1935	Rainbow	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 135 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Archer, Harry," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105001.

Archer, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105001.

"Archer, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.