Mack Gordon

Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years between 1940 and 1944, and won the award once, for "You'll Never Know". That song has proved among his most enduring, and remains popular in films and television commercials to this day. "At Last" is another of his best-known songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 21, 1904 (Warsaw), Died February 28, 1959 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 308 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-102668	10-in.	6/17/1936	You've gotta eat your spinach, baby	Harry Blair ; Washboard Wonders	Male vocal solo, with washboard band	songwriter
Victor	BS-0776	10-in.	10/2/1936	To Mary, with love	Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-0979	10-in.	10/15/1936	To Mary—with love	Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-02165	10-in.	10/18/1936	Head over heels in love	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-02169	10-in.	10/18/1936	May I have the next romance with you?	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-02463	10-in.	11/5/1936	Goodnight my love	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Ella Fitzgerald	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03033	10-in.	11/10/1936	One never knows—does one?	Barry McKinley ; Ruby Newman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03205	10-in.	11/12/1936	Goodnight, my love	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03207	10-in.	11/12/1936	One never knows-does one?	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03208	10-in.	11/12/1936	May I have the next romance with you	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03209	10-in.	11/12/1936	Head over heels in love	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-03710	10-in.	12/10/1936	Goodnight, my love	Jerry Cooper	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BS-04202	10-in.	1/7/1937	Lookin' around corners for you	Three Esquires ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-04235	10-in.	1/14/1937	Goodnight my love	Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Frances Hunt	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06294	10-in.	3/5/1937	It's swell of you	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06295	10-in.	3/5/1937	Never in a million years	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06635	10-in.	3/12/1937	Never in a million years	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06639	10-in.	3/12/1937	It's swell of you	Ozzie Nelson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06857	10-in.	4/8/1937	I hum a waltz	Ted Mack Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal trio	songwriter
Victor	BS-06892	10-in.	4/15/1937	Adiós mi amor	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band	songwriter
Victor	BS-07717	10-in.	4/5/1937	I hum a waltz	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-07786	10-in.	4/13/1937	There's a lull in my life	Kay Thompson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-07807	10-in.	4/15/1937	Wake up and live	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-07823	10-in.	4/18/1937	There's a lull in my life	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-07826	10-in.	4/18/1937	I'm bubbling over	Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gordon, Mack," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105071.

Gordon, Mack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105071.

"Gordon, Mack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.