Paul Francis Webster
Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 20, 1907 (New York City), Died March 22, 1984 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-53017 | 10-in. | 4/15/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64069 | 10-in. | 3/2/1931 | There's rhythm in the river | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-71742 | 10-in. | 5/24/1932 | Masquerade | Helen Crawford ; Jesse Crawford ; Frank Luther | Pipe organ duet, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73025 | 10-in. | 6/22/1932 | Masquerade | Dick Robertson ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75326 | 10-in. | 2/28/1933 | The whisper waltz | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75734 | 10-in. | 4/6/1933 | I do! | Isham Jones Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76483 | 10-in. | 6/20/1933 | My moonlight Madonna | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76672 | 10-in. | 7/20/1933 | My moonlight Madonna | Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-77357 | 10-in. | 12/14/1933 | The whistlin' cowboy | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-77649 | 10-in. | 9/12/1933 | My moonlight Madonna | Ferde Grofé Orchestra ; Conrad Thibault | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-78858 | 10-in. | 12/15/1933 | Got the jitters | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-82553 | 10-in. | 5/24/1934 | Butterfly | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-83619 | 10-in. | 7/23/1934 | Moon of desire | Don Mayfield and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-83635 | 10-in. | 7/26/1934 | Moon of desire | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-83797 | 10-in. | 8/22/1934 | Two cigarettes in the dark | Jerry Johnson and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84070 | 10-in. | 8/30/1934 | Two cigarettes in the dark | Gloria Grafton | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84246 | 10-in. | 9/10/1934 | Two cigarettes in the dark | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84297 | 10-in. | 9/24/1934 | Dos cigarrillos en la obscuridad | Juan Arvizu ; Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-84909 | 10-in. | 11/2/1934 | Water under the bridge | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-86091 | 10-in. | 12/5/1934 | Dawn | Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0542 | 10-in. | 9/24/1936 | Rainbow on the river | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-0702 | 10-in. | 9/17/1936 | Rainbow on the river | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-01807 | 10-in. | 11/29/1936 | A thousand dreams of you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-03560 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | A thousand dreams of you | Dick Stabile Orchestra ; Frank Fleming | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09557 | 10-in. | 6/29/1937 | My campfire dreams | Bobby Breen ; Hugo Riesenfeld ; St. Luke Choristers ; St. Luke Orchestra | Dubbed recording from film : Boy soprano vocal solo, with boys vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09649 | 10-in. | 8/20/1937 | Make a wish | Bobby Breen | Boy soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09650 | 10-in. | 8/20/1937 | Music in my heart | Bobby Breen | Boy soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011670 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | Make a wish | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011671 | 10-in. | 8/6/1937 | My campfire dreams | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011674 | 10-in. | 8/7/1937 | Turn on that red hot heat (Burn your blues away) | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-013756 | 10-in. | 9/24/1937 | Rainbow on the river | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023683 | 10-in. | 7/11/1938 | Put your heart in a song | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023718 | 10-in. | 6/22/1938 | The sunny side of things | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-023720 | 10-in. | 6/22/1938 | Put your heart in a song | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-031568 | 10-in. | 1/27/1939 | Blue Italian waters | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-031840 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Blue Italian waters | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-035570 | 10-in. | 4/6/1939 | Let's tie the old forget-me-not | Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-044819 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | Up the chimney go my dreams | Harvey Crawford ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-051830 | 10-in. | 7/9/1940 | My moonlight Madonna | George Griffin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Ted Steele ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and Novachord | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055504 | 10-in. | 8/8/1940 | What's your story, morning glory | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-061318 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | Chocolate shake | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061319 | 10-in. | 6/26/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061339 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | The brown skin gal (In calico gown) | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061340 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | Jump for joy | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | CS-066746 | 12-in. | 9/2/1941 | My moonlight madonna | Raymond Paige | Orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067732 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Marilyn Duke ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067764 | 10-in. | 9/9/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-070333 | 10-in. | 10/28/1941 | I got it bad and that ain't good | Earl Hines Orchestra ; Billy Eckstine ; Madeline Green ; Three Varieties | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-071863 | 10-in. | 2/18/1942 | The lamplighter's serenade | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-072043 | 10-in. | 1/19/1942 | The lamplighter's serenade | Frank Sinatra ; Axel Stordahl | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | E0VB-3582 | 10-in. | 3/22/1950 | Lock, stock and barrel | Dale Evans | Female vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0194 | 10-in. | 4/10/1945 | Memphis in June | Betty Jane Bonney | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0359 | 10-in. | 8/13/1945 | If I had a dozen hearts | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5VB-0763 | 10-in. | 5/21/1945 | No more toujours l'amour (hoya, hoya) | Norton Sisters ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0466 | 10-in. | 2/14/1947 | You're everywhere | Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-2587 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Bubble-loo bubble-loo | Cathy Allen ; Louis Prima Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-3441 | 10-in. | 12/16/1948 | You was! | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Merv Griffin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0983 | 10-in. | 3/22/1949 | How it lies, how it lies, how it lies! | Buddy Moreno Orchestra ; Happy Notes | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152211 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Masquerade | The Cavaliers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152296 | 10-in. | 9/9/1932 | Me minus you | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152357 | 10-in. | 1/25/1933 | The whisper waltz | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152662 | 10-in. | 12/28/1933 | Got the jitters | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W351027 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36107 | 10-in. | 2/19/1931 | There’s rhythm in the river | New Orleans Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36639 | 10-in. | 4/19/1931 | The birthday of a kiss | Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36701 | 10-in. | 5/19/1931 | Two little, blue little eyes | Art Kahn Orchestra ; Ross Colby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Webster, Paul Francis," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105098.
Webster, Paul Francis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105098.
"Webster, Paul Francis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Webster, Paul Francis - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85273911
Wikidata: Paul Francis Webster - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1620897
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42031713
MusicBrainz: Paul Francis Webster - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b7d69ea7-2f72-43cf-881b-6dc142afdb48
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