Leo Robin

Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938, and with Jule Styne on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," a song whose witty, Cole Porter style of lyric came to be identified with its famous interpreter Marilyn Monroe.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1900 (Pittsburgh), Died December 29, 1984 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, translator, composer

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

Recordings (Results 301-325 of 362 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W401809	10-in.	4/17/1929	Louise	Smith Ballew ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W401810	10-in.	4/17/1929	Wait 'till you see "ma cherie"	Smith Ballew ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402860	10-in.	8/16/1929	True blue Lou	Justin Ring Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W402883	10-in.	8/26/1929	True blue Lou	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	W402935	10-in.	9/6/1929	True blue Lou	Richard Jordon	Organ solo, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W403521	10-in.	12/16/1929	I have to have you	Annette Hanshaw	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
OKeh	W403632	10-in.	1/16/1930	If I were king	Smith Ballew Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W404467	10-in.	10/10/1930	It's a great life (If you don’t weaken)	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W404509	10-in.	10/23/1930	My ideal	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W405190	10-in.	4/11/1933	Look what I've got	Hotel Bossert Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W405194	10-in.	4/11/1933	In the park in Paree	Hotel Bossert Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E29175	10-in.	2/19/1929	Louise	Randolph’s Royal Hawaiians	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Brunswick	E29754	10-in.	May 1929	Louise	Bob Haring Orchestra ; Dick Robertson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E29813	10-in.	May 1929	Louise	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E29926	10-in.	May 1929	Jericho	Herbert Gordon ; Hotel Ten Eyck Whispering Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	E30603	10-in.	8/1/1929	True blue Lou	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E33994	10-in.	Oct. 1930	It’s a great life (If you don’t weaken)	Cotton and Morpheus	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E34407	10-in.	9/15/1930	Beyond the blue horizon	Phil Spitalny's Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	XE35323	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1930	Johnson’s Wax program, program H, [part unknown]	Brunswick Studio Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	XE35329	12-in.	approximately Nov. 1930	Johnson’s Wax program, [program and part unknown]	Brunswick Studio Orchestra	Radio transcription disc : Orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E35914	10-in.	1/10/1931	My ideal	Mills Music Masters [Brunswick Studio Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E2813-E2815	10-in.	4/20/1926	Lulu Belle	The Ambassadors	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E3563-E3565	10-in.	7/26/1926	My cutey’s due at two-to-two today	Essex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E6015-E6018	10-in.	6/1/1927	Hallelujah!	Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra [Frank Black Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E6018)	lyricist
Brunswick	E17923-E17926	10-in.	2/9/1926	Whistle away your blues	Harry Archer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter

(Results 301-325 of 362 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robin, Leo," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

Robin, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

"Robin, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.