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

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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 362 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-79085	10-in.	2/23/1934	Papio, little bamboo bungalow	Sol K. Bright’s Hollywaiians	Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian)	lyricist
Victor	BS-80948	10-in.	10/30/1934	June in January	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-80949	10-in.	10/30/1934	With every breath I take	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-80950	10-in.	10/30/1934	Here is my heart	Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Norman Ruvell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82514	10-in.	5/10/1934	Do I love you?	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82522	10-in.	5/14/1934	Take a lesson from the lark	George Gould ; Ted Hanson ; Normandie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-83348	10-in.	10/5/1934	With every breath I take	Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-83353	10-in.	6/29/1934	Love in bloom	Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-83394	10-in.	7/18/1934	Love In bloom	Central Park Casino Orchestra ; Ernie Holst ; Norman Moon	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84436	10-in.	10/5/1934	June in January	Richard Himber ; Joey Nash ; Ritz-Carlton Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84469	10-in.	10/11/1934	Love is just around the corner	Pickens Sisters	Female vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-84912	10-in.	11/2/1934	Here is my heart	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-84980	10-in.	11/13/1934	Imagine me without you	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-86238	10-in.	11/23/1934	With every breath I take	Dan McDonnell	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-86239	10-in.	11/23/1934	June in January	Dan McDonnell	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-86255	10-in.	11/26/1934	Love in bloom	Hazel Glenn	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-89204	10-in.	3/8/1935	Junio en Enero	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89509	10-in.	4/1/1935	Then it isn't love	Don Reid ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-89765	10-in.	5/9/1935	Hate to talk about myself	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-89790	10-in.	5/13/1935	Hate to talk about myself	Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra ; Bob Stanley	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92597	10-in.	7/12/1935	Why dream	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92598	10-in.	7/12/1935	Through the doorway of dreams	George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Sonny Schuyler	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92732	10-in.	7/18/1935	Double trouble	Frank Dailey ; Nancy Flake ; Meadowbrook Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92747	10-in.	7/20/1935	Why dream?	Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-92748	10-in.	7/20/1935	Double trouble	The Freshmen ; Ray Noble Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	lyricist

(Results 76-100 of 362 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robin, Leo," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

Robin, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

"Robin, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.