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 201-225 of 362 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-048470	10-in.	3/28/1940	Just a-whistlin' and a-whittlin' (and a-watchin' the world go by)	Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-051291	10-in.	6/14/1940	In the park in Paree	Yvette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	S-052846	10-in.	10/9/1943	Take it from there	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	S-052913	10-in.	1/11/1944	No love, no nothing	The Midnighters ; Nilo Sérgio	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058181	10-in.	12/18/1940	Hello Ma! I done it again	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058186	10-in.	12/18/1940	Wishful thinking	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058268	10-in.	12/17/1940	Hello, Ma! I done it again	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-058825	10-in.	1/3/1941	Hello Ma! I done it again	Sara Horn ; Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-058826	10-in.	1/3/1941	Wishful thinking	Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Hal Lieber	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-064420	10-in.	5/28/1941	Loveliness and love	Art Jarrett Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-064422	10-in.	5/28/1941	You started something	Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Smoothies	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-065255	10-in.	5/13/1941	You started something	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Peggy Mann	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-065257	10-in.	5/13/1941	Loveliness and love	Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Peggy Mann	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-065294	10-in.	5/22/1941	You started something	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-065638	10-in.	5/21/1941	Is that good?	Joan Merrill	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-067784	10-in.	9/11/1941	Halleluyah!	Dawn Patrol Boys ; Dolly Dawn	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	PBS-072563	10-in.	7/31/1942	Thanks for the memory	Pauline Byrne ; David Rose Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-073567	10-in.	3/13/1942	Here you are	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Stuart Wade	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-073569	10-in.	3/13/1942	Oh, the pity of it all	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-074306	10-in.	4/7/1942	Here you are	Elaine Beatty ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0748	10-in.	5/8/1945	So-o-o-o-o in love	Rosemary Calvin ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-0991	10-in.	12/18/1945	Prisoner of love	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1099	10-in.	7/30/1945	I can't escape from you	Artie Shaw Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-1406	10-in.	4/5/1946	In love in vain	Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D6VB-1911	10-in.	7/16/1946	A gal in calico	Tex Beneke ; The Crew Chiefs ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	lyricist

(Results 201-225 of 362 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robin, Leo," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

Robin, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

"Robin, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.