Henry Tobias
Henry Tobias (Worcester, Massachusetts, 23 April 1905 – 5 December 1997) was an American songwriter. He was the youngest of the three brothers, Charles Tobias, Harry Tobias Tobias wrote the 1974 song "Hang In There, Mr. President" in support of Richard Nixon, recorded by Bernie Knee with Frank Yankovic and his Orchestra and released on Telemark. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 23, 1905, Died December 5, 1997
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-34796 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Roses | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35732 | 10-in. | 6/30/1926 | Katinka | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38192 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | That day in June | Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller | Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandola, and lute | songwriter | |
| Victor | CVE-38326 | 12-in. | 4/5/1927 | Katinka | Tetos Demetriades (Τετος Δημητριαδης) | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-39632 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | If I had a lover | Franklyn Baur ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43140 | 10-in. | 3/12/1928 | I'm winging home (Like a bird that's on the wing) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43586 | 10-in. | 4/19/1928 | I'm wingin' home (Like a bird that's on the wing) | Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-48532 | 10-in. | 1/2/1929 | Do you? That's all I want to know | Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-51610 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Hello sunshine hello | Eddie Cantor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-53542 | 10-in. | 6/5/1929 | Miss you | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55380 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | Miss you | Jesse Crawford | Pipe organ solo (takes 1-3); with female vocal solo (takes 4-6) | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57996 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | Cooking breakfast for the one I love | Fanny Brice | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64363 | 10-in. | 11/20/1930 | The wedding of the birds | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with whistling | composer | |
| Victor | ESHQ-72894 | 8-in. | 6/14/1932 | I'll have the last waltz with Mother | Harry Merker and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-73714 | 10-in. | 9/29/1932 | Along came love | Don Bestor ; Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-89706 | 10-in. | 4/29/1935 | At last | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-89879 | 10-in. | 6/7/1935 | At last | Jess Jaffrey ; Reggie Childs Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-331 | 10-in. | 5/29/1927 | Pretty little thing | Herman Kenin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-042339 | 10-in. | 1/8/1940 | Don't kiss and tell | Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-061549 | 10-in. | 8/25/1941 | Miss you | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067765 | 10-in. | 9/9/1941 | Miss you | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067858 | 10-in. | 9/15/1941 | Miss you | Allan Foster ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-072232 | 10-in. | 4/2/1942 | Sleep song | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; The Modernaires | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-1573 | 10-in. | 1/17/1946 | Katinka | Ziggy Talent ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-1666 | 10-in. | 2/20/1946 | I'm a-goin', Sue, I'm a-goin' | Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-1776 | 10-in. | 5/9/1946 | Well, natch! | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-3011 | 10-in. | 10/14/1946 | I used to be her one and only (now I'm only her used to be) | Don Cornell ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with female vocal trio and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0085 | 10-in. | 1/23/1947 | If I had my life to live over | Three Suns | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1852 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | No longer | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal group, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2193 | 10-in. | 12/13/1947 | I remember mama | Harry Zimmerman Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142162 | 10-in. | 5/6/1926 | Katinka | Ivan Terribilsky ; WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W142201 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Katinka | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W142223 | 10-in. | 5/19/1926 | Katinka | Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Ray Stillwell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W146308 | 10-in. | 5/19/1928 | (Like a bird that's on the wing) I'm wingin' home | Eddy's Hawaiian Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 146436 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Gotta big date with a little girl | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W147143 | 10-in. | 10/25/1928 | Do you? That's all I want to know! | Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148691 | 10-in. | 6/13/1929 | Miss you | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]148722 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Miss you | Jack Carney ; Tom Clines and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148784 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | Miss you | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]149939 | 10-in. | 1/30/1930 | Cooking breakfast for the one I love | Annette Hanshaw ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Phil Spitalny Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]150628 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | It all comes out in the wash | Rex King and his Sovereigns | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152015 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Katinka | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | composer | |
| OKeh | W400643 | 10-in. | 5/1/1928 | (Like a bird that's on the wing) I'm wingin' home | Joe Green ; Royal Music Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W402538 | 10-in. | 7/25/1929 | Miss you | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W403692 | 10-in. | 1/27/1930 | Cooking breakfast for the one I love | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W403771 | 10-in. | 2/25/1930 | Cooking breakfast for the one I love | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W404557 | 10-in. | 11/19/1930 | The wedding of the birds | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28475 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | Do you? That’s all I want to know | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28657 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Do you? (That’s all I want to know) | The Midnight Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29340 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | Hello sunshine, hello | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29840 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Pretty little thing | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29991 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | Miss you | Meyer Davis ; Hotel Astor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E30060 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Miss you | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3132-E3134 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Roses | Hale Byers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E6821-E6822 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | Toot, toot, toot | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19438-E19441 | 10-in. | 6/2/1926 | Roses | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | E26916-E26917 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Like a bird that’s on the wing (I’m winging home) | Harold Lambert | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | LAE226 | 10-in. | July 1928 | Gotta big date with a little girl | Anthony Galla-Rini | Accordion solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | LAE874 | 10-in. | 9/19/1930 | The wedding of the birds | Earl Burtnett ; Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Edison | 10923 | 10-in. | 4/13/1926 | Roses | Arthur Fields ; Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11049 | 10-in. | 6/17/1926 | Katinka | Arthur Hall ; Tennessee Happy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11824 | 10-in. | 7/29/1927 | If I had a lover | Oreste Queensland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18577 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Gotta big date with a little girl | Frank Wallace | Male vocal solo, with saxophone and ukulele | composer | |
| Edison | 19278 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Miss you | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | composer | |
| Edison | N-1002 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Miss you | Phil Spitalny's Music | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | composer | |
| Edison | N-1076 | 10-in. | 8/16/1929 | Miss you | J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tobias, Henry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105391.
Tobias, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105391.
"Tobias, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Tobias, Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86128771
Wikidata: Henry Tobias - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16078876
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