Brian Hooker

William Brian Hooker (November 2, 1880 – December 28, 1946) was an American poet, educator, lyricist, and librettist. He was born in New York City, the son of Elizabeth Work and William Augustus Hooker, who was a mining engineer for the New York firm of Hooker and Lawrence. His family was well known in Hartford, Connecticut having descended from Thomas Hooker, a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader who founded the Colony of Connecticut.

Hooker attended Yale College in the class of 1902, where he was a writer, editor and business manager for campus humor magazine The Yale Record. He was an editor of the Yale Record collection Yale Fun (1901). He died in New London, Connecticut, aged 66.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 2, 1880 (New York City), Died December 28, 1946 (New London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, session supervisor

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Recordings (Results 26-43 of 43 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C1209 10-in. 10/6/1927 Tomorrow Mildred Herr ; Art Rose Female-male vocal duet lyricist  
Brunswick TC3442 10-in. 5/6/1929 Tomorrow Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick TC3443 10-in. 5/6/1929 Only a rose Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick TC3444 10-in. 5/6/1929 Song of the vagabond Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick TC390 10-in. 12/16/1925 Only a rose Brunswick Hour Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 7964 10-in. 5/5/1921 Dear love, my love Elizabeth Spencer Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 10715 10-in. 12/9/1925 Song of the vagabonds Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus lyricist  
Edison 10924 10-in. 4/13/1926 The vagabond king New York Light Opera Co. Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11070 10-in. 6/24/1926 Only a rose Anna Case Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Decca 80383 1/15/1951 Overture: Love me tonight ; Song of the vagabonds ; Only a rose Cast of The vagabond king lyricist  
Decca 80384 1/15/1951 Huguette waltz Gloria Lane lyricist  
Decca 80385 1/15/1951 Tomorrow Mimi Benzell ; Alfred Drake lyricist  
Decca 80386 1/16/1951 Song of the vagabonds Cast of The vagabond king lyricist  
Decca 80387 1/16/1951 Some day Mimi Benzell lyricist  
Decca 80388 1/21/1951 Love me tonight Mimi Benzell ; Alfred Drake lyricist  
Decca 80389 1/21/1951 Only a rose Mimi Benzell ; Alfred Drake lyricist  
Decca 80390 1/21/1951 Nocturne-Finale Mimi Benzell ; Frances Bible ; Alfred Drake lyricist  
Decca 80413 1/21/1951 Hughette waltz Frances Bible lyricist  
(Results 26-43 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hooker, Brian," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105453.

Hooker, Brian. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105453.

"Hooker, Brian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105453

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