Leonard Whitcup
Birth and Death Data: Born 1903 (New York City), Died April 6, 1979 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer, vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-68899 | 10-in. | 4/14/1931 | Fiesta | Richard Barry ; Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75018 | 10-in. | 1/31/1933 | Fiesta | Marimba Centro-Americana | Marimba band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-81705 | 10-in. | 2/15/1934 | True | Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-81714 | 10-in. | 2/16/1934 | True | Jack Fulton ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-81799 | 10-in. | 3/7/1934 | Infatuation | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-81878 | 10-in. | 3/12/1934 | Infatuation | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Barry Wells | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-82583 | 10-in. | 6/1/1934 | Hot dogs and sarsaparilla | Sid Peltyn and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-92585 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | I couldn't believe my eyes | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-95083 | 10-in. | 9/27/1935 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-95141 | 10-in. | 9/26/1935 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Cliff Weston | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-95688 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-96269 | 10-in. | 11/4/1935 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | The Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-99545 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Sundown in Peaceful Valley | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-99903 | 10-in. | 3/19/1936 | Blazin' the trail (To my home) | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-0218 | 10-in. | 8/20/1936 | Cottage by the moon | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-03899 | 10-in. | 1/7/1937 | If my heart could only talk | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-04536 | 10-in. | 1/30/1937 | If my heart could only talk | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-06418 | 10-in. | 3/18/1937 | Spring cleaning | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-06856 | 10-in. | 4/8/1937 | Spring cleaning | Ted Mack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010173 | 10-in. | 5/14/1937 | Heaven help this heart of mine | Buddy Clark ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010598 | 10-in. | 6/18/1937 | The lady from Fifth Avenue | Ruth Bradley ; Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-011140 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Heaven help this heart of mine | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-011830 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | The lady from Fifth Avenue | Hod Williams Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-013508 | 10-in. | 9/9/1937 | Tears in my heart | Shirley Brown ; Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-013523 | 10-in. | 9/11/1937 | Tears in my heart | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-014686 | 10-in. | 10/15/1937 | Snake charmer | Jerry Blaine ; Stream Line Rhythm | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-015529 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | Sailing home | Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-017083 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | Rollin' plains | Jimmy Ray ; Southern Serenaders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-017420 | 10-in. | 11/26/1937 | The snake charmer | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-019620 | 10-in. | 2/3/1938 | Bewildered | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-019646 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | Good-night, sweet dreams, good-night | Arthur Todd | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-019686 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | Good-night, sweet dreams, good-night | Lola Bard ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021040 | 10-in. | 2/27/1938 | Good-night, sweet dreams, good-night | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-021186 | 10-in. | 3/18/1938 | Bewildered | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-024070 | 10-in. | 7/22/1938 | Love of my life (Where are you?) | Carlotta Dale ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-031240 | 10-in. | 1/6/1939 | Singin' in the saddle | Johnny Messner ; Music Box Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041154 | 10-in. | 8/1/1939 | It's all over town (We're thru) | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041481 | 10-in. | 9/21/1939 | Old heart of mine | Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-041594 | 10-in. | 8/21/1939 | It's all over town (We're thru) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-042292 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Am I proud | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Eddie Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-042707 | 10-in. | 9/20/1939 | Am I proud | Three Reasons ; Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and female vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-044016 | 10-in. | 10/25/1939 | Am I proud? | Anita Boyer ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-047534 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051548 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | Gentlemen of the jury | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051550 | 10-in. | 6/21/1940 | I am an American | Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051850 | 10-in. | 7/12/1940 | Frenesi | Harry's Tavern Band ; Jimmy Ray | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-056112 | 10-in. | 9/13/1940 | Autumn on the campus | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-057002 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | Oh! They're making me all over in the army | Gordon Goons ; Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058103 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | You're in the Army now | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-063815 | 10-in. | 4/24/1941 | An old corral in heaven | Barry Wood | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-068680 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | All for love | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-075577 | 10-in. | 7/24/1942 | Blue sentimental mood | Peggy Mann ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1655 | 10-in. | 9/28/1947 | True | Vaughn Monroe ; Moon Maids ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with female vocal quintet and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D8VB-4091 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Bewildered | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0320 | 10-in. | 1/18/1949 | The bible on the table and the flag upon the wall | Georgia Crackers [Newman Brothers] | String band, with male vocal and recitation | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147944 | 10-in. | 2/8/1929 | All I want is 'ittle ootsie oo | Lou Gold Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W149003 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | I gotta have you | The Midnight Airdales | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 149140 | 10-in. | 10/15/1929 | I gotta have you | Jim Andrews ; Mayflower Orchestra ; Julie Wintz | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W151476 | 10-in. | 3/30/1931 | Fiesta | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152713 | 10-in. | 2/13/1934 | True | Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tony Sacco | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152770 | 10-in. | 7/6/1934 | True | Chick Webb Orchestra ; Taft Jordan | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | HCO1705 | 10-in. | 2/13/1946 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | HCO3502 | 10-in. | 12/31/1948 | The Bible on the table (and the flag upon the wall) | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | RHCO4317 | 10-in. | 11/3/1950 | The Bible on the table (and the flag upon the wall) | Little Jimmy Dickens | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO42813 | 10-in. | 2/3/1950 | Greedy fingers | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | S-72693 | 10-in. | July 1924 | Tune in on L-O-V-E | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E36630 | 10-in. | 4/16/1931 | Fiesta | Los Eolians [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E20368-E20369 | 10-in. | 10/8/1926 | Nize baby | Mac and Lennie | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E20370-E20371 | 10-in. | 10/8/1926 | Go ahet | Mac and Lennie | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer, vocalist | |
Brunswick | C7742 | 10-in. | 4/24/1931 | Fiesta | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA1473 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | B17915 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | It's too hot for words | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Edison | 9555 | 10-in. | 6/8/1924 | Tune in on l-o-v-e | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Vocalion | 20508 | 10-in. | 1/12/1937 | If my heart could only talk | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Whitcup, Leonard," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105925.
Whitcup, Leonard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105925.
"Whitcup, Leonard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Whitcup, Leonard, 1903-1979 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88172772
Wikidata: Leonard Whitcup - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q20204918
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/4029144
MusicBrainz: Leonard Whitcup - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bcfe746c-e9c7-4e3e-9924-d3b67a8f2e6b
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