Walter Donaldson

Walter Donaldson (February 15, 1893 – July 15, 1947) was an American prolific popular songwriter and publishing company founder, composing many hit songs of the 1910s to 1940s, that have become standards and form part of the Great American Songbook.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 15, 1893 (New York City), Died July 15, 1947 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 476-500 of 1453 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	80534	10-in.	9/12/1922	True blue Sam (The traveling man)	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80544	10-in.	9/15/1922	Carolina in the morning	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80552	10-in.	9/18/1922	Carolina in the morning	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80560	10-in.	9/19/1922	Where the bamboo babies grow	Frank Crumit	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80577	10-in.	10/2/1922	My buddy	Edwin Dale	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80668	10-in.	11/11/1922	Away down East in Maine	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	80680	10-in.	11/18/1922	Away down East in Maine	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80708	10-in.	12/6/1922	My buddy	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80753	10-in.	12/29/1922	My buddy	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80792	10-in.	1/15/1923	My buddy	Phil Baker ; Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with accordion	composer
Columbia	80814	10-in.	1/29/1923	Seven or eleven	Dolly Kay	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	80837	10-in.	2/5/1923	Little Rover (Don't forget to come back home)	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80901	10-in.	3/15/1923	Beside a babbling brook	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80965	10-in.	4/17/1923	Beside a babbling brook	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81113	10-in.	7/7/1923	Lou'siana	Happy Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81164	10-in.	8/4/1923	Stealing to Virginia	Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81175	10-in.	8/13/1923	Stealing to Virginia	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81340	10-in.	11/9/1923	Roamin' to Wyomin'	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81355	10-in.	11/15/1923	Roamin' to Wyomin'	California Ramblers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81492	10-in.	1/18/1924	Oh baby (Don't say no, say maybe)	Elsie White	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81503	10-in.	1/28/1924	I love my chili-bom-bom	Phil Romano Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81515	10-in.	2/1/1924	Mindin' my bus'ness	Georgians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81517	10-in.	2/1/1924	Mindin' my bus'ness	Gus Van	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	81607	10-in.	3/5/1924	In the evening	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	81612	10-in.	3/6/1924	Feeling the way I do	Frank Westphal Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 476-500 of 1453 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Donaldson, Walter," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

Donaldson, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106121.

"Donaldson, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.

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