Jack Lawrence

Jack Lawrence (born Jacob Louis Schwartz, April 7, 1912 – March 16, 2009) was an American songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 7, 1912 (Brooklyn), Died March 16, 2009 (Danbury)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-73840	10-in.	10/20/1932	Play, fiddle, play	George Olsen and his Music ; Dave Marshall	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-73988	10-in.	11/23/1932	Play, fiddle, play	Jim Harkins and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-82529	10-in.	5/16/1934	Do me a favor	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-04329	10-in.	1/27/1937	What will I tell my heart	Dolly Dawn and her Dawn Patrol	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-04554	10-in.	2/2/1937	What will I tell my heart?	Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06464	10-in.	3/26/1937	Big Boy Blue	Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	songwriter
Victor	BS-06621	10-in.	3/10/1937	Wanted	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-06854	10-in.	4/8/1937	Wanted	Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band ; Eva Taylor	Washboard band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-011114	10-in.	6/24/1937	Foolin' myself	Marilyn Duke ; Jolly Coburn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-013332	10-in.	9/3/1937	Have you ever been in heaven?	Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-013514	10-in.	9/9/1937	Have you ever been in heaven?	Shirley Brown ; Willie Farmer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-017461	10-in.	12/3/1937	Outside of paradise	Al Bowlly Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-018339	10-in.	1/18/1938	Shenanigans	Norsemen	Male vocal quartet, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-018416	10-in.	1/26/1938	Outside of paradise	Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-024036	10-in.	7/15/1938	Tu-li-tulip time	Burt Shaw ; Willie Farmer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-024078	10-in.	7/22/1938	Tu-li-tulip-time	Jimmy Brown ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-031532	10-in.	1/19/1939	Last night a miracle happened	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-032925	10-in.	3/8/1939	Chopsticks	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-035396	10-in.	4/3/1939	Asleep or awake	Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-035560	10-in.	4/5/1939	Asleep or awake	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-035569	10-in.	4/6/1939	A fool and his honey are soon parted	Barbara Bush ; Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-035743	10-in.	4/13/1939	If I didn't care	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-035756	10-in.	4/17/1939	If I didn't care	Kate Smith	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-036527	10-in.	4/25/1939	If I didn't care	Phyllis Kenny ; Van Alexander Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-037689	10-in.	6/26/1939	It must have been two other people	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-037743	10-in.	6/21/1939	Drifting down the river of dreams	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-038237	10-in.	7/7/1939	Drifting down the river of dreams	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-038408	10-in.	7/17/1939	It must have been two other people	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-040627	10-in.	7/29/1939	It's funny to everyone but me	Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-040996	10-in.	10/23/1939	Parade of the little white mice	Vincent Lopez ; Penny Parker ; Suave Swing Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-041595	10-in.	8/21/1939	It's funny to everyone but me	Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-041748	10-in.	10/10/1939	Ciri-biri-bin	Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	lyricist
Victor	BS-042639	10-in.	9/5/1939	It's funny to everyone but me	Smoothies	Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-042794	10-in.	10/5/1939	Ciri-biri-bin	Rosario Bourdon ; Jessica Dragonette	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-042944	10-in.	10/12/1939	Ciri-biri-bin	Smoothies	Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-043295	10-in.	11/7/1939	Vagabond dreams	Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-043340	10-in.	11/2/1939	Johnson rag	Larry Clinton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-043390	10-in.	11/18/1939	Ciri-biri-bin	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-043912	10-in.	11/22/1939	Vagabond dreams	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-044891	10-in.	3/7/1940	So far, so good	Ivie Anderson ; Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-047018	10-in.	2/7/1940	So far, so good	Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-047019	10-in.	2/7/1940	With the wind and the rain in your hair	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-047049	10-in.	2/12/1940	With the wind and the rain in your hair	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-047202	10-in.	2/14/1940	With the wind and the rain in your hair	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-050137	10-in.	4/24/1940	Sweet Angelina	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-051547	10-in.	6/21/1940	Never took a lesson in my life	Meredith Blake ; Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-051552	10-in.	6/24/1940	A lazy lack-a-daisy melody	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-055096	10-in.	10/7/1940	A handful of stars	Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Anita Boyer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-055113	10-in.	10/21/1940	All or nothing at all	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-055504	10-in.	8/8/1940	What's your story, morning glory	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-055517	10-in.	8/14/1940	A handful of stars	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-056438	10-in.	10/4/1940	Yes, my darling daughter	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-056727	10-in.	10/8/1940	What'll I do if I marry a soldier (Tush doo woggle oh toog in de shin)	Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-057649	10-in.	11/15/1940	Yes, my darling daughter	Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Marion Hutton	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	lyricist, composer
Victor	BS-058759	10-in.	1/6/1941	Waterloo Bridge	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBS-061305	10-in.	6/23/1941	Tattletale	Allan DeWitt ; Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-064611	10-in.	7/11/1941	Call it anything, it's love	Art Jarrett Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-065625	10-in.	5/19/1941	Tattle-tale	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-066189	10-in.	7/7/1941	Call it anything, it's love	Barry Wood	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-066919	10-in.	7/14/1941	Call it anything, it's love	Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-067507	10-in.	7/29/1941	Tattletale	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-067731	10-in.	9/2/1941	Moonlight masquerade	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-067744	10-in.	9/3/1941	The man in the moon	Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-067754	10-in.	9/5/1941	Concerto for two (A love song)	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-067965	10-in.	10/3/1941	Moonlight masquerade	Una Mae Carlisle	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet	lyricist
Victor	BS-068038	10-in.	10/27/1941	Moonlight masquerade	Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	lyricist
Victor	BS-068601	10-in.	12/10/1941	The lady who walks alone	Bea Wain	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-073426	10-in.	3/11/1942	Sleepy lagoon	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-073826	10-in.	4/9/1942	Sleepy lagoon	Dinah Shore	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	BS-074304	10-in.	4/7/1942	Do it now	Glee Club (Kaye) ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus	composer, lyricist
Victor	MBS-092034	10-in.	before 9/26/1950	Johnson rag	Orquesta Luis Arcaraz	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	H2TB-7678	10-in.	10/30/1957	Girls are different (Nani-nani)	Leni Barteri ; Marty Gold Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D5VB-1141	10-in.	10/2/1945	Symphony	Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1308	10-in.	12/20/1945	In the moon mist	Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D6VB-3064	10-in.	10/17/1946	Linda	Charlie Spivak Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-0489	10-in.	4/9/1947	Passing by	Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-0980	10-in.	6/18/1947	Secrets	Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra	Orchestra	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-1471	10-in.	8/6/1947	Hand in hand	Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1474	10-in.	8/6/1947	I'll hate myself in the morning	Don Cornell ; Sammy Kaye ; Laura Leslie ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1818	10-in.	12/30/1947	Music from beyond the moon	Earle Hagen Orchestra ; Tony Martin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2036	10-in.	11/14/1947	Tenderly	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Charlie Spivak	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-2530	10-in.	11/27/1947	Needles and pins	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Irene Daye ; Tommy Mercer	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-2710	10-in.	12/19/1947	Beyond the sea	Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D9VB-0989	10-in.	3/24/1949	Once-t around the park	Fontane Sisters ; Charles R. Grean	Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D9AB-2287	10-in.	10/5/1949	The greatest mistake of my life	Jack Lawrence	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, vocalist
Victor	D9AB-2288	10-in.	10/5/1949	Afraid	Jack Lawrence	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	D9AB-2289	10-in.	10/5/1949	On Miracle Mountain	Jack Lawrence	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer
Victor	D9VB-2458	10-in.	11/1/1949	Johnson rag	Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Joe Derise ; The Snowflakes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal octet	lyricist
Columbia	W152323	10-in.	11/28/1932	Play fiddle play	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	B21217	10-in.	6/01/1937	Foolin' myself	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	CB12205	10-in.	approximately 1948	Laguna addoramentata	Orchestra Angelo Giacomazzi ; Tino Vailati	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL7234	10-in.	2/12/1940	C'est drôle...	Lucienne Delyle ; Wal-Berg	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawrence, Jack," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106198.

Lawrence, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106198.

"Lawrence, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.