Haven Gillespie

James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of This Old House), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 6, 1888 (Covington), Died March 14, 1975 (Las Vegas)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 201 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W149712 10-in. 12/11/1929 Do ya love me? (Just a tiny bit, do ya?) Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149819 10-in. 2/20/1930 Love is like that Cafe Ray West Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio lyricist  
Columbia 150124 10-in. 3/26/1930 Kiss me with your eyes Sam Lanin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W150485 10-in. 4/21/1930 Kiss me with your eyes Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W150625 10-in. 7/8/1930 Right or wrong Jim Andrews ; Louisiana Collegians [Lloyd Keating and his Music] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W150920 10-in. 10/31/1930 Drifting and dreaming Joe Green's Marimba Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W151263 10-in. 2/2/1931 The Sleepy Town Express California Ramblers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W151554 10-in. 5/15/1931 Beautiful love James Melton Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W152034 10-in. 12/9/1931 By the sycamore tree Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W152189 10-in. 5/5/1932 So sweet Log Cabin Four Male vocal quartet, with guitar songwriter  
Columbia 76811 12-in. approximately March 1920 I'm getting tired of playing second fiddle London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt Orchestra composer  
Columbia C1503 10-in. 9/30/1936 Right or wrong Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W351080 10-in. 7/24/1931 Beautiful love Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W351140 10-in. 12/7/1931 By the sycamore tree Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh 567 10-in. ca. Jan. 1919 Liberty Bell ring on! Royal Dadmun Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-7746 10-in. Feb. 1921 Some little bird Rega Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70955 10-in. Oct. 1922 Old Kentucky moonlight Crescent Mixed Trio Mixed vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-72097 10-in. Nov. 1923 Sure as you're born Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-72303 10-in. Jan. 1924 Until tomorrow Helen Clark ; Lewis James Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-72827 10-in. Sept. 1924 That's Georgia Earl Rickard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh 74180 10-in. 6/21/1926 Breezin' along with the breeze Arkansaw Travellers ; Sam Lanin Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W80694 10-in. 4/4/1927 Right or wrong Joe Davis Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
OKeh W80696 10-in. 4/5/1927 I'm on my merry way Vaughn De Leath Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh W80734 10-in. 4/15/1927 I'm on my merry way Happy Hour Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet songwriter  
OKeh W400723 10-in. 5/29/1928 Right or wrong Goofus Five Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 101-125 of 201 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillespie, Haven," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.

Gillespie, Haven. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.

"Gillespie, Haven." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488

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LCNAR: Gillespie, Haven, 1888-1975 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92014471

Wikidata: Haven Gillespie - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3783706

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61815541

MusicBrainz: Haven Gillespie - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d0693759-d13d-4661-871d-0eb8500acecc

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/299198

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