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 151-175 of 201 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E3664-E3665 10-in. 9/2/1926 Breezin’ along with the breeze The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] ; Louis Katzman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Brunswick E3763-E3764 10-in. 9/13/1926 Breezin’ along with the breeze The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Brunswick E17692-E17694 10-in. 1/27/1926 Blinky Moon Bay Volunteer Firemen Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet songwriter  
Brunswick E17989-E17991 10-in. 2/15/1926 Drifting and dreaming (Sweet paradise) Jack Denny Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) songwriter  
Brunswick E18140-E18142 10-in. 3/1/1926 Drifting and dreaming Jack Denny Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal quintet lyricist  
Brunswick E22003-E22004 10-in. 3/18/1927 Down Kentucky way Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet lyricist  
Brunswick E24692-E24694 10-in. 10/11/1927 Tin pan parade Vaughn De Leath Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E26270-E26272 10-in. 1/25/1928 Beautiful Century Serenaders ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (takes E26272, E7016 1/2) songwriter  
Brunswick E26520-E26522 10-in. 2/15/1928 Beautiful Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26522) songwriter  
Brunswick E31705-E31706 10-in. Dec. 1929 Do ya’ love me? (Just a tiny bit, do ya’?) Bob Haring Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Brunswick 8Ch-10Ch 10-in. 1/16/1924 You’re in Kentucky sure as you're born Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C2580 10-in. 11/17/1928 Withered roses Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Brunswick C2739 10-in. 12/31/1928 Who wouldn’t be jealous of you? Ray Miller Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Brunswick C2888 10-in. 1/30/1929 True blue Freddie Rose Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick C3007 10-in. 2/26/1929 True blue Fred Hamm and His Collegians ; Frank Sylvano Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick C3167 10-in. 3/25/1929 True blue Fred Hamm and His Collegians ; Frank Sylvano Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick C4373 10-in. 9/18/1929 Until tomorrow Kalaluhi Honolulu Quartet Instrumental quartet, with vocal duet lyricist  
Brunswick C5803 10-in. June 1930 So sweet Frank Sylvano Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Brunswick C5902 10-in. 7/1/1930 So sweet Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick C7199 10-in. 1/10/1931 The Sleepy Town Express Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) lyricist, composer  
Brunswick C413-C415 10-in. 6/22/1926 Breezin’ along with the breeze Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick C1464-C1465 10-in. 1/13/1928 Beautiful Dick Powell Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist  
Brunswick C1513-C1514 10-in. 1/16/1928 Beautiful Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra Jazz.dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick C1601-C1602 10-in. 1/20/1928 Until tomorrow Salerno Brothers Male vocal solo, with accordion lyricist  
Brunswick LAE421 10-in. Feb. 1929 Honey Charles C. Locke Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
(Results 151-175 of 201 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillespie, Haven," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.

Gillespie, Haven. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.

"Gillespie, Haven." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 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

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

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

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