Harry Pease

Birth and Death Data: Born September 6, 1886 (Mount Vernon), Died November 8, 1945 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 Audio
Victor B-20939 10-in. 11/1/1917 I don't want to get well Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24148 10-in. 6/3/1920 For every boy who's on the level (There's a girl who's on the square) Harmonizers Quartet ; Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24151 10-in. 6/3/1920 Pretty Kitty Kelly Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with harp, violin, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24766 10-in. 12/30/1920 What are we goin' to do (When there's nothing to do on Sunday) Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-24900 10-in. 1/19/1921 Give me a million beautiful girls (But give me one at a time) Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-25237 10-in. 4/25/1921 Peggy O'Neil Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones] Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-25508 10-in. 8/10/1921 In the old town hall Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-25526 10-in. 8/19/1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-27000 10-in. 10/3/1922 All for the love of Mike Isabelle Patricola Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-29127 10-in. 12/13/1923 Promise me everything, never get anything blues Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor B-29440 10-in. 2/6/1924 Me no speak-a good English Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-29654 10-in. 3/12/1924 What does the pussy-cat mean when she says 'me-ow'? Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with violin and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-30927 10-in. 9/23/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-31065 10-in. 10/30/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Charles Dornberger Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-32185 10-in. 3/26/1925 Bye and bye (The sun will shine) Meyer Davis ; Le Paradis Band ; W. Spencer Tupman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-34735 10-in. 3/18/1926 Son of a millionaire Joseph Rega Male vocal solo, with violin and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-36645 10-in. 10/30/1926 Up jumped the Devil Mitchell Brothers Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment) lyricist  
Victor BVE-37142 10-in. 12/16/1926 Schultz is back again (With his boom! boom! boom!) Four Aristocrats Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet lyricist  
Victor BVE-37564 10-in. 1/24/1927 That's what I call a pal Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor BVE-38013 10-in. 4/27/1927 My sweetheart waltz Charles Dornberger Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-38130 10-in. 3/2/1927 It's O. K. Katy with me Four Aristocrats Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet lyricist  
Victor BVE-38488 10-in. 4/22/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Johnny Marvin ; Andy Sannella Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars lyricist  
Victor BVE-42439 10-in. 2/13/1928 You can't blame me for that Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and banjo lyricist  
Victor BVE-45410 10-in. 5/29/1928 That's my mammy Hotel Sinton Orchestra ; Henry Thies Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-49208 10-in. 11/27/1928 I wonder if you miss me tonight Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BS-75748 10-in. 4/7/1933 A little beer, a pretzel and you The High Hatters [Tom Berwick Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-75749 10-in. 4/7/1933 A little beer, a pretzel and you Sid Peltyn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-102378 10-in. 7/1/1936 I just made up with that old girl of mine Wingy Manone Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-102401 10-in. 8/1/1936 I just made up with that old girl of mine Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-0978 10-in. 10/15/1936 One hour for lunch Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and piano solo songwriter  
Victor BS-03017 10-in. 11/6/1936 Tell Santy I live in a shanty Frank Dailey ; Ann Lee Davies ; Meadowbrook Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-07828 10-in. 4/18/1937 When two love each other (Just as you and I) Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-07847 10-in. 4/22/1937 When two love each other Jerry Cooper ; Eddy Duchin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-011076 10-in. 7/2/1937 Moon at sea Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-027261 10-in. 10/6/1938 I kissed you in a dream last night (Do you mind) Larry Clinton Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-028105 10-in. 10/17/1938 I kissed you in a dream last night (Do you mind?) Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-044633 10-in. 1/18/1940 You hit my heart with a bang Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-047738 10-in. 3/4/1940 I was watching a man paint a fence Gray Gordon ; Rita Ray ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-053148 10-in. 6/18/1940 Seems like a month of Sundays Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-074758 10-in. 7/20/1942 Light a candle in the chapel Harvey Crawford ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-075407 10-in. 7/2/1942 Light a candle in the chapel Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-075427 10-in. 7/17/1942 I'm a pris'ner of war Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D6VB-1571 10-in. 1/17/1946 Josephine please no lean on the bell Ziggy Talent ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-1395 10-in. 10/17/1947 Peggy O'Neil Charles Dant Orchestra ; Dennis Day Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor [Trial 1928-05-05-01] 10-in. 5/5/1928 That's my mammy Kathryn Hamilton Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia 77392 10-in. 10/1/1917 I don't want to get well Arthur Fields Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 77474 10-in. 11/1/1917 Over in Erin J. Malachy White Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78873 10-in. 12/19/1919 Oh, Mother, I'm wild Jack Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79198 10-in. 5/21/1920 Pretty Kitty Kelly Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79435 10-in. 9/27/1920 For every boy who's on the level there's a girl who's on the square Crescent Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79873 10-in. 5/31/1921 Peggy O'Neil Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79957 10-in. 7/21/1921 In the old town hall Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79985 10-in. 9/13/1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes (down in Tennessee) Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80004 10-in. 9/27/1921 O'Reilly (I'm ashamed of you) Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 80151 10-in. 1/20/1922 Birmingham blues Edith Wilson Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 80581 10-in. 10/3/1922 All for the love of Mike Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81058 10-in. 5/29/1923 I'll hop, skip and jump (Into my mammy's arms) Furman and Nash Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 81449 10-in. 1/2/1924 Me no speak-a good English Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81518 10-in. 2/1/1924 Promise me everything never get anything blues Gus Van Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 81637 10-in. 3/8/1924 What does the pussy-cat mean when she says 'me-ow'? Columbia Novelty Orchestra ; Billy Jones Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 140083 10-in. 10/3/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 140356 10-in. 1/23/1925 Bye and bye Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 49965 12-in. 5/28/1921 Peggy O'Neill Prince's Orchestra Orchestra songwriter  
Columbia W140537 10-in. 4/17/1925 There's one born every minute Chester Gaylord Male vocal solo, with ukulele lyricist  
Columbia 141504 10-in. 1/16/1926 You ought to see what's waiting for me Cliff Nazarro Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W141780 10-in. 3/9/1926 The song of the sea Miner Hawkins Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica lyricist  
Columbia 143178 10-in. 12/13/1926 Schultz is back again Frank Cornwell Orchestra ; Gus Guderian Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 143315 10-in. 1/18/1927 That's what I call a pal Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 143449 10-in. 2/7/1927 It's O.K. Katy with me University Six ; Hal White Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W143582 10-in. 3/3/1927 It's O.K. Katy with me Billy Carlin ; Mal Hallett Orchestra ; Sam Sherman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Columbia W143745 10-in. 4/5/1927 That's what I call a pal Ponce Sisters Female vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W144155 10-in. 5/17/1927 Frankfurter sandwiches Al Lentz Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W144492 10-in. 7/22/1927 A mother's prayer at twilight Jack Little Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W144985 10-in. 11/17/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W145643 10-in. 2/14/1928 I wonder if you miss me to-night Oscar Grogan Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Columbia 145952 10-in. 4/3/1928 That's my mammy Lou Gold Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W146262 10-in. 4/17/1928 That's my mammy! Frank Harris ; Radiolites Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W148681 10-in. 6/10/1929 Where the bab-bab-babbling brook (Goes bub-bub-bubbling by) Dave Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W148696 10-in. 6/13/1929 Where the bab-bab-babbling brook (Goes bub-bub-bubbling by) Hudson Singers Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W150344 10-in. 4/22/1930 Peggy O'Neil Roy Harper ; Earl Shirkey Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling lyricist  
Columbia W151878 10-in. 11/11/1931 When I wore my daddy's brown derby Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio songwriter  
Columbia H906 10-in. 7/31/1942 I'm a pris'ner of war (on a foreign shore) Johnny Bond ; Red River Valley Boys String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W351131 10-in. 11/16/1931 When I wore my daddy's brown derby Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-7675 10-in. Nov. 1920 County Kerry Mary Samuel Ash ; Shannon Four Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra composer  
OKeh S-7915 10-in. May 1921 Peggy O'Neil Samuel Ash ; Shannon Four Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh o-8112 10-in. ca. Feb. 1921 Give me a million beautiful girls Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh o-8147 10-in. ca. Apr. 1921 Peggy O'Neil Charles Hart ; Shannon Four Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra lyricist  
OKeh o-8238 10-in. ca. Dec. 1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-70212 10-in. Oct. 1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes (Down in Tennessee) Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-70848 10-in. Sept. 1922 All for the love of Mike Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-72277 10-in. Jan. 1924 Me no speak-a good English Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano lyricist  
OKeh S-72423 10-in. Apr. 1924 What does the pussy cat mean when she says "Me-ow"? Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-72713 10-in. July 1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-73497 10-in. July 1925 There's one born ev'ry minute The Bow-Wows ; The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
OKeh W81556 10-in. 10/20/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Gotham Troubadours [Irwin Abrams Hotel Manger Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W400196 10-in. 4/4/1928 You can't blame me for that Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh W400698 10-in. 5/22/1928 That's my mammy Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W400700 10-in. 5/22/1928 That's my mammy! Lillian Morton Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist  
OKeh W401461 10-in. 12/14/1928 I wonder if you miss me tonight Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Brunswick 5470 10-in. approximately Apr. 1921 Peggy O'Neil Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 6286-6287 10-in. approximately Aug. 1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 12010-12012 10-in. 12/3/1923 Promise me everything, never get anything blues Margaret Young Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick 12714-12717 10-in. 3/24/1924 What does the pussy cat mean when she says “me-ow?” Margaret Young Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick 13912-13914 10-in. 10/10/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved Frank Bessinger Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E27409 10-in. 4/24/1928 Somewhere in Hawaii Royal Hawaiians Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble lyricist  
Brunswick E37401 10-in. 11/24/1931 When I wore my Daddy’s brown derby (And you wore your Mother’s blue gown) Ed Loyd and his Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio songwriter  
Brunswick E3964-E3965 10-in. 10/20/1926 You don’t have to worry (‘Cause I love nobody but you) Vaughn De Leath Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick E21492-E21494 10-in. 2/14/1927 It's O.K. Katy with me Macy and Smalle Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick E22638-E22640 10-in. 4/25/1927 That’s what I call a pal Ritz Quartet ; William Wirges Male vocal quartet, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick E25295-E25297 10-in. 11/26/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio; without vocal and with humming chorus (take 25295) lyricist  
Brunswick E26491-E26492 10-in. 2/14/1928 Somewhere in Hawaii Royal Hawaiians Vocal and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Brunswick E27183-E27184 10-in. 3/28/1928 That’s my mammy! Harry Richman Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E30292-E30293 10-in. approximately 7/7/1929 Where the bab-bab-babbling brook (Goes bub-bub-bubbling by) Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Brunswick C1790-C1791 10-in. 3/24/1928 I wonder if you miss me tonight Ruth Muse Female vocal solo, with piano, violin, and cello lyricist  
Brunswick DAL684 10-in. Oct. 1928 You can’t blame me for that Billy and his Uke Male vocal solo, with ukulele lyricist  
Brunswick TC2248 10-in. 8/20/1928 That’s my mammy Harry Harris Male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 5847 10-in. 10/16/1917 I don't want to get well Arthur Fields ; Grace Woods Male vocal solo and female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6760 10-in. 5/2/1919 I'm not jealous (But I just don't like it) Rachael Grant ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7371 10-in. 5/27/1920 Pretty Kitty Kelly William Bonner Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7657 10-in. 11/30/1920 County Kerry Mary William Bonner Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 7898 10-in. 4/7/1921 Peggy O'Neill Billy Jones Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 8144 10-in. 7/26/1921 In the old town hall Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8223 10-in. 9/22/1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes (Down in Tennessee) Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9169 10-in. 9/20/1923 "Deeze," "doze" and "dem" Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9415 10-in. 3/11/1924 Me no speak-a good English Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 9423 10-in. 3/18/1924 What does the pussy cat mean when she says "me-ow"? Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9636 10-in. 7/22/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved James Doherty Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11318 10-in. 11/18/1926 Schultz is back again (With his boom, boom, boom) Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11354 10-in. 12/7/1926 Hawaiian rose Ross Gorman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
Edison 11456 10-in. 1/21/1927 That's what I call a pal James Doherty Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 18111 10-in. 12/16/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Helen Clark ; Charles Harrison Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 18246 10-in. 2/17/1928 You can't blame me for that Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Edison 18311 10-in. 3/16/1928 What'll I do if the Mississippi goes dry? Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Gramophone 0EA5941 10-in. 12/15/1937 Water-lilies in the moonlight Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor (Canada) 8101 12-in. approximatey 1936 Peggy O'Neill Skaters' Band Instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Vocalion 21047 10-in. 4/26/1937 Ten little fingers and ten little toes (down in Tennessee) Frank Novak and his Rootin' Tootin' Boys Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal group lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pease, Harry," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106634.

Pease, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106634.

"Pease, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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