Abner Silver
Abner Silberman (28 December 1899, in New York City, New York, United States – 24 November 1966) as pen name Abner Silver, was an American songwriter who worked primarily during the Tin Pan Alley era of the craft. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 28, 1899, Died November 24, 1966 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, piano
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 397 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-053427 | 10-in. | 9/5/1940 | There shall be no night | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Herb Jeffries | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBS-055117 | 10-in. | 10/21/1940 | Harbor of my heart | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-055512 | 10-in. | 8/14/1940 | There shall be no night | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-057079 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | How did he look | Bea Wain | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-Test-057782 | 10-in. | 11/19/1940 | Test of Joan Merrill (How did he look) | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-058102 | 10-in. | 11/27/1940 | How did he look | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-058225 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | How did he look | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-058227 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | The beard in the gilded frame | Harry's Tavern Band ; Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BS-058759 | 10-in. | 1/6/1941 | Waterloo Bridge | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Bill Darnell | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-065633 | 10-in. | 5/20/1941 | Pick up the groove | Mitchel Paull ; Sam Donahue Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble. | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-072519 | 10-in. | 7/28/1942 | If you ever, ever loved me (love me tonight) | Gloria DeHaven ; Jan Savitt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | D3AB-0006 | 10-in. | 1/15/1943 | Ten little soldiers (on a ten day leave) | Four Vagabonds | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Victor | D4AB-0431 | 10-in. | 11/20/1944 | After a while | Gene Martin ; New Music [Shep Fields] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-2142 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | Save me a dream | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1495 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | Sipping cider by the Zuyder Zee | Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra ; June Robbins | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2618 | 10-in. | 12/9/1947 | One raindrop doesn't make a shower | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Tommy Mercer | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2647 | 10-in. | 12/10/1947 | How did she look | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra ; Leslie Scott | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2938 | 10-in. | 12/21/1947 | Farewell to arms | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0168 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | She's a home girl | Sonny Calello ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0291 | 10-in. | 3/15/1949 | It's a cruel, cruel world | The Goofers ; Louis Prima Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-2521 | 10-in. | 11/15/1949 | There goes my heart | Four Tunes | Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-648 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | My heart cries out, I love you | Frank Cornwell | Male vocal solo, with violin (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
Columbia | 78037 | 10-in. | 9/4/1918 | Merrily we'll roll along | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78370 | 10-in. | 3/28/1919 | You can't blame the girlies at all | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 78764 | 10-in. | 10/28/1919 | Give me the sultan's harem | George Jessel | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Silver, Abner," accessed October 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108549.
Silver, Abner. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108549.
"Silver, Abner." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Silver, Abner, 1899-1966 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00086275
Wikidata: Abner Silver - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4668156
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/34723395
MusicBrainz: Abner Silver - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/caf2231f-1192-4a61-a2c6-0b11db2682a1
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