L. Wolfe Gilbert

L. Wolfe Gilbert

Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian Empire–born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1886 (Odessa), Died July 13, 1970 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 376-400 of 447 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	C2857	10-in.	1/24/1929	Cradle of love	Bob Nolan ; Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C2942	10-in.	2/11/1929	Cradle of love	Owen Brothers	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	LTR208	10-in.	approximately August 1929	Is it true	Fox Studio Orchestra ; Arthur Kay	Orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	LTR209	12-in.	approximately August 1929	Is it true	Fox Studio Orchestra ; Arthur Kay	Orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	LTR233	10-in.	10/10/1929	If you believed in me	Miss Lenehan	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE278	10-in.	Sept. 1928	Jeannine, I dream of lilac time	George Eckhardt Jr. Cafe Lafayette Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE612	10-in.	9/5/1929	The right kind of man	Jesse Stafford Palace Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE698	10-in.	2/1/1930	I’m on a diet of love	June Pursell	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	MP11	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1929	My Angeline	Les Backer	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Brunswick	ATL8021	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Waiting for the Robert E. Lee	The Colonels	Instrumental ensemble, with vocal	lyricist
Brunswick	AL240-AL241	10-in.	2/12/1928	The lily of the valley	John McGhee ; Frank Welling	Male vocal duet, with guitar and harmonica	songwriter
Brunswick	338W-340W	10-in.	2/6/1925	Oh, Katharina!	Ben Bernie Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	495W-497W	10-in.	3/5/1925	Oh, Katharina!	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	761W-763W	10-in.	4/29/1925	Oh, Katharina!	Aaron Lebedeff	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	954W-957W	10-in.	6/26/1925	I miss my Swiss (My Swiss miss misses me)	"Ukulele" Hughes	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	lyricist
Brunswick	1167W-1169W	10-in.	8/14/1925	I miss my Swiss	Harry Reser ; Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	1170W-1172W	10-in.	8/14/1925	Hugo, I go where you go	Harry Reser ; Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Brunswick	TCL1459	10-in.	4/21/1931	Marta	M. Vargas	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	TC2250	10-in.	8/20/1928	Ramona	Lucille Wommack	Female vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	DB91	10-in.	10/8/1928	Oh how I love my boatman	Betty Fields	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 198-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1928	Ramona	Billy Milton	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	lyricist
Edison	2445	10-in.	9/9/1913	We've got a parrot in our house	Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	3913	10-in.	6/28/1915	My little dream girl	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4109	10-in.	9/13/1915	My sweet Adair	Walter Van Brunt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	4118	10-in.	9/15/1915	Painting that mother of mine	James Doherty	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer

(Results 376-400 of 447 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gilbert, L. Wolfe," accessed November 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.

Gilbert, L. Wolfe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108737.

"Gilbert, L. Wolfe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 November 2024.