Milton Ager

Milton Ager

Milton Ager (October 6, 1893 – May 6, 1979) was an American composer, regarded as one of the top songwriters of the 1920s and 1930s. His most lasting compositions include "Ain't She Sweet?” and “Happy Days Are Here Again”.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1893 (Chicago), Died May 6, 1979 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

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

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 745 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W140725	10-in.	6/26/1925	Smile all the while	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W140726	10-in.	6/26/1925	Are you sorry?	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	140810	10-in.	8/5/1925	Smile all the while	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	140814	10-in.	8/6/1925	Are you sorry?	Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141339	10-in.	12/1/1925	In your green hat	University Six	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W141354	10-in.	12/5/1925	In your green hat	Arthur Hall ; Little Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	141400	10-in.	12/16/1925	Don't be afraid to come home	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	141489	10-in.	1/13/1926	I'd rather be alone	Original Indiana Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141521	10-in.	1/19/1926	Don't be afraid to come home	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141578	10-in.	1/29/1926	I'd rather be alone	Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141597	10-in.	2/2/1926	Don't be afraid to come home	Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141721	10-in.	2/24/1926	I'd rather be alone (Just thinking of you)	Billy Carr ; Honey Duke	Male vocal duet, with steel guitar and ukulele	composer
Columbia	141783	10-in.	3/10/1926	Could I? I certainly could	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141793	10-in.	3/11/1926	Could I? I certainly could	Confidential Charley	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	141796	10-in.	3/12/1926	I wish I had my old gal back again	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	141797	10-in.	3/13/1926	I wish I had my old gal back again	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Irving Kaufman	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W141802	10-in.	3/16/1926	In your green hat	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141828	10-in.	3/19/1926	Could I? I certainly could	Arthur Hall ; Little Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	141834	10-in.	3/22/1926	Hard-to-get Gertie	Dixie Stompers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141837	10-in.	3/22/1926	I wish I had my old gal back again	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141867	10-in.	3/26/1926	I wish I had my old gal back again	Franklyn Baur ; The Cavaliers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	141935	10-in.	4/8/1926	Hard-to-get Gertie	Confidential Charley	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141941	10-in.	4/9/1926	Wish I had my old gal back again	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141969	10-in.	4/14/1926	Could I? I certainly could	Ruth Etting	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W142068	10-in.	4/21/1926	Hard to get Gertie	Francis Craig Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 276-300 of 745 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ager, Milton," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

Ager, Milton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109777.

"Ager, Milton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.