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 426-450 of 745 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W152105	10-in.	2/4/1932	Auf Wiedersehen, my dear	Mickie Alpert and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152132	10-in.	3/16/1932	Sing a new song	"Kassels-in-the-Air" Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152178	10-in.	5/2/1932	Night	Enric Madriguera and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet	composer
Columbia	W152360	10-in.	1/31/1933	There's a new day comin'	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W152441	10-in.	7/25/1933	Trouble in paradise	Charles Agnew Stevens Hotel Orchestra ; Stanley Jacobsen	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W152547	10-in.	10/30/1933	Roll out of bed with a smile	George Olsen and his Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Columbia	W97083	10-in.	April 1929	No es linda ella? : Fox trot	Consuelo de Guzmán	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W351149	10-in.	1/12/1932	Auf wiedersehen, my dear	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W351163	10-in.	3/21/1932	Sing a new song	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W365072	10-in.	3/4/1932	Auf Wiedersehen, my dear	Jack Miller	Male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	298	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	Everything is peaches down in Georgia	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	345	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1918	Djer kiss	OKeh Band	Band	composer
OKeh	S-7175	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1920	Freckles	Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-7488	10-in.	June 1920	A young man's fancy	Rega Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-7619	10-in.	Oct. 1920	I'm in heaven when I'm in my mother's arms	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7845	10-in.	Mar. 1921	I'm nobody's baby	Joseph Samuels Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	8553	10-in.	Feb. 1924	Mama goes where Papa goes (or Papa don't go out tonight)	Sophie Tucker	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	8918	10-in.	1/29/1925	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8992	10-in.	Mar. 1925	No one	Yankee Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	9117	10-in.	5/15/1925	Someday we'll meet again	Louis Forbstein ; Rex Newman ; Royal Syncopators	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	9325	10-in.	Sept. 1925	Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William now)	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	9630	10-in.	3/16/1926	I'd rather be alone	Vic Meyers Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-70500	10-in.	Feb. 1922	High brown blues	Sophie Tucker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-70576	10-in.	Mar. 1922	High brown blues	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	S-70945	10-in.	Oct. 1922	Who cares?	Markel's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 426-450 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.