Charles Kenny
Charles Francis Kenny (June 23, 1898 – January 20, 1992) was an American composer, lyricist, author, and violinist. His hit songs include "There's a Gold Mine in the Sky", "Love Letters in the Sand", "Laughing at Life", and "Because It's Your Birthday Today", all of which were written with his brother Nick Kenny. The birthday song appeared in the Our Gang episode Practical Jokers. |
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= 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 | BVE-36894 | 10-in. | 11/2/1926 | We're the Sunday drivers | Billy Murray's Trio | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41525 | 10-in. | 1/6/1928 | When the Robert E. Lee comes to town | Harry Reser's Banjo Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-58565 | 10-in. | 2/10/1930 | Why do they call it a drug store? | Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-59646 | 10-in. | 3/21/1930 | No es pecado | Marimba Centro-Americana | Marimba band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-64607 | 10-in. | 11/4/1930 | Laughing at life | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-67491 | 10-in. | 3/5/1931 | Doin' the rumba | Irving Mills Orchestra ; The Sunshine Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70184 | 10-in. | 8/27/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Tom Brown ; Ted Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-70222 | 10-in. | 9/9/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-81945 | 10-in. | 3/16/1934 | Flat feet | Burns and Reed | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99041 | 10-in. | 2/3/1936 | Every minute of the hour | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99544 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | Every minute of the hour (Every hour of the day) | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-06592 | 10-in. | 4/1/1937 | Carelessly | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-06859 | 10-in. | 4/8/1937 | Carelessly | Ted Mack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-07785 | 10-in. | 4/13/1937 | Carelessly | Kay Thompson Orchestra ; Rhythm Singers | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-015828 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | There's a gold mine in the sky | Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra ; Billy Leach | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017734 | 10-in. | 12/17/1937 | There's a gold mine in the sky | Stuart Allen ; Richard Himber ; Seven Stylists | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017777 | 10-in. | 12/28/1937 | There's a gold mine in the sky | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-022474 | 10-in. | 4/20/1938 | Cathedral in the pines | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-022668 | 10-in. | 4/28/1938 | Cathedral in the pines | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-027252 | 10-in. | 10/1/1938 | It's a lonely trail (When you're travelin' all alone) | Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Glee Club | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-027917 | 10-in. | 10/14/1938 | While a cigarette was burning | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-028132 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | While a cigarette was burning | Frank Dailey ; Howard DuLany ; Stop and Go Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030474 | 10-in. | 12/23/1938 | It's a lonely trail (When you're travelin' all alone) | Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-034262 | 10-in. | 3/8/1939 | Little skipper | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035316 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Little skipper | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036245 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | White sails (Beneath a silver moon) | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036485 | 10-in. | 9/10/1939 | Take a tip from the whip-poor-will | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Judy Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036952 | 10-in. | 5/17/1939 | White sails | Clyde Burke ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037411 | 10-in. | 6/1/1939 | White sails (Beneath a yellow moon) | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038105 | 10-in. | 7/20/1939 | Running through my mind | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-040238 | 10-in. | 7/3/1939 | Running through my mind | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Bill Stoker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-042122 | 10-in. | 9/15/1939 | (Why couldn't it last?) Last night | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-042663 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | (Why couldn't it last?) Last night | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042712 | 10-in. | 9/20/1939 | (Why couldn't it last) Last night | Terry Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-042779 | 10-in. | 10/3/1939 | (Why couldn't it last) Last night | Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043290 | 10-in. | 11/6/1939 | Leanin' on the ole top rail | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra ; Rose Ann Stevens | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-044559 | 10-in. | 1/4/1940 | Leanin' on the ole top rail | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-047719 | 10-in. | 2/28/1940 | I need a friend | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-048716 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | Make-believe Island | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-048906 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Make-Believe Island | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-049097 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Laughing at life | Lewis Bronzeville Five | Male vocal quintet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-050134 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Make-Believe Island | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-054960 | 10-in. | 8/1/1940 | Isla de ensueños | Tito Coral | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-055538 | 10-in. | 8/26/1940 | Isla de ensueños | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056471 | 10-in. | 10/9/1940 | Dream Valley | Gray Gordon ; Art Perry ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-056726 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | A faded photograph | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057022 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Dream Valley | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057314 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Dream valley | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058185 | 10-in. | 12/18/1940 | Rose of the Rockies | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058738 | 10-in. | 1/3/1941 | Rose of the Rockies | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-065942 | 10-in. | 6/10/1941 | Harbor of dreams | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schollen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-065991 | 10-in. | 6/18/1941 | Harbor of dreams | Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066190 | 10-in. | 7/7/1941 | Harbor of dreams | Barry Wood | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D4AB-0431 | 10-in. | 11/20/1944 | After a while | Gene Martin ; New Music [Shep Fields] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0144 | 10-in. | 2/15/1947 | Do you love me just as much as ever? | Helen Carroll ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1494 | 10-in. | 8/8/1947 | The old Ferris wheel | Larry Green ; Larry Green Orchestra ; June Robbins | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D8VB-4139 | 10-in. | 12/27/1948 | Beyond the purple hills | Johnny Bradford ; Henri René | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142626 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | We're the Sunday drivers | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W145391 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | When the Robert E. Lee comes to town | Harry Reser's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W145780 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | I don't know what to do | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 145781 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | I do not choose to run | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 145782 | 10-in. | 3/19/1928 | Hey! Hey! Hazel | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]150792 | 10-in. | 9/12/1930 | Laughing at life | Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150845 | 10-in. | 9/29/1930 | Laughing at life | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150856 | 10-in. | 10/3/1930 | Laughing at life | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151773 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151796 | 10-in. | 9/18/1931 | Love letters in the sand | The Radiolites | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152187 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | Sing that thing | Log Cabin Four | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
| Columbia | HCO1706 | 10-in. | 2/13/1946 | There's a gold mine in the sky | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W26902 | 10-in. | 6/07/1940 | Laughing at life | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO41850 | 10-in. | November 1949 | A cowboy's serenade | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W113192 | 10-in. | November 1931 | 'Diay baybay naminsan nagsursurattaman (Love letters in the sand) | Pedro A. Ramajo | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W365030 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | LA1530 | 10-in. | 11/24/1937 | There's a gold mine in the sky | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E34902 | 10-in. | 10/20/1930 | Laughing at life | Delivery Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E34956 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Laughing at life | Belle Baker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E36042 | 10-in. | 2/9/1931 | Doin’ the rumba | Don Bigelow Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36213 | 10-in. | 3/3/1931 | Doin’ the rumba | Cab Calloway Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E37183 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Anthony Trini Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E37206 | 10-in. | 9/16/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Brunswick Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] ; Scrappy Lambert ; Victor Young | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26366-E26368 | 10-in. | 2/3/1928 | When the Robert E. Lee comes to town | Harry Reser | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E26985-E26987 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | I do not choose to run | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal effects; without vocal (take E26987) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26988-E26990 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | Hey! Hey! Hazel | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26990) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E26991-E26993 | 10-in. | 3/15/1928 | I don’t know what to do | Clevelanders ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26993) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | B20911 | 10-in. | 3/31/1937 | Carelessly | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-188 | 10-in. | 4/12/1928 | I don't know what to do | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-189 | 10-in. | 4/12/1928 | Hey! Hey! Hazel | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11418 | 10-in. | 1/6/1927 | We're the Sunday drivers | Macy and Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18103 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | When the Robert E. Lee comes to town | Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18396 | 10-in. | 4/12/1928 | I don't know what to do | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18397 | 10-in. | 4/12/1928 | Hey! Hey! Hazel | Harry Reser's Rounders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kenny, Charles," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109896.
Kenny, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109896.
"Kenny, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Kenny, Charles, 1898-1992 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94000823
Wikidata: Charles Kenny - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5079756
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29799401
MusicBrainz: Charles Kenny - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1c8daef8-ea70-4f97-828c-92a7b68ba446
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