Donald Heywood
Donald Heywood (24 October 1896 – 13 January 1967) was a Trinidadian-born American songwriter, composer, writer and director. He composed for "I'm Coming Virginia" in 1926, which became a hit for Ethel Waters. He became a prominent figure in black musical theater, and produced scores for films such as Moon Over Harlem (1939) and Murder on Lenox Avenue (1941). |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 24, 1896 (Tunapuna), Died January 13, 1967
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1948
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, piano, director
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-28517 | 10-in. | 8/29/1923 | I want my sweet daddy now | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-34385 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Charleston ball | Charles Dornberger Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36960 | 10-in. | 11/23/1926 | Pail in my hand | Edna Winston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38135 | 10-in. | 3/3/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38894 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Touch me all about, but don't touch me dey | Marsa Langman [i.e., Sam Manning] | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | director | |
| Victor | BVE-38895 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Mister Joseph, strut your stuff | Marsa Langman [i.e., Sam Manning] | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | director, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38896 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Il me désait | Donald Heywood's West Indian Band | Instrumental trio | director, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-38897 | 10-in. | 6/9/1927 | Baille mono | Donald Heywood's West Indian Band | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano, director | |
| Victor | BVE-39226 | 10-in. | 6/7/1927 | I'm coming Virginia | Eddie Peabody | Banjo solo, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41294 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Smile | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41708 | 10-in. | 12/27/1927 | Mango Lane | Dan Michaels ; Hilda Perleno | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-41709 | 10-in. | 12/27/1927 | Mongoose hop | Dan Michaels | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-41710 | 10-in. | 12/27/1927 | Susanne | Dan Michaels ; Hilda Perleno | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-63372 | 10-in. | 10/6/1930 | I'll get even with you | Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-63646 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | The penalty of love | Mileage Makers ; Bubber Miley ; Edith Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-64349 | 10-in. | 10/17/1930 | The penalty of love | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-028137 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Blue grass | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-032965 | 10-in. | 3/12/1939 | I'm coming Virginia | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-061632 | 10-in. | 9/11/1941 | I'm coming, Virginia | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Ford Leary | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-067791 | 10-in. | 9/13/1941 | I'm coming, Virginia | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance sextet | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0469 | 10-in. | 2/17/1948 | Ain't the gravy good | Aristokats | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-05-10-01] | 10-in. | 5/10/1928 | I'm coming, Virginia | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 81183 | 10-in. | 8/31/1923 | I want my sweet daddy now | Fletcher Henderson ; Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140945 | 10-in. | 9/16/1925 | I'm tired of bein' good | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141256 | 10-in. | 11/10/1925 | Charleston ball | Cotton Club Orchestra (Andy Preer) | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141928 | 10-in. | 4/7/1926 | West Virginia blues | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142649 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | I'm coming, Virginia | Ethel Waters Singing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo ("blues singer") and vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W144101 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Smile! | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144133 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W144405 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | Keep an eye on your man | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144406 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | I want my sweet daddy now | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144407 | 10-in. | 6/28/1927 | Clorinda | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 144806 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Original Indiana Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W144821 | 10-in. | 10/3/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Singing Sophomores | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70572 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Honey love | Glantz and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71718 | 10-in. | August 1923 | I'm satisfied | Sara Martin | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74083 | 10-in. | Apr. 1926 | I'll get even with you | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81083 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E35985 | 10-in. | 3/30/1931 | Straddle the fence | Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E36803 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | Black rhythm | Cab Calloway Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E17698-E17701 | 10-in. | 1/27/1926 | Charleston ball | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E23639-E23640 | 10-in. | 6/16/1927 | I’m coming, Virginia | Lee Sims | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E25288-E25289 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | I’m coming, Virginia | Variety Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1861 | 10-in. | 4/3/1928 | Smile | Bessie Brown | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [C1032-C1034c] | 10-in. | 7/8/1927 | I’m coming, Virginia | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take [C1032-C1034c]-4) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1077-C1080 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | I’m coming, Virginia | Jules Herbuveaux Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1080) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1288-C1289 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | I’m coming, Virginia | Variety Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1685-C1687 | 10-in. | 3/16/1928 | Smile | Paul Christensen ; Hotel Fort Des Moines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1687) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 165-b] | 10-in. | Apr. 1928 | Smile | Fred Elizalde Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 10773 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | Charleston ball | Georgia Melodians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11901 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Al Friedman Orchestra ; The Rollickers [Edison] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Edison | 11961 | 10-in. | 10/17/1927 | Clorinda | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 19339 | 10-in. | 8/7/1929 | Come on home | Clarence Williams' Blue Moaners | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | N-1064 | 12-in. | 8/7/1929 | Come on home | Clarence Williams' Blue Moaners | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Gramophone | 0SW4 | 10-in. | 3/7/1938 | I'm coming Virginia | Benny Carter Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heywood, Donald," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110434.
Heywood, Donald. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110434.
"Heywood, Donald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Heywood, Donald, 1896-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97008034
Wikidata: Donald Heywood - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28945899
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19279928
MusicBrainz: Donald Heywood - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48f90349-81c1-4973-bbef-8d5c7ca6c6c7
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