Dave Franklin
Dave Franklin (September 28, 1895 – February 2, 1970) was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Franklin co-wrote "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down", which was adopted as the theme song to the Looney Tunes cartoon series. His primary collaborator was lyricist Cliff Friend. His other collaborators included Al Dubin, Isham Jones, Irving Taylor. Franklin worked in vaudeville and night clubs in the U.S. and Europe. According to The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900–1950, by Roger Kinkle, he left school at 13 to work as a pianist in a publishing house. Some of his songs were recorded by Glen Gray, Isham Jones, Guy Lombardo and Frankie Trumbauer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 28, 1895, Died February 3, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, piano
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Recordings (Results 76-95 of 95 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-071699 | 10-in. | 1/30/1942 | What does a soldier dream of? | Freddy Martin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0332 | 10-in. | 5/1/1945 | My mother's waltz | Nancy Evans ; Wayne King Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D5VB-1077 | 10-in. | 7/12/1945 | Lilly Belle | Gene Conklin ; Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2008 | 10-in. | 2/4/1946 | One-zy two-zy (I love you-zy) | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Martin Men | Male vocal group, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2087 | 10-in. | 7/2/1946 | My honey's kiss | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D6VB-2158 | 10-in. | 9/12/1946 | (When the music stops) everybody kiss your sweetheart | Four King Sisters | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-1105 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Lone star moon | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | D7VB-2261 | 10-in. | 11/22/1947 | Walk a little talk a little | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-2585 | 10-in. | 12/4/1947 | Anticipation without realization | Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 80375 | 10-in. | 6/7/1922 | Buzz, Mirandy | Dolly Kay | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W149466 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | What is life without love? | The Columbia Photo Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152711 | 10-in. | 2/8/1934 | Old roses | Little Jack Little Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152736 | 10-in. | 5/14/1934 | I ain't lazy—I'm just dreamin' | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Jack Teagarden | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 84522 | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | Shenkt a nedove (שענקט אַ נדבה) | Minnie Birnbaum | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
Columbia | HCO3058 | 10-in. | 12/26/1947 | Lone star moon | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
OKeh | 8893 | 10-in. | 1/22/1925 | I'm afraid to care for you | John Tobin's Midnight Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-70927 | 10-in. | Oct. 1922 | Childhood days | Blue Ribbon Trio | Instrumental trio | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-71793 | 10-in. | August 1923 | What do they mean by love? | Elsie Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 11695-11697 | 10-in. | 10/23/1923 | What do they mean by love? | Margaret Young | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 11847 | 10-in. | 8/19/1927 | It's a million to one you're in love | Happiness Orchestra ; Dave Kaplan | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Franklin, Dave," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110516.
Franklin, Dave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110516.
"Franklin, Dave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Franklin, Dave, 1895-1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97041647
Wikidata: Dave Franklin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5228786
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37184197
MusicBrainz: Dave Franklin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/57e3d6d6-271d-4e70-854c-65d371ada931
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