Larry Shay
Larry Shay (né Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein; 10 August 1897 Chicago – 22 February 1988 Newport Beach, California) was an American songwriter. Shay was born in Chicago, Illinois. While still young, he studied the piano at the Bush Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He eventually moved to New York City to become a songwriter. His first composition was "Do You, Don't You, Will You, Won't You," published in 1923. In 1925 he joined ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), and remained a member for 63 years. In 1929 he co-authored his most famous song, "When You're Smiling" (As with many other of his songs, this was a collaboration with Joe Goodwin and Mark Fisher; see Shay, Fisher, and Goodwin). In the 1930s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him to become their music director and Shay and his wife Doris moved from New York to Hollywood. In that capacity, he hired Bing Crosby, who was paid $50 a day by MGM for his first picture. He published over 300 songs in his life. He died in Newport Beach, California. He had a daughter, Dawn Russum, who is now president of the Channel Cities Jazz Society in Ventura, California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1897 (Chicago), Died February 22, 1988 (Newport Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 221 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37218 | 10-in. | 12/9/1926 | When I first met Mary | Ben Pollack's Californians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-38390 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | Wherever you go, whatever you do (I want you to know I love you) | Lewis James ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39596 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates | Male vocal duet, with piano and pipe organ | composer | |
Victor | BVE-39599 | 10-in. | 9/8/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-40019 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | Let's make believe | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-41341 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | Everywhere you go | Frankie Masters Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal trio (takes 1 and 2) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-41380 | 10-in. | 12/15/1927 | Beautiful | Jack Crawford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43392 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Johnny Johnson ; Statler Pennsylvanians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43543 | 10-in. | 4/9/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Jack Shilkret | Piano solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-43699 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-43912 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-45408 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | When you're smiling | Hotel Sinton Orchestra ; Henry Thies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45583 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Beautiful | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-45880 | 10-in. | 7/16/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Helen Kane | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-46409 | 10-in. | 7/15/1928 | That old sweetheart of mine | Don Bestor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48616 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Withered roses | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48627 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you? | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-48801 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Can you blame me (cause I fell in love with you?) | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band (takes 2-4); with male vocal solo (take 1) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48808 | 10-in. | 1/22/1929 | Tomorrow's violets | Hotel Sinton Orchestra ; Henry Thies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-49893 | 10-in. | 2/27/1929 | Little black sheep | Art Kassel ; "Kassels-in-the-Air" Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-58528 | 10-in. | 1/28/1930 | When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62290 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Rich man, beggar, pauper, king | Peter Higgins | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62376 | 10-in. | 7/30/1930 | Gee, but I'd like to make you happy | Clare Hanlon ; Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-69610 | 10-in. | 5/13/1931 | I can't get enough of you | Frank Luther ; Wooding’s Grand Central Red Caps | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | CS-74877 | 12-in. | 12/21/1932 | Medley of Armstrong hits | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shay, Larry," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111661.
Shay, Larry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111661.
"Shay, Larry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Shay, Larry, 1897-1988 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001085191
Wikidata: Larry Shay - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6491101
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/41497894
MusicBrainz: Larry Shay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/15ee9456-7699-45f0-a83f-e08988ad9621
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