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 101-125 of 221 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 145749 | 10-in. | 3/12/1928 | Beautiful | Andy Sannella All Star Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W145819 | 10-in. | 3/20/1928 | Beautiful | Tracy-Brown's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | composer | |
Columbia | W145847 | 10-in. | 3/28/1928 | Gee! But I'm lonesome to-night | Charles Kaley Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | 145893 | 10-in. | 3/30/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Tommy Weir | Male vocal solo, with violin, alto saxophone, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 146235 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Broadway Bellhops | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146319 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | composer | |
Columbia | W146450 | 10-in. | 6/14/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Annette Hanshaw | Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146504 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Walton McKinney | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146581 | 10-in. | 6/26/1928 | When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano | composer | |
Columbia | 146597 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | Jim Andrews ; Arthur Ross and his Westerners [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146641 | 10-in. | 7/13/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W146816 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | That old sweetheart of mine | Columbians ; Frank Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | [W]146833 | 10-in. | 8/10/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Frank Ferera's Hawaiian Trio ; Annette Hanshaw | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian), with female vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W146850 | 10-in. | 8/16/1928 | Somebody else may be telling her something (She'd love to hear from you) | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer | |
Columbia | W147511 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Withered roses | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147527 | 10-in. | 11/24/1928 | Can you blame me? | Milton Charles | Pipe organ solo, with male vocal solo and violin obbligato | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147844 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | Hobo Joe | Pearce Brothers | Male vocal duet | composer | |
Columbia | W147870 | 10-in. | 1/21/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you? | The Knickerbockers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147910 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you? | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | 147961 | 10-in. | 2/11/1929 | Tomorrow's violets | Bert Lown Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W149782 | 10-in. | 1/18/1930 | When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | Campus Boys ; Ted Wallace | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149954 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | Buddy Edwards ; Mills Merry Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W97002 | 10-in. | February 1929 | Vete y siéntate en la luna | Guatemala Marimba Serenaders ; Frank Padilla | Marimba band | composer | |
OKeh | 9611 | 10-in. | 3/13/1926 | Tie me to your apron strings again | Birmingham Society Serenaders ; Jack Linx | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
OKeh | S-72097 | 10-in. | Nov. 1923 | Sure as you're born | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | 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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