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 151-175 of 221 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E28194 | 10-in. | 9/11/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Wabash Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E32212 | 10-in. | 2/21/1930 | When you’re smiling | Jungle Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E32447 | 10-in. | 3/20/1930 | When you’re smiling (The whole world smiles with you) | Jungle Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E34696 | 10-in. | 10/5/1930 | Gee, but I’d like to make you happy | Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E2483-E2485 | 10-in. | 2/18/1926 | Tie me to your apron strings again | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Brunswick | E6432-E6434 | 10-in. | 9/9/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Jay’s Chelsea Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E7115-E7116 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Everywhere you go | Richard Green | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E15929-E15932 | 10-in. | 6/3/1925 | By the light of the stars | Nick Lucas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E16381-E16383 | 10-in. | 9/14/1925 | I'm knee deep in daisies | Park Lane Orchestra [Carl Fenton's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E16566½-E16568½ | 10-in. | 10/9/1925 | What do we care if it's one o'clock | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E17523-E17525 | 10-in. | 1/18/1926 | What do we care if it’s one o’clock | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E17582-E17584 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Tie me to your apron strings again | Volunteer Firemen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E17853-E17856 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Nothing else to do (But sit around and think about you) | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E17862-E17863 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Nothing else to do (But sit around and think of you) | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra ; Charles Kaley | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E20426-E20427 | 10-in. | 10/16/1926 | I’d love to call you my sweetheart | Park Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E20564-E20565 | 10-in. | 10/28/1926 | I’d love to call you my sweetheart | Nick Lucas ; Sam H. Stept | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E21060-E21061 | 10-in. | 12/24/1926 | The coat and the pants do all the work and the vest gets all the gravy | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E21291-E21293 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | When I first met Mary | Clevelanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E23564-E23566 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Let’s make believe | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio; without vocal (take E23566) | composer | |
Brunswick | E24175-E24178 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24178) | composer | |
Brunswick | E26270-E26272 | 10-in. | 1/25/1928 | Beautiful | Century Serenaders ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (takes E26272, E7016 1/2) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E26520-E26522 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Beautiful | Colonial Club Orchestra ; Scrappy Lambert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26522) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 8Ch-10Ch | 10-in. | 1/16/1924 | You’re in Kentucky sure as you're born | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | C1825 | 10-in. | 3/29/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Elmo Tanner | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | C1975 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | Get out and get under the moon | Edith Evans | Female vocal solo, with piano | 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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