Lee David

Birth and Death Data: Born 1892, Died August 30, 1978

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-23806 10-in. 2/25/1920 Tents of Arabs Marimba Azul y Blanco Marimba band composer  
Victor B-24054 10-in. 5/13/1920 Wond'ring Selvin's Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-24887 10-in. 2/24/1921 Romance Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-26324 10-in. 4/28/1922 Moon river Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27658 10-in. 3/14/1923 Gone Great White Way Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-29097 10-in. 12/18/1923 Ellis Island blues George Price Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36964 10-in. 11/24/1926 To-night you belong to me Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-36989 10-in. 12/1/1926 To-night you belong to me Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-37525 10-in. 1/7/1927 To-night you belong to me Pauline Alpert Piano solo composer  
Victor BVE-38327 10-in. 4/5/1927 Nel ombra or mia sei tu Guido Ciccolini Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-63623 10-in. 9/4/1930 This side of paradise Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BRC-68819 10-in. 3/24/1931 Mine yesterday—his today Lew Conrad ; The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BRC-69972 10-in. 6/23/1931 Hikin' down the highway Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor ESHQ-72886 8-in. 6/13/1932 I got the potatoes, I got the tomatoes, but someone else has got my gal Rex Blaine and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-75397 10-in. 3/13/1933 That means you're falling in love Donaldson Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano songwriter  
Victor BS-75398 10-in. 3/13/1933 That means you're falling in love Rose Family Mixed vocal quartet, with violin and piano songwriter  
Victor BS-76797 10-in. 9/5/1933 Three of us Pat Harrington ; Vincent Travers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-77014 10-in. 9/22/1933 Three of us Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-77015 10-in. 9/22/1933 Just a year ago to-night Jan Garber Orchestra ; Lew Palmer Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-06414 10-in. 3/18/1937 Where is the sun? Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-06417 10-in. 3/18/1937 Old plantation Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-06465 10-in. 3/26/1937 Where is the sun? Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-027291 10-in. 10/13/1938 I'll never forgive myself (For not forgiving you) Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-035374 10-in. 3/29/1939 Mrs. Mose has a million beaus (Since Old Man Mose is dead) Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-036521 10-in. 4/22/1939 Tonight you belong to me Johnny Fenton ; Swamp Stompers Jazz/dance band, with vocal composer  
Victor BS-036941 10-in. 5/12/1939 They're burning down the house (I was brung up in) Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with guitar songwriter  
Victor BS-036944 10-in. 5/14/1939 Polka dotty (Come out tonight) Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-037406 10-in. 5/31/1939 The last trip on the old ship Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-037633 10-in. 6/13/1939 The last trip on the old ship Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-040478 10-in. 10/6/1939 After all I've been to you Earl Hines Orchestra ; Walter Fuller Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-041316 10-in. 8/24/1939 Tonight you belong to me Tex Martin ; Tennessee Ramblers Male vocal solo, with string band composer  
Victor BS-047687 10-in. 2/13/1940 If they string me up Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard String band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble songwriter  
Victor BS-057727 10-in. 11/20/1940 To-night you belong to me Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-068675 10-in. 12/18/1941 Seeing you again did me no good Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-068773 10-in. 12/30/1941 Seeing you again did me no good Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor D5AB-0139 10-in. 3/14/1945 Talk to the boss in the sky Texas Jim Robertson Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet songwriter  
Victor D5AB-0654 10-in. 10/1/1945 Blueberry Lane Elton Britt Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor D6VB-1359 10-in. 3/19/1946 (Don't cry) my Coney Island baby Buchanan Brothers ; Georgia Catamounts Male vocal duet, with string band songwriter  
Victor D6VB-3038 10-in. 10/9/1946 Cowpuncher's waltz Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-2981 10-in. 12/26/1947 Tonight you belong to me Russ Case Orchestra ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor [Trial 1920-01-09-03] Not documented 1/9/1920 Wond'ring Arnold Johnson's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 78461 10-in. 5/29/1919 Wild honey Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 78623 10-in. 9/5/1919 Wond'ring Ted Lewis Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 78669 10-in. 9/17/1919 Tents of Arabs Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79136 10-in. 4/22/1920 Clouds (That pass in the night) Prince's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79913 10-in. 6/25/1921 Paper doll Happy Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80293 10-in. 4/11/1922 Where the Volga flows Frank Westphal Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80770 10-in. 1/4/1923 In our parlor Furman and Nash Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W144044 10-in. 4/25/1927 To-night you belong to me Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with steel guitar and piano composer  
Columbia 49705 12-in. 11/28/1919 Thou charming bird Lucy Gates Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 49828 12-in. 5/7/1920 Thou charming bird Lucy Gates Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 49846 12-in. 5/26/1920 Romance Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 141571 10-in. 1/28/1926 Chinky butterfly Manhattan Dance Makers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141577 10-in. 1/29/1926 Chinky butterfly Clicquot Club Eskimos ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141868 10-in. 3/26/1926 Waltzing the blues away The Cavaliers Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 141873 10-in. 3/27/1926 Waltzing the blues away WMCA Broadcasters Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W142815 10-in. 10/14/1926 To-night you belong to me Dorothea Ponce ; Ethel Ponce Female vocal duet, with piano composer  
Columbia 142827 10-in. 10/16/1926 To-night you belong to me Jimmy Flynn ; Manhattan Dance Makers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 143128 10-in. 11/19/1926 To-night you belong to me Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W143311 10-in. 1/15/1927 To-night you belong to me The Cavaliers ; Vincent Van Tuyl Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W143536 10-in. 2/24/1927 Tonight you belong to me The Artist Ensemble Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 148392 10-in. 4/29/1929 Alabammy snow Jim Andrews ; Arthur Ross and his Westerners Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W148538 10-in. 5/15/1929 Alabammy snow The Mason-Dixon Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W150746 10-in. 8/29/1930 This side of paradise Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W151681 10-in. 7/14/1931 Hikin' down the highway Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet songwriter  
Columbia W152279 10-in. 8/19/1932 A bungalow, a piccolo and you The Foursome Male vocal quartet, with piano songwriter  
Columbia W152494 10-in. 9/12/1933 Just a year ago to-night Joe Green Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 74148 12-in. approximately August 1920 Tents of the Arabs London Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia C1889 10-in. 5/24/1937 They're burning down the house i was brung up in Sweet Violet Boys String band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble songwriter  
Columbia W351059 10-in. 7/3/1931 Hikin' down the highway Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-7184 10-in. approximately Jan. 1920 Tents of Arabs Conway's Band Band composer  
OKeh S-7303 10-in. Feb. 1920 Wond'ring All Star Trio Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh S-7498 10-in. July 1920 Romance Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7713 10-in. Dec. 1920 Sweet lavender Black and White Melody Boys ; Ray Miller Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7903 10-in. May 1921 Paper doll Palace Trio ; Rudy Wiedoeft Instrumental trio composer  
OKeh o-8200 10-in. approximately Sept. 1921 Moon River Rega Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh o-8203 10-in. ca. Sept. 1921 Figaro American Odeon Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70197 10-in. Sept. 1921 Figaro Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70887 10-in. Oct. 1922 Where the Volga flows Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W80219 10-in. 11/19/1926 Tonight you belong to me Alma Rotter Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick 2861 10-in. approximately Sept. 1919 Romance Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8014 10-in. approximately May 1922 Moon river Hawaiian Novelty Orchestra Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) composer  
Brunswick 3943-3944 10-in. approximately July 1920 Wond'ring Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 8170-8172 10-in. approximately May 1922 Where the Volga flows Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 10197-10199 10-in. 3/28/1923 Gone Arnold Johnson Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick XE30722 12-in. 8/30/1929 Bremer-Tully broadcast record no. 8 Bremer-Tully Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Brunswick E34697 10-in. 10/5/1930 Wond’ring Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E35838 10-in. 2/5/1931 Mine yesterday—his today Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E36917 10-in. 7/9/1931 Hikin’ down the highway Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E2417-E2419 10-in. 2/12/1926 Chinky Butterfly Frivolity Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E3791-E3792 10-in. 9/17/1926 Tonight you belong to me Blue Ribbon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Brunswick E3890-E3891 10-in. 10/1/1926 Tonight you belong to me Night Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E7166-E7167 10-in. 2/20/1928 Moon River Vocalion Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E17884-E17886 10-in. 2/8/1926 Chinky Butterfly Mike Markel's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E20014-E20015 10-in. 9/2/1926 Tonight you belong to me Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E20118-E20119 10-in. 9/14/1926 Tonight you belong to me Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet composer  
Brunswick E20166-E20167 10-in. 9/15/1926 To-night you belong to me Franklyn Baur Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E20219-E20220 10-in. 9/21/1926 Tonight you belong to me Fredric Fradkin Violin solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E20949-E20951 10-in. 12/15/1926 Tonight you belong to me Fredric Fradkin Violin solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E21344-E21345 10-in. 1/27/1927 Tonight you belong to me Lee Sims Piano solo composer  
Brunswick E30841-E30842 10-in. Sept. 1929 The boomerang Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) composer  
Brunswick C7900-C7901 10-in. 7/9/1931 Hikin’ down the highway Ben Bernie Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Edison 6850 10-in. 6/2/1919 Sipping cider thru a straw Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 6989 10-in. 10/21/1919 Tents of Arabs Tuxedo Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7590 10-in. 10/20/1920 Romance Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7632 10-in. 11/12/1920 Wond'ring Thomas Chalmers Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7699 10-in. 12/24/1920 Sweet lavender Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7914 10-in. 4/14/1921 Paper doll Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8432 10-in. 4/25/1922 Moon River Green Brothers' Novelty Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8904 10-in. 4/3/1923 Gone! (But still in my heart) Charlie Kerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9008 10-in. 6/5/1923 I dream of a castle in Spain Atlantic Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9453 10-in. 4/4/1924 Roses of love Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 11356 10-in. 12/7/1926 To-night you belong to me James Doherty Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison N-1177 10-in. 10/3/1929 The boomerang Mal Hallett Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Vocalion 20918 10-in. 4/01/1937 Where is the sun? Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "David, Lee," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111819.

David, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111819.

"David, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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