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Paul Ash

Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, Germany — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States.

He recorded several hit songs: "Rememb'ring" (Brunswick, 1924), with his Granada Orchestra, "My Pet" (Columbia, 1928) and "Shadows on the Swanee" (Columbia, 1933). He also penned Kay Kyser's theme "Thinking of You."

In 1928 he performed a three week engagement in New York City at the Paramount Theatre with a young Ginger Rogers as her career was beginning.

He was born in Germany but, at the age of one, moved to America.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 11, 1891 (Germany), Died July 13, 1958 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, songwriter, piano, lyricist, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 228 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick A49-A51 10-in. 5/10/1924 Driftwood Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick A74-A76 10-in. 5/12/1924 Can’t yo’ heah me callin’, Caroline Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick A83-A86 10-in. 5/13/1924 Caprice viennois Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick A87-A89 10-in. 5/13/1924 La golondrina Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick A90-A92 10-in. 5/13/1924 Ojos hermosos Paul Ash ; Granada Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader, composer  
Brunswick 1249W-1251W 10-in. 8/27/1925 I'm knee deep in daisies Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 1303W-1306W 10-in. 9/4/1925 I'm knee deep in daisies Bill Foley's Keystone Serenaders Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick [Br (U.K.) cat 118-a] 10-in. July 1927 Gonna get a girl Harry Shalson Male vocal solo composer  
Edison 8655 10-in. 11/6/1922 Whistling Al Burt Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9480 10-in. 4/24/1924 My beautiful Mexican rose Top Notchers Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 10651 10-in. 10/24/1925 I'm knee deep in daisies (And head over heels in love) Million Dollar Pier Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10662 10-in. 11/4/1925 What do we care if it's one o'clock (Or two, or three, or four) Jack Stillman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 10966 10-in. 5/7/1926 Just a little dance Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 11090 10-in. 7/7/1926 That's why I love you Markel's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11250 10-in. 10/15/1926 I'd love to call you my sweetheart Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Harold Lambert Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 11298 10-in. 11/12/1926 I'd love to call you my sweetheart Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with ukulele composer  
Edison 11322 10-in. 11/19/1926 Thinking of you (I've grown so lonesome) Arthur Fields ; Oreste Queensland Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 11410 10-in. 12/31/1926 Thinking of you (I've grown so lonesome) National Male Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 11555 10-in. 3/4/1927 You're the one for me Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet composer  
Edison 11650 10-in. 4/14/1927 It's a happy old world after all Al Lynn ; Music Masters ; John Ryan Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11706 10-in. 5/18/1927 Beedle um bo Duke Yellman Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 11728 10-in. 6/10/1927 Hoosier sweetheart (Say who) Jack Kaufman ; Al Lynn ; Music Masters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 11731 10-in. 6/13/1927 Beedle um bo Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] ; John Ryan Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Edison 11760 10-in. 6/24/1927 Gonna get a girl Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet composer  
Edison 11762 10-in. 6/24/1927 Rosa Lee Oreste Queensland Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 201-225 of 228 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ash, Paul," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111866.

Ash, Paul. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111866.

"Ash, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111866

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