Michael Carr
Michael Carr (born Maurice Alfred Cohen; 11 March 1905 – 16 September 1968) was a British and Irish popular music composer and lyricist, best remembered for the song "South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)", written with Irishman Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-81011 | 10-in. | 12/27/1933 | I was in the mood | George Hall Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81033 | 10-in. | 1/5/1934 | I was in the mood | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-84238 | 10-in. | 9/7/1934 | Strange | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-86466 | 10-in. | 12/17/1934 | Ole faithful | Florence Richardson Orchestra ; Jerry Lee | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-87659 | 10-in. | 1/21/1935 | Ole faithful | West Brothers Trio | Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and mandolin | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-92454 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | The girl with the dreamy eyes | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-92586 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | The gentleman obviously doesn't believe (In love) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-95032 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | The gentleman obviously doesn't believe (In love) | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-98066 | 10-in. | 11/14/1935 | Dinner for one please, James | Al Bowlly ; Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-98867 | 10-in. | 1/24/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99021 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | The wheel of the wagon is broken | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99022 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | Misty islands of the Highlands | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99057 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | The wheel of the wagon is broken | Bob Lawrence ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99130 | 10-in. | 2/14/1936 | Ole Faithful | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-017082 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | The little boy that Santa Claus forgot | Jimmy Ray ; Southern Serenaders Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018444 | 10-in. | 2/1/1938 | Two bouquets | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018445 | 10-in. | 2/1/1938 | Home town | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-019840 | 10-in. | 2/18/1938 | Two bouquets | Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-036242 | 10-in. | 6/5/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037156 | 10-in. | 5/25/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-037403 | 10-in. | 5/31/1939 | Cinderella (Stay in my arms) | Gray Gordon ; Cliff Grass ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-038412 | 10-in. | 7/17/1939 | South of the border (Down Mexico way) | Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-041153 | 10-in. | 8/1/1939 | South of the border (Down Mexico way) | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-042119 | 10-in. | 9/15/1939 | South of the border (Down Mexico way) | Kenny Baker ; Nathaniel Finston | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | MBS-045119 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1940 | Rumbo a México | Magos del Ritmo ; Paco Treviño | Instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | MBS-045292 | 10-in. | before 4/29/1940 | En la frontera de México | Orquesta Juan S. Garrido ; Emilio Tuero | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045703 | 10-in. | 11/24/1939 | Noche de luna | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045935 | 10-in. | 1/15/1940 | South with the boarder (Down Mexico way) | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045956 | 10-in. | 1/18/1940 | En la frontera de México | Tito Guizar | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-046497 | 10-in. | 1/23/1940 | Opera presentation : South of the border | Alec Templeton | Comic monologue, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047529 | 10-in. | 2/5/1940 | South of the border | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-048916 | 10-in. | 4/17/1940 | Her name was Rosita | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-050136 | 10-in. | 4/24/1940 | Her name was Rosita | Clyde Burke ; Kaydets ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal trio, and vocal ensemble | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | S-052888 | 10-in. | 11/24/1943 | Chorei de dor | Carmen Costa | Female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-072425 | 10-in. | 6/12/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Gordon Jenkins ; Dinah Shore | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-075068 | 10-in. | 6/2/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-075207 | 10-in. | 5/19/1942 | He wears a pair of silver wings | Californians ; Abe Lyman ; Billy Sherman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | D9VB-0535 | 10-in. | 2/2/1949 | The little old church near Leicester Square | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Merv Griffin | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | CU-408[a] | 10-in. | before 5/15/1940 | En la frontera de México | Orquesta Riverside ; Anselmo Sacasas ; Miguelito Valdés | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152672 | 10-in. | 1/11/1934 | I was in the mood | Jerry Cooper ; Emil Coleman and his Palais Royal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO1862 | 10-in. | 6/4/1946 | South of the border (down Mexico way) | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | HCO1866 | 10-in. | 6/5/1946 | Ole faithful | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | WC2696 | 10-in. | 9/11/1939 | South of the border (down Mexico way) | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | WC2757 | 10-in. | 9/25/1939 | South of the border (down Mexico way) | Louise Massey ; Westerners (Massey Family) | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO27970 | 10-in. | approximately 1940 | Sérénade près de Mexico | Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | MLA2064 | 10-in. | 12/5/1939 | Sur de Río Grande | Hermanas Padilla ; Manuel S. Acuña Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA643 | 10-in. | 10/12/1934 | Ole faithful | Jack Jackson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA1869 | 10-in. | 11/3/1935 | The girl with the dreamy eyes | Jack Hylton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA1870 | 10-in. | 11/3/1935 | Orchids to my lady | Jack Hylton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer, lyricist | |
| Gramophone | 0RA2061 | 10-in. | 5/26/1937 | Rhythmus der Freude | Goldene Sieben | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble (vocalese) | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA2789 | 10-in. | 5/9/1936 | He was a gentleman's gentleman | Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA4111 | 10-in. | 10/29/1936 | Did your mother come from Ireland? | Denny Dennis ; Roy Fox Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA4775 | 10-in. | 4/29/1937 | My way | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA5063 | 10-in. | 7/17/1937 | Hometown | Al Bowlly ; Ronnie Munro Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Gramophone | 0EA5296 | 10-in. | 7/2/1937 | Deep desert | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA5935 | 10-in. | 12/13/1937 | You've gotta take your pick and swing | Ronnie Munro Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Gramophone | 0EA5936 | 10-in. | 12/13/1937 | When my heart says sing | Ronnie Munro Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0B5970 | 10-in. | 4/9/1934 | Because it's love | Jack Jackson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL5243 | 10-in. | 2/27/1935 | Mon rêve est près de vous | Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL5651 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | Un seul couvert, please, James | Jean Sablon ; Garland Wilson | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL6611 | 10-in. | 3/7/1938 | Take your pick and swing | Lionel Lampel ; Orchestre Ady Rosner | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7155 | 10-in. | 11/30/1939 | Sérénade près de Mexico | Marcel Carivan ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7173 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Le danger dans la valse | Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7174 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Somewhere in France with you | Ray Ventura Orchestra ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | CL7175 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Son cœur est près de vous | Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carr, Michael," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112469.
Carr, Michael. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112469.
"Carr, Michael." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Carr, Michael, 1905-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004065263
Wikidata: Michael Carr - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6829129
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56878546
MusicBrainz: Michael Carr - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a991bdcb-77fd-4546-a937-3f0e553a1900
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