Harry Harris
Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1901, Died June 1, 1996
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, arranger, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-32709 | 10-in. | 5/21/1925 | I had someone else before I had you (And I'll have someone after you're gone) | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-39058 | 10-in. | 6/24/1927 | That's what I think of you | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-39094 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | I just looked up my family tree (And found I'm a sap) | Allen Stewart | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-39596 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Cooper Lawley ; Harold Yates | Male vocal duet, with piano and pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-39599 | 10-in. | 9/8/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-40019 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | Let's make believe | Ted Weems Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43392 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Johnny Johnson ; Statler Pennsylvanians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43543 | 10-in. | 4/9/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Jack Shilkret | Piano solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-43912 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos | songwriter | |
| Victor | CVE-56846 | 12-in. | 5/23/1930 | National spirit march | United States Army Band | Band | arranger | |
| Victor | CVE-56853 | 12-in. | 6/19/1930 | National spirit march, part 1 | United States Army Band | Band | arranger | |
| Victor | CVE-56854 | 12-in. | 6/19/1930 | National spirit march, part 2 | United States Army Band | Band | arranger | |
| Victor | BSHQ-73104 | 10-in. | 7/13/1932 | It was so beautiful | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-037744 | 10-in. | 6/21/1939 | Baby me | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; The Three Barons | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-038142 | 10-in. | 7/26/1939 | Baby me | Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Kay Starr | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-070325 | 10-in. | 10/24/1941 | I had someone else before I had you | Harvey Crawford ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | D5AB-0427 | 10-in. | 6/20/1945 | Highways are happy ways | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal solo, with string band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D6VB-1605 | 10-in. | 1/31/1946 | Where did you learn to love | Stuart Foster ; Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-3123 | 10-in. | 10/19/1946 | It's lovin' time | Betty Hutton | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0151 | 10-in. | 2/18/1947 | Why don't we say we're sorry | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80739 | 10-in. | 12/18/1922 | Only just suppose | Guido Deiro | Piano accordion solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 140394 | 10-in. | 2/25/1925 | I had someone else before I had you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W142046 | 10-in. | 4/19/1926 | Hangin' around | Warner's Seven Aces | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144319 | 10-in. | 6/12/1927 | That's what I think of you | Al Handler ; Hotel Davis Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144630 | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Don Voorhees Orchestra ; Vincent Van Tuyl | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 144644 | 10-in. | 9/8/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Royal Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145725 | 10-in. | 3/3/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Oscar Grogan | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| 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 | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146504 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Walton McKinney | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-73350 | 10-in. | May 1925 | I had someone else before I had you (And I'll have someone after you're gone) | Richard B. Gilbert | Male vocal solo, with taropatch (ukulele) | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80849 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | That's what I think of you | Jackie Ford ; Tony Wallace | Female-male vocal duet, with piano and tiple | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81258 | 10-in. | 8/19/1927 | Highways are happy ways | Melody Sheiks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W400972 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Stan Thompson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 15229-15231 | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | I had someone else before I had you | Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| 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 | lyricist | |
| 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) | lyricist | |
| 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) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1825 | 10-in. | 3/29/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Elmo Tanner | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1982 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | I wanna be an ice man | Jay C. Flippen | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C2981 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Who do you miss? | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C3140 | 10-in. | 3/18/1929 | Who do you miss? | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C3399 | 10-in. | 4/29/1929 | Who do you miss? | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C695-C696 | 10-in. | Feb. 1927 | Let’s make believe | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1312-C1314 | 10-in. | 10/14/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Fred Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1366½-C1367½ | 10-in. | 11/21/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1688-C1690 | 10-in. | 3/16/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Paul Christensen ; Hotel Fort Des Moines Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1690) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 586W-588W | 10-in. | 3/20/1925 | I had someone else before I had you | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8645 | 10-in. | 10/27/1922 | Only just suppose | Dornberger Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 18429 | 10-in. | 4/21/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Clyde Doerr Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18478 | 10-in. | 5/8/1928 | Just across the street from heaven | Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harris, Harry," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112974.
Harris, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112974.
"Harris, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Harris, Harry, 1901-1996 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006025310
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