Ben Forrest

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

Notes: U.S. Copyright Office files indicate that "Ben Forrest" is a pseudonym used by B. H. Fine.

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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 BS-053758 10-in. 12/17/1940 Alexander the swoose (Half swan–half goose) Marion Holmes ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor PBS-061749 10-in. 10/24/1941 You are the lyric (To the loving song in my heart) Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schallen Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor PBS-061968 10-in. 12/10/1941 You are the lyric (To the love song in my heart) Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-063809 10-in. 4/23/1941 All I need Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Forrest, Ben," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114444.

Forrest, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114444.

"Forrest, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114444

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