Vic Schoen
Victor Schoen (March 26, 1916 – January 5, 2000) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer whose career spanned from the 1930s until his death in 2000. He furnished music for some of the most successful persons in show business including Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Les Brown, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, George Shearing, Jimmie Lunceford, Ray McKinley, Benny Carter, Louis Prima, Russ Morgan, Guy Lombardo, Carmen Cavallaro, Carmen Miranda, Gordon Jenkins, Joe Venuti, Victor Young, Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, and his own The Vic Schoen Orchestra. Schoen arranged and recorded with well-known artists such as The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Irving Berlin, Marion Hutton, Betty Hutton, Perry Como, Dick Haymes, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson, Maurice Chevalier, Enzo Stuarti, Lauritz Melchior, Mary Martin, Bob Crosby, The Weavers, Burl Ives, Eddie Fisher, Mildred Bailey, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, the McGuire Sisters, the Sherman Brothers, and Kay Starr. Schoen wrote TV specials for Jack Carson Show, The Dave King Show, Ethel Merman, The Big Record with Patti Page, The Dinah Shore Show, Shirley MacLaine, Shirley Temple, Andy Williams, and Pat Boone. He is probably best remembered as the musical director and arranger for the Andrews Sisters. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 26, 1916, Died January 5, 2000
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, arranger, trumpet, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 55 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 64671 | 10-in. | 9/8/1938 | Pross-Tchai (Goodbye) | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 64757 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | Hold tight | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 64758 | 10-in. | 11/21/1938 | Billy boy | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 65326 | 10-in. | 3/31/1939 | You don't know how much you can suffer | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 65327 | 10-in. | 3/31/1939 | Rock, rock, rock-a-bye baby | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 65531 | 10-in. | 5/3/1939 | Beer barrel polka (Roll out the barrel) | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 65532 | 10-in. | 5/3/1939 | Well, all right | The Andrews Sisters | leader, instrumentalist, trumpet, arranger | ||
Decca | 66498 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh! | The Andrews Sisters | leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66499 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | South American way | The Andrews Sisters | leader, arranger, instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66591 | 10-in. | 9/15/1939 | The jumping jive (Jim-Jam-Jump) | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 66592 | 10-in. | 9/15/1939 | Chico's love song | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 67615 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Hit the road | Vic Schoen Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 67616 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Serenade to the stars | Vic Schoen Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 67617 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Of maestro and men | Vic Schoen Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 67618 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Arabian nights | Vic Schoen Orchestra | leader | ||
Decca | 70108 | 10-in. | 12/27/1941 | I'll pray for you | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 70109 | 10-in. | 12/27/1941 | What to do | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 70110 | 10-in. | 12/27/1941 | He said-She said | The Andrews Sisters | leader | ||
Decca | 73066 | 10-in. | 10/4/1945 | Flying home | Ella Fitzgerald | leader, arranger | ||
Decca | 85908 | 2/26/1954 | Knock on wood | Danny Kaye | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 85909 | 2/26/1954 | All about you | Danny Kaye | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | 85910 | 2/26/1954 | Monahan, O Han | Danny Kaye | arranger, leader | |||
Decca | L 8671 | 9/12/1955 | Where walks my true love | Danny Kaye | leader | |||
Decca | L 8672 | 9/12/1955 | My heart knows a lovely song | Danny Kaye | leader | |||
Decca | L 8677 | 9/15/1955 | I live to love | Danny Kaye | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schoen, Vic," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/342635.
Schoen, Vic. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/342635.
"Schoen, Vic." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Schoen, Vic - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91063920
Wikidata: Vic Schoen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7924906
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69121158
MusicBrainz: Vic Schoen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a45bf2f-66aa-4151-893f-d18a91986677
ISNI: 0000 0001 1557 0645 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115570645
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