Oakley Haldeman

Oakley W. Haldeman (July 17, 1909 – December 17, 1986) was an American songwriter ("Here Comes Santa Claus"), composer, author and the general manager for a music publisher. He joined ASCAP in 1949, and his other popular-song compositions include "Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes", "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine", "Tho' I Tried", "Pretty Mary", "Texas Polka", "Honey Child", "Vic'try Train", "Last Mile", and "Texans Never Cry".

Haldeman was born in California, the son of Catherine (Oakley) and Clarence Edward Haldeman.

He was the head of Gene Autry's publishing company, and it was while he was in this position that Autry asked him to write the music for Autry's song Here Comes Santa Claus.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 17, 1909 (Alhambra), Died December 17, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D6VB-2005 10-in. 1/10/1946 I wish I had never met sunshine (and sunshine had never met me) Roy Rogers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D8VB-3986 10-in. before 10/22/1948 Here comes Santa Claus (down Santa Claus Lane) '49ers [Jesse Rogers] ; Jesse Rogers Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0563 10-in. 3/30/1949 I had my heart set on you Jed Dees ; Spade Cooley Band Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia HCO1645 10-in. 1/11/1946 I wish I had never met sunshine Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2021 10-in. 9/9/1946 The last mile Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2587 10-in. 8/28/1947 Here comes Santa Claus (down Santa Claus Lane) Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2588 10-in. 8/28/1947 Pretty Mary Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO2895 10-in. 12/7/1947 Read it and weep Johnny Bond Male vocal solo, with string band composer, lyricist  
Columbia HCO3503 10-in. 12/31/1948 I lost my little darlin' Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO3811 10-in. 8/3/1949 He's a chubby little fellow Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  
Columbia HCO3860 10-in. 8/3/1949 Santa, santa, santa Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Haldeman, Oakley," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356922.

Haldeman, Oakley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356922.

"Haldeman, Oakley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/356922

External Sources

Wikipedia: Oakley Haldeman

Discogs: Oakley Haldeman

Allmusic: Oakley Haldeman

IMDb: Oakley Haldeman

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Haldeman, Oakley, 1909-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001035909

Wikidata: Oakley Haldeman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7074149

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/279140484

MusicBrainz: Oakley Haldeman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d71d5834-4a37-42f4-931e-8300844b8b16

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