DuBose Heyward
Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name. Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays. He wrote the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939). |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1885 (Charleston), Died June 16, 1940 (Tryon)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CS-95387 | 12-in. | 10/14/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett | Soprano and baritone vocal solos, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95388 | 12-in. | 10/14/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95389 | 12-in. | 10/14/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95390 | 12-in. | 10/14/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95465 | 12-in. | 10/23/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens | Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95467 | 12-in. | 10/23/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-95683 | 12-in. | 10/31/1935 | Porgy and Bess | Helen Jepson ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-98425 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | It ain't necessarily so | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-98426 | 10-in. | 12/14/1935 | I got plenty o' nuttin' | Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-024013 | 12-in. | 7/10/1938 | Gems from Porgy and Bess, first part | Jane Froman ; Sonny Schuyler ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Radio broadcast : Vocalists and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | CS-024019 | 12-in. | 7/10/1938 | Gems from Porgy and Bess, second part | Jane Froman ; Felix Knight ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Radio broadcast : Vocalists and instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-030384 | 10-in. | 12/10/1938 | It ain't necessarily so | Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-035355 | 10-in. | 3/27/1939 | Lonesome walls | Edward Mallory Orchestra ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | PBS-061014 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Summertime | Lou Bring ; Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D4VB-0483 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | Bess you is my woman | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D4VB-0484 | 10-in. | 12/19/1944 | Summertime | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D4VB-0486 | 10-in. | 12/20/1944 | I got plenty o' nuttin' | Charlie Spivak Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | D6RC-5028 | 12-in. | 1/15/1946 | Summertime | Jay Blackton ; Eleanor Steber | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1200 | 10-in. | 6/25/1947 | Summertime | Sammy Kaye ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA5171 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | Lullaby (Summertime and the livin' is easy) | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA5172 | 10-in. | 1/14/1938 | It takes a long pull to get there | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA5991 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | It ain't necessarily so | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0EA5992 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | A woman is a sometime thing | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Vocalion | 19537 | 10-in. | 7/10/1936 | Summertime | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Heyward, DuBose," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102054.
Heyward, DuBose. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102054.
"Heyward, DuBose." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50041800
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MusicBrainz: DuBose Heyward - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/82953e0d-464a-4fb8-80fc-78dbf8b49b1b
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