Bennie Benjamin

Bennie Benjamin

Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin (November 4, 1907 – May 2, 1989) was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote "I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire", "When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"; and with George David Weiss, with whom he wrote "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" and "Wheel of Fortune". Most of his songs were in the traditional pop idiom.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 4, 1907 (Christiansted), Died May 2, 1989 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

Notes: Surname appears as both Benjamin and Benjemen on disc labels and U.S. Copyright Office files.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-047796	10-in.	3/11/1940	I don't want to set the world on fire	Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-051262	10-in.	6/10/1940	Ashes in the tray	Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-064807	10-in.	8/25/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-064975	10-in.	10/10/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	BS-067670	10-in.	8/25/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Mitchell Ayres ; Meredith Blake ; Fashions-in-Music ; Four Trumpet-Ayres	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	BS-067753	10-in.	9/5/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-068445	10-in.	11/28/1941	Cancel the flowers	Mitchell Ayres ; Warren Covington ; Fashions-in-Music	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-071405	10-in.	9/25/1941	The clock is fast	Bob Chester Orchestra ; Betty Bradley	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-071764	10-in.	2/2/1942	I don't want to set the world on fire	Hit Paraders ; Mark Warnow Orchestra ; Barry Wood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-074380	10-in.	5/27/1942	Strictly instrumental	Bob Chester Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-074789	10-in.	7/29/1942	When the lights go on again (All over the world)	New Music [Shep Fields] ; Ralph Young	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-075421	10-in.	7/8/1942	When the lights go on again (All over the world)	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-075440	10-in.	7/22/1942	When the lights go on again (All over the world)	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-2156	10-in.	5/21/1951	Out of the night	Johnny Hartman	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E1VB-2157	10-in.	5/21/1951	Worry bird	Johnny Hartman	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	E4FB-3598	10-in.	3/1/1954	Donne-donne	Nino D'Aurelio ; Terig Tucci	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-1320	10-in.	12/28/1945	Oh! What it seemed to be	Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-1395	10-in.	4/2/1946	Surrender	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2076	10-in.	6/25/1946	Rumors are flying	Charles Dant Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2078	10-in.	6/25/1946	How could I?	Charles Dant Orchestra ; Betty Jane Rhodes	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2621	10-in.	8/6/1946	That Christmas feeling	Perry Como ; Russ Case Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3490	10-in.	12/19/1946	I want to thank your folks	Perry Como	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-3499	10-in.	12/23/1946	Speaking of angels	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0593	10-in.	7/7/1947	Fun and fancy free	Phil Harris ; Phil Harris Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0924	10-in.	5/29/1947	When tonight is just a memory	Perry Como ; Lloyd Shaffer Orchestra ; Lloyd Shaffer	Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal group and instrumental ensemble	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Benjamin, Bennie," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116787.

Benjamin, Bennie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116787.

"Benjamin, Bennie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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Bennie Benjamin

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