Harry Horlick

Harry Horlick (born Gila Gorlik; July 20, 1896 – July 1970) was an American violinist and bandleader best known for leading The A&P Gypsies, "the first commercially sponsored musical act on radio".

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1896, Died 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, conductor, violin, director, arranger, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 296 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-35308 10-in. 4/13/1926 Two guitars Victor Salon Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor MS-76318 16-in. 5/22/1933 The A & P Gypsies A. & P. Gypsies Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band director  
Victor MS-76319 16-in. 5/22/1933 The A & P Gypsies A. & P. Gypsies Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band director  
Victor MS-76359 16-in. 5/29/1933 The A & P Gypsies A. & P. Gypsies Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band director  
Victor MS-76360 16-in. 5/29/1933 The A & P Gypsies A. & P. Gypsies Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-01161 10-in. 9/8/1936 Two guitars Anthony Galla-Rini Piano-accordion solo composer  
Victor D6VC-5185 12-in. 3/11/1946 Lost weekend Al Goodman Orchestra ; Irving Prager ; Vladimir Sokoloff Instrumental ensemble, with violin and piano solos instrumentalist, violin  
Victor D7VC-7444 12-in. 9/30/1947 On Miami shore Al Goodman Orchestra ; Guild Choristers Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal group instrumentalist, violin  
Victor D7VC-7445 12-in. 9/30/1947 Themes from Gone with the wind Al Goodman Orchestra Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, violin  
Victor D7VC-7446 12-in. 9/30/1947 Fantasia mexicana (from El Salón México) Al Goodman Orchestra Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E27369 10-in. 4/18/1928 The far-away bells A. & P. Gypsies Band leader  
Brunswick E27370 10-in. 4/18/1928 Simple confession A. & P. Gypsies Band leader  
Brunswick E27785 10-in. 6/27/1928 Chiquita A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick ; Lewis James Jazz/dance band, with male vocla solo; without vocal (take G) leader  
Brunswick E27786 10-in. 6/27/1928 Rosette A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick ; Frank Munn Jazz/dance band, with male vocla solo; without vocal (take G) leader  
Brunswick E1849-E1851 10-in. 11/28/1925 Two guitars A. & P. Gypsies Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E1852-E1854 10-in. 11/28/1925 The shadow of the past A. & P. Gypsies Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E17231-E17232 10-in. 12/24/1925 Two guitars A. & P. Gypsies Jazz/dance band director, instrumentalist, violin  
Brunswick E17233-E17235 10-in. 12/24/1925 The shadow of the past A. & P. Gypsies Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, director  
Brunswick E17404-E17407 10-in. 1/9/1926 Everything that’s best A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E17408-E17410 10-in. 1/9/1925 Old Hungarian song A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E17737-E17739 10-in. 1/29/1926 In the garden A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Brunswick E17740-E17741 10-in. 1/29/1926 Dark eyes A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
Brunswick E17946-E17947 10-in. 2/11/1926 Haida, troika! A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band director  
Brunswick E17948-E17949 10-in. 2/11/1926 Stenka Rasin A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band director  
Brunswick E18119-E18121 10-in. 2/26/1926 Variations on the theme of "A dark night" A. & P. Gypsies ; Harry Horlick Jazz/dance band director, composer  
(Results 1-25 of 296 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Horlick, Harry," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109444.

Horlick, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109444.

"Horlick, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109444

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