Jack Elliott

John Elliot (also known as Jack Elliot, John M. Elliot, John M. Elliott and Jack Elliott) (7 May 1914 – 3 January 1972) was an American songwriter, credited with having written more than 600 songs for motion pictures.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1914, Died January 3, 1972

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-063875 10-in. 5/9/1941 Do you care? Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor BS-064058 10-in. 4/8/1941 Three-quarter boogie Lionel Hampton Sextet Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-065631 10-in. 5/20/1941 Do you care Sam Donahue Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-067913 10-in. 9/18/1941 I think of you Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-071457 10-in. 10/7/1941 I think of you Eddie Kelly ; New Music [Shep Fields] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor E1VB-2025 10-in. 4/23/1951 Somebody Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders Female vocal solo, with string band lyricist  
Victor D7VB-1095 10-in. 10/23/1947 Roll on Texas moon Roy Rogers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D7VB-1097 10-in. 10/23/1947 Home in Oklahoma Roy Rogers Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D9VB-0539 10-in. 2/28/1949 Three wishes Charles Dant ; Dennis Day ; The Rhythmaires Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D9VB-0909 10-in. 2/18/1949 Three wishes Pancake Pete Newman ; Sleepy Hollow Gang Male vocal solo, with string band and accordion songwriter  
Victor D9VB-2821 10-in. 12/22/1949 Be mine Mindy Carson ; Henri René Female vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Elliott, Jack," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114278.

Elliott, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114278.

"Elliott, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114278

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