Lucien Boyer

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Lucien Boyer

Lucien Boyer, (1876-1942) was a French music hall singer. He first won popularity singing to soldiers at the front during World War I. Boyer's fame as a writer and singer spread throughout the world from the Montmartre district of Paris. He was author of more than 1,000 songs and 39 musical comedies and operettas. Among his best known songs were Valencia, Cu C'est Paris, La Femme du Matelot and Mon Paris. When he came to America in 1921, it was for the purpose of acquiring American songs to be adapted for the public in France that liked "le Jazz." Though Boyer did not author the famous French song La Madelon, he popularized the song during World War I.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 20, 1876 (Léognan), Died June 16, 1942 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter, librettist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 47 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-30276	10-in.	6/13/1924	Milonguita	Lucrezia Bori	Soprano vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35242	10-in.	3/25/1926	Valencia	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35304	10-in.	4/9/1926	Valencia	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35653	10-in.	6/2/1926	Valencia	The Revelers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35864	10-in.	9/9/1926	Valencia	Tito Schipa	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-35939	10-in.	7/23/1926	Valencia	Carlo Renard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39208	10-in.	6/2/1927	Ça c'est Paris	Orquesta Internacional	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1635	10-in.	9/22/1947	Valencia	Louis Prima Orchestra ; Louis Prima	Male vocal solo, with vocal group jazz/dance band	lyricist
Victor	D7FB-2507	10-in.	11/26/1947	Valencia	Merrie Musette Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W141999	10-in.	4/22/1926	Valencia	Ross Gorman Orchestra ; Elliott Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	142309	10-in.	6/17/1926	Valencia	The Harmonizers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W142364	10-in.	7/2/1926	Valencia	Alan Moran ; Fred Rich ; Ray Stillwell	Piano duet, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W142403	10-in.	7/8/1926	Valencia	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	74121	10-in.	Apr. 1926	Valencia	Ernest Hare	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	lyricist
Brunswick	E18763-E18765	10-in.	4/15/1926	Valencia	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E19287-E19289	10-in.	5/17/1926	Valencia	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E19451-E19453	10-in.	6/3/1926	Valencia	Franklyn Baur	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E24785-E24786	10-in.	10/18/1927	Ca...c’est Paris	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Edison	10934	10-in.	4/20/1926	Valencia	Charles Harrison ; Jack Stillman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Edison	11043	10-in.	6/15/1926	Valencia	National Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263238-A]	10-in.	Spring 1926	Valencia	Émile Larochelle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WB5243	10-in.	3/21/1933	Tu n'as pas voulu!	Lydia Ferreira ; José Padilla	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1137	10-in.	6/7/1928	Si je ne t'avais pas connu	Yvonne George ; Georges van Parys	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1468	10-in.	approximately end of February 1929	Les moins de cent ans	Armand Bernard ; Georgius	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1965	10-in.	12/16/1929	Les goélands	Pierre Chagnon ; Damia ; Orchestra Pierre Chagnon	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer

(Results 1-25 of 47 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boyer, Lucien," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112128.

Boyer, Lucien. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112128.

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