Leo Robin

Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 – December 29, 1984) was an American composer, lyricist and songwriter. He is probably best known for collaborating with Ralph Rainger on the 1938 Oscar-winning song "Thanks for the Memory," sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938, and with Jule Styne on "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," a song whose witty, Cole Porter style of lyric came to be identified with its famous interpreter Marilyn Monroe.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1900 (Pittsburgh), Died December 29, 1984 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1947

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

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 362 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-35591	10-in.	7/19/1926	My cutey's due at two to-two to-day	Ted Weems Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38312	10-in.	3/31/1927	Judy	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38347	10-in.	4/14/1927	Hallelujah!	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-38489	10-in.	4/25/1927	Hallelujah!	The Revelers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39101	10-in.	8/22/1927	Pull yourself together	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39378	10-in.	10/28/1927	Where have you been all my life	Jack Smith	Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39865	10-in.	9/29/1927	Paree	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-39958	10-in.	8/11/1927	Where have you been all my life	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-40561	10-in.	11/10/1927	Humpty-Dumpty	Franklyn Baur ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-40588	10-in.	11/17/1927	You came along	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BVE-47815	10-in.	10/8/1928	I want the world to know	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-47853	10-in.	10/19/1928	He-man	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-48125	10-in.	11/5/1928	Say that you love me	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-49056	10-in.	1/10/1929	Jericho	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	lyricist
Victor	BVE-49783	10-in.	3/15/1929	Wait 'til you see 'ma chérie'	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50905	10-in.	3/1/1929	Louise	Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack ; Charles Roberts	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50906	10-in.	3/1/1929	Wait 'til you see 'ma chérie'	Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack ; Charles Roberts	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50942	10-in.	3/14/1929	Louise	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50943	10-in.	3/14/1929	It's a habit of mine	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-50944	10-in.	3/14/1929	On top of the world, alone	Maurice Chevalier	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BRC-53076	10-in.	5/1/1931	Have you forgotten?	Richard Barry ; Henry Busse Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-53991	10-in.	8/15/1929	True blue Lou	Burt Lorin ; Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-54730	10-in.	3/20/1930	All I want is just one	Gus Arnheim Orchestra ; Fred MacMurray	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-55494	10-in.	7/24/1929	True blue Lou	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-55509	10-in.	7/26/1929	The flippity flop	Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Robin, Leo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

Robin, Leo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105220.

"Robin, Leo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.