Ralph Butler
Ralph Thomas Butler (12 October 1886 – 8 April 1969) was a British songwriter, responsible for the lyrics of many popular songs of the 1930s and later, mostly with comic or novelty elements. He was active as a songwriter from the late 1920s until the mid-1950s. Among his most famous songs were "All By Yourself In The Moonlight" (1929), published under the pseudonym Jay Wallis, which reportedly sold over a million copies; "Let’s Sing The Cuddly Song" (written with Julian Wright, 1929); "The Sun Has Got His Hat On" (1932), "Run Rabbit Run" (1939), and "Hey! Little Hen" (1941), all co-written with Noel Gay; "Let's All Go To The Music Hall" (1934), written with Harry Tilsley and Lawrence Wright; "There's A Lovely Lake In London" (1935), with Tolchard Evans and Stanley Damerell; "Horsey Horsey" (1938), with Paddy Roberts; "Come And Have A Drink At The Victory Arms" (1941), with Tolchard Evans; and "Nellie the Elephant" (1956), written with Peter Hart. Another song, also co-written with Noel Gay, "We Don't Know Where We're Going" (1944), was used to great effect during war scenes in the movie Overlord. He died in 1969 in a London hospital, at the age of 82. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 12, 1886, Died April 8, 1969
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-62702 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Anímese a sí mismo | Marimba Centro-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
Victor | BS-80641 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Old White's whiskers | Red Nichols ; Pennies ; Songcopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-042370 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | Run, rabbit, run! | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-045987 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Run, rabbit, run | Enoch Light Orchestra ; Bunny O'Dare | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150386 | 10-in. | 5/3/1930 | Give yourself a pat on the back | Bill Coty ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W150411 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Give yourself a pat on the back | Johnny Walker and his Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E32771 | 10-in. | 5/14/1930 | Give yourself a pat on the back | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA642 | 10-in. | On or before 12/14/1934 | Where the mountains meet the sea | Jack Jackson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | Bb18570 | 10-in. | 1/17/1930 | Give yourself a pat on the back | Jack Hylton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2381 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | Donne-toi une tape dans le dos | Pierre Chagnon ; Georges Milton | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butler, Ralph," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113219.
Butler, Ralph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113219.
"Butler, Ralph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Butler, Ralph, -1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006099624
Wikidata: Ralph Butler - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7287296
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/73615344
MusicBrainz: Ralph Butler - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/18978ea7-f5a3-4494-a06a-0ea20b6dfeab
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