E. Ray Goetz
Edward Ray Goetz (June 12, 1886 – June 12, 1954) was an American composer, lyricist, playwright, theatre director, and theatrical producer. A Tin Pan Alley songwriter, he published more than 500 songs during his career, many of them originally written for the New York stage. His songs were recorded by several artists, including Judy Garland, Al Jolson, and Blossom Seeley. He was active as both a lyricist and composer for Broadway musicals from 1906 through to 1930, collaborating with artists like George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Sigmund Romberg, and A. Baldwin Sloane to create material for the theatre. Beginning with the musical Hitchy-Koo of 1917, he produced several of the musicals and plays he was creatively involved in up until the 1930-1931 Broadway season, when he produced his final stage work, Porter's The New Yorkers, for which he created the story and served as director. He authored the play The Lady of the Orchids which he produced on Broadway in 1928. He produced and served as production supervisor of Herbert Fields and Porter's 1929 musical Fifty Million Frenchmen which was adapted by Warner Brothers into a 1930 film of the same name. His work as a songwriter was featured in the films For Me and My Gal (1942), Somebody Loves Me (1952), and The Greatest Show On Earth (1952), the latter of which resulted from his work as the lyricist for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus during the final three years of his life. Having never stopped working, he died in 1954. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 12, 1886 (Buffalo), Died June 12, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-4378 | 10-in. | 4/8/1907 | He goes to church on Sunday | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6353 | 10-in. | 8/18/1908 | When Grandma was a girl | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-6710 | 10-in. | 1/11/1909 | The Yankiana rag | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-8073 | 10-in. | 6/24/1909 | The billiken man | Blanche Ring | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-9091 | 12-in. | 6/15/1910 | What good is water when you're dry? | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-9160 | 10-in. | 7/7/1910 | That dreamy barcarolle tune | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-9945 | 10-in. | 2/10/1911 | I love it | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10177 | 10-in. | 4/13/1911 | Toddling the todalo | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10226 | 10-in. | 4/25/1911 | June | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-10369 | 10-in. | 5/23/1911 | Missouri Joe | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11060 | 10-in. | 10/6/1911 | There's a girl in Havana | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11136 | 10-in. | 10/25/1911 | In the shadows | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11408 | 10-in. | 12/22/1911 | Take me back to the garden of love | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11585 | 10-in. | 2/12/1912 | Alexander's bagpipe band | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-11809 | 10-in. | 4/1/1912 | Lead me to that beautiful band | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12126 | 10-in. | 6/20/1912 | Fiddle-dee-dee | Maurice Burkhart ; Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12323 | 10-in. | 9/3/1912 | The million dollar ball | Billy Murray | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12364 | 10-in. | 9/12/1912 | Rose of pyramid land | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-12365 | 10-in. | 9/13/1912 | Where the Edelweiss is blooming | Lyric Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | B-13514 | 10-in. | 7/3/1913 | In my garden of Eden for two | Marguerite Dunlap ; Harry Macdonough | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | B-15022 | 10-in. | 6/29/1914 | My croony melody | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | C-15049 | 12-in. | 7/9/1914 | Broadway favorites | Victor Light Opera Company | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Victor | B-15064 | 10-in. | 7/15/1914 | My croony melody | Victor Military Band | Band | songwriter | |
Victor | B-15608 | 10-in. | 1/19/1915 | Watch your step | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-16464 | 10-in. | 9/8/1915 | I'm simply crazy over you | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Goetz, E. Ray," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106567.
Goetz, E. Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106567.
"Goetz, E. Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Goetz, E. Ray (Edward Ray), 1886-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92057698
Wikidata: E. Ray Goetz - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5322119
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18876805
MusicBrainz: E. Ray Goetz - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3435ef50-2424-42c2-9af5-21c507acdbfa
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