Al Piantadosi

Al Piantadosi (born John Alberto Joseph Piantadosi; August 18, 1882 in New York City – April 8, 1955 in Encino, California) was an American composer of popular music during the heyday of Tin Pan Alley. He started out as a saloon and vaudeville pianist and rapidly flourished as a songwriter. For about ten years (from 1918 to 1928) he was an independent music publisher.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1882, Died April 8, 1955

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 190 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-3788	10-in.	9/12/1906	My Mariuccia	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6747	10-in.	1/22/1909	Good luck, Mary	Harry Tally	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6931	10-in.	3/26/1909	Good luck, Mary	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8080	10-in.	6/28/1909	Sweetheart's a pretty name when it's Y-O-U	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9045	10-in.	6/2/1910	That Italian rag	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9315	10-in.	7/20/1910	'Way down in cotton town	American Quartet ; Billy Murray	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9327	10-in.	7/27/1910	Let George do it	Ed Morton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9635	10-in.	11/9/1910	Think it over, Mary	Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10054	10-in.	3/14/1911	In all my dreams, I dream of you	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-10083	10-in.	3/20/1911	Think it over Mary	"That Girl" Quartet	Female vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-10213	10-in.	4/20/1911	The long-lost chord	Gene Greene	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	B-10385	10-in.	5/26/1911	Summer days	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10931	10-in.	9/6/1911	Honey man	American Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11127	10-in.	10/23/1911	Honey man	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12196	10-in.	7/15/1912	That's how I need you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-12872	10-in.	2/5/1913	Melinda's wedding day	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13007	10-in.	3/25/1913	That's how I need you	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-13013	10-in.	3/25/1913	Then I'll stop loving you	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13251	10-in.	5/8/1913	Melinda's wedding day	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-13424	10-in.	6/13/1913	The curse of an aching heart	Will Oakland	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14578	10-in.	3/17/1914	On the shores of Italy	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14916	10-in.	5/29/1914	When you play the game of love	Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15553	10-in.	12/30/1914	I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier	Morton Harvey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15828	10-in.	3/24/1915	My own Venetian Rose	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16122	10-in.	6/21/1915	Firefly, my pretty firefly	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 1-25 of 190 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Piantadosi, Al," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110765.

Piantadosi, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110765.

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