David Buttolph
James David Buttolph Jr. (August 3, 1902 – January 1, 1983) was an American film composer who scored over 300 movies in his career. Born in New York City, Buttolph showed musical talent at an early age, and eventually studied music formally. After earning a music degree, Buttolph moved to Europe in 1923 and studied in Austria and Germany supporting himself as a nightclub pianist. He returned to the U.S. in 1927 and, a few years later, began working for NBC radio network as an arranger and conductor. In 1933, Buttolph moved to Los Angeles and began working in films. Buttolph's best work, according to many, was his work as an arranger on the Alfred Newman score for The Mark of Zorro (1940). In the mid-1950s, Buttolph started to compose scores for television, the most memorable being the theme for the TV western Maverick starring James Garner with the same music appearing in his score of The Lone Ranger (1956). He continued to compose music for television, many of which were westerns, until his retirement in 1963. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1902 (New York City), Died January 1, 1983 (Poway)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, arranger, session supervisor
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-40556 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | I told them all about you | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-40557 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | Dear, on a night like this | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-43332 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | Pale moon | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-43333 | 10-in. | 3/7/1928 | Thou swell | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-43386 | 10-in. | 3/21/1928 | Down by the old mill stream | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-45538 | 10-in. | 5/29/1928 | Bluebird, sing me a song | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-45583 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Beautiful | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-45871 | 10-in. | 7/11/1928 | Do I hear you saying | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-48192 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | The song I love | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-48193 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | My blackbirds are bluebirds now | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | CVE-49077 | 12-in. | 1/18/1929 | Minstrel show of 1929 | Victor Minstrels | Minstrels, with orchestra | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | CVE-49096 | 12-in. | 1/28/1929 | Minstrel show of 1929 | Victor Minstrels | Minstrels, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
Victor | BVE-50722 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | A perfect day | David Buttolph ; National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-50723 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | The slumber boat | David Buttolph ; Murray Kellner ; National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-56785 | 10-in. | 10/16/1929 | Dear old girl | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-56786 | 10-in. | 10/16/1929 | On the banks of the Wabash far away | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-57534 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | Dear old girl | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-57535 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | On the banks of the Wabash far away | National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | session supervisor | |
Victor | BVE-58568 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | My isle of golden dreams | David Buttolph ; National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-58569 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Lonesome—that's all | David Buttolph ; National Cavaliers | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Buttolph, David," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105223.
Buttolph, David. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105223.
"Buttolph, David." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Buttolph, David, 1902-1983 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85378895
Wikidata: David Buttolph - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1173882
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19879639
MusicBrainz: David Buttolph - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/275809bb-c5fa-4d35-a1f3-d25bdcbee1cb
ISNI: 0000 0000 7689 2149 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000076892149
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