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Will Osborne
Will Osborne (November 25, 1905 – October 22, 1981) was a Canadian-born American bandleader, trombonist, and crooner. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 25, 1906 (Canada), Died October 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, songwriter, lyricist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 117 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-57991 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Beside an open fireplace | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-59910 | 10-in. | 4/1/1930 | On a blue and moonless night | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62295 | 10-in. | 6/27/1930 | Roses are for-get-me-nots (reminding me of you) | Frank Munn ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-043992 | 10-in. | 12/11/1939 | Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street | Charlie Barnet Orchestra ; Mary Ann McCall | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-043996 | 10-in. | 12/15/1939 | Between 18th and 19th on Chestnut Street | Sterling Bose ; Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-046195 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | Would'st could I but kiss thy hand, oh babe | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-049059 | 10-in. | 3/27/1940 | Missouri scrambler | Larry Clinton and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-051868 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | Dry bones | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-054601 | 10-in. | 7/19/1940 | Pompton Turnpike | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058190 | 10-in. | 12/19/1940 | Missouri scrambler | Californians ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W148911 | 10-in. | 8/21/1929 | That's when I learned to love you | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W148912 | 10-in. | 8/21/1929 | Perhaps | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149013 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | Perhaps | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149014 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | Same old moon | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149064 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | Perhaps | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149065 | 10-in. | 9/27/1929 | Same old moon (Same old June—but not the same old you | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149411 | 10-in. | 11/12/1929 | Beside an open fireplace | Oscar Grogan | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W149442 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | I knew we two were one | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, lyricist, leader | |
Columbia | W149443 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Just think of me sometime | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149444 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | They all fall in love | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149463 | 10-in. | 11/1/1929 | Beside an open fireplace | Vic Meyers' Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W149628 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | The language of love | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149629 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | On a blue and moonless night | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter, leader | |
Columbia | W149682 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | (With you) Where you are | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Columbia | W149683 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | There will never be another Mary | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osborne, Will," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104679.
Osborne, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104679.
"Osborne, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Osborne, Will, 1905-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84145389
Wikidata: Will Osborne - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1122692
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37102989
MusicBrainz: Will Osborne - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/162b51ed-9a35-4d09-9992-4e0982fa687e
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