Arthur Terker

Birth and Death Data: Born 1899

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-33243 10-in. 8/21/1925 Pardon me (While I laugh) The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-38357 10-in. 4/19/1927 There's something nice about everyone, but there's everything nice about you Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Victor BVE-38487 10-in. 4/22/1927 There's something nice about everyone but there's everything nice about you Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and ukulele lyricist  
Victor BS-83615 10-in. 7/23/1934 I'll close my eyes to everyone else (If you'll open your heart to me) Tom Berwick Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-83634 10-in. 7/26/1934 I'll close my eyes to everyone else (If you'll open your heart to me) Neil Buckley ; Don Bestor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-92583 10-in. 7/9/1935 His majesty, the baby Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy VallĂ©e Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor E0VB-4898 10-in. 7/6/1950 It's better to be taken for granted (than never to be taken at all) Big John Greer ; The Rhythm Rockers (Big John Greer) Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor D7VB-0653 10-in. 3/13/1947 Meet me at no special place (and I'll be there at no particular time) Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 81666 10-in. 4/4/1924 I'll have vanilla Eddie Cantor ; Frank Ferera Male vocal solo, with ukulele songwriter  
Columbia W140927 10-in. 9/10/1925 Pardon me while I laugh Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 143369 10-in. 1/31/1927 There's everything nice about you The Westerners ; Jack Wilson Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W143792 10-in. 3/28/1927 There's everything nice about you Peabody Trio ; The Seven Aces Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio lyricist  
Columbia 144035 10-in. 4/18/1927 Go wash an elephant (If you wanna do something big) Joe Candullo and his Orchestra ; Irving Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W144191 10-in. 5/21/1927 Go wash an elephant (If you wanna do something big) Edith Clifford Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W150718 10-in. 8/19/1930 I'd rather mean a little to you Sammy Fain Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
OKeh 73612 10-in. 9/14/1925 Pardon me (ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) while I laugh The Bow-Wows ; The Happiness Boys ; Joe Samuels Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
OKeh W80414 10-in. 2/11/1927 There's something nice about everyone (But there's everything nice about you) Frank Dailey ; Meadowbrook Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
OKeh W80668 10-in. 3/23/1927 There's something nice about everyone (But there's everything nice about you) Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with piano lyricist  
OKeh W80725 10-in. 4/13/1927 Go wash an elephant (If you want to do something big) Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick E16722-E16724 10-in. 10/19/1925 Pardon me (While I laugh) Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones ; Phil Ohman ; Harry Reser Male vocal duet, with banjo and piano lyricist  
Edison 10577 10-in. 9/16/1925 Pardon me ha-ha-ha-ha-ha while I laugh The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 11654 10-in. 4/15/1927 There's something nice about everyone but there's everything nice about you Palais D'Or Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker ; B. A. Rolfe Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Terker, Arthur," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112534.

Terker, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112534.

"Terker, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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