Peter Van Steeden
Peter van Steeden (April 4, 1904, Amsterdam – January 3, 1990, New Canaan, Connecticut) was a composer. His best-known composition, "Home (When Shadows Fall)", has been performed by many musicians, including Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Jackie Gleason, Cab Calloway, Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Theresa Brewer, Ella Fitzgerald, The Fontaine Sisters, Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Kate Smith, Maxine Sullivan, Giovanni Martinelli, Ethel Merman, Dinah Shore and Sam Cooke. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 13, 1904 (Amsterdam), Died January 3, 1990 (New Canaan)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, songwriter, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-69910 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | Home | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
Victor | LBVE-70622 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/23/1931 | Home | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-70630 | 10-in. | 11/28/1931 | Home | Mildred Bailey | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-70941 | 10-in. | 11/2/1931 | I'll always remember September | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-70942 | 10-in. | 11/2/1931 | I can sympathize with you | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-70943 | 10-in. | 11/2/1931 | Hiding in the shadows of the moon | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-70957 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | I promise you | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-70958 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | I will share | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-70959 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | With love in my heart | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-71918 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Somebody loves you | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-71919 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Alguien te quiere | Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | BRC-71920 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | You're dancing on my heart | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BRC-71921 | 10-in. | 3/8/1932 | Everything must have an ending (But my love for you) | Chick Bullock ; Peter Van Steeden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | MS-75370 | 16-in. | 3/7/1933 | Peter Van Steeden varsity show audition | Peter Van Steeden | Radio program audition | leader | |
Victor | MS-75371 | 16-in. | 3/7/1933 | Peter Van Steeden varsity show audition | Peter Van Steeden | Radio program audition | leader | |
Columbia | W151877 | 10-in. | 11/11/1931 | Home | Ted Wallace and his Campus Boys [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Columbia | W152033 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | Home | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W152093 | 10-in. | 1/27/1932 | Home | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W351133 | 10-in. | 11/16/1931 | Home | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W365041 | 10-in. | 11/12/1931 | Home | Harold Richards | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37429 | 10-in. | 11/27/1931 | Home | Will Osborne and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37443 | 10-in. | 12/4/1931 | Home | The Street Singer | Male vocal solo, with accordion | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA12364 | 10-in. | November-February 1932 | Home | Masqueraders | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal soloists | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Steeden, Peter," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115500.
Van Steeden, Peter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115500.
"Van Steeden, Peter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Van Steeden, Peter, 1904-1990 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2011008590
Wikidata: Peter van Steeden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13857770
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/120173032
MusicBrainz: Peter van Steeden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a691d89e-6bf8-44d6-a0cb-df109339228d
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