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Meredith Willson
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1902 (Mason City), Died June 15, 1984 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, lyricist, flute
Notes: Composer, conductor, flutist, and lyricist.
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PCS-09446 | 12-in. | 5/12/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | conductor, composer | |
Victor | PCS-09450 | 12-in. | 5/7/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Victor | PCS-09451 | 12-in. | 5/7/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Victor | PCS-09452 | 12-in. | 5/7/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Victor | PCS-09453 | 12-in. | 5/7/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Victor | PCS-09454 | 12-in. | 5/7/1937 | San Francisco symphony | Meredith Willson | Re-recording : Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Victor | BS-064473 | 10-in. | 6/25/1941 | You and I | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-066176 | 10-in. | 7/2/1941 | You and I | Dinah Shore ; Paul Wetstein | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-066431 | 10-in. | 6/27/1941 | You and I | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-067579 | 10-in. | 8/15/1941 | Two in love | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-067651 | 10-in. | 8/19/1941 | Two in love | Frank Sinatra ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | E0VB-6281 | 10-in. | 12/13/1950 | May the good Lord bless and keep you | Eddy Arnold | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
Victor | D9VB-2456 | 10-in. | 11/1/1949 | The Iowa indian song (Io "wuh") | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Russ McIntyre ; The Snowflakes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal octet | composer | |
Columbia | W98324 | 12-in. | 3/31/1927 | Villanelle | Maria Kurenko | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Columbia | W98325 | 12-in. | 3/31/1927 | Berceuse | Maria Kurenko | Soprano vocal solo, with flute and piano | instrumentalist, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Willson, Meredith," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100050.
Willson, Meredith. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100050.
"Willson, Meredith." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83042585
Wikidata: Meredith Willson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1281750
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/105881664
MusicBrainz: Meredith Willson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b042bb3d-912b-4e3f-a12b-e98675383b82
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