Ted Royal

Ted Royal [Dewar] (6 September 1904, Skedee, Oklahoma - 27 March (?) 1981) was an American orchestrator, conductor and composer for Broadway theatre. He was most active in the 1940s and 1950s, being associated with the very successful original productions of Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon and Paint Your Wagon. Together with George Bassman he orchestrated Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls. The dean of musical orchestrators, Robert Russell Bennett, remembered Royal as "one of Broadway's very special arrangers."

Birth and Death Data: Born September 6, 1904 (Skedee), Died 1981

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BS-064660	10-in.	8/2/1941	Oahu	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	C1752-C1753	10-in.	3/21/1928	If you would care for me	Leland Johnson	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Royal, Ted," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108418.

Royal, Ted. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108418.

"Royal, Ted." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.