Mary Hale Woolsey

Mary Hale Woolsey

Mary Hale Woolsey (March 21, 1899 – December 6, 1969) was an American songwriter and lyricist. She is most noted for the lyrics she wrote for "When It's Springtime in the Rockies".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 21, 1899 (Spanish Fork), Died December 6, 1969 (Santa Monica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-50887	10-in.	5/16/1929	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Bud Billings ; Joe Billings	Male vocal duet, with violin and 2 guitars	lyricist
Victor	PBVE-54816	10-in.	5/14/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Milt Taggart's Eleven Vagabonds of the Air ; Bonnie Slowin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and whistling	lyricist
Victor	BVE-58599	10-in.	2/24/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet (Hawaiian)	lyricist
Victor	BVE-63139	10-in.	9/16/1930	Song of the silver dollar	Bud Billings ; Carson Robison	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BVE-64031	10-in.	10/23/1930	Polska wiosna	Valentine Figaniak	Male vocal solo, with dubbed recording	lyricist
Victor	BVE-64037	10-in.	10/29/1930	Wiosna w Polsce	Paweł Faut	Male vocal solo, with dubbed recording	lyricist
Victor	BRC-69948	10-in.	6/16/1931	Kehvat pohjolassa	Jukka Ahti	Male vocal solo, with dubbed recording	lyricist
Victor	BS-76042	10-in.	4/21/1933	When the wild, wild roses bloom	Don Hall Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-76043	10-in.	4/21/1933	When the wild, wild roses bloom	George Donaldson Trio	Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-1272	10-in.	4/12/1949	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Zeke Manners and his Gang	Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W148395	10-in.	5/2/1929	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Ford and Glenn	Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150095	10-in.	3/19/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	"Hobo" Jack Turner	Male vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Columbia	[W]150107	10-in.	3/21/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Buck Wilson and his Rangers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W150430	10-in.	5/15/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Ben Selvin and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	lyricist
Columbia	W151121	10-in.	12/18/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Leake County Revelers	String band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	W403849	10-in.	3/11/1930	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Ed Kirkeby Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	E30791	10-in.	Sept. 1929	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Dick Robertson	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Brunswick	E32844	10-in.	May 1930	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Lew White	Organ solo, with vibraphone and steel guitar	lyricist
Brunswick	E33148	10-in.	6/19/1930	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Brunswick	E33149	10-in.	6/19/1930	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin	lyricist
Brunswick	E35629-E35630	10-in.	12/4/1930	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Joe Green Novelty Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	C5539	10-in.	Mar. 1930	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Ray Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet; without vocal (take G)	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE303	10-in.	10/22/1928	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Bob & Monte	Male vocal duet, with violin and piano	lyricist
Brunswick	LAE389	10-in.	1/15/1929	When it’s springtime in the Rockies	Bob and Monte	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	LA1471	10-in.	10/18/1937	When it's springtime in the Rockies	Gene Autry and his String Band	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Woolsey, Mary Hale," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111059.

Woolsey, Mary Hale. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111059.

"Woolsey, Mary Hale." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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