Harry Warren
Harry Warren (born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna; December 24, 1893 – September 22, 1981) was an American composer and the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe". He wrote the music for the first blockbuster film musical, 42nd Street, choreographed by Busby Berkeley, with whom he would collaborate on many musical films. Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Other well known Warren hits included "I Only Have Eyes for You", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Jeepers Creepers", "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)", "That's Amore", "There Will Never Be Another You", "The More I See You", "At Last" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (the last of which was the first gold record in history). Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers, and his songs have been featured in over 300 films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1893 (Brooklyn), Died September 22, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, arranger, piano, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 676-700 of 800 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | E17300-E17302 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | I love my baby | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E17491-E17493 | 10-in. | 1/15/1926 | Wimmin, Aaah! | Ed Smalle | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E17588-E17590 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | In my gondola | Volunteer Firemen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E17632-E17634 | 10-in. | 1/22/1926 | Wimmin, aaah! | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E18019-E18021 | 10-in. | 2/19/1926 | I’m lonely without you | Ed Smalle ; Paul Sterrett ; Esther Walker | Female-male vocal duet, with ukulele and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E18365-E18367 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | I’m lonely without you | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | E19501-E19503 | 10-in. | 6/7/1926 | Ya gotta know how to love | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E20010-E20011 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Ya gotta know how to love | Clevelanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Brunswick | E20700-E20701 | 10-in. | 11/10/1926 | Where do you work-a, John? | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E21281-E21283 | 10-in. | 1/24/1927 | The sphinx (Just sits and thinks and thinks and thinks) | Anglo-Persians ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E21615-E21617 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | My regular gal | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E21617) | composer | |
Brunswick | E21743-E21745 | 10-in. | 3/4/1927 | Lily | Harry Archer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E22459-E22461 | 10-in. | 4/16/1927 | One sweet letter from you | Alice Boulden | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E25661-E25663 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Away down South in heaven | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25663) | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E26337-E26338 | 10-in. | 2/1/1928 | Wob-a-ly walk | Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E30353-E30354 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | There was nothing else to do | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E31676-E31677 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Have a little faith in me | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | E31678-E31679 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Crying for the Carolines | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | C2328 | 10-in. | 9/20/1928 | Wob-a-ly walk | Sammy Stewart Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Brunswick | C2391 | 10-in. | 10/3/1928 | Wob-a-ly walk | Sammy Stewart Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C2607 | 10-in. | 11/26/1928 | Won’t you tell me, hon’ (When we’re gonna be one) | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
Brunswick | C2648 | 10-in. | 12/11/1928 | Where the shy little violets grow | Frank Sylvano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | C4372 | 10-in. | 9/17/1929 | Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember | Tom, Dick, and Harry | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | C5370 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | Crying for the Carolines | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | C5371 | 10-in. | 2/6/1930 | Have a little faith in me | Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Warren, Harry," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
Warren, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103142.
"Warren, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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