Pennsylvanians
Waring's Pennsylvanians was a dance band that was founded at Penn State University by Fred Waring. First named the Collegians, the group was formed in 1918 at Penn State by the brothers Fred and Tom Waring and their friends Freddy Buck and Poley McClintock. They had a hit in 1925 with the song "Collegiate". Other popular novelty songs were "I've Never Seen a Straight Banana" and "I Wonder How I Look When I'm Asleep". In 1929 they appeared in the movie Syncopation and on stage in The New Yorkers the following year. Their popularity increased in the 1930s with their presence in radio and movies. During the 1940s, they performed on Broadway and at the World's Fair and became the first band to broadcast its own TV show. From 1950–1970, they became a corporation that branched into workshops, real estate, and a magazine. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1968
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | LBS-73942 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/10/1932 | Dance selections | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | LBS-73943 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/11/1932 | College medley | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus and whistling | Musical group | |
Victor | LBS-73944 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/11/1932 | Music from Flying colors | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solos and chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-73957 | 10-in. | 11/15/1932 | And so I married the girl | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | LBS-73958 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/15/1932 | And so I married the girl | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-73959 | 10-in. | 11/16/1932 | Well! Well! Well! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | Musical group | |
Victor | LBS-73960 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/16/1932 | Well! Well! Well! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-73961 | 10-in. | 11/16/1932 | Well! Well! Well! | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-131 | 10-in. | 9/2/1925 | Hay foot, straw foot | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-132 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | Let's wander away | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-133 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | Mighty blue | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-134 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | I won't do | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-137 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | If you hadn't gone away | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-138 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | I'm tired of everything but you | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring ; Tom Waring | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-141 | 10-in. | 9/7/1925 | Freshie | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | Musical group | |
Victor | PBVE-142 | 10-in. | 9/7/1925 | You told me to go | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Victor | BVE-Test-447 | 10-in. | 1/11/1930 | With a song in my heart | Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and piano | Musical group | |
Victor | BRC-Test-1132 | 10-in. | 5/12/1932 | Test of BRC-72573 | Pennsylvanians | Recording test | Musical group | |
Victor | BS-Test-1156 | 10-in. | 10/27/1932 | College medley, part 1 | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Edison | EXP-66 | 10-in. | 6/14/1926 | Experimental disc recording-66 (150 tpi) | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Experimental dubbing | Musical group | |
Decca | 70133 | 10-in. | 1/7/1942 | Angels of mercy | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70134 | 10-in. | 1/7/1942 | This is my country | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70135 | 10-in. | 1/7/1942 | The Marines' hymn | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70136 | 10-in. | 1/7/1942 | The Army Air Corps | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 70137 | 10-in. | 1/7/1942 | Buckle down, Winsocki | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
Discogs: Pennsylvanians
IMDb: Pennsylvanians
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pennsylvanians (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85161564
Wikidata: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7969431
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121015813
MusicBrainz: Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a903390-4381-4c32-90d0-803bd4f9ce34
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