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 326-350 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 71169 | 10-in. | 7/23/1942 | America calling | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71170 | 10-in. | 7/23/1942 | Jingle bells | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71251 | 10-in. | 7/29/1942 | Beautiful savior | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71252 | 10-in. | 7/29/1942 | 'Twas the night before Christmas, part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71253 | 10-in. | 7/29/1942 | Look out below | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71282 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | 'Twas the night before Christmas, part 2 (A visit from St. Nicholas) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71283 | 10-in. | 7/31/1942 | Stars and stripes forever | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71733 | 10-in. | 2/3/1944 | The flying Marines | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71734 | 10-in. | 2/3/1944 | Waves in Navy Blue | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71735 | 10-in. | 2/3/1944 | Onward Christian soldiers | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71742 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Battle hymn of the Republic | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71743 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Besame mucho (Kiss me much) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71744 | 10-in. | 2/4/1944 | Now I know | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71761 | 10-in. | 2/9/1944 | Waltz in C sharp minor, op.64 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71762 | 10-in. | 2/9/1944 | Holiday for strings | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71768 | 10-in. | 2/10/1944 | Now I know | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71769 | 10-in. | 2/10/1944 | Tess's torch song | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71802 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | My shining hour | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71803 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Jealousy (Jalousie) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71804 | 10-in. | 2/24/1944 | Man to man | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71809 | 10-in. | 2/25/1944 | Army hymn | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 71810 | 10-in. | 2/25/1944 | The Navy hymn | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 72067 | 10-in. | 5/4/1944 | That old black magic | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 72068 | 10-in. | 5/4/1944 | Long ago and far away | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | ||
Decca | 72069 | 10-in. | 5/4/1944 | I love you so | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed May 11, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 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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