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 551-575 of 787 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 80575 | 2/19/1951 | Tulips and heather | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80576 | 2/19/1951 | The loveliest night of the year | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80613 | 2/26/1951 | The syncopated clock | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80614 | 2/26/1951 | Serenata | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80615 | 2/26/1951 | Monastery bells | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80616 | 2/26/1951 | On top of Old Smokey | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80692 | 3/12/1951 | The syncopated clock | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80693 | 3/12/1951 | Swinging on a star, part 1 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80694 | 3/12/1951 | Swinging on a star, part 2 | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80695 | 3/12/1951 | Foggy foggy dew | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80741 | 3/26/1951 | Something wonderful | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80742 | 3/26/1951 | We kiss in a shadow | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80743 | 3/26/1951 | Hello young lovers | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80840 | 4/6/1951 | I whistle a happy tune | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80841 | 4/6/1951 | We kiss in a shadow | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80850 | 4/9/1951 | Alice in Wonderland: Part 1: Alice in Wonderland ; In a world of my own ; I'm late | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80851 | 4/9/1951 | Alice in Wonderland: Part 2: The walrus and the carpenter ; Reprise: In a world of my own ; Alice in Wonderland | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80852 | 4/9/1951 | Alice in Wonderland: Part 3: All in the golden afternoon ; 'Twas brillig ; The unbirthday song | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 80853 | 4/9/1951 | Alice in Wonderland: Part 4: Very good advice ; Painting the roses red ; March of the cards | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81807 | 11/5/1951 | Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81808 | 11/5/1951 | Heigh-ho ; Whistle while you work | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81812 | 11/5/1951 | Lavender blue (Dilly, dilly) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81814 | 11/5/1951 | Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo (The magic song) | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81887 | 11/19/1951 | One little candle | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group | |||
Decca | 81980 | 12/17/1951 | Two sleepy people | Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pennsylvanians," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
Pennsylvanians. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964.
"Pennsylvanians." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 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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