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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 651-675 of 787 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 86694 8/25/1954 Hanover Winter song ; Gaudeamus igitur Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86695 8/25/1954 Torch bearers Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86696 8/25/1954 Moonlight and V.P.I. Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86697 8/25/1954 Toast to Michigan Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86698 8/25/1954 The Corps Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86699 8/25/1954 Moonlight on the campus Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86700 8/25/1954 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86811 9/21/1954 I have to tell you Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86812 9/21/1954 Be kind to your parents Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86813 9/21/1954 Fanny Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86814 9/21/1954 Restless heart Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86930 10/13/1954 Without love Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86931 10/13/1954 Silk stockings Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86932 10/13/1954 All of you Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86933 10/13/1954 As on through the seasons we sail Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86986 11/1/1954 Santa Claus is comin' to town Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 86987 11/1/1954 Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87195 12/20/1954 Two ladies in de shade of de banana tree Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87196 12/20/1954 De bamboo cage-1 Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87197 12/20/1954 House of flowers-1 Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87198 12/20/1954 I never has seen snow-1 Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87199 12/20/1954 We'll go a long, long way together Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87200 12/20/1954 He was the happiest Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87293 1/11/1955 Come, come ye saints Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
Decca 87294 1/11/1955 Ave Maria (Schubert) Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Musical group  
(Results 651-675 of 787 records)

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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104964

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