Haven Gillespie
James Lamont Gillespie (February 6, 1888 – March 14, 1975) pen name Haven Gillespie, was an American Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist. He was the writer of "You Go to My Head", "Honey", "By the Sycamore Tree", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Breezin' Along With The Breeze", "Right or Wrong," "Beautiful Love", "Drifting and Dreaming", and "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (Fats Waller's recording of which was used as the first theme song in the PBS Production of This Old House), each song in collaboration with other people such as Beasley Smith, Ervin R. Schmidt, Richard A. Whiting, Wayne King, and Loyal Curtis. He also wrote the seasonal standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town". |
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 200 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | DAL742 | 10-in. | 10/27/1928 | Right or wrong | Jap Magee | Male vocal solo, with banjo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | TMC2576 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Withered roses | Bobby Meeker Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TC2669 | 10-in. | 12/13/1928 | Withered roses | The Ambassadors | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TC2859 | 10-in. | 1/25/1929 | Who wouldn’t be jealous of you? | Bill Hogan ; Pere Marquette Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TCL15350 | 10-in. | 11/25/1931 | Beautiful love | Abbie Mitchell | Female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9017 | 10-in. | 6/8/1923 | Honey, dat's all | Criterion Quartet ; Elizabeth Spencer | Soprano vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9293 | 10-in. | 12/18/1923 | You're in Kentucky sure as you're born | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9713 | 10-in. | 9/16/1924 | That's Georgia | Vernon Dalhart ; Merry Sparklers ; Ed Smalle | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9841 | 10-in. | 11/10/1924 | I'm bound for Tennessee | Georgia Melodians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10816 | 10-in. | 2/5/1926 | Blinky Moon Bay | Arthur Hall ; Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11083 | 10-in. | 7/1/1926 | Breezin' along with the breeze | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with ukulele | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18359 | 10-in. | 4/2/1928 | Tin pan parade | Knoll's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18414 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Tin pan parade | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18423 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Beautiful | Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19115 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you | Bernie Stevens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19175 | 10-in. | 5/2/1929 | Honey | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19190 | 10-in. | 5/14/1929 | Honey | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-200 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Tin pan parade | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-806 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Who wouldn't be jealous of you | Bernie Stevens Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-868 | 10-in. | 4/25/1929 | Honey | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-894 | 10-in. | 5/14/1929 | Honey | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor (Canada) | 8360 | 10-in. | before 6/7/1938 | There's honey on the moon tonight | Georgia Day ; Mart Kenney ; Three of a Kind ; Western Gentlemen | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 263623-B] | 10-in. | before September 1929 | Honey | Léopold Delit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Vocalion | 22921 | 10-in. | 5/11/1938 | You go to my head | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2390 | 10-in. | 7/9/1930 | Loulou, c'est vous!... | Armand Bernard ; Saint-Granier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gillespie, Haven," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
Gillespie, Haven. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106488.
"Gillespie, Haven." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
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