Vee Lawnhurst
Birth and Death Data: Born 1905, Died 1992
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, piano, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-51668 | 10-in. | 4/30/1929 | 'Tain't nobody's fault but my own | Belle Mann | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-69933 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | I'm keepin' company | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-73842 | 10-in. | 10/20/1932 | Out of the darkness (You have come to me) | George Olsen and his Music ; Dave Marshall | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-73886 | 10-in. | 10/28/1932 | Out of the darkness (You have to come to me0 | Sid Peltyn and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76162 | 10-in. | 5/19/1933 | I've got my fingers crossed ('Til you come home) | The Sizzlers | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76233 | 10-in. | 5/29/1933 | I've got my fingers crossed (Till you come home) | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | MS-76640 | 16-in. | 7/13/1933 | Spanish suite (Bolero ; Tango ; Cahuca) | Vee Lawnhurst ; Muriel Pollock | Radio transcription disc : Piano duet, with announcements | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-76736 | 10-in. | 7/24/1933 | I couldn't tell them what to do | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-76790 | 10-in. | 8/28/1933 | To-morrow (My honey's comin' home) | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-90317 | 10-in. | 7/22/1935 | Accent on youth | Lee Bennett ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92451 | 10-in. | 7/24/1935 | An evening in June | Angelo Ferdinando ; Hotel Great Northern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92529 | 10-in. | 6/27/1935 | And then some | Four Towers Orchestra ; Billie Hibberd ; Ray Nichols | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-92578 | 10-in. | 7/9/1935 | And then some | Durelle Alexander ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95033 | 10-in. | 9/14/1935 | Accent on youth | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95328 | 10-in. | 10/3/1935 | When the leaves bid the trees goodbye | Bob Bunch ; Enric Madriguera Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-95654 | 10-in. | 10/24/1935 | It's dangerous to love like this | Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-96214 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | No other one | Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-96215 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | It's dangerous to love like this | Grace Dunn ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-96216 | 10-in. | 10/30/1935 | When the leaves bid the trees good-bye | Grace Dunn ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-96501 | 10-in. | 11/22/1935 | No other one | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-98390 | 10-in. | 12/21/1935 | The day I let you get away | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-98496 | 10-in. | 1/6/1936 | The day I let you get away | Little Ramblers ; Eddie Lloyd | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99025 | 10-in. | 1/31/1936 | What's the name of that song? | Dolly Dawn ; George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra ; Johnny McKeever | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99059 | 10-in. | 2/6/1936 | What's the name of that song? | Johnny Hauser ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99774 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Mutiny in the parlor | Mezz Mezzrow Swing Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100013 | 10-in. | 2/29/1936 | Mutiny in the parlor | Gene Krupa's Swing Band ; Helen Ward | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101191 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Cross patch | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101194 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Us on a bus | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-101824 | 10-in. | 5/18/1936 | Us on a bus | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Mary Jane Walsh | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-102005 | 10-in. | 6/3/1936 | Cross patch | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-104067 | 10-in. | 8/7/1936 | Please keep me in your dreams | George Hall ; Hotel Taft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-03706 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Popeye | Floyd Buckley ; Olive Oyl | Male vocal solo, with talk and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-03708 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Popeye | Floyd Buckley ; Olive Oyl | Male vocal solo, with talk and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-03709 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Popeye | Floyd Buckley ; Olive Oyl | Male vocal solo, with talk and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-03843 | 10-in. | 12/24/1936 | Please keep me in your dreams | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-07806 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | Alibi baby | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010101 | 10-in. | 5/1/1937 | Alibi baby | Shep Fields ; Bobby Goday ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010560 | 10-in. | 6/12/1937 | Who'll be the one this summer? | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-013347 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | I'd rather call you baby | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-053036 | 10-in. | 5/31/1940 | The bride comes home | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-053516 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | Goodnight, Mother | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-055487 | 10-in. | 3/14/1941 | Do you believe in fairy tales? | Anita Boyer ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-055493 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Do you believe in fairy tales? | Freddy Martin Orchestra ; Clyde Rogers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056136 | 10-in. | 9/18/1940 | Goodnight Mother | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Tommy Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057021 | 10-in. | 10/23/1940 | Goodnight, Mother | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-057086 | 10-in. | 11/6/1940 | Abercrombie had a zombie | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-058896 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | The two little squirrels (Nuts to you) | Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Gee-Gee ; Mary Ann Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-060439 | 10-in. | 1/21/1941 | Abercrombie had a zombie | Bluebird Orchestra ; Butch Stone | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151657 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | I'm keeping company | Sunshine Boys | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Columbia | W351041 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | I'm keepin' company | Lloyd Keating and his Music [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood [Milt Coleman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and ukulele | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29538 | 10-in. | Apr. 1929 | Tain’t nobody’s fault but my own | Bessie Brown | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E36847 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | I’m keepin’ company | Owen Fallon and his Californians [Fred Rich Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 19217 | 10-in. | 5/27/1929 | 'Taint nobody's fault but my own | Edisongsters | Male vocal trio, with instrumental duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | N-921 | 10-in. | 5/27/1929 | 'Taint nobody's fault but my own | Edisongsters | Male vocal trio, with instrumental duet | composer, lyricist | |
| Vocalion | 20509 | 10-in. | 1/12/1937 | Please keep me in your dreams | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Decca | 38589 | 10-in. | 9/8/1934 | Narcissus | Vee Lawnhurst ; Muriel Pollock | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38590 | 10-in. | 9/8/1934 | Dizzy fingers | Vee Lawnhurst ; Muriel Pollock | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38591 | 10-in. | 9/8/1934 | Nola | Vee Lawnhurst ; Muriel Pollock | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38592 | 10-in. | 9/8/1934 | Finesse | Vee Lawnhurst ; Muriel Pollock | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38811 | 10-in. | 10/9/1934 | Just tell them that you saw me | Vee Lawnhurst | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 38812 | 10-in. | 10/9/1934 | I'm only a bird in a gilded cage | Vee Lawnhurst | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lawnhurst, Vee," accessed May 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106978.
Lawnhurst, Vee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106978.
"Lawnhurst, Vee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
IMDb: Vee Lawnhurst
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lawnhurst, Vee - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93122207
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