J. Will Callahan

J. Will Callahan (March 17, 1874 – November 15, 1946) was an American lyricist. He was also partially blind. He wrote lyrics for songs including "Gasoline" (1913), "Smiles" (used in The Passing Show of 1918), and more notoriously to modern ears, the 1917 song "Ching Chong". "Smiles", for which he is best known, became a hit and earned Callahan and composer Lee S. Roberts about $500,000. Callahan's primary collaborator was Max Kortlander.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 17, 1874, Died November 15, 1946

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 66 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	39505	10-in.	7/27/1914	Diane of the green van	Nora Watson	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	45642	10-in.	5/17/1915	I want a little love from you	Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	47374	10-in.	2/15/1917	The story of Old Glory, the flag we love	James F. Harrison ; George Wilson [James Harrod]	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	77971	10-in.	7/26/1918	Smiles	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78051	10-in.	9/17/1918	A little birch canoe and you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78228	10-in.	12/24/1918	After all	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78260	10-in.	1/22/1919	You don't know	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78290	10-in.	2/5/1919	After all	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78552	10-in.	7/11/1919	Tell me	Irving Kaufman ; Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	78722	10-in.	10/4/1919	Tell me	Al Jolson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78734	10-in.	10/12/1919	Patches	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78830	10-in.	11/26/1919	Some day you'll know	George Meader	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	78867	10-in.	12/17/1919	Some day you'll know	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79051	10-in.	3/16/1920	In the afterglow	Hulda Lashanska	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79753	10-in.	3/3/1921	In the afterglow	Barbara Maurel	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	79779	10-in.	3/7/1921	Broken moon	Nora Bayes	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W147486	10-in.	11/23/1928	Ceasing to care	James Melton	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	314	10-in.	ca. Aug. 1918	Smiles	Franklyn Kent ; Ruth Lenox	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	498	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1918	After all	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	538	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1918	A little birch canoe and you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	588	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1919	You don't know	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-721	10-in.	ca. June 1919	You don't know	Samuel Ash	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-71649	10-in.	June 1923	I'll be straying back to Ireland	Gerald Griffin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 1262-A]	10-in.	approximately 1919	Tell me	Joseph A. Phillips	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5255-b]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1918	A little birch bark canoe and you	Sterling Trio	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	lyricist

(Results 26-50 of 66 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Callahan, J. Will," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109488.

Callahan, J. Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109488.

"Callahan, J. Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.

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J. Will Callahan

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