Richard A. Whiting (composer)

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Matrix No.
First Recording Date
Title
Primary Performer
Description
 
B-16143 6/28/1915 It's tulip time in Holland (two lips are calling me)
American Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
 
B-16546 9/28/1915 It's tulip time in Holland (two lips are calling me)
Harry Macdonough
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-16598 10/5/1915 It's tulip time in Holland
Signor "Grinderino"
Barrel-piano solo
B-16632 10/9/1915 Success medley
Pietro [i.e., Pietro Deiro]
Accordion solo
B-17591 5/2/1916 They made it twice as nice as Paradise (and they called it Dixieland)
Geoffrey O'Hara
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
C-17703 5/19/1916 Loading up the Mandy Lee
Victor Military Band
Band
C-18052 7/5/1916 They made it twice nice as paradise and they called it Dixieland
Conway's Band
Band
C-18374 9/15/1916 Pretty baby
Victor Military Band
Band
B-18379 9/18/1916 Mammy's little coal black rose
Orpheus Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
B-18978 1/11/1917 Where the black-eyed susans grow
Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
 
C-18991 1/16/1917 How's every little thing in Dixie
Victor Military Band
Band
 
C-19612 4/20/1917 I can hear the ukuleles calling me
Victor Band
Band
B-20034 6/13/1917 Ain't you coming back to Dixieland
Orpheus Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
B-20066 6/20/1917 Along the way to Waikiki
Peerless Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
C-20362 7/3/1917 She's Dixie all the time
Conway's Band
Band
 
B-20615 8/10/1917 Hawaii, I'm lonesome for you
Athenian Mandolin Quartet [i.e., Alessios Defilippis Mandolin Quartet] ; Louise and Ferera
Guitar duet (Hawaiian), with mandolin quartet
 
B-20625 8/14/1917 Some Sunday morning
Ada Jones ; Billy Murray
Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
 
B-20654 9/10/1917 Parody on "They made it twice as nice as paradise and they called it Dixieland"
Geoffrey O'Hara
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-20811 10/1/1917 Where the morning glories grow
Elizabeth Spencer ; Sterling Trio
Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra
 
B-20922 10/29/1917 Some Sunday morning
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-21651 4/4/1918 Some Sunday morning
Hurtado Brothers Royal Marimba Band of Guatemala
Marimba band
 
B-22360 1/6/1919 Till we meet again
Nicholas Orlando's Orchestra
Orchestra, with vocal chorus
B-22447 12/4/1918 Till we meet again
Charles Hart ; Lewis James
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
B-22898 6/11/1919 You're still an old sweetheart of mine
Henry Burr ; Elizabeth Spencer
Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
B-23513 12/3/1919 Hand in hand again
Charles Harrison ; Reed Miller
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
 
B-23595 1/21/1920 Hand in hand again
Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
B-24358 7/29/1920 The Japanese sandman
Olive Kline
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
BVE-24390 2/7/1928 The Japanese sandman
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-24390 8/9/1920 The Japanese sandman
Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman
Jazz/dance band
B-24558 11/1/1920 The blonde
Marika Papagika
Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet
 
B-25150 4/11/1921 Ain't we got fun
Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Jazz/dance band
B-25518 8/16/1921 Bimini Day
Aileen Stanley
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-25700 9/28/1921 Bimini Bay
Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Jazz/dance band
B-25787 12/1/1921 When shall we meet again
Edna Brown [i.e., Elsie Baker] ; Elliott Shaw
Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra
B-26007 12/29/1921 When shall we meet again
Hackel-Bergè Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-26227 3/1/1922 While Miami dreams
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
B-27627 2/27/1923 Everything is K. O. in K-Y
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
B-27875 5/2/1923 Dreamy melody
The Troubadours
Jazz/dance band
B-28415 7/25/1923 Somebody's wrong
Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor
Jazz/dance band
 
B-28878 11/6/1923 The old folks at home
Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor
Jazz/dance band
 
B-29217 12/24/1923 Watchin' the moon rise
Peerless Quartet
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
B-30404 6/19/1924 The grass is always greener
Billy Murray
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-32722 6/2/1925 Ukulele lady
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet
 
BVE-32758 7/7/1925 Got no time
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-32833 5/28/1925 Got no time
Jane Green
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-32885 6/10/1925 Ukulele lady
Frank Crumit
Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and ukulele
 
BVE-33205 8/3/1925 Mighty blue
Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-33239 8/20/1925 Mighty blue
Aileen Stanley
Female vocal solo, with piano
 
BVE-33611 11/10/1925 Sleepy time gal
Art Landry Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-33616 11/17/1925 Weary of waiting for you
Art Landry Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-34026 12/11/1925 Sleepy time gal
Jesse Crawford
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-34064 12/21/1925 Moon Deer
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-34139 12/11/1925 Sleepy time girl
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano
 
BVE-34171 12/21/1925 Sweet child (I'm wild about you)
Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin
Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano
 
BVE-34181 12/28/1925 Sweet child (I'm wild about you)
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
BVE-34226 12/18/1925 Westward
Tom Waring
Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)
 
BVE-34227 12/18/1925 Sweet child (I'm wild about you)
Tom Waring
Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)
 
BVE-34229 12/18/1925 Let's forget (and be sweethearts again)
Tom Waring
Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)
 
BVE-34300 1/6/1926 Where is my Rose of Waikiki
The Revelers
Male vocal quartet, with ukulele and piano
 
BVE-34676 3/4/1926 Horses
George Olsen and his Music
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and monologue
 
BVE-35243 3/26/1926 There's a boatman on the Volga
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
 
BVE-35518 5/15/1926 The pump song
Irving Aaronson ; Commanders
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-35727 6/29/1926 Hello, baby
Phil Spitalny Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-35940 7/26/1926 Breezin' along (with the breeze)
Seattle Harmony Kings
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-36041 8/12/1926 Precious
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
 
BVE-36046 8/16/1926 Breezin' along (with the breeze)
The Revelers
Male vocal quartet, with piano
 
BVE-36089 9/1/1926 Precious
Aileen Stanley
Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano
 
BVE-36378 10/1/1926 Precious
Jack Smith
Male vocal solo, with piano
 
BVE-36496 12/8/1926 Fire
Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-36584 11/9/1926 Thanks to you
Jan Garber Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-36659 11/6/1926 Broken hearted
Tom Waring
Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment)
 
BVE-37132 12/14/1926 Tenderly think of me
Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-38422 4/1/1927 Mammy's little coal-black rose
Vaughn De Leath
Female vocal solo, with violin, banjo, and piano
 
BVE-38703 4/28/1927 Rosy cheeks
Jack Smith
Male vocal solo, with piano
 
BVE-41178 12/15/1927 Tin pan parade
The Troubadours
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet
 
CVE-41474 1/30/1928 Tin pan parade
Victor Orchestra
Orchestra
 
BVE-41538 1/11/1928 Tin pan parade
Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller
Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble
 
BVE-41634 1/20/1928 There's one little girl who loves me (one little girl who don't)
Dewey Bergman ; Webster Hall Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet
 
BVE-43145 3/15/1928 Lovable
Paul Whiteman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-45133 5/10/1928 Till we meet again
Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal solo and whistling
 
MVE-49566 1/28/1929 Wolf song
Motion Picture Orchestra
Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra
 
BVE-49783 3/15/1929 Wait 'til you see 'ma chérie'
Maurice Chevalier
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-49930 2/7/1929 Honey
Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-49937 2/8/1929 Yo te amo means I love you
Paul Oliver [i.e., Frank Munn]
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-49947 2/13/1929 Sweet forget-me-not
Jack Smith
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-50905 3/1/1929 Louise
Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack ; Charles Roberts [i.e., Smith Ballew]
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-50906 3/1/1929 Wait 'til you see 'ma chérie'
Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-50942 3/14/1929 Louise
Maurice Chevalier
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-50943 3/14/1929 It's a habit of mine
Maurice Chevalier
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-50944 3/14/1929 On top of the world, alone
Maurice Chevalier
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-51013 3/7/1929 "Yo te amo" means "I love you"
Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra
Orchestra, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-53516 5/27/1929 Honey
Dagmar Nordstrom
Piano solo
 
BVE-53591 6/28/1929 Luisa
Marimba Centro-Americana
Marimba band
 
BVE-53991 8/15/1929 True blue Lou
Burt Lorin [i.e., Scrappy Lambert] ; Park Central Orchestra ; Ben Pollack
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
PBVE-54730 3/20/1930 All I want is just one
Gus Arnheim Orchestra ; Fred MacMurray
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
PBVE-54835 5/29/1930 A peach of a pair
Gus Arnheim Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-55494 7/24/1929 True blue Lou
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-55509 7/26/1929 The flippity flop
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-56133 9/17/1929 True blue Lou
Johnny Marvin
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-57127 10/29/1929 I have to have you
Helen Kane
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-57518 11/1/1929 My sweeter than sweet
Leo Reisman Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-58112 12/16/1929 Alma mammy
Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus
 
BVE-58116 12/17/1929 Sweeter than sweet
Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring
Mixed vocal chorus, with piano
 
BVE-58523 1/27/1930 My mad moment
Wilbert Morgan ; Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-58524 1/27/1930 It must be spring
Pennsylvanians ; The Three Girl Friends ; Fred Waring
Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio
 
BVE-59648 3/22/1930 All I want is just one
Maurice Chevalier
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
CVE-59834 3/19/1930 My gal Sal
Coca Cola Topnotchers
Radio broadcast: Orchestra, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-62202 4/17/1930 My future just passed
High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
PB-103 3/3/1925 Wait till the morning after
Glen Oswald Serenaders ; Glen Oswald
Jazz/dance band
 
PBVE-122 8/24/1925 Moon dear
Henry Halstead ; Henry Halstead Orchestra
Jazz/dance band
 
PBVE-133 9/4/1925 Mighty blue
Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
PBVE-319 5/16/1927 Rosy cheeks
Henry Halstead Orchestra
Jazz/dance band