Arthur Johnston  (1898-1954)
Last updated: 04.10.24
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url15.gif Arthur Johnston (composer) Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Arthur Johnston List of 155 historic recordings from 1923 to 1949.
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Historic Records      
recordmp3.gif All You Want to Do Is Dance (1937) A. Johnston Bobby Goday Victor: BS-010508
recordmp3.gif Between a Kiss and a Sigh (1938) A. Johnston Helen Forrest Victor: BS-028973
recordmp3.gif Cocktails For Two (1940) A. Johnston B. Carter Victor: BS-057658
record15.gif I Met My Waterloo (1934) A. Johnston D. Ellington Victor: PBS-79169
recordmp3.gif I Was Saying to the Moon (1936) A. Johnston Tempo King Victor: BS-0977
recordmp3.gif I'm Sittin' High on a Hill Top (1935) A. Johnston Dolly Dawn Victor: BS-98439
recordmp3.gif Just One More Chance (1931) A. Johnston Milt Coleman Columbia: W351043
recordmp3.gif Let There Be Love (1939) A. Johnston Phyllis Kenny Victor: BS-036978
recordmp3.gif Marahuana (1934) A. Johnston Dave Harman Victor: BVE-82779
recordmp3.gif Moon Got in My Eyes, The (1937) A. Johnston Bobby Goday Victor: BS-010509
recordmp3.gif Moon Song (1933) A. Johnston Frances Langford Victor: BS-75535
recordmp3.gif Moonstruck (1933) A. Johnston Ted Holt Victor: BS-76451
record15.gif New O'Leans (1935) A. Johnston Ramona Victor: BS-92582
record15.gif Spell of the Blues, The (1929) A. Johnston Frederick Vettel Victor: BVE-49633
record15.gif Sugar Plum (1935) A. Johnston Durelle Alexander Victor: BS-92581
record15.gif Three at a Table For Two (1940) A. Johnston Eddie Holly Victor: BS-057026
record15.gif  Trusting My Luck (1938) A. Johnston Denny Dennis Gramophone: 0EA5961
record15.gif Twenty Million People (1932) A. Johnston Paul Small Victor: BS-74734
record15.gif Two Together (1935) A. Johnston Lew Sherwood Victor: BS-92566
recordmp3.gif When I See the Loving They Waste on Babies (1941) A. Johnston Billy Murray Victor: BS-060667
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif When I See the Loving They Waste on Babies (1920) A. Johnston (w&m)
Sam Ward (words)
Hopwood DeRob (words)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 43 works by Arthur Johnston (1898-1954). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
When I See the Loving They Waste on Babies (w&m) 1920 Sam Ward (words)
Hopwood DeRob (words)
Billy Murray (perf.)
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Abie Stop Saying Maybe 1924
Her Waltz 1927  wvicon.gif
Spell of the Blues, The 1928 Dave Dreyer (words)
Herman Ruby (words)
Frederick Vettel (perf.)
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Broken Dreams 1930 Ballard MacDonald (words)
Dave Dreyer (words)
Just One More Chance 1931 San Coslow (words)
Milt Coleman (perf.)
Ruth Etting (perf.)
Mary Ford (perf.)
Les Paul (perf.)
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Moon Song 1932 Sam Coslow (words)
Frances Langford (perf.)
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Twenty Million People 1932 Sam Coslow (words)
Paul Small (perf.)
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Black Moonlight 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Boo-Boo-Boo (w&m) 1933 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Buckin' the Wind (w&m) 1933 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Day You Came Along, The (w&m) 1933 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
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Down the Old Ox Road 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
I Guess It Had to Be That Way 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Learn to Croon 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Moonstruck 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
Ted Holt (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Thanks 1933 Sam Coslow (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
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Cocktails For Two (w&m) 1934 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Benny Carter (perf.)
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Crooner's Lullaby (w&m) 1934 Sam Coslow (co-author)  Pub.
Ebony Rhapsody (w&m) 1934 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Carl Brisson (perf.)
Kitty Carlisle (perf.)
Duke Ellington (perf.)
Victor McLaglen (perf.)
Jack Oakie (perf.)
 Pub.
I Met My Waterloo 1934 Arthur Johnston (co-author)
Duke Ellington (perf.)
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Live and Love Tonight 1934 Sam Coslow (words)  Pub.
Marahuana 1934 Sam Coslow (co-author)
Dave Harman (perf.)
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My Old Flame 1934 Sam Coslow (words)  wvicon.gif
Troubled Waters (w&m) 1934 Sam Coslow (co-author)  Pub.
I'm Sittin' High on a Hill Top 1935 Gus Kahn (words)
Fred Allen (perf.)
Yacht Club Boys (perf.)
Dolly Dawn (perf.)
Ann Dvorak (perf.)
Patsy Kelly (perf.)
Dick Powell (perf.)
Rubinoff (perf.)
Paul Whiteman (perf.)
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New O'Leans 1935 Gus Kahn (words)
Ramona (perf.)
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Sugar Plum 1935 Gus Kahn (words)
Durelle Alexander (perf.)
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Thanks a Million 1935 Gus Kahn (words)
Fred Allen (perf.)
Ann Dvorak (perf.)
Patsy Kelly (perf.)
Dick Powell (perf.)
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Two Together 1935 Gus Kahn (words)
Lew Sherwood (perf.)
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Let's Call a Heart a Heart 1936 Johnny Burke (words)
One, Two, Button Your Shoe 1936 John Burke (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Pennies From Heaven 1936 John Burke (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
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So Do I 1936 John Burke (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
All You Want to Do Is Dance 1937 Johnny Burke (words)
Bobby Goday (perf.)
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I Was Saying to the Moon 1937 Johnny Burke (words)
Tempo King (perf.)
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It's the Natural Thing to Do 1937 Johnny Burke (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
 Pub.
Moon Got in My Eyes, The 1937 John Burke (words)
Bobby Goday (perf.)
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Between a Kiss and a Sigh 1938 Johnny Burke (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
Helen Forrest (perf.)
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Trusting My Luck 1938 Maurice Sigler (words)
Denny Dennis (perf.)
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Let There Be Love 1939 Charles Tobias (words)
Phyllis Kenny (perf.)
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Three at a Table For Two 1940 Archie Gottler (words)
Eddie Holly (perf.)
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If I Only Had a Match 1947 George W Meyer (co-author)
Lee Morris (co-author)