Ben Oakland (1907-1979)
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DAHR: Ben Oakland | List of 50 historic recordings from 1931 to 1950. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Beau Night in Hotchkiss Corners (1941) | B. Oakland | Betty Bradley | Victor: BS-058756 |
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Calypso, The (1940) | B. Oakland | Anita Boyer | Victor: PBS-055224 |
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Everybody's Laughing (1938) | B. Oakland | Rippling Rhythm | Victor: PBS-026253 |
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Get Goin' (1934) | B. Oakland | Jerry Blake | Columbia: W152717 |
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Here We Are in Love (1931) | B. Oakland | Frank Luther | Victor: BVE-69693 |
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If It's You (1941) | B. Oakland | Dinah Shore | Victor: BS-066178 |
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I'll Take Romance (1937) | B. Oakland | R. Vallée | Victor: BS-017480 |
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Java Jive (1940) | B. Oakland | King Sisters | Victor: BS-050563 |
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We're Not Getting Any Younger, Baby (1948) | B. Oakland | Tony Martin | Victor: D8VB-3449 |
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Y' Had It Comin' to You (1939) | B. Oakland | E. Waters | Victor: BS-035358 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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If It's You (1940) | B. Oakland (w&m) A. Shaw (words) Milton Drake (words) Marx Brothers (perf.) Tony Martin (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Java Jive (1940) | B. Oakland (music) Milton Drake (words) King Sisters (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 51 works by Ben Oakland (1907-1979).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Do the New York (w&m) | 1931 | J. P. Murray (co-author) Barry Trivers (co-author) |
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| Here We Are in Love | 1931 | Barry Trivers (co-author) John Murray (co-author) Frank Luther (perf.) |
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| If I Love Again | 1933 | J.P. Murray (words) | |
| Looking Forward! | 1933 | Benny Davis (words) | |
| Champagne Waltz | 1934 | Con Conrad (words) Milton Drake (words) |
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| Get Goin' | 1934 | Con Conrad (co-author) Milton Drake (co-author) Jerry Blake (perf.) |
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| I'm a Hundred Percent For You (w&m) | 1934 | Irving Mills (co-author) Mitchell Parish (co-author) |
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| I'm Counting on You | 1934 | Milton Drake (words) | |
| Sidewalks of Cuba (w&m) | 1934 | Irving Mills (co-author) Mitchell Parish (co-author) Woody Herman (perf.) |
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| Like a Bolt From the Blue | 1935 | Mitchell Parish (words) Irving Mills (words) |
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| Tambourine Jamboree | 1935 | Milton Drake (words) | |
| ⇑ Valse Moderne | 1935 | ||
| Let's Have Another | 1936 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| Little Odd Rhythm | 1936 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star | 1936 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| Where Have You Been All My Life | 1936 | Herb Magidson (words) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Crazy Dreams | 1937 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| I'll Take Romance | 1937 | Oscar Hammerstein II (words) Rudy Vallée (perf.) |
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| If They Gave Me a Million | 1937 | Milton Drake (words) | |
| Roses in December (w&m) | 1937 | George Jessel (co-author) Herb Magidson (co-author) Eric Blore (perf.) Helen Broderick (perf.) Victor Moore (perf.) Harriet Nelson (perf.) Parkyakarkus (perf.) Joe Penner (perf.) Gene Raymond (perf.) |
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| What Makes You So Sweet | 1937 | Bennee Russel (words) | |
| As Long As I Love | 1938 | Milton Drake (words) George Jessel (words) |
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| Doin' the 1940 | 1938 | Sam Lerner (words) | |
| Everybody's Laughing | 1938 | Sammy Lerner (words) Rippling Rhythm (perf.) |
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| Home in Your Arms | 1938 | Oscar II Hammerstein (words) | |
| I Promise You (w&m) | 1938 | Samuel Lerner (co-author) Alice Faye (co-author) Alice Faye (perf.) Tony Martin (perf.) |
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| Mist Is Over the Moon, A | 1938 | Oscar Hammerstein II (words) | |
| ⇑ That Week in Paris | 1938 | Oscar II Hammerstein (words) | |
| When You're in the Room | 1938 | Oscar II Hammerstein (words) | |
| Laugh It Off | 1939 | Sam Lerner (words) | |
| My Dreams and I | 1939 | Sam Lerner (words) | |
| Who's Gonna Keep Your Wigwam Warm | 1939 | Sam Lerner (words) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Y' Had It Comin' to You | 1939 | Sammy Lerner (words) Ethel Waters (perf.) |
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| Calypso, The | 1940 | Herb Magidson (words) Anita Boyer (perf.) |
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| Golden Wedding Waltz | 1940 | Milton Drake (words) Don George (words) |
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| If It's You | 1940 | Artie Shaw (words) Milton Drake (words) Tony Martin (perf.) Marx Brothers (perf.) Dinah Shore (perf.) |
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| Java Jive | 1940 | Milton Drake (words) King Sisters (perf.) |
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| Li'l Abner (w&m) | 1940 | Milton Berle (co-author) Milton Drake (co-author) |
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| Old Old Castle in Scotland, An | 1940 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| Willie of the Valley | 1940 | Milton Drake (words) | |
| Beau Night in Hotchkiss Corners | 1941 | Herb Magidson (words) Betty Bradley (perf.) |
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| Pink Cocktail For a Blue Lady, A | 1943 | Herb Magidson (words) | |
| Mister Jive Has Gone to War | 1944 | L. Wolfe Gilbert (words) | |
| ⇑ You May Not Remember | 1944 | George Jessel (words) George Jessel (perf.) |
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| I'll Dance at Your Wedding | 1947 | Herb Magidson (words) Tony Martin (perf.) |
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| You're Not So Easy to Forget | 1947 | Herb Magidson (words) Gloria Grahame (perf.) |
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| We're Not Getting Any Younger, Baby | 1948 | Herb Magidson (words) Tony Martin (perf.) |
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| Dimples and Cherry Cheeks | 1951 | Don Raye (co-author) Ben Oakland (words) Don Raye (words) Andrews Sisters (perf.) Guy Lombardo (perf.) |
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