Ben Oakland  (1907-1979)
Last updated: 14.03.25
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  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif If It's You (1940) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Java Jive (1940) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Java Jive (1940) B. Oakland King Sisters Victor: BS-050563
recordmp3.gif Y' Had It Comin' to You (1939) B. Oakland E. Waters Victor: BS-035358
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif If It's You (1940) B. Oakland (music)
A. Shaw (words)
Milton Drake (words)
Marx Brothers (perf.)
Tony Martin (perf.)
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pdf15.gif Java Jive (1940) B. Oakland (music)
Milton Drake (words)
King Sisters (perf.)
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This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 24 works by Ben Oakland (1907-1979). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Do the New York (w&m) 1931 J. P. Murray (co-author)
Barry Trivers (co-author)
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If I Love Again 1933 J.P. Murray (words)
Champagne Waltz 1934 Con Conrad (words)
Milton Drake (words)
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)  wvicon.gif
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)
Valse Moderne 1935
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star 1936 Herb Magidson (words)
I'll Take Romance 1937 Oscar Hammerstein II (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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I Promise You (w&m) 1938 Samuel Lerner (co-author)
Alice Faye (co-author)
Alice Faye (perf.)
Tony Martin (perf.)
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Y' Had It Comin' to You 1939 Sammy Lerner (words)
Ethel Waters (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.)
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Java Jive 1940 Milton Drake (words)
King Sisters (perf.)
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Old Old Castle in Scotland, An 1940 Herb Magidson (words)
Beau Night in Hotchkiss Corners 1941 Herb Magidson (words)
Pink Cocktail For a Blue Lady, A 1943 Herb Magidson (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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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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Puppy Love (w&m) 1952 Dorothy Collins (perf.)
Percy Faith (perf.)
Lu Ann Simms (perf.)
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