Louis Alter  (1902-1980)
Last updated: 02.10.25
According to the Internet source given below, Louis Alter was an American pianist, songwriter and composer born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
When 13 he began playing piano in theaters showing silent films. He studied at the New England Conservatory of Music under Stuart Mason. Initially he played in vaudeville houses as an accompanist for top billings such as Nora Bayes touring the United States and abroad.. His best known composition is probably Manhattan Serenade (1929).
Websites:
url15.gif Louis Alter Biography by wikipedia.org.  
url15.gif  DAHR: Louis Alter List of 142 historic recordings from 1926 to 1950.
Louis Alter  (1902-1980) has at least 4 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
b00hli270k_m.jpgDolores
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Frank Loesser
Performed by: Phil Regan, Lillian Cornell, Virginia Dale, Constance Moore
Publisher: Paramount Music Corporation
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Printed: 1941. Sheet Music 4 pages.
b001bkmbqo_m.jpgManhattan Serenade
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Harold Adamson
Publisher: Robbins Music Corporation
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Printed: 1928. Sheet Music 6 pages.
Melody From the Sky, A
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Sidney D Mitchell
Publisher: Famous Music Corp.
Suppliers: B014YDH092: not available.
Printed: 1936. Sheet Music 3 pages.
b003yonpg0_m.jpgYou Turned the Tables on Me
Music by: Louis Alter.
Words by: Sidney D. Mitchell
Publisher: Movietone Music Corp.
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 ⇑ Printed: 1936. Sheet Music 3 pages.
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Dolores (1941) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Manhattan Serenade (1928) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif That Tired Feeling (1930) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Blue Shadows (1928) L. Alter I. Kaufman
Robert Wood		 Columbia: 146802
recordmp3.gif Blue Shadows (1928) L. Alter Duke Yellman Orchestra Edison: 18670
record15.gif Circus (1949) L. Alter Tony Martin Victor: D9VB-0605
recordmp3.gif Dolly Dimples (1928) L. Alter Murray Kellner Dinner Music Ensemble Edison: 18283
recordmp3.gif Dolores (1941) L. Alter Bill Darnell Victor: BS-060618
record15.gif Endie (1946) L. Alter L. Armstrong Victor: D6VB-2190
recordmp3.gif Fun to Be Free (1941) L. Alter Freddy Martin Orchestra Victor: PBS-072006
recordmp3.gif Gotta Feelin' For You (1929) L. Alter Penn Stage Recorders Columbia: [W]148991
recordmp3.gif Gotta Feelin' For You (1929) L. Alter Smith Ballew OKeh: W401953
recordmp3.gif High Hat (1928) L. Alter M. Pollock Columbia: W146434
record15.gif I Wish I Were a Goldfish (1947) L. Alter Phil Harris Victor: D7VB-2745
record15.gif I Wonder Who's Keeping Him Now (1934) L. Alter Ramona Victor: BS-81772
record15.gif Manhattan Moonlight (1932) L. Alter Victor Concert Orchestra Victor: CRC-72592
recordmp3.gif Manhattan Serenade (1942) L. Alter Joe Martin Victor: PBS-072518
recordmp3.gif My Campfire Dreams (1937) L. Alter Bobby Breen Victor: PBS-09557
recordmp3.gif My Kinda Love (1937) L. Alter C. Barnet Victor: BS-010133
recordmp3.gif  ⇑My Kinda Love (1929) L. Alter Singing Boys Columbia: [W]148017
record15.gif My Last Year's Girl (1933) L. Alter Dusty Rhodes Columbia: W152442
recordmp3.gif Rainbow on the River (1936) L. Alter C. Barnet Victor: BS-0542
recordmp3.gif Sky Fell Down, The (1940) L. Alter Ray Eberle Victor: BS-046083
record15.gif Stranger in the City (1950) L. Alter Fran Warren Victor: E0VB-5616
recordmp3.gif Thousand Dreams of You, A (1936) L. Alter Frank Fleming Victor: BS-03560
record15.gif What a Life! (1932) L. Alter Joe Sanders Victor: BSHQ-71930
record15.gif Without Music (1947) L. Alter Glenn Miller Orchestra Victor: D7VB-0912
recordmp3.gif You Turned the Tables on Me (1936) L. Alter Vernon Geyer Victor: BS-02704
recordmp3.gif You Turned the Tables on Me (1936) L. Alter Tempo King Victor: BS-03239
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Ragtime Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Dolores (1941) L. Alter (music)
F. Loesser (words)
F. Sinatra (perf.)
Lillian Cornell (perf.)
Virginia Dale (perf.)
Constance Moore (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Manhattan Serenade (1928) L. Alter (music)
H. Adamson (words)
T. Dorsey (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif That Tired Feeling (1930) L. Alter (music)
Harry Ruskin (words)
Leighton K. Brill (words)
W.C. Fields (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 68 works by Louis Alter (1902-1980). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Piano Phun 1925  youtube15.jpg
Few Moments at the Piano 1926
Hugs and Kisses 1926 Raymond Klages (words)  wvicon.gif
Lopeziana 1926  wvicon.gif
Marilyn 1926
Au Revoir 1927 Hugo Frey (co-author)
Ray Klages (words)
Joseph Knecht (perf.) 		 Pub.
Dolly Dimples 1927 Murray Kellner Dinner Music Ensemble (perf.)  Pub. youtube15.jpg  recordmp3.gif
Blue Shadows 1928 Raymond Klages (words)
Duke Yellman Orchestra (perf.)
Earl & Bell (perf.)
Irving Kaufman (perf.)
Robert Wood (perf.) 		 Pub. youtube15.jpg  recordmp3.gif recordmp3.gif
High Hat 1928 Muriel Pollock (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Ivory Lace 1928  Pub.
Manhattan Serenade 1928 Harold Adamson (words)
Jimmy Dorsey (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Harry James (perf.)
Freddy Martin (perf.)
Joe Martin (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif Pub. pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
⇑ Gotta Feelin' For You 1929 Jo Trent (words)
Smith Ballew (perf.)
Jack Benny (perf.)
Joan Crawford (perf.)
Marion Davies (perf.)
Cliff Edwards (perf.)
John Gilbert (perf.)
William Haines (perf.)
Buster Keaton (perf.)
Charles King (perf.)
Bessie Love (perf.)
Conrad Nagel (perf.)
Anita Page (perf.)
Penn Stage Recorders (perf.)
Norma Shearer (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif  recordmp3.gif recordmp3.gif
Love Ain't Nothin' But the Blues 1929 Joe Goodwin (words)
Charles King (perf.)
Bessie Love (perf.) 		 Pub.
My Kinda Love 1929 Jo' Trent (words)
Charles Daly Barnet (perf.)
Frank Fay (perf.)
Singing Boys (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif recordmp3.gif
One For All - All For One 1929 Hugo Riesenfeld (co-author)
Jo' Trent (words) 		 Pub.
That Wonderful Something Is Love 1929 Joe Goodwin (words)
Joan Crawford (perf.) 		 Pub.
If I Were You 1930 Leighton K. Brill (words)
Harry Ruskin (words)
Arr. by S. M. Zoltai		  wvicon.gif
No Wonder I'm Blue 1930 Oscar Hammerstein II (words)
Overnight 1930 Billy Rose (words)
Charlotte Kent (words)
James Barton (perf.)
Fanny Brice (perf.)
George Jessel (perf.)
Borrah Minevitch (perf.)
Moss & Fontana (perf.)
Arr. by Milt Coleman		  wvicon.gif
That Tired Feeling 1930 Harry Ruskin (words)
Leighton K. Brill (words)
W.C. Fields (perf.) 		 Pub. pdf15.gif 
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Throw It Out the Window 1930 Oscar II Hammerstein (words)
Try This For That Tired Feeling 1930.
I'm One of God's Children 1931 Oscar Hammerstein (words)
Harry Ruskin (words)
Arr. by S. M. Zoltai		  wvicon.gif
It's in the Air 1931 Billy Rose (words)
E. Y. Harburg (words)
Key to My Heart, The 1931 Ira Gershwin (words)
Manhattan Moonlight 1932 Victor Concert Orchestra (perf.)   record15.gif
What a Life! 1932 Charlotte Kent (words)
Joe Sanders (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Come Up and See Me Sometime 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Ramona (perf.)
Happy Little Week End 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Moon About Town 1933 Guy Lombardo (perf.)  Pub.
Morning, Noon and Night 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Guy Lombardo (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
⇑ My Last Year's Girl 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Dusty Rhodes (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Peanuts and Kisses 1933 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Rain In My Heart 1933 J. Fred Coots (co-author)
Arthur Swanstrom (words) 		 wvicon.gif
I Wonder Who's Keeping Him Now 1934 Charlotte Kent (words)
Billy Rose (words)
Ramona (perf.) 		  record15.gif
I've Got Sand in My Shoes 1934 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Weldon Heyburn (perf.)
Isham Jones (perf.)
Sally O'Neil (perf.)
Herbert Rawlinson (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Steak and Potatoes (w&m) 1934 Lew Brown (co-author)  wvicon.gif
You Ought to Be Arrested 1934 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
Girl on the Little Blue Plate, The 1935 Jack Scholl (words)
I Was Taken by Storm 1935 Edward Heyman (words)
Lawrence Gray (perf.)
Florine McKinney (perf.)
Marjorie Rambeau (perf.) 		 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Isn't Love the Grandest Thing? 1935 Jack Scholl (words)  wvicon.gif
Martinique, The 1935 Arthur Swanstrom (words)
George Wagoner (words)
Lawrence Gray (perf.)
Florine McKinney (perf.)
Marjorie Rambeau (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Moon Crazy 1935 John Scholl (words)
Moonlight in Heaven 1935 Jack Scholl (words)
One in a Million 1935 John Scholl (words)
Edward Everett Horton (perf.)
Guy Kibbee (perf.)
Zasu Pitts (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif
Melody From the Sky, A 1936 Sidney D Mitchell (words)  amazon15.gif wvicon.gif
Rainbow on the River 1936 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Charles Daly Barnet (perf.)
Bobby Breen (perf.) 		 Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Thousand Dreams of You, A (w&m) 1936 Paul Webste (co-author)
Frank Fleming (perf.)
Henry Fonda (perf.)
Sylvia Sidney (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif  recordmp3.gif
Twilight on the Trail 1936 Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
You Turned the Tables on Me 1936 Sidney D. Mitchell (words)
Alice Faye (perf.)
Vernon Geyer (perf.)
Tempo King (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif  recordmp3.gif recordmp3.gif
My Campfire Dreams 1937 Paul Webster (words)
Bobby Breen (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
⇑ Turn on That Red Hot Heat (w&m) 1937  Pub.
Sky Fell Down, The 1940 Edward Heyman (words)
Ray Eberle (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
Dolores 1941 Frank Loesser (words)
Lillian Cornell (perf.)
Virginia Dale (perf.)
Bill Darnell (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Constance Moore (perf.)
Phil Regan (perf.)
Frank Sinatra (perf.) 		 amazon15.gif wvicon.gif pdf15.gif  recordmp3.gif
Hot Catfish and Corn Dodgers 1941 Frank Loesser (words)
Love Me As I Am 1941 Frank Loesser (words)
Bob Hope (perf.)
Dorothy Lamour (perf.) 		 Pub.
Fun to Be Free 1942 Edward Heyman (words)
Freddy Martin Orchestra (perf.) 		  recordmp3.gif
Blues Are Brewin', The 1946 Eddie De Lange (words)
Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans 1946 Eddie De Lange (words)
Endie 1946 Eddie De Lange (words)
Louis Armstrong (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
New Orleans 1946 Eddie De Lange (words)  wvicon.gif
Fido and Me 1947 Edward Heyman (words)
I Wish I Were a Goldfish 1947 Eddie De Lange (words)
Phil Harris (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Without Music 1947 Eddie De Lange (words)
Glenn Miller Orchestra (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Circus 1949 Bob Russell (words)
Tony Martin (perf.) 		  record15.gif
Stranger in the City (w&m) 1950 Fran Warren (perf.)   record15.gif
Nina Never Knew 1952 Milton Drake (words)
If I Had a Wishing Ring 1955 Marla Shelton (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg L. Alter Blue Shadows (3:08) Earl & Bell
youtube15.jpg L. Alter Dolly Dimples (3:11) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg L. Alter A Few Moments at the Piano (3:10) Ragtime Dorian Henry
youtube15.jpg L. Alter Piano Phun (1925) (2:35) Unknown