Arthur Johnston (1898-1954)
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DAHR: Arthur Johnston | List of 155 historic recordings from 1923 to 1949. |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Learn to Croon (1933) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Lovely One (1934) | S. Coslow | James Pitt-Payne |
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Pennies From Heaven (1936) | Unknown | |
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Thanks (1933) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Thanks a Million (1935) | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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All You Want to Do Is Dance (1937) | A. Johnston | Bobby Goday | Victor: BS-010508 |
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Between a Kiss and a Sigh (1938) | A. Johnston | Helen Forrest Tony Pastor |
Victor: BS-028973 |
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Cocktails For Two (1940) | A. Johnston | B. Carter | Victor: BS-057658 |
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I Met My Waterloo (1934) | A. Johnston | D. Ellington | Victor: PBS-79169 |
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I Was Saying to the Moon (1936) | A. Johnston | Tempo King | Victor: BS-0977 |
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I'm Sittin' High on a Hill Top (1935) | A. Johnston | Dolly Dawn | Victor: BS-98439 |
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Just One More Chance (1931) | A. Johnston | Milt Coleman | Columbia: W351043 |
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Let There Be Love (1939) | A. Johnston | Phyllis Kenny | Victor: BS-036978 |
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Marahuana (1934) | A. Johnston | Dave Harman | Victor: BVE-82779 |
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Moon Got in My Eyes, The (1937) | A. Johnston | Bobby Goday | Victor: BS-010509 |
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Moon Song (1933) | A. Johnston | Frances Langford | Victor: BS-75535 |
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Moonstruck (1933) | A. Johnston | Ted Holt | Victor: BS-76451 |
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New O'Leans (1935) | A. Johnston | Ramona | Victor: BS-92582 |
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Spell of the Blues, The (1929) | A. Johnston | Frederick Vettel | Victor: BVE-49633 |
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Sugar Plum (1935) | A. Johnston | Durelle Alexander | Victor: BS-92581 |
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Three at a Table For Two (1940) | A. Johnston | Eddie Holly | Victor: BS-057026 |
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⇑Trusting My Luck (1938) | A. Johnston | Denny Dennis | Gramophone: 0EA5961 |
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Twenty Million People (1932) | A. Johnston | Paul Small | Victor: BS-74734 |
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Two Together (1935) | A. Johnston | Lew Sherwood | Victor: BS-92566 |
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When I See the Loving They Waste on Babies (1941) | A. Johnston | Billy Murray | Victor: BS-060667 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Learn to Croon (1933) | A. Johnston (music) S. Coslow (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Lovely One (1934) | A. Johnston (w&m) S. Coslow (coauth.) Carl Brisson (perf.) Victor McLaglen (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) Kitty Carlisle (perf.) D. Ellington (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Pennies From Heaven (1936) | A. Johnston (music) John Burke (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Thanks (1933) | A. Johnston (w&m) S. Coslow (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) Skeets Gallagher (perf.) Judith Allen (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Thanks a Million (1935) | A. Johnston (music) G. Kahn (words) Dick Powell (perf.) A. Dvorak (perf.) Fred Allen (perf.) Patsy Kelly (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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When I See the Loving They Waste on Babies (1920) | A. Johnston (music) Sam Ward (words) Hopwood DeRob (words) |
Piano, Voice | Indiana | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 66 works by Arthur Johnston (1898-1954).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| 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 | ||
| Draggin' the Dragon Drag | 1927 | Roy Turk (words) | |
| Her Waltz | 1927 | |
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| 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) |
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| Just One More Chance | 1931 | San Coslow (words) Milt Coleman (perf.) Ruth Etting (perf.) Mary Ford (perf.) Les Paul (perf.) |
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| Everyone Knows It But You | 1932 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Moon Song | 1932 | Sam Coslow (words) Frances Langford (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Out in the Great Open Spaces | 1932 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Pickaninnies' Heaven | 1932 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| ⇑ 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. |
| I'm a Seeker of Beauty | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Learn to Croon | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Moonstruck | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) Ted Holt (perf.) |
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| My Queen of Lullaby Land | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Thanks | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) Judith Allen (perf.) Bing Crosby (perf.) Skeets Gallagher (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Way to Love, The | 1933 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| 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. |
| Lovely One (w&m) | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) Carl Brisson (perf.) Kitty Carlisle (perf.) Duke Ellington (perf.) Victor McLaglen (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Marahuana | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) Dave Harman (perf.) |
Pub. |
| ⇑ My American Beauty (w&m) | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) | |
| My Old Flame | 1934 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Sympathizin' With Me | 1934 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| Troubled Waters (w&m) | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) | Pub. |
| When a St. Louis Woman Comes Down to New Orleans (w&m) | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) Gene Austin (co-author) |
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| Where Do They Come From (w&m) | 1934 | Sam Coslow (co-author) | |
| I'm Sittin' High on a Hill Top | 1935 | Gus Kahn (words) Fred Allen (perf.) Dolly Dawn (perf.) Ann Dvorak (perf.) Patsy Kelly (perf.) Dick Powell (perf.) Rubinoff (perf.) Paul Whiteman (perf.) Yacht Club Boys (perf.) |
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| I'm Sittin' on a Hill Top | 1935 | Gus Kahn (words) | |
| I've Got a Pocket Full of Sunshine | 1935 | Gus Kahn (words) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Music Is Magic | 1935 | Sidney Clare (words) | |
| New O'Leans | 1935 | Gus Kahn (words) Ramona (perf.) |
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| Something About Romance (w&m) | 1935 | Sam Coslow (co-author) | |
| 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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| What Is This Power? | 1935 | Gus Kahn (words) | |
| I Was Saying to the Moon | 1936 | Johnny Burke (words) Tempo King (perf.) |
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| Let's Call a Heart a Heart | 1936 | Johnny Burke (words) | |
| My River | 1936 | Maurice Sigler (words) | |
| On a Typical Tropical Night | 1936 | John Burke (words) | |
| ⇑ One, Two, Button Your Shoe | 1936 | John Burke (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
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| Pennies From Heaven | 1936 | John Burke (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
Pub. |
| So Do I | 1936 | John Burke (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) |
Pub. |
| Trusting My Luck | 1936 | Maurice Sigler (words) Denny Dennis (perf.) |
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| All You Want to Do Is Dance | 1937 | Johnny Burke (words) Bobby Goday (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.) |
Pub. |
| Between a Kiss and a Sigh | 1938 | Johnny Burke (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) Helen Forrest (perf.) Tony Pastor (perf.) |
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| London Love Song | 1938 | Eddie Pola (words) |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Wear a Straw Hat in the Rain | 1938 | Eddie Pola (words) | |
| 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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| Song of the South | 1946 | Sam Coslow (words) | |
| If I Only Had a Match | 1947 | George W Meyer (co-author) Lee Morris (co-author) |
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| Let's Have Breakfast in Hollywood (w&m) | 1948 |