Harry Owens (1902-1986)

Overview

Websites:
	Harry Owens	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Harry Owens	List of 68 historic recordings from 1922 to 1947.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya (1940)		James Pitt-Payne

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Let's Wander Away (1925)	H. Owens	Ponce Sisters	Edison: 10656
Poi, My Boy, Will Make a Man of You (1940)	H. Owens	King Sisters	Victor: PBS-049581
Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya (1939)	H. Owens	R. Blane	Victor: BS-046043
Sweet Leilani (1937)	H. Owens	Dolly Dawn	Victor: BS-06128
To You Sweetheart, Aloha (1939)	H. Owens	Dick Todd	Victor: BS-042709

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya (1940)	H. Owens (w&m) R. Blane (perf.) H. Owens (perf.) A. Lyman (perf.) G. Olsen (perf.) F. Martin (perf.) Dick Jurgens (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
As performer
Blue Shadows and White Gardenias (1942)	M. Gordon (w&m) Betty Grable (perf.) Victor Mature (perf.) Jack Oakie (perf.) Thomas Mitchell (perf.) George Barbler (perf.) Billy Gilbert (perf.) Hilo Hattie (perf.) H. Owens (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Says My Heart (1938)	B. Lane (music) F. Loesser (words) Ben Blue (perf.) Yacht Club Boys (perf.) Rufe Davis (perf.) Fred MacMurray (perf.) Harriet Nelson (perf.) H. Owens (perf.) Harriet Nelson as Harriet Hilliard (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer

Titles

The peformer is featured on 4 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


	Blue Shadows and White Gardenias (1942)	Mack Gordon	Harry Owens (perf.)
	Says My Heart (1938)	Burton Lane	Frank Loesser (words) Ben Blue (perf.) Rufe Davis (perf.) Fred MacMurray (perf.) Harriet Nelson (perf.) Harry Owens (perf.) Yacht Club Boys (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 14 works by Harry Owens (1902-1986). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Tomorrow Will Be Brighter Than Today (w&m)	1922	Halstead (co-author) Henry (co-author)
Let's Wander Away	1925	Earl Burtnett (words) Ponce Sisters (perf.)
Just One More Kiss (w&m)	1926	Reggie Montgomery (co-author)
I've Found a Little Grass Skirt (w&m)	1934	Johnny Noble (co-author)	Pub.
Hawaiian Paradise (w&m)	1935
Down Where the Trade Winds Blow (w&m)	1937	Harry Owens (perf.)
Hawaiian Hospitality (w&m)	1937	Ray Kinney (co-author)
Sweet Leilani	1937	Bing Crosby (perf.) Dolly Dawn (perf.)	Pub.
Cocoanut Grove (w&m)	1938
Dreamy Hawaiian Moon (w&m)	1938
To You Sweetheart, Aloha (w&m)	1939	Dick Todd (perf.)
⇑ Poi, My Boy, Will Make a Man of You	1940	King Sisters (perf.)
Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya (w&m)	1940	Rose Blane (perf.) Dick Jurgens (perf.) Abe Lyman (perf.) Freddy Martin (perf.) George Olsen (perf.) Harry Owens (perf.)
Hawaii Calls (w&m)	?