Vaughn De Leath

Aliases: Gertrude Dwyer
Gloria Geer
Vaughn De Leath Soprano with Orchestra
Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)
Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies
Vaughn De Leath with Orchestra
Vaughn DeLeath
Violet Day
Real name: Leonore Vonderleith
Born: September 26, 1894
Died: May 28, 1943
Country: United States
IPI: 00071682569 2 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Popular singer in the 1920s and 1930s. De Leath was a pioneer in early radio, earning her the titles "First Lady of Radio" and "The Original Radio Girl". She also made early television appearances in 1939. De Leath also composed many popular songs.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
(Does She Love Me) Positively — Absolutely	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	(10 artists)
Dusky Stevedore	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1928	(29 artists)
It's a Million to One You're in Love	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	July 1927	(8 artists)
There's a Cradle in Caroline REC	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	October 1927	(13 artists) Originally by Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain Seger Ellis REL
There's A Rickety Rackety Shack	Vaughn De Leath, Ed Smalle (Ed Smalle, Vaughn De Leath)	1927	Unverified
Tin Pan Parade	Vaughn De Leath	September 1927	Unverified

Covers by Vaughn De Leath

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
After My Laughter Came Tears	Vaughn De Leath	1928	Harmony Trio
All by Myself	Vaughn De Leath with Rega Orchestra	September 1921	Frank Crumit REC, All Star Trio and Their Orchestra REL
Are You Lonesome To-Night?	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	July 1927	Charles Hart [US]
Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	1927	Ford and Glenn
Blue Skies	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
Blue Skies	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
Blue Skies	Sam Lanin and His Famous Players – Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1928	Helen Morgan, Tess Gardella and Norma Terris PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra REC
Chant of the Jungle	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Roy Ingraham and His Orchestra
Crazy Words—Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O)	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	Bill Perry's Entertainers - Vocal Duet The Radio Imps
Cross Your Heart	Vaughn DeLeath and Ed Smalle	1926	The Ambassadors [US2]
Dancing the Devil Away	Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra with Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll's "Vanities" Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Kaley
Dirty Hands! Dirty Face!	Vaughn De Leath	November 1928	(unknown)
Do I Hear You Saying: "I Love You?"	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	1928	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Happy Days and Lonely Nights	Vaughn De Leath - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1929	Harmony Brothers (Hall and Ryan)
Hello Bluebird	Vaughn De Leath	December 1926	Original Dixie Rag Pickers
Here or There, as Long as I'm with You	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1927	(unknown)
He's So Unusual	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Helen Kane
Honey	Vaughn De Leath	1929	(unknown)
How I Love You I'm Tellin' the Birds - Tellin' the Bees	Vaughn De Leath	December 1926	Hollywood Dance Orchestra [Adrian Schubert]
How Many Times	Vaughn De Leath – Acc. by Metropolitan Trio	1926	The Buffalodians
I Faw Down an' Go Boom!	Vaughn De Leath	1929	(unknown)
I'm in Love Again	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
I'm Just Wild About Harry	Vaughn De Leath	1922	Lottie Gee and Chorus
It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	Isham Jones Orchestra
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling	Vaughn De Leath	1929	(unknown)
I've Got the Blues but I'm Just Too Mean to Cry	Vaughn De Leath	June 1922	Noble Sissle – Piano Accompaniment by Eubie Blake
I Wanna Be Loved by You	Broadway Nitelites - Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	December 1928	The High Hatters - Vocal Refrain by Sam Coslow REC,REL, Helen Kane and Dan Healy PRF
Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain)	Ipana Troubadours – Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Annette Hanshaw
Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies	January 1928	(unknown)
Kentucky Babe	Vaughn De Leath Soprano with Orchestra	September 1927	Isadore Rush
Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses	Vaughn De Leath	October 1926	Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Fred and Tom Waring
Lovin' Sam	Vaughn De Leath	1922	(unknown)
Mah Lindy Lou	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1929	Oscar Seagle
Make My Cot Where the Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1927	Cook Sisters
Me and the Man in the Moon	Vaughn De Leath - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1929	Golden Gate Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Billy Murray
Mighty Lak' a Rose	Vaughn De Leath Soprano with Orchestra	September 1927	George Alexander [US1]
Moanin' Low	Violet Day	1929	Sophie Tucker with Ted Shapiro Orchestra REC, Libby Holman and Clifton Webb PRF
Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Harold Leonard and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
My Blue Heaven	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies	January 1928	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
My Blue Heaven	Al Friedman and His "Yoeng's" Orchestra ‑ Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	December 1927	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
My Little Bunch of Happiness	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Lou Gold and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman REC, Tom and Jerry [US2] REL
Nobody Lied	Vaughn De Leath	1922	Majestic Dance Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Arthur Hall
Oh, How I Miss You To-Night	Gloria Geer	1925	California Melodie Syncopators
Oh! Susanna	Vaughn De Leath	November 1, 1929	Unverified
Reaching for Someone (And Not Finding Anyone There)	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Second Hand Rose	Vaughn De Leath with Orchestra	February 1922	Ted Lewis and His Orchestra REC, Fanny Brice PRF
Since I Found You	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Morton Downey
Since I Found You	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	Morton Downey
Sing Me a Baby Song	Vaughn De Leath	September 1927	Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Tom Waring
Sing Me a Baby Song	George H. Green Trio - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Waring's Pennsylvanians - Vocal Refrain by Tom Waring
Six Feet of Papa	Gertrude Dwyer	1927	Aileen Stanley
Sleep, Baby, Sleep	Vaughn De Leath	September 27, 1928	Unverified
So Blue	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra
So Blue	Night Club Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Vincent Lopez and His Casa Lopez Orchestra
Someday You'll Say "O.K.!"	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	October 1927	Rainbow Dance Orchestra
Some of These Days	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Sophie Tucker
Some Sunny Day	Vaughn De Leath	1922	Marion Harris
Some Sweet Day	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1929	Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra
Sometimes I'm Happy	Al. Lynn's Music Masters - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	The Six Hottentots - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
Song of the Wanderer (Where Shall I Go?)	Vaughn De Leath	July 1927	Douglas Richardson
So Will I	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	March 1927	Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)
That's a Good Girl	Vaughn De Leath	1926	Billy Jones [US1]
The Man I Love	Vaughn De Leath	1928	Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
The Man I Love	Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1928	Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
There Ain't No Maybe in My Baby's Eyes	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	Jack Smith (The Whispering Baritone)
There Must Be Somebody Else	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1928	Van and Schenck
Thinking of You	Vaughn De Leath and Franklyn Baur	1928	Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF, Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lewis James REC,REL
Ukulele Lady	Vaughn DeLeath	1925	Irving Kaufman
Up in the Clouds	Vaughn De Leath and Franklyn Baur	1928	Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Franklyn Baur REC,REL, Mary Eaton & Oscar Shaw PRF
Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues	Vaughn De Leath - Guitar by Ed. Lang	1927	Bill Perry's Entertainers - Vocal Duet The Radio Imps
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry	Gloria Geer	1926	(unknown)
What Does It Matter?	Night Club Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	(unknown)
(What Do I Care What) Somebody Said	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Harry Pollock's Blue Diamonds - Vocal Chorus, Al Shayne REL, Mound City Blue Blowers REC
(What Do We Do on a) Dew-Dew-Dewey Day	Vaughn De Leath - Guitar by Ed. Lang	1927	Ruth Etting
What'll You Do?	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1928	Sophie Tucker
What'll You Do?	The Piccadilly Players and The Radio Girl	1928	Sophie Tucker
When I'm Walkin' with My Sweetness (Down Among the Sugar Cane)	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies	1929	The Rounders [US2] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman
Where'd You Get Those Eyes?	Vaughn De Leath – Acc. by Metropolitan Trio	August 1926	Sam Lanin's Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Walter Johnston
Where the Bamboo Babies Grow	Vaughn De Leath	1922	Frank Crumit
Who'll Be the Next One (To Cry Over You)	Vaughn De Leath with Rega Orchestra	September 1921	Julius Lenzberg's Harmonists
Yankee Rose	Sam Lanin and His Famous Players – Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Irving Kaufman
Yep! 'Long About June	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	1927	Unverified
You Know - I Know Ev'rything's Made for Love	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	March 1927	Miss Annette Hanshaw
You're the One for Me	Park Lane Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Ben Pollack and His Californians – Vocal Refrain by Ilomay Bailey
You Took Advantage of Me	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	1928	Busby Berkeley and Joyce Barber

Songs written by Vaughn De Leath

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Hi-Yo, Silver!	Vaughn De Leath, Jack Erickson	Roy Rogers [US1]	June 15, 1938	Covered by (7 artists)
It's a Lonely Trail (When You're Travelin' All Alone)	Vaughn De Leath, Nick Kenny, Charles Kenny	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Stanley Worth REC, Music of Yesterday and Today Styled the Blue Barron Way - Vocal Refrain by Russ Carlyle Glee Club REL	September 30, 1938	Covered by (7 artists)

Releases

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
After My Laughter Came Tears	Vaughn De Leath	1928	Brunswick
All by Myself	Vaughn De Leath with Rega Orchestra	September 1921	OKeh
Baby Feet Go Pitter Patter	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	1927	Edison
Blue Skies	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	OKeh
Blue Skies	Sam Lanin and His Famous Players – Vocal Refrain by Vaughn De Leath	1927	OKeh
Blue Skies	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	Edison
Broken Hearted - Who Are You Fooling To-Night?	Aileen Stanley - Vaughn De Leath	October 1927	Victor
Chant of the Jungle	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Brunswick
Comin' Home	Gloria Geer	1925	Cameo [US1]
Crazy Words—Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O)	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Brunswick
Cry Baby Blues - Second Hand Rose	Elsie Clark - Vaughn De Leath	February 1922	OKeh
Ev'rything's Made for Love (You Know—I Know)	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1927	Edison
Giggling Gertie	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1928	Edison
Hello Bluebird	Vaughn De Leath	December 1926	Edison
Honey	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Edison
How Many Times	Vaughn De Leath – Acc. by Metropolitan Trio	August 1926	Gennett
How Many Times? – Who Wouldn't	Vaughn De Leath – Arthur Fields	1926	Champion [US1]
I Found a Million Dollar Baby - I'm Going Park Myself in Your Arms	Arthur Fields - Gertrude Dwyer	February 1927	Emerson [US]
I Got a "Code" in My "Doze"	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1929	Edison
I Just Roll Along Havin' My Ups and Down	The Piccadilly Players and The Radio Girl	1928	Edison
I'm a Dog-Gone Struttin' Fool	Vaughn De Leath	June 1922	OKeh
I'm in Love Again	Vaughn DeLeath	1927	Brunswick
It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) – Stuart Ross at the Piano	1927	Edison
It's a Million to One You're in Love	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	July 1927	Edison
Jealous of You - I Wonder Who (You're Calling Sweetheart)	Billy Jones [US] - Vaughn De Leath	November 1921	OKeh
Kentucky Babe	Vaughn De Leath Soprano with Orchestra	September 1927	Victor
Lonely Lights upon the Shore	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1927	Edison
Look for the Silver Lining - I'm a Little Nobody That Nobody Loves	Elizabeth Spencer & Lewis James - Vaughn De Leath	1921	OKeh
Looking at the World Thru Rose Colored Glasses	Vaughn De Leath	October 1926	Columbia [US]
Lovin' Sam the Sheik of Alabam'	Vaughn De Leath	1922	Bell Record [US1]
Mah Lindy Lou	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl)	1929	Edison
Me and the Man in the Moon	Vaughn De Leath	1929	OKeh
Me and the Man in the Moon	Vaughn De Leath - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1929	Edison
Moanin' Low	Violet Day	1929	Broadway [US1]
Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)	Vaughn De Leath	1927	OKeh
My Blue Heaven	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies	January 1928	Edison
My Melody Man	Vaughn De Leath	1929	Edison
Sing Me a Baby Song	George H. Green Trio - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Columbia [US]
Six Feet of Papa	Gertrude Dwyer	1927	Bell Record [US1]
Some Sunny Day	Vaughn De Leath	1922	OKeh
Song of the Wanderer (Where Shall I Go?) - Rock Me to Sleep in an Old Rocking Chair	Vaughn De Leath - Elliot Shaw	July 1927	Victor
Stumbling – Nobody Lied	Sam Ash – Vaughn De Leath	1922	Gennett
Susie's "Feller"	Vaughn De Leath	1926	Columbia [US]
The Little Brown Shoe	Vaughn De Leath	November 1928	Columbia [US]
The Man I Love	Vaughn De Leath	1928	Brunswick
There Must Be Somebody Else	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) - Muriel Pollock at the Piano	1928	Edison
There's a Cradle in Caroline	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) ‑ Bill Regis at the piano	October 1927	Edison
Thinking of You	Vaughn De Leath and Franklyn Baur	1928	Columbia [US]
Ukulele Lady	Vaughn DeLeath	1925	Columbia [US]
Under the Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo) - Sing Me a Baby Song	Aileen Stanley–Johnny Marvin - Vaughn De Leath	September 1927	Victor
Vo-Do-Do-De-O Blues	Vaughn De Leath - Guitar by Ed. Lang	1927	OKeh
Whadda You Say, We Get Together?	Vaughn DeLeath and Ed Smalle	1926	Columbia [US]
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry	Gloria Geer	1926	Cameo [US1]
What Does It Matter?	Night Club Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Vocalion [US]
(What Do I Care What) Somebody Said	Vaughn De Leath	1927	Edison
When I'm Walkin' with My Sweetness (Down Among the Sugar Cane)	Vaughn De Leath (The Radio Girl) and Her Buddies	1929	Edison
Why Should I Cry Over You – I'm Just Wild About Harry	Arthur Fields - Vaughn De Leath	1922	Gennett
You Know - I Know Ev'rything's Made for Love	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	March 1927	Columbia [US]
You're the One for Me	Park Lane Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Vaughn De Leath	1927	Brunswick
You Took Advantage of Me	Vaughn De Leath and Frank Harris	1928	Columbia [US]

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra	1928	Brunswick
For My Baby - The Man I Love	Leo Reisman & His Orch. - Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Orch.	1928	Columbia [US]
I Wanna Be Loved by You	Broadway Nitelites (Ben Selvin)	December 1928	Columbia [US]
Just Like a Butterfly (That's Caught in the Rain) – (Oh, the Whippoorwill Sings in the Sycamore) Just the Same	Ipana Troubadours – Fred Rich and His Hotel Astor Orchestra	1927	Columbia [US]
My Blue Heaven – The Calinda	Al Friedman and His "Yoeng's" Orchestra – Louis Lilienfeld with His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra	December 1927	Edison
My Little Bunch of Happiness	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra (Ben Selvin)	1927	OKeh
Sometimes I'm Happy	Al. Lynn's Music Masters	1927	Edison
The Same Old Moon	Don Voorhees and His Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra	1927	Edison