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Richard A. Whiting

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Real name
Richard Armstrong Whiting
Born
November 12, 1891
Died
October 2, 1938
Country
United States
IPI
00032843594 48 works
Affiliation
ASCAP, DP
Comments
Composer of popular songs and film scores. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Whiting died of a heart attack at age 46 at the peak of his career.
Family
Margaret Whiting Daughter
Margaret Young Sister-in-Law
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Songs written by Richard A. Whiting

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A Day Away from Town Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Tex Arnold Covered by (2 artists)
Ain't We Got Fun Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan Arthur West 1920 Covered by (75 artists)
Beyond the Blue Horizon Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting, W. Franke Harling Jeanette MacDonald with Male Quartet and Orchestra August 5, 1930 Covered by (54 artists)
Breezin' Along with the Breeze Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, Richard A. Whiting Missouri Jazz Band [Sam Lanin] - Vocal Chorus Irving Kaufman May 24, 1926 Covered by (76 artists)
Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra September 25, 1937 Covered by (5 artists)
Eadie Was a Lady B.G. DeSylva, Nacio Herb Brown, Richard A. Whiting Ethel Merman November 26, 1932 Covered by (6 artists)
Got No Time Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Gene Rodemich's Orchestra March 25, 1925 Covered by (8 artists)
Guilty Gus Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard A. Whiting Ruth Etting September 1, 1931 Covered by (58 artists)
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Jolly Coburn and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joan Brooks June 15, 1937 Covered by (19 artists)
Honey Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, Richard A. Whiting Covered by (45 artists)
Hooray for Hollywood Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford & Johnnie "Scat" Davis Covered by (20 artists)
Horses Richard A. Whiting, Byron Gay The Six Jumping Jacks (Harry Reser) REC, George Olsen and His Music - Vocal Refrain by Fran Frey REL March 3, 1926 Covered by (5 artists)
I Can't Escape from You Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra featuring Jerry Cooper May 29, 1936 Covered by (55 artists)
I Have to Have You Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Helen Kane October 29, 1929 Covered by (5 artists)
I'll Dream Tonight Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Dick Powell Covered by (2 artists)
I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer Dick Powell with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra Unverified
It's Tulip Time in Holland Richard A. Whiting, Dave Radford Ethel Costello and Andrea Sarto July 26, 1915 Covered by (6 artists)
I Wanna Go Places and Do Things Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Jesse Stafford and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Clyde Lucas February 5, 1929 Covered by (6 artists)
Let's Go Native Richard A. Whiting, George Marion Jr. Jeanette MacDonald and Jack Oakie Covered by (2 artists)
Louise Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Roberts REC, Maurice Chevalier BRD March 1, 1929 Covered by (108 artists)
Lovable Seymour Simons, Richard A. Whiting, Ralph Holmes Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra March 15, 1928 Covered by (2 artists)
Miss Brown to You Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Richard A. Whiting Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday July 2, 1935 Covered by (37 artists)
My Future Just Passed Richard A. Whiting, George Marion Jr. Charles (Buddy) Rogers REC, Buddy Rogers & Kathryn Crawford BRD March 3, 1930 Covered by (20 artists)
My Ideal Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting, Newell Chase Maurice Chevalier REC,BRD August 15, 1930 Covered by (245 artists)
My Sweeter Than Sweet Richard A. Whiting, George Marion Jr. Covered by (11 artists)
On the Good Ship Lollipop Richard A. Whiting, Sidney Clare Vincent Rose and His Orchestra REC, Shirley Temple BRD November 27, 1934 Covered by (28 artists)
On Top of the World, Alone Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Maurice Chevalier REC,REL,BRD March 14, 1929 Covered by (9 artists)
Precious Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan, Stephan Pasternacki Chick Endor REC, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL June 15, 1926 Covered by (10 artists)
Ride Tenderfoot Ride Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Dick Powell with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra Covered by (8 artists)
Rocky Mountain Moon Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan, Henry I. Marshall Charles Hart and Elliott Shaw November 1922 Covered by (4 artists)
Rosy Cheeks Seymour Simons, Richard A. Whiting Covered by (16 artists)
She's Funny That Way Richard A. Whiting, Charles N. Daniels Gene Austin November 7, 1928 Covered by (254 artists)
Silhouetted in the Moonlight Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra September 25, 1937 Covered by (12 artists)
Sleepy Time Gal Richard A. Whiting, Ange Lorenzo, Joseph Alden, Raymond B. Egan Carlyle Stevenson's El Patio Orchestra July 1925 Covered by (170 artists)
Somebody's Wrong Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan, Henry I. Marshall Margaret Young April 30, 1923 Covered by (13 artists)
Sorry Richard A. Whiting, Buddy Pepper Eddie Fisher 1952 Unverified
Sweet Child (I'm Wild About You) Al Lewis [US], Richard A. Whiting, Howard Simon Chick Endor December 12, 1925 Covered by (6 artists)
The Flippity Flop Sam Coslow, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Harry Reser's Syncopators - Vocal Chorus by Tom Stacks REC,REL, Marjorie Kane BRD June 19, 1929 Covered by (3 artists)
The Grass Is Always Greener Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan Covered by (9 artists)
The Japanese Sandman Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan Olive Kline REC, Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra REL July 29, 1920 Covered by (95 artists)
There's a Boatman on the Volga Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan, Stephan Pasternacki Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REC, W M C A Broadcasters REL March 26, 1926
There's One Little Girl Who Loves Me (One Little Girl Who Don't) Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Abe Lyman's California Orchestra July 27, 1927 Covered by (11 artists)
They Made It Twice as Nice as Paradise and They Called It Dixieland Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan James Harrison and James Reed March 1916 Covered by (7 artists)
Till We Meet Again Richard A. Whiting, Raymond B. Egan Burr and Campbell October 1918 Covered by (124 artists)
Tin Pan Parade Richard A. Whiting, Haven Gillespie Vaughn De Leath September 1927 Unverified
Too Marvelous for Words Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ross Alexander [dubbed by James Newill] & Wini Shaw BRD February 16, 1937 Covered by (209 artists)
True Blue Lou Sam Coslow, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Ted Bartell & His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Tom Frawley REC, Hal Skelly BRD, Ethel Waters REL June 4, 1929 Covered by (35 artists)
Ukulele Lady Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting Irving Kaufman March 6, 1925 Covered by (51 artists)
Wait 'Till You See "Ma chérie" Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting Ben Pollack and His Park Central Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Roberts REC, Maurice Chevalier BRD March 1, 1929 Covered by (6 artists)
Weary (Of Waiting for You) Gus Kahn, Richard A. Whiting, Emerson Gill
When Did You Leave Heaven? Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock Tony Martin [US1] Covered by (61 artists)
Where the Black-Eyed Susans Grow Richard A. Whiting, Dave Radford Covered by (11 artists)
You're an Old Smoothie B.G. DeSylva, Nacio Herb Brown, Richard A. Whiting Ethel Merman and Jack Haley November 26, 1932 Covered by (20 artists)
You've Got Something There Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright July 20, 1937 Covered by (3 artists)