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Fred Astaire

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Aliases
Fred Astaire and Chorus
Real name
Frederick Austerlitz
Born
May 10, 1899
Died
June 22, 1987
Country
United States
IPI
00001506052 3 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Dancer, singer and actor
Family
Adele Astaire Sister
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Choreo   co-founder
Äva   co-founder
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 BRD (9 artists)
Originally by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire REL
 REL March 1949 (9 artists)
Originally by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD October 1974 (148 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo & Trio REC
 REL August 1936 (148 artists)
Originally by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo & Trio REC, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
 BRD (478 artists)
Originally by Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC
 PRF (51 artists)
Originally by Eddy Duchin and His Central Park Casino Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lew Sherwood REC,REL
October 1974 (7 artists)
i  BRD (14 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra - Vocal and Tap Dancing Fred Astaire REC,REL
 REC,REL August 1936 (14 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (177 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL 1938 (177 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (572 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC
 REC August 1935 (572 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
September 19, 1975 Tony Bennett
(165 artists)
 PRF (369 artists)
Originally by Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC
(21 artists)
 PRF (7 artists)
Originally by Fred and Adele Astaire - George Gershwin at the piano REL
 REL August 1926 (7 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire PRF
 PRF (3 artists)
Originally by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred and Adele Astaire REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL 1931 (3 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire PRF
listen on Internet Archive January 1951 (8 artists)
I Ain't Hep To That Step (But I'll Dig It) Fred Astaire September 22, 1940 Unverified
(9 artists)
 REL 1936 (8 artists)
Originally by Richard Himber & His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra REC
 BRD (3 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Orchestra under direction of Albert Sack REC
listen on Internet Archive  REC 1945 (3 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
1936 (12 artists)
(419 artists)
 BRD (108 artists)
Originally by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL 1935 (145 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (145 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
March 1949 (34 artists)
 BRD (33 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL 1938 (33 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (22 artists)
Originally by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC
 PRF,BRD 1953 (35 artists)
Originally by Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Muse REC,REL
January 13, 1933 (4 artists)
 BRD (131 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC
 REC April 3, 1937 (131 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
 BRD (260 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Nat Brandwynne and The Stork Club Orchestra REC
listen on Internet Archive  REL February 1936 (260 artists)
Originally by Nat Brandwynne and The Stork Club Orchestra REC, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
(9 artists)
(50 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1940 (13 artists)
(45 artists)
April 1949 (6 artists)
 BRD (9 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra - Vocal by Fred Astaire REC,REL
 REC,REL August 1936 (9 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
listen on Internet Archive August 28, 1931 (18 artists)
 BRD (319 artists)
Originally by Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Johnny Morris REC
 PRF (952 artists)
Originally by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC
 REC January 13, 1933 (952 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire PRF
 REL August 1935 (24 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (24 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REL
 BRD (329 artists)
Originally by Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL
(6 artists)
 BRD October 1974 (173 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
 REC,REL August 1936 (173 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
 REL 1970 (2 artists)
Originally by Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn featuring The Mike Sammes Singers BRD
 BRD (34 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
 REC,REL April 3, 1937 (34 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
 REC,REL November 1941 (3 artists)
Originally by Four Tones BRD
 BRD (41 artists)
Originally by Joe Haymes and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Cliff Webster REC
 BRD (115 artists)
Originally by Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC
 BRD (11 artists)
Originally by Tony Pastor and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Eugenie Baird REC
 BRD (63 artists)
Originally by Dinah Shore with The Four Hits - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REC,REL
1957 (14 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  REL July 1953 (30 artists)
Originally by Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray, Oscar Levant and Fred Astaire BRD
 BRD (30 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire, Nanette Fabray, Jack Buchanan and India Adams - M-G-M Studio Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Adolph Deutsch REL
 REL January 1929 (3 artists)
Originally by Adele Astaire and Fred Astaire PRF
 PRF (3 artists)
Originally by Fred and Adele Astaire REL
October 1974 (146 artists)
 REC,REL 1935 (19 artists)
Originally by Ginger Rogers BRD
October 1974 (770 artists)
1938 (9 artists)
listen on Internet Archive  BRD April 1937 (629 artists)
Originally by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
 BRD (82 artists)
Originally by Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal by Lilyann Carol REC,REL
 BRD (85 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive  REC,REL 1935 (85 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire BRD
September 1942 Lisbeth Bodin och Trio Rita
March 1951 (12 artists)
 BRD (8 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra REL
 REL 1942 (8 artists)
Originally by Fred Astaire and Chorus BRD
You're Easy to Dance With Fred Astaire with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra August 1942 Unverified
(8 artists)

Covers by Fred Astaire

Title Performer Release date Originally by
  1959 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Bob Lytell REC
  1933 Eddy Duchin and His Central Park Casino Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Lew Sherwood REC,REL, Fred Astaire PRF
A Heart of Stone Leo Reisman & His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Fred Astaire (Leo Reisman, Fred Astaire) 1933 Unverified
1957 Don Ameche
1976 Carly Simon
Baby Doll Fred Astaire 1952 Unverified
  1959 Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
  1957 Harland Dixon, Betty Compton, Paulette Winston, Constance Carpenter, Janette Gilmore & Ensemble PRF, George Gershwin REL, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC
Dancing in the Dark Fred Astaire 1953 Unverified
1959 Fred Astaire & Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
  1941 Tony Pastor and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by John McAfee REC, Orchestra [You'll Never Get Rich] BRD
  March 1949 Samuel Ash, Marilyn Miller and Clifton Webb PRF, Meyer Davis and His Orch. – Vocal Refrain by Lou Conrad REC
1934 (unknown performer)
1957 Fred & Adele Astaire
January 1929 Fred & Adele Astaire
1957 Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns
  September 1968 Ella Logan PRF, Martha Tilton - With Vocal Group and Dean Elliott and His Orchestra REC
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell accompanied by Johnny Green and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra
How Lucky Can You Get Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire February 1976 Unverified
  1953 Douglas McPhail BRD, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Shirley Howard REC,REL
I'd Rather Charleston Fred Astaire & Adele Astaire August 1926 Unverified
  September 1968 Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The Stardreamers REC, Russ Case and His Orchestra with Audrey Marsh, Jimmy Carroll and The Guild Choristers REL
  1959 Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol REC,REL, Dinah Shore BRD
March 1949 Billy Murray REC, Harry Fox and Ensemble PRF, Mr. Harry Carlton (Harry Fay), Collins & Harlan
listen on Internet Archive   February 1936 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo REC,REL
  February 1976 Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile REC, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman BRD
  1959 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
February 1976 Bing Crosby
  February 1976 Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra REL, Newbold Noyes & Rufus F. King PRF
 BRD Adele Dixon, Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC
Covered by (88 artists)
I Won't Dance Fred Astaire 1956 Unverified
1959 (unknown)
1957 Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, and Ensemble
listen on Internet Archive   February 1936 Ginger Rogers BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Maxine Tappan REC
September 1968 Russ Case and His Orchestra with Audrey Marsh and The Guild Choristers
1933 (unknown)
1976 Frankie Valli
listen on Internet Archive July 1953 (unknown), Clifton Webb PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire
  1937 Fred Astaire BRD, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus Johnny Morris REC
  1953 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF
1959 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Walter Catlett PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman BRD, Fred Astaire BRD, Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL
  1959 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
  February 1976 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
  1930 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman BRD
  October 1946 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Harry Richman BRD
  February 1976 Fred Ebb and John Kander REC, Gwen Verdon and Company REL,PRF
1970 Harry Reser and His Orchestra
  1953 Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC, Larry Adler, Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Monette Moore PRF
February 1976 The Kids [Sesame Street]
  1937 Fred Astaire BRD, Joe Haymes and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Cliff Webster REC
  May 1955 Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC, Fred Astaire BRD
  1959 Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC, Fred Astaire BRD
  November 1941 Tony Pastor and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Eugenie Baird REC, Fred Astaire BRD
  February 1976 Brothers & Brides BRD, Laurie Johnson Orchestra REL
  March 1949 Dinah Shore with The Four Hits - Orchestra under the direction of Sonny Burke REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
Stereophonic Sound Fred Astaire & Janis Paige (Fred Astaire, Janis Paige) 1957 Unverified
  1953 Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra REL, Etta Moten BRD
The Gold Diggers' Song Leo Reisman and His Orchestra with Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire (Leo Reisman, Fred Astaire) 1933 Unverified
1976 Charles Aznavour
September 19, 1975 Nilsson
August 1936 Fred Astaire
  1937 Ginger Rogers BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC
  1959 Ginger Rogers BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC
  1959 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra BRD, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Ozzie Nelson REC,REL
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bob Allen
1937 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bob Allen
listen on Internet Archive   1945 Fred Astaire BRD, Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal by Lilyann Carol REC,REL
listen on Internet Archive July 1953 Danny Kaye
listen on Internet Archive February 1936 Ray Noble and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Reed Kennedy and the Freshmen
  September 1968 Ella Logan and The Lyn Murray Singers REL,PRF
listen on Internet Archive 1950 Walter J. Van Brunt
  1957 Dolores Gray with The Mellomen and Orchestra directed by Sonny Burke REL, Hildegarde Neff PRF
1976 Don McLean

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Fine Romance Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra August 1936 Brunswick
Change Partners Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra 1938 Brunswick
Cheek to Cheek Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra August 1935 Brunswick
Hang on to Me Fred and Adele Astaire August 1926 Columbia [US]
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life Fred Astaire and Jane Powell accompanied by Johnny Green and the M-G-M Studio Orchestra January 1951 MGM
I'll Capture Your Heart Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire assisted by Margaret Lenhart with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra August 1942 Decca
I Love Louisa Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire August 28, 1931 Victor
I'm Building up to an Awful Let-Down Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra 1936 Brunswick
I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra February 1936 Brunswick
Isn't This a Lovely Day? Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra 1935 Brunswick
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Fred Astaire April 3, 1937 Brunswick
Let's Face the Music and Dance Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra February 1936 Brunswick
Love of My Life Fred Astaire – Orchestra under direction of Perry Botkin 1940 Columbia [US]
Music Makes Me Fred Astaire 1934 Columbia [US]
Never Gonna Dance Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra August 1936 Brunswick
Nice Work if You Can Get It Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra 1937 Brunswick
Night and Day Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire January 13, 1933 Victor
Night and Day Fred Astaire 1933 Columbia [EMI]
Puttin' on the Ritz Fred Astaire 1930 Columbia [US]
Shine on Your Shoes Fred Astaire 1953 MGM
Something's Gotta Give Fred Astaire with Orch. conducted by Russ Garcia May 1955 RCA Victor
So Near and Yet So Far Fred Astaire with Orchestra under the direction of Harry Sosnik November 1941 Decca
That Face Fred Astaire with Buddy Bregman's Orchestra 1957 Verve Records
The Babbitt and the Bromide Fred and Adele Astaire January 1929 Columbia [US]
The Piccolino Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra 1935 Brunswick
The Wailing of the Willow Fred Astaire September 19, 1975 United Artists Records
The Way You Look To-Night Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra August 1936 Brunswick
They All Laughed Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra 1937 Brunswick
The Yam Fred Astaire with Ray Noble and His Orchestra 1938 Brunswick
They Can't Take That Away from Me Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra April 1937 Brunswick
This Heart of Mine Fred Astaire with Orchestra under direction of Albert Sack 1945 Decca
Wedding Cake Walk Fred Astaire 1941 Decca
Wedding in the Spring Fred Astaire with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra September 1942 Decca
Where Did You Get That Girl Fred Astaire and Anita Ellis 1950 MGM
You're Easy to Dance With Fred Astaire with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra 1942 Decca

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