Dick McDonough

Aliases: Dick McDonough & His Orchestra
Dick McDonough and His Orchestra
Real name: Richard Tobin McDonough
Born: January 1, 1904
Died: May 25, 1938
Country: United States
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Comments: Jazz guitarist and banjo player.
Member of: The Charleston Chasers [US]

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		All God's Chillun Got Rhythm REC	Dick McDonough and Carl Kress Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Barry McKinley	June 1937	(100 artists) Originally by Ivie Anderson BRD
	i	Stage Fright	Dick McDonough and Carl Kress	1934	(5 artists)

Covers by Dick McDonough

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	Dick McDonough And His Orchestra (Dick McDonough)	1937	Unverified
i	Dardanella	Dick McDonough And His Orchestra (Dick McDonough)	1937	Unverified
	Dear Old Southland	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	September 1936	(unknown)
	Have You Got Any Castles, Baby	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Barry McKinley	October 1937	Jolly Coburn and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joan Brooks
	He Ain't Got Rhythm	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	March 1937	Alice Faye, The Ritz Brothers and chorus BRD, Tempo King and His Kings of Tempo with Queenie Ada Rubin at the Piano - Vocal Refrain by Tempo King REC
i	Heat Wave	Carl Kress, Dick McDonough	1937	Unverified
	I'm in a Dancing Mood	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	January 1937	Ambrose and His Orchestra
i	I've Got a Feeling You're Fooling	Carl Kress, Dick McDonough	1978	Archie Bleyer and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Durelle Alexander REC, June Knight, Robert Taylor and Chorus BRD
	(I've Got) Beginner's Luck	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Barry McKinley	May 1937	Fred Astaire BRD, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright REC
	Love, What Are You Doing to My Heart	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Larry Stewart (Dick McDonough)	1936	Unverified
	Midnight Blue	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	November 1936	Unverified
	On the Beach at Bali-Bali	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Chick Bullock	August 1936	Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Charles Chester
	Shall We Dance	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Barry McKinley	May 1937	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
	South Sea Island Magic	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	November 1936	Andy Iona's Novelty Four
	Stars in My Eyes	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Dorothy Dreslin	August 1936	Grace Moore
	Take My Heart	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Chick Bullock	August 1936	Nat Brandwynne and His Stork Club Orchestra
	Tea On The Terrace	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	1937	Unverified
	That Old Feeling	Dick McDonough And His Orchestra (Dick McDonough)	November 1937	Unverified
	The Girl on the Police Gazette	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	March 1937	Dick Powell
	The Mood That I'm In	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Barry McKinley	May 1937	Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
	There's Frost On The Moon (Spring In My Heart)	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	1937	Unverified
	'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	September 1936	Margaret Young
	With Thee I Swing	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	January 1937	Unverified
	You're Giving Me A Song And A Dance	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Larry Stewart (Dick McDonough)	1936	Unverified

Songs written by Dick McDonough

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Riffin' the Scotch	Benny Goodman, Johnny Mercer, Dick McDonough, Buck Washington	Benny Goodman & His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Billie Holiday	December 18, 1933	Covered by Ranee Lee
Stage Fright	Dick McDonough, Carl Kress	Dick McDonough and Carl Kress	January 30, 1934	Covered by (5 artists)

Releases

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Formal Night in Harlem – All God's Chillun Got Rhythm	Henry Dankers and His Star Music – Dick McDonough and Carl Kress Orchestra	June 1937	Melotone
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	October 1937	Perfect [US1]
He Ain't Got Rhythm	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	March 1937	Melotone
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Barry McKinley	May 1937	Melotone
South Sea Island Magic	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	November 1936	Melotone
Stage Fright	Dick McDonough and Carl Kress	1934	Brunswick
Take My Heart	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	August 1936	Melotone
The Mood That I'm In – I've Got Rain in My Eyes	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra – Henry Dankers and His Star Dust Music	May 1937	Melotone
The Scene Changes	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	August 1936	Melotone
'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra	September 1936	Melotone
With Thee I Swing	Dick McDonough and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Chick Bullock	January 1937	Melotone