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DICK  TODD

 

  B. Montreal, Canada, 1914; secured regular radio work on NBC in New York, 1938, with Larry Clinton's orchestra, later as soloist; r.n. Arthur Todd (so-described on the first two Bluebird records); made some short films; very popular during the years immediately preceding and during World War II as "The Canadian Crosby."

 

Vocal, acc. by own guitar.  New York, February 10, 1938.

 

BS-019644-1  Any Old Place Is Lover's Lane (Long As I'm With You)                            BB B-7446

BS-019645-1  Thanks For The Memory                                                                          BB B-7434

BS-019646-1  Goodnight, Sweet Dreams, Goodnight                                                                    --

BS-019647-1  Love Walked In                                                                                       BB B-7446

 

Acc. by studio orchestra.  New York, April 28, 1938

BS-022668-1  Cathedral In The Pines                                                                             Vic 25839

BS-022669-1  As Long As We're Together                                                                     Vic 25843

BS-022670-1  The Girl In The Bonnet Of Blue                                                                Vic 25839

BS-022671-1 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride                                                                               Vic 25843

 

Vocalist with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra.  New York, June 22, 1938.

 

BS-023718-1  The Sunny Side Of Things                                                                        Vic 25892

 

Vocal, acc. by 0/Larry Clinton.  New York, July 12, 1938

 

BS-024022-1  Hi-Yo Silver                                                                                            Vic 26003

BS-024023-1  There's A Faraway Look In Your Eye                                                      Vic 26004

BS-024024-1  So Help Me (If I Don't Love You)                                                                        --

BS-024025-1  Figaro                                                                                                      Vic 26003

 

Vocalist with Larry Clinton and his Orchestra.  New York, July 16, 1938.

 

BS-024047-1 Change Partners                                                                                       Vic 26010

 

 

DICK TODD  (cont..)

 

 

Vocal, acc. by 0/Leonard Joy.  New York, September 14, 1938.

BS-026881-1  Someone Thinks Of Someone                                                                   Vic 26058

BS-026882-1  When I Go A-Dreamin'                                                                            Vic 26057

BS-026883-1  Love Doesn't Grow On Trees                                                                   Vic 26058

BS-026884-1  Sixty Seconds Got Together                                                                      Vic 26057

 

        New York, October 10, 1938.

 

BS-027478-1  Gardenias                                                                                                BB B-7874

BS-027479-1  In Ole Oklahoma                                                                                                  --

BS-027480-1  You Look Good To Me                                                                            BB B-7888      

BS-027481-1  This Is Madness (To Love Like This)                                                                    --

 

        New York, November 9, 1938.

 

BS-028934-1  When Paw Was Courtin' Maw                                                                 BB B-10034

BS-028935-1  You're The Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)                                                          --             

(w/The Three Reasons - Girls' Trio)

BS-028936-1  It Took A Million Years                                                                            BB B-10045

BS-028937-1  Say It With A Kiss                                                                                               --

 

            New York, December 17, 1938.

 

BS-030725-   Deep Purple                                                                                             BB B-10072

BS-030726-   Are You In The Mood For Mischief ?                                                                    --

BS-030727-1 Waltz Medley (Gus Edwards Hits)                                                             BB B-10097

(Intro. School Days/I Can't Tell Why I Love You/Sunbonnet Sue)                       

BS-030728-1  Fox Trot Medley (Gus Edwards Hits)                                                                    --                     

(Intro. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon/Tammany/

Goodbye, Little Girl, Goodbye)

 

            New York, February 8, 1939.

 

BS-031895-1 I Get Along Without You Very Well (w/The Three Reasons)                      BB B-10150     

BS-031896-1 I Promise You (wThe Three Reasons)                                                                   --

BS-031897-1 Little Lad (wAhe Three Reasons)                                                              BB B-10144

BS-031898-1 Penny Serenade (w/The Three Reasons)                                                                --

 

                        New York, March 13, 1939.

 

BS-032971-1 Little Sir Echo (w/The Three Reasons)                                                       BB B-10169     

BS-032972-1 I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (w/ The Three Reasons)                                     --                     

BS-032973-1 At A Little Hot Dog Stand (wThe Three Reasons)                                      BB B-10183

BS-032978-1 I'm Building A Sailboat Of Dreams (wThe Three Reasons)                                     --                     

 

                     New York, March 31, 1939.

 

BS-035388-1 Mary's A Grand Old Name                                                                        BB B-10198

BS-035389-1 Girl Of My Dreams                                                                                               --                     

BS-035390-1 You've Got Me Crying Again                                                                     BB B-10217                 

BS-035391-1 Somebody Nobody Knows                                                                                     --

 

                        New York, April 24, 1939.

 

BS-035782-1 Why Begin Again ? (w/The Three Reasons)                                               BB B-10234                 

BS-035783-1 Blue Evening (w/The Three Reasons)                                                                    --

BS-035784-1 Gotta Hit That Texas Trail Tonight   (w/The Three Reasons)                       BB B-10274

 

                        New York, May 1, 1939

 

BS-036574-1 Prairie Boy (wThe Three Reasons)                                                            BB B-10274

BS-036575-1  A Home In The Clouds (wThe Three Reasons)                                         BB B-10272

BS-036576-2  I Paid For The Lie That I Told You (wThe Three Reasons)                                    --                     

 

                        New York, June 16, 1939.

 

BS-037652-1 Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer) (wThe Three Reasons)                BB B-10327

BS-037653-1 What Goes On Behind Your Eyes ? (wThe Three Reasons)                        BB B-10355

BS-037654-1 Moonlight Serenade (wThe Three Reasons)                                               BB B-10327     

BS-037655-1 A Table In A Corner                                                                                 BB B-10335

 

New York, July 7, 1939.

 

BS-038235-1  Time On My Hands                                                                                 BB B-10374     

BS-038236-1  Manhattan                                                                                                           --

BS-038237-1  Drifting Down The River Of Dreams                                                        BB B-10355

BS-038238-2  Old Mill Wheel                                                                                                     --

 

 

New York, August 17, 1939.

 

BS-041579-1  Blue Orchids                                                                                            BB B-10398     

BS-041580-1  One Morning In May                                                                                BB B-10431     

BS-041581-1  Lazy River                                                                                                           --                     

BS-041582-2  It's A Hundred To One (I'm In Love)                                                        BB B-10398     

 

                        New York, September 20, 1939.

 

BS-042706-1 At Least You Could Say "Hello"                                                                BB B-10435

BS-042707-1 Am I Proud ?                                                                                                        --

BS-042708-1 Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart                                                                       BB B-10445

BS-042709-1 To You, Sweetheart, Aloha (wThe Three Reasons)                                                --                     

 

New York, October 24, 1939.

 

BS-043307-1 It's The Talk Of The Town                                                                        BB B-10559

BS-043308-1 I Can't Get Started                                                                                    BB B-10755

BS-043309-1 It's A Hap-Hap-Happy Day                                                                       BB B-10488     

BS-043310-1 The Creaking Old Mill On The Creek  -                                                                  --                     

 

New York, December 8, 1939.

 

BS-045735-1 After All                                                                                                   BB B-10538

BS-045736-1 Angel In Disguise                                                                                      BB B-10636                 

BS-045737-1 In Our Little Part Of Town                                                                        BB B-10538

BS-045758-1 The Gaucho Serenade                                                                               BB B-10559

 

New York, January 22, 1940.

 

BS-046486-1 Last Night's Gardenias                                                                              BB B-10599

BS-046487-1 Saddle Your Dreams                                                                                 BB B-10596

BS-046488-1 The Singing Hills                                                                                                   --                     

BS-046489-1 Angel                                                                                                       BB B-10599

 

New York, February 12, 1940.

 

BS-047046-1  Tiny Old Town                                                                                         BB B-10621     

BS-047047-1  Moments In The Moonlight                                                                       BB B-10667

BS-047048-1  I'll Be Seeing You                                                                                    BB B-10636

BS-047049-1  With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair                                               BB B-10621

 

DICK TODD (cont.)                          

 

New York, March 11, 1940.

 

BS-047099-1 I'll Be With You In Apple-Blossom Time                                                    BB B-10755

BS-048100-1 Cecilia                                                                                                      BB B-10677

BS-048101-1 My ! My !                                                                                                BB B-10667

BS-048102-1 Polka Dots And Moonbeams                                                                     BB B-10677

 

New York, April 15, 1940.

 

BS-048903-1 Write A Letter To Your Mother                                                                 BB B-10697

BS-048904-l Mother Machree                                                                                                    --

BS-048905-1 Devil May Care                                                                                        BB B-10729

BS-048906-1 Make-Believe Island                                                                                             --

BS-048907-1 You Can't Brush Me Off (w/Dinah Shore)                                                 BB B-10720

BS-048908-1 Outside Of That I Love You (w/Dinah Shore)                                                        --                                         

New York, May 29, 1940.

 

BS-050891-1 It's All Over Now (I Won't Worry) (w/male trio)                                        BB B-10769

BS-050892-1 When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano (w/male trio)                                 --         

BS-050893-1 All This And Heaven Too                                                                          BB B-10789                

BS-050894-1 Where Do You Keep Your Heart ?                                                                       --                                                                                                                                                                                                         

New York, July 1, 1940.

 

BS-051591-1 Orchids For Remembrance                                                                        BB B-10805

BS-051592-1 Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind                                                                 BB B-10822

BS-051593-1 My Greatest Mistake                                                                                             --

BS-051594-1 I'm Waitin’ For Ships That Never Come In                                                 BB B-10805

 

New York, August 6, 1940.

 

BS-054688-1 We're All Americans (All True Blue) (w/male quartet)                                BB B-10840

BS-054689-1 Sweet Lorraine (w/male quartet)                                                                            --                     

 

New York, August 7, 1940.

 

BS-054695-1 You've Got Your Mother's Big Blue Eyes                                                  BB B-10861

 

New York, October 25, 1940.

 

BS-057020-1 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square                                                      BB B-10912

BS-057021-1 Goodnight, Mother                                                                                                 --

BS-057022-1 Dream Valley                                                                                           BB B-10933

BS-057023-1 Adi-Adi-Adios                                                                                                      --

 

New York, November 14, 1940.

 

BS-057643-1 Three At A Table For Two                                                                        BB B-10968

BS-057644-1 Along The Santa Fe Trail                                                                           BB B-10949

BS-057645-1 Love Of My Life                                                                                      BB B-10968

BS-057646-1 Do You Know Why ?                                                                               BB B-10949

 

New York, November 15, 1940.

 

BS-057647-1 RCA Personal Radio Spot - 50 seconds (sic)

 

New York, January 3, 1941.

 

BS-058736-1 The Mem'ry Of A Rose                                                                            BB B-11024

BS-058737-1 You Forgot About Me                                                                                           --

 

      DICK TODD  (cont.)

 

New York, January 3, 1941 (cont.)

 

BS-058738-1  Rose Of The Rockies                                                                               BB B-11044

BS-058739-1  When You Said "Goodbye"                                                                                   --

 

New York, March 7, 1941.

 

BS-062741-1  It Makes No Difference Now                                                                   BB B-11142

BS-062742-1  Worried Mind                                                                                                      --

BS-062743-1  Rushin' Around On Rush Street (w/ The Four Belles)                                 BB B-11112

BS-062744-1  Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina (w/The Four Belles)                    BB B-11091

BS-062745-1  It Was Wonderful Then (And It's Wonderful Now) (wThe Four Belles)      BB B-11112

BS-062746-1 We Go Well Together (wThe Four Belles)                                                  BB B-11091

 

 

New York, April 17, 1941.

 

BS-063781-2  I Wonder What's Become Of Sally ?                                                         BB B-11212

BS-063782-1  Say It Isn't So                                                                                                      --

BS-063783-1  Together                                                                                                  BB B-11156

BS-063784-1  Maria Elena                                                                                                         --

 

New York, June 9, 1941.

 

BS-065689-1  A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet                                                    BB B-11195

BS-065690-2  Wasn't It You ?                                                                                                   --                                                         

New York, July 9, 1941.

 

BS-066800-1  Glad Rag Doll                                                                                          BB B-11246

BS-066801-1  Don't Julia Fool Ya                                                                                   BB B-11228

BS-066802-1  In The Middle Of A Dance                                                                       BB B-11246

BS-066803-1  Shepherd Serenade                                                                                  BB B-11228

 

New York, September 5, 1941.

 

BS-067753-1  I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire                                                    BB B-11291

BS-067754-1  Concerto For Two                                                                                                --

BS-067755-1  Delilah                                                                                                     BB B-11335

BS-067756-1  Orange Blossom Lane                                                                                          --

 

New York, September 17, 1941.

 

BS-067907-1  Sweethearts Or Strangers                                                                         BB B-11309

BS-067908-1  The Sun Has Gone Down On Our Love                                                    BB B-11367

BS-067909-1  It's Your Worry Now                                                                               BB B-11309

BS-067910-1  Pay Me No Mind                                                                                     BB B-11367

 

New York, November 26, 1941.

 

BS-068367-1  Tropical Magic                                                                                         BB B-11387

BS-068368-   'Tis Autumn                                                                                                          --

BS-068369-1  The White Cliffs Of Dover                                                                       BB B-11406

BS-068370-1  How About You ?                                                                                                --

 

New York, January 11, 1942.

 

BS-068850-1  Tica-Ti-Tica-Ta                                                                                       BB B-11451

BS-068851-1  Dreamsville, Ohio                                                                                     BB B-11440

 

New York, January 12, 1942.

 

BS-068854-1  Loretta                                                                                                    BB B-11451

BS-068855-1  Sing Me A Song Of The Islands                                                                BB B-11440

 

DICK TODD  (cont.)

 

New York, February 19, 1942.

 

BS-071948-1  I Told You So                                                                                          BB B-11494

BS-071949-2  Angeline                                                                                                  BB B-11482

BS-071950-1  Dear Old Pal Of Mine                                                                                          --

BS-071951-1  I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes                                                      BB B-11494

 

New York, March 25, 1942.

 

BS-073484-1  It's Unbelievable                                                                                      BB B-11531

BS-073485-1  Someday, Sweetheart                                                                                           --

 

New York, June 4, 1942.

 

 

BS-075257-1  My Great-Great-Grandfather                                                                    BB B-11557

BS-075258-1  The Singing Sands of Alamosa                                                                              --

 

New York, July 22, 1942.

 

BS-075439-1  I'm Old-Fashioned                                                                                    BB B-11577

BS-075440-1  When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World)                                            --

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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