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Roger Edens (09 Nov 1905 - 13 Jul 1970)

Male Person - United States

Recordings by (8)

  1. Moses 3:47 (02 May 1990)
  2. The Sea Wall 4:46 (10 Sep 1991) 1948 film cast
  3. Manuela's Sacrifice 1:31 (10 Sep 1991) 1948 film cast
  4. It’s a Great Day for the Irish 1:48 (01 Aug 1995)
  5. Instrumental Reprise: "Bonjour, Paris!" 1:00 (04 Oct 1996)
  6. Bonjour, Paris! (instrumental) 1:02 (1996)
  7. Two‐Faced Woman (demo) 2:45 (1996)
  8. Ziegfeld Follies 5:05 (09 May 2007)

On Recordings (40)

Arranged

  1. Easter Parade 2:42 Judy Garland with Fred Astaire (1986)
  2. Don’t Leave Me Daddy 1:00 Judy Garland (1992)
  3. The Confession 1:07 MGM Studio Orchestra (1992)
  4. Darktown Strutters Ball (extended version) 0:46 MGM Studio Orchestra (1992)
  5. The Doll Shop, Part 1 Continued (extended version) 1:20 George Murphy and Lucille Norman (1992)
  6. The Doll Shop Part 2 1:05 MGM Studio Orchestra (1992)
  7. The Doll Shop, Part 1 0:47 Lucille Norman and George Murphy (1992)
  8. By the Beautiful Sea 1:27 George Murphy, Judy Garland, Ben Blue and MGM Studio Chorus (1992)
  9. Oh, You Beautiful Doll (reprise) 1:02 George Murphy (1992)
  10. Oh, You Beautiful Doll 0:36 George Murphy (1992)
  11. Mr. Monotony (outtake) 3:13 Judy Garland (24 Oct 1995)
  12. Shakin’ the Blues Away 3:19 Ann Miller (1995)
  13. Vaudeville Montage: When the Midnight Choo‐Choo Leaves for Alabam’ 1:55 Judy Garland & Fred Astaire (1995)
  14. Vaudeville Montage: The Ragtime Violin 0:48 Fred Astaire (1995)
  15. Along Came Ruth 1:06 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  16. This Is the Life (Dog Act) 1:08 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  17. Drum Crazy 4:02 Fred Astaire (1995)
  18. Beautiful Faces Need Beautiful Clothes 1:17 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  19. Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon 1:30 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  20. The Girl on the Magazine Cover 4:11 Dick Beavers (1995)
  21. Vaudeville Montage: Snookey Ookums 0:58 Judy Garland & Fred Astaire (1995)
  22. Main Title 1:21 MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus (1995)
  23. New Amsterdam Roof: It Only Happens When I Dance With You (reprise) 2:01 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  24. I Want to Go Back to Michigan (Down on the Farm) 2:36 Judy Garland (1995)
  25. It Only Happens When I Dance With You (reprise) 1:55 Judy Garland (1995)
  26. Fanfare and Montage – Globe Theatre 0:48 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  27. Making Faces (medley) 1:25 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  28. That International Rag (Fanfare and Montage – Ziegfeld Follies) 0:24 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  29. Roof Garden: Drum Crazy (reprise) 1:07 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  30. Happy Easter (reprise #1, outtake) 0:39 The Mel‐Tones (1995)
  31. Better Luck Next Time (premiere extended version) 4:11 Judy Garland (1995)
  32. Vaudeville Montage: I Love a Piano 2:00 Judy Garland with Rack Godwin and Eadie Griffith (1995)
  33. Everybody's Doin' It Now 1:10 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)
  34. Happy Easter 2:31 Fred Astaire (1995)
  35. Happy Easter (reprise #2) 1:38 MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus (1995)
  36. Mixed Greens 3:10 MGM Studio Orchestra (1995)

Instruments

  1. Optimistic Voices (rehearsal demo) 0:36 Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Roger Edens (18 Jul 1995) piano
  2. It Only Happens When I Dance With You (reprise) 1:55 Judy Garland (1995) piano
  3. I'm Feelin' Like a Million 2:52 Judy Garland (1998) piano

Vocals

  1. Walking in the Garden 4:12 The M-G-M Studio Orchestra, with humming by Judy Garland and whistling by Roger Edens (1995) whistling

Credited as (12)

  1. Roger Edens
  2. Cole Porter, Roger Edens & Conrad Salinger
  3. George Gershwin & Roger Edens
  4. The M-G-M Studio Orchestra, with humming by Judy Garland and whistling by Roger Edens
  5. Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg and Roger Edens
  6. George Gershwin / Roger Edens
  7. Judy Garland with Roger Edens at the piano
  8. Mickey Rooney, Bill Lee (for Tom Drake), with Roger Edens
  9. Roger Edens with Richard Beavers
  10. Ralph Blane, Roger Edens, Hugh Martin
  11. MGM Studio Orchestra, Adolph Deutsch ,Roger Edens, Alice Pearce, Anita Ellis,MGM Studio Chorus
  12. Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg & Roger Edens

Works (32)

Arranged

  1. (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You

Wrote

  1. It's Fate, Baby It's Fate
  2. Yes, Indeedy
  3. O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg
  4. Pearl of the Persian Sea
  5. On the Town
  6. Strictly USA
  7. You're Awful
  8. Pass That Peace Pipe
  9. Count On Me

Composed

  1. Our Love Affair (1939)
  2. Think Pink! (1957)
  3. Bonjour, Paris (1957)
  4. On How to Be Lovely (1957)
  5. Fanfare and Montage – Globe Theatre
  6. It’s a Great Day for the Irish
  7. In Between
  8. Figaro
  9. Sweet Sixteen
  10. The French Lesson
  11. Moses
  12. Minnie From Trinidad
  13. The Right Girl for Me
  14. (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You additional
  15. The Confession

Lyrics

  1. Over the Bannister (1944) additional
  2. Minnie From Trinidad
  3. (Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You additional
  4. It’s a Great Day for the Irish
  5. In Between
  6. Figaro
  7. Sweet Sixteen

Links (2)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105860

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1582156