American record executive, producer, and composer.
Born 7 August 1904, Chicago, IL
Died 1 March 1976, New York, NY
Worked at [l5320] in the 1930's and 1940's with his brother (and Decca manager) Jack Kapp. Worked briefly at [l11358] in the early 1950's before founding [l21163] in 1955.
Father of Michael Kapp.
• For the Rhino/Flashback Compilation/Reissue Producer, please use Dave Kapp.
ALBUMS
Art And Dotty Todd / Dave Kapp
Heavenly - Heavenly / How Two Became Six
1952, 7", Promo, RCA Victor
Perry Como
The Essential Perry Como
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RCA, Legacy
Ernest Tubb
Thirty Days
2007, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records, 
,
, Country/Hillbilly/Honky Tonk
Eddie Hill
The Hot Guitar
2007, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
, Country/Honky Tonk
Ernest Tubb
The Definitive Collection
2006, CD, 
,
, Country/Honky Tonk
Harry Belafonte
The Essential Harry Belafonte
2005, 2x CD, 
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Formative Years
2002, 
,
, Swing/Latin Jazz
Harry Belafonte
Very Best Of
2001, CD Cinram, Richmond, IN, ,
, Calypso/Latin Jazz/Easy Listening
Harry Belafonte
The Best Of Harry Belafonte
2000, CD, ,
, Calypso
Ella Fitzgerald
Something To Live For
1999
Ella Fitzgerald
Priceless Jazz Collection
1997, ,
, Bop/Vocal
Ernest Tubb
Walking The Floor Over You
1996, 8xCD, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
, Country/Honky Tonk
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. Four (Legends Of The West Coast)
1996, CD, ,
, Country/Honky Tonk/Western Swing/Bakersfield Sound
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. Two (Legends Of Honky Tonk)
1996, CD, ,
, Country/Honky Tonk
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte's Best
1996
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. One (Legends Of Western Swing)
1996, CD, ,
, Country/Swing
Judy Garland
Judy Garland The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)
1994, 4x CD, Box Set Longbox, ,
, Vocal
Ernest Tubb
Let's Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello
1991, 5xCD + Box, Comp, Bear Family Records, ,
, Country/Holiday/Gospel
Various
The 1930's -The Singers
1987, Vinyl,
Brian Foley
Love Never Changes / Once There Was A Time
1968
Brian Foley
Love Was Here Before The Stars / Love Me Please Love Me
1967
Ernest Tubb
You Nearly Lose Your Mind / I Ain't Goin' Honky Tonkin' Anymore
1948
Roy Rogers
(Without You Darling) Life Won't Be The Same / Wondering Why
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Jack Jones
Jacques Brel's Mathilda
7", Mono, Promo, Rad, Kapp Records
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte's Best
CD, Comp, RCA, RCA, ,
, Calypso/Novelty/Vocal
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte's Best
Cass, Comp, RE, RCA, Music For Pleasure, Rainbow (4), ,
, Calypso/Novelty/Vocal
Harry Belafonte
Belafonte's Best
CD, Comp, RE, BMG, BMG
Jule Styne - Helen Gallagher, Thomas Mitchell (8), Benay Venuta, John Howard (16) With Jack Whiting
Hazel Flagg
Jack Jones
Jacques Brel's Mathilda
Various
The Great American Vocalists
1990, CD, ,
, Vocal/Big Band/Swing
APPEARANCES +
Andrews Sisters*
Chatanooga Choo Choo
2015, CD, Comp, Mono, Musictales, 
,
, Swing
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
2015, CD, Comp, RE, Simply Media
Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald
The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941)
2013, 8xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd, Num, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
, Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
Chansons De Paris
2013, 12xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde,
Ray Stevens
Encyclopedia Of Recorded Comedy Music
2012, 9xCD, Album + Box, Album, Comp, Clyde Records, ,
, Comedy/Novelty/Country
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
2010, CD, Comp, Delta (18), Xtra (2)
Various
Das Waren Noch Zeiten! (Rock & Roll Legends)
2010, CD, Comp, Weltbild Music, Weltbild Music, ,
, Rock & Roll
Marty Robbins
Essential Gunfighter Ballads And More
2010, 2x CD, ,
, Country Rock/Rock & Roll
Epa* Ja Akku*
Jäähyväiset Hiirimatolle
2008, CD, Album, Mainmix Records
Bessie Smith
Young Womans Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Edel Records,
Carolyn Martin
Swing
2007, CD, Album, Cuppa Joe Records, ,
, Western Swing/Country
The Andrews Sisters
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
2007
Various
Jazz Im New York Der Wilden Zwanziger
2007, CD,
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings - Volume 5
2003, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Frog (7), ,
, Vocal
Mantovani
Mantovani - Master Of Melody
2002, 3x CD, ,
, Easy Listening
The Sons Of The Pioneers
Famous Country Music Makers
2001, CD, Comp, Castle Pulse
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs / More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
1996
Bessie Smith
Modern Times - Deluxe Collector's Edition
1995, CD, Comp, Deja Vu, Deja Vu
Michael Holliday
The EP Collection
1991, ,
, Vocal/Swing
Bessie Smith
Nobody Blues But Mine
1989
Bessie Smith
The Bessie Smith Story
1989, 
Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band*
The Fantastic Glenn Miller & The Army Air Force Band
1985,
Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band*
Glenn Miller
1983, 4xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Book-Of-The-Month Records,
Carl Ravazza And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Carl Ravazza, 1941-1944
1977
Marty Robbins
The Best Of Marty Robbins
1976, Vinyl, 
,
, Country
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs / My Woman, My Woman, My Wife
1976
Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters Vol. 2
1972, LP, Comp, Coral, ,
, Swing/Easy Listening
Bessie Smith
Nobody's Blues But Mine
1972, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
Jack Jones
Far Away
1968
George Morgan
Home Is Where The Heart Is / No Man Should Hurt As Bad As I Do
1966
Jack Jones
The First Night Of The Full Moon / Far Away
1964
The Greenwood County Singers
The New "Frankie And Johnnie" Song / Climb Up Sunshine Mountain
1964
Pete King (2), Orchestra* And Chorale*
A Pocketful Of Hits
1962,
Nina & Frederik, Jørn Grauengaard Orkester*
Presenting Nina And Frederik – Volume 1
1961
Lolita
Souvenir D'Amour
1961
John Gart
Beyond The Sea The Haunting Melodies Of Far Away Places
1961
Sam Butera And The Witnesses
She's A Kookamunger / Don't Knock It / Ton Of Bricks / Dance With The Dolly With A Hole In Her Stocking
1960, 7", EP, Dot Records, 
,
, Jazz-Rock/Swing
Sam Butera And The Witnesses
Don't Knock It
1959, 7", Single, Dot Records
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
1959
Cathy Carr
Shy
1959
Roger Williams Et Son Orchestre*
Till
1959
Spike Jones And The Band That Plays For Fun / The Happy Harts
I Want The South To Win The War For Christmas
1959
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Vol. 1
1959, ,
, Country/Folk
Marty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
1959
Barbara Carroll
North By Northwest (From The Film)
1959
Archie Lewis
Just A Prayer Away
1958, 7", EP, Philips
Sons Of The Pioneers*
Wagons West
1958
Ethel Smith
Bright And Breezy
1958
Verdi*, The Rome Symphony Orchestra*, Domenico Savino
The Music Of La Forza Del Destino
1957, LP, Album, Mono, Kapp Records, ,
, Romantic
Leoncavallo*, Giordano*, The Rome Symphony Orchestra*, Domenico Savino
Pagliacci - Andrea Chenier
1957, LP, Album, Mono, Kapp Records, ,
, Romantic
Roger Williams
Almost Paradise
1957, Vinyl, ,
, Easy Listening
The Island Boys • Herbie • Ronnie • Johnnie*
Go Calypso - Volume 1
1957
Roger Williams
Almost Paradise
1957
The Ames Brothers
The Man With The Banjo
1955, 7", EP, RCA Victor, ,
, Vocal
Roger Williams
The Boy Next Door (A Piano Serenade For The Girl Next Door)
1955
Jane Morgan With George Barnes Quintet
Baseball, Baseball / Fair Weather Friends
1954
The Ames Brothers With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus
The Man With The Banjo / Man, Man, Is For The Woman Made
1953
Bing Crosby
Way Back Home
1951, ,
, Swing/Vocal
Bing Crosby
Country Style
1951
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith's Toy Parade
1950
Betty Brewer
You've Got Me Crying Again
1950
Bing Crosby And The The Andrews Sisters
Go West Young Man
1950
Bing Crosby, Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home / A Hundred And Sixty Acres
1949, Shellac, 10", Decca
Bing Crosby And The Andrews Sisters With Vic Schoen And His Orchestra
At The Flying "W" / A Hundred And Sixty Acres
1948
Evelyn Knight
Betsy / My O'Darlin' - My O'Lovely - My O'Brien
1947, Shellac, 10", Decca, 
,
, Vocal
Sons Of The Pioneers*
A Hundred And Sixty Acres / The Last Round-Up
1947
Ink Spots*
Home Is Where The Heart Is / Sincerely Yours
1947
Ink Spots*
Souvenir Album Volume Three
1946, 4xShellac, 10", Album, Decca, ,
, Vocal
Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra / Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra
I'll See You In My Dreams / Just A Prayer Away
1945, 12", V Disc, ,
, Big Band/Vocal
Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra / Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra
Medley / Just A Prayer Away
1945, 12", V Disc
Geraldo And His Orchestra
Just A Prayer Away / Chewing A Piece Of Straw
1945, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
The Three Suns
Just A Prayer Away / Wooden Shoes
1945, Shellac, 10", Majestic
Dorothy Squires
Waiting / Just A Prayer Away
1945, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Joe Loss And His Orchestra*
Just A Prayer Away / A Friend Of Yours
1945
Bing Crosby With Ken Darby Singers*, Victor Young And His Orchestra
Just A Prayer Away / My Mother's Waltz
1944
Dick Haymes And The Song Spinners
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)
1943, Shellac, 10", Decca
Sid Peltyn And His Orchestra*
For The First Time / I'll Be Home For Christmas
1943, Shellac, 10", The Hit Record
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith Album
1938, 6x Shellac, ,
, Vocal
Chester Leighton & His Sophomores / Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra
The Little Things In Life / Should I Be Sorry?
1930, Shellac, 10", Clarion (2)
Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band*
Sho Is Hot / Mess Katie Mess
1929, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Bessie Smith
Money Blues / Hard Driving Papa
1926
The Hal Kanner Orchestra & Chorus
Love And Marriage
LP, Album, Kapp Records, Kapp Records
Archie Lewis
If I Can Help Somebody / Just A Prayer Away
7", Philips
Hal Derwin And His Orchestra
Home Is Where The Heart Is / Kate (Have I Come Too Early, Too Late)
Shellac, 10", Capitol Records
Bing Crosby
Just A Prayer Away / I'll Be Yours = J'Attenderai
Shellac, 10", Decca
The Pete King Orchestra* & Chorale*
Moon River
Marty Robbins
The Fastest Gun Around
Various
Kapp Showcase Record
Roger Williams (2) Con Orchestra Glenn Osser*
Till / Big Town
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang
The Classic Columbia And Okeh Joe Venuti And Eddie Lang Sessions
2002, 8xCD, RE + Box, Comp, Ltd, Mosaic Records (2),
