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Bob Haring (1896-1975) was an American bandleader of the 1920s and early 1930s. Also a songwriter, conductor and arranger.

Haring began recording as the music director of the then-new Cameo Records label beginning in 1922 under a plethora of pseudonyms, such as The Caroliners, The Lincoln Dance Orchestra, The Society Night Club Orchestra, King Solomon and His Miners, etc. (Cameo was one of the primary 'dime store' labels in the 1920s and Haring's sessions there were also issued on Plaza/ARC's other labels, including Romeo, Perfect, Oriole and others.)

In 1925, Haring signed a contract with Brunswick Records. His best recordings were issued on the Brunswick label, one of the three major recordings labels in the 1920s. His first commercial recording for Brunswick was made on May 16, 1925 as the leader of the Regent Club Orchestra. The Regent Club Orchestra focused on playing waltzes. It was at this time that Haring that lush song for which he became famous in the late 1920s. Due to the popularity of his recordings, Haring became the leader of The Colonial Club Orchestra in May 1926. This orchestra that focused on fox-trot dance music played in an elegant style with the occasional tango and waltz. Later that year, in July 1926, Haring appeared on the label for the first time under his own name as Bob Haring & His Orchestra. In all of these recordings, Haring emphasized a classy society sound by extensively using string instruments, such as violins, to carry the melody. This is especially evident in his elegant waltz recordings, mostly issued as The Regent Club Orchestra.

By April 1929, Haring had been appointed the musical director for the Brunswick recording laboratories in New York City to supervise musical arrangements in connection with recording. Bob Haring continued to record for Brunswick Records until the Warner Bros. took over the company in April 1930 and the subsequent reorganization that took place led to the non-renewal of Haring's contract in March 1931. Haring then recorded for ARC (Banner, Oriole, Perfect, Romeo) through July, 1931. Haring continued to work in radio, however, until the introduction of swing music drastically changed the public's taste in music around 1935.

Haring's discography is difficult to trace, since many of the sides he performed on do not actually list his name. However, several dozen sessions on which Haring led or arranged an orchestra have been catalogued by discographers, mostly falling between 1920 and 1931.

His recordings with The Colonial Club Orchestra and The Regent Club Orchestra for Brunswick were his most popular in terms of sales.

APPEARANCES +


The Americus Brass Band
The Americus Brass Band Pays Tribute To James Reese Europe's Harlem Hell Fighters' Band
2019, CD, Album, Cambria
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
Swiss Yerba Buena Creole Rice Jazz Band + 4* Featuring Duncan Galloway, Les Prunes, Tap Two
Cotton Club Show
2006, CD, Album, CFI Productions, Winterthur, ,
Swing/Big Band
Bunny Berigan
The Key Sessions 1931-1937
2003, 5xCD, Comp, JSP Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
A. Aimo, Henry Theel, Arvi Tikkala, Eero Väre
Mestareiden Seurassa 1.
2003, CD, Comp, Fino
Lucille Hegamin
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 2 (1922-1923)
1995, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),
Irving Mills And His Hotsy Totsy Gang
Doin’ The New Lowdown, 1928-1929, Vol. 1
1984, LP, Comp, Retrieval,
Joe Paparone
Romantic Moods
1977, LP, Album, Fable
Lee Konitz With Strings*
An Image
1958, ,
Cool Jazz
Joe Loss And His Orchestra* With Chick Henderson
Concerto For Two / What More Can I Say
1942, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Vera Lynn
Concerto For Two / What More Can I Say?
1942, ,
Vocal
Johnny Messner And His Orchestra
Concerto For Two / A Clarinet In A Haunted House
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Dick Todd
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire / Concerto For Two (A Love Song)
1941
Jacques Renard And His Orchestra / Regent Club Orchestra
I Bring A Love Song / You Will Remember Vienna
1931, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, Brunswick
Regent Club Orchestra
After The Dance / Beautiful Love
1931, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Roy Evans
Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On / There Must Be A Bright Tomorrow
1931
Mills Music Masters
My Ideal / Reaching For The Moon
1931
Earl Burtnett And His Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel Orchestra* / Regent Club Orchestra
Song Of The Dawn / It Happened In Monterey
1930, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
Hittin' The Bottle / Out Of A Clear Blue Sky
1930, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
All Alone Monday / Wherever You Are
1930, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
March Of The Old Guard / Charming
1930, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Castlewood Marimba Band / Regent Club Orchestra
Wonderful You / Evangeline
1929, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
Leave Me A Beautiful Melody / Naughty Eyes
1929, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra / Regent Club Orchestra
Sweetheart, We Need Each Other / You're Always In My Arms
1929, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
There's A Four Leaf Clover In My Pocket / O! What A Night To Love
1929, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Colonial Club Orchestra
Rio Rita Medley
1929
Regent Club Orchestra
Carmen / King For A Day
1928, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Alabama Red Peppers / Sam Lanin And His Troubadours*
San / My Ohio Home
1928
The Californian Cabaret Band
Oh Lizzie / Go Wash An Elephant (If You Want To Do Something Big)
1927, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (3)
Regent Club Orchestra
Because I Love You / Falling In Love With You
1927
Regent Club Orchestra
Consolation / That Saxophone Waltz
1927
Regent Club Orchestra
Blame It On The Waltz / To-Night You Belong To Me
1926, Shellac, 10", Brunswick,
Varsity Eight / Bob Haring And His Orchestra*
I'm Gonna' Hang Around My Sugar / Roll 'Em Girls
1926, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Regent Club Orchestra
I Wish I Had My Old Gal Back Again / Ting-A-Ling
1926, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Regent Club Orchestra
Waters Of Perkiomen / Whispering Trees
1926, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Bob Haring And His Orchestra*
Afraid (Of Losing You) / (I Don't Believe It--But) Say It Again
1926, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Broadway Bell-Hops
Someone Is Losin' Susan / Barcelona
1926, ,
Vocal
Park Lane Orchestra / Regent Club Orchestra
Cheritza / Put Your Arms Where They Belong
1926
Kaplan's Melodists
My Best Girl / Because They All Love You
1925, Edison Disc, Edison Records
Dale's Dance Orchestra / University Sextette
Seminola / Lady Of The Nile
1925, Shellac, 10", Lincoln,
Bob Haring And His Orchestra* / Varsity Eight
No Wonder / He's The Kind Of A Man That You Like
1925, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Tuxedo Orchestra*
Dream Pal / Fooling
1925, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Regent Club Orchestra
Remember / Just One More Waltz With You
1925, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Regent Club Orchestra
What Do We Care If It's One O'Clock / When I Dream Of The Last Waltz With You
1925, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Paul Van Loan And His Orchestra / Bob Haring And His Orchestra*
Mamie / Titina
1925,
Haring's Velvetone Orchestra* / Varsity Eight
Sometime In Junetime / Mamma Loves Papa - Papa Loves Mamma
1924, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Ernest Carle's Society Players / Bob Haring & His Orchestra
Poor Little You / When The Lights Are Low
1924, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3), ,
Ragtime/Dixieland
Varsity Eight / Bob Haring And His Orchestra*
Knock At The Door / Charley, My Boy
1924, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3),
Bob Haring And His Orchestra* / Haring's Happy Harmonists
Red Hot Mamma / G'wan With It
1924, Shellac,
Bob Haring And His Orchestra* / Arthur Lange And His Orchestra
Linger Awhile / In Love With Love
1924
Dixie Daisies / Ernest Carle's Society Players
I've Got A Song For Sale (That My Sweetie Turned Down) / Cry Baby
1923, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Rega Dance Orchestra / The Original Six
To-Morrow Morning / Pharaoh Land
1923, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Ferera's Hawaiian Instrumental Quartet
Rocky Mountain Moon / Flower Of Hawaii
1923, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Varsity Eight / Bob Haring's Velvetone Orchestra
Oh! Joe / Sittin' In A Corner
1923, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Bob Haring's Velvetone Orchestra / Cameo Dance Orchestra
When You Walked Out Someone Else Walked Right In / Blue Hoosier Blues
1923, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3),
Eric Randolph / Thomas Jackson
Goodbye But Not For Ever / Hawaiian Rainbow
1923, Shellac, 10", Regal
Cameo Concert Orchestra
On The Beautiful Blue Danube / Narcissus
1923, Shellac, 10", Cameo (3)
Marta De La Torre And Anibal Valencia / Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra
La Paloma / Hawaiian Rainbow
1923
Frank Ferera And Anthony Franchini*
Rio Nights / My Hawaiian Rainbow
1922, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Frank Crumit / Vernon Dalhart
Waikiki (I Hear You Calling Me) / Hawaiian Rainbow
1922, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Hawaiian
Bob White (9) / Billy West
Hawaiian Rainbow / Bluebird, Where Are You?
1922, Shellac, 10", Regal (3)
Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra
Flower Of Hawaii
1922, Cyl, 4min, Edison Blue Amberol Record
Ferrera & Franchini*
Honolulu Honeymoon / Hawaiian Rainbow
1922, Shellac, 10", Red, Vocalion (2)
Native Hawaiian Troupe
Flower Of Hawaii / Thru The Night
1922
Frank Ferera - Anthony Franchini*
Rio Nights / Hawaiian Rainbow
1922
Ferera And Franchini / Warren Mitchell
Hawaiian Eyes / Hawaiian Rainbow
1922
Hawaiian Quartette
Rio Nights / Hawaiian Rainbow
1922
Bob Haring's Orch.* / Sam Lanin's Orch.*
I Loved You Then As I Love You Now / A Room With A View
Shellac, 10", Pathé Actuelle
Billy Cotton And His Band
What More Can I Say? / Concerto For Two
Shellac, 10", Rex
Various
The Roaring Twenties: Hits of '28 & '29
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records,