Winston "Winky" Tharp, ASCAP (1905-1961)


Tharp, Winston Collins, ASCAP 1955, composer.

b. Little Rock, Ark, July 28, 05; d. Little Rock, May 3, 61. Educ: Univ Ky. Chief Collabrs: Joe Bishop, Gene Gifford. Songs: Lyrics: Out of Space; Panic is On; You've Been Taking Lessons in Love; Square Face; Old Fashioned Swing; Jes' Nat'ully Lazy; Paramour.
from Directory of American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), p. 502
DISCOGRAPHY

Song with Music and/or Lyrics by Winston Tharp
Collaborator(s)
Label & Side No.
Recording Date
Group, Vocalist
Personnel

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Brunswick 6922
5/9/34
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra
Joe Hostetter-Frank Martinez-Bobby Jones-t/Pee Wee Hunt-tb/Billy Rauch-tb/Glen Gray-as-ldr/Kenny Sargent-as/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as/Pat Davis-ts/Mel Jensen-vn/Joe Hall-p/Gene Gifford-bj-g-a/Stanley Dennis-bb-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Henry Biagini-dir.

 
You Aint Been Livin' Right
Grady Watts
Brunswick 6937
6/29/34
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra, Pee Wee Hunt
Grady Watts-Bobby Jones-t/Sonny Dunham-t-tb-a/Pee Wee Hunt-tb-v/Fritz Hummel-Billy Rauch-tb/Glen Gray-as-ldr/Kenny Sargent-as/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as/Art Ralston-as-o-bsn/Pat Davis-ts/Mel Jensen-vn/Joe Hall-p/Gene Gifford-a/Jack Blanchette-g/Stanley Dennis-bb-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Henry Biagini-dir.

 
Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Victor 24695
7/16/34
Isham Jones Orchestra
Clarence Willard-Johnny Carlson-Chelsea Quealey-t/Mark Bennett-Russ Jenner-tb/Milt Yaner-Victor Hauprich-cl-as/Isham Jones-ts-ldr/Saxie Mansfield-ts/Eddie Stone-vn/2vn/Harold Smith or James Noble-p/George Wartner or Jack Blanchette-g/Walter Yoder-sb/Richard Kissinger-bb/Walter Lageson-d
 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Decca 170B
9/4/34
Isham Jones Orchestra
Same as on Victor 24695

 
You Aint Been Livin' Right
Grady Watts
Decca Matrix 39242-A-B
1/11/35
Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra, Bob Crosby
George Thow-Charlie Spivak-t/Tommy Dorsey-Joe Yukl-tb/Don Mattison-tb/Jimmy Dorsey-cl-as/Jack Stacey-as/Skeets Herfurt-ts/Bobby van Eps-p/Roc Hillman-g/Delmar Kaplan-sb/Ray McKinley-d/Bob Crosby-v

 
Ain't It Just Too Bad
Gene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Decca 375A
2/6/35
Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orch., Pee Wee Hunt
Grady Watts-Bobby Jones-t/Sonny Dunham-t-tb-a/Pee Wee Hunt-tb-v/Fritz Hummel-Billy Rauch-tb/Glen Gray-as-ldr/Kenny Sargent-as/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as/Art Ralston-as-o-bsn/Pat Davis-ts/Mel Jensen-vn/Joe Hall-p/Gene Gifford-a/Jack Blanchette-g/Stanley Dennis-bb-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Henry Biagini-dir.

 
Two Little Slippers (and Two Big Shoes)
Decca Matrix 39400-A-B
3/13/35
Glen Gray & Casa Loma Orch., Pee Wee Hunt
Grady Watts-Bobby Jones-t/Sonny Dunham-t-tb-a/Pee Wee Hunt-tb-v/Fritz Hummel-Billy Rauch-tb/Glen Gray-as-ldr/Kenny Sargent-as/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as/Art Ralston-as-o-bsn/Pat Davis-ts/Mel Jensen-vn/Joe Hall-p/Gene Gifford-a/Jack Blanchette-g/Stanley Dennis-bb-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Henry Biagini-dir.

 
You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
H. Grady Watts
Victor 25044-B
5/8/35
Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Fats Waller
Fats Waller-p-v/Herman Autrey-t/Rudy Powell-cl/Al Casey-g/Charles Turner-b/Harry Dial-d

 
You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
H. Grady Watts
Vocalion 2973
5/9/35
Mound City Blue Blowers, Red McKenzie
Red McKenzie-comb-v/Bunny Berigan-t/Al Philburn-tb/Eddie Miller-cl-ts/Gil Bowers-p/Nappy Lamare-g/Harry Goodman-sb/Ray Bauduc-d

 
Dizzy Glide
Eugene Gifford
Victor 25065-B
5/13/35
Gene Gifford Orchestra, Wingy Malone
Bunny Berigan-t/Morey Samuel-tb/Matty Matlock-cl/Bud Freeman-ts/Claude Thornhill-p/Dick McDonough-g/Pete Peterson-b/Ray Bauduc-d/Gene Gifford-a/Wingy Manone-v

 

Square Face
Eugene Gifford
Victor 25065-A
5/13/35
Gene Gifford & His Orchestra, Wingy Manone
Bunny Berigan-t/Morey Samuel-tb/Matty Matlock-cl/Bud Freeman-ts/Claude Thornhill-p/Dick McDonough-g/Pete Peterson-b/Ray Bauduc-d/Gene Gifford-a/Wingy Manone-v

 

Square Face
Eugene Gifford
Parlophone F-227
9/11/35
Nat Gonella and His Georgians, Nat Gonella
Nat Gonella-t-v/Bruts Gonella-Johnny Morrison-t/Albert Torrance-Ernest Ritte-cl-as/Pat Smuts-Don Barrigo-ts/Harold Hood-p/Jimmy Mesene-g/Tiny Wnters-sb/Bob Dryden-d

 

You've Been Taking Lessons in Love
H. Grady Watts
Decca F-5718
9/19/35
Bill Airey-Smith and His Orchestra, Bill Airey-Smith
Bill Airey-smith-d-v dir. t/2as/ts/p/g/sb

 

Square Face
Eugene Gifford
Parlophone F-380
12/5/35
Joe Paradise and His Music, Stan Patchett
Laurie Bookin-Martin Smuts-as-vn/Albert Pike-ts-vl/Phil Green-harpsichord/Joe Young-g/George Senior-sb/Stan Patchett-v

 

Panic is On
George Clarke and Bert Clarke
Victor 24266-A
2/1/36
Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Fats Waller
Fats Waller-p-v/Herman Autrey-t/Gene Sedric-cl-ts/James Smith-g/Charlie Turner-b/Allen "Yank" Porter-d

 

Panic is On
George Clarke and Bert Clarke
Decca 747B
3/5/36
Connie Boswell & her Swing Band, Connie Boswell
Sterling Bose-t/Al Philburn-tb/Sid Trucker-cl/Raul Ricci-ts/Fulton McGrath-p/Dave Barbour-g/Pete Peterson-sb/Stan King-d /Connie Boswell-v

 

Panic is On
George Clarke and Bert Clarke
Bluebird B-6319-B
3/12/36
Mezz Mezzrow Swing Band
Frankie Newton-t/Mezz Mezzrow-cl/Freeman-ts/Willie 'The Lion" Smith-p/Al Casey-g/Wellman Braud-b/George Stafford-d

 

Jus' Naturally Lazy
Eddie Stone and Joe Bishop
Col Matrix CO-19057-1-2
4/17/36
Frank Froeba and his Swing Band, Ted White
Bunny Berigan-t/Joe Marsala-cl/Herbie Haymer-ts/Frank Froeba-p/Clayton Duarr-g/Artie Bernstein-sb/Maurice Purtill-d/Tempo King-Ted White-v

 

Jus' Naturally Lazy
Eddie Stone and Joe Bishop
Columbia 3134-D
5/20/36
Blue Rhythm Band, Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder-v-dr/Wardell Jones-Shelton Hemphill-t/Henry "Red" Allen-t/George Washington-tb/J.C. Higginbotham-tb/Tab Smith-Crawford Wethington-cl-as/Joe Garland-cl-ts-bar-a/Edgar Hanes-p-a/Lawrence Lucie-g/Elmer James-sb/O'Neill Spencer-d/Alex Hill-Will Hudson-a/Chuck Richardson-v

 

Jus' Naturally Lazy
Eddie Stone and Joe Bishop
Brunswick 7677
5/21/36
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway-v dir. Shad Collins-Irving Randolph-Lammar Wright-t/Claude Jones-Keg Johnson-De Priest Wheeler-tb/Garvin Bushell-Andrew Brown-cl-as/Ben Webster-Walter Thomas-ts/Bennie Payne-p/Morris White-g/Milton Hinton-sb/Leroy Maxey-d

 

Jus' Naturally Lazy
Eddie Stone and Joe Bishop
Vocalion 3271
6/24/36
Tommy "Red" Tompkins and His Orchestra, Sally Ann Harris
Tommy Tompkins-t dir. Billy Pritchard-tb-v/tb/2cl-as/cl-ts/p/g/sb/d/Sally Ann Harris-v

 

Give Me An Old Fashioned Swing
Joe Bishop
Decca 1064B
11/10/36
Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Woody Herman
Clarence Willard-Kermit Simmons-t/Neal Reid-tb/Joe Bishop-flugel horn/Woody Herman-cl-as-ldr-v/Murray Williams-Don Watt-as/Saxie Mansfield-Bruce Wilkins-ts/Nick Hupfer-vn/Horace Diaz-p/Chick Reeves-g/Walter Yoder-sb/Frank Carlson-d

 

Give Me An Old Fashioned Swing
Joe Bishop
Vocalion 3450
1/29/37
Sharkey and His Sharks of Rhythm, Sharkey Bonano
Sharkey Bonano-t-v/George Brunies-tb/Joe Marsala-cl/Joe Bushkin-p/Eddie Condon-g/Hank Wayland-sb/Al Sidel-d

 

Paramour
Gene Gifford
Decca 15035
2/4/37
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra
Grady Watts-Bobby Jones-t/Sonny Dunham-t-tb-a/Pee Wee Hunt-tb/Fritz Hummel-Billy Rauch-tb/Glen Gray-as-ldr/Kenny Sargent-as/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as/Art Ralston-as-o-bsn/Pat Davis-ts/Mel Jensen-vn/Joe Hall-p/Gene Gifford-a/Jack Blanchette-g/Stanley Dennis-bb-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Henry Biagini-dir.

 

Jus' Naturally Lazy
Eddie Stone and Joe Bishop
Parlophone F-754
3/31/37
Nat Gonella and His Georgians, Nat Gonella
Nat Gonella-t-v/Bruts Gonella-Johnny Morrison-t/Albert Torrance-Ernest Ritte-cl-as/Pat Smuts-Don Barrigo-ts/Harold Hood-p/Jimmy Mesene-g/Tiny Wnters-sb/Bob Dryden-d

 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Columbia 35244
9/20/39
Horace Heidt & his Musical Knights, Larry Cotton
Jerry Bowne-Warren Lewis-Frank Strasek-t/Jerry Borshard-t-tb/Wayne Webb-tb/bob Riedel-cl/Jimmy DeMeo-Jerry Kasper-as/George Dessinger-ts/Jim Beiter-bar/Beatrice Perron-Mary Drane-Virginia Drane-vn/Frankie Carle-p-a/Bob Knight-elg/Eddie McKinney-sb/Fred Lowrey-w/Henry Russell-novachord/Bernie Mattinson-d/Horace Heidt-ldr/Larry Cotton-v

 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Bluebird B-10438A
9/25/39
Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ray Eberly
Glen Miller-a-ts/Johnny Best, Legh Knowles, Clyde Hurley, Dale McMickle-t/Al Mastren, Paul Tanner, Toby Tyler-tb/Hal McIntyre, Wilbur Schwartz-as/Jimmy Abato-as-bs/Tex Beneke, Al Klink,-ts/Chummy MacGrogor-p/Richard Fisher-g/Rowland Burdock-b/Maurice Purtill-d/Ray Eberly-v

 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Decca 2802B
10/10/39
Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra, Kenny Sargent
Frank Ryerson-Grady Watts-t/Sonny Dunham-t-tb/Pee Wee Hunt-tb/Billy Rauch-tb/Murray McEachern-tb-as/Glen Gray-cl-as-f-ldr/Clarence Hutchinrider-cl-as-f/Kenny Sargent-cl-as-v/Art Ralston-as-o-bsn/Danny d'Andrea-as/Pat Davis-cl-ts-f/Joe Hall-p/Jack Burdette-g/Stanley Dennis-sb/Tony Briglia-d/Gene Gifford-a

 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Victor 26408-B
10/18/39
Hal Kemp Orchestra, Nan Wynn
Hal Kemp-cl-as-dir/Clayton Cash-Randy Brooks-Jamers Fitzpatrick-t/Eddie Kusby-Leo Moran-tb/Eddie Hellman-cl-as/Ben Williams-cl-as-bar/Bruce Milligan-Kenneth LaBahn-cl-ts/Lou Busch-p/Jack LeMaire-g/Jack Shirra-sb/John Cyr-d/Nan Wynn-v

 

Out of Space
Eugene Gifford and Joe Bishop
Vocalion 5279
10/27/39
Del Courtney and His Orchestra, Sherman Hayes
Earl Jones-Gene O'Donnell-t/Frank Tabb-tb/Sherman Hayes-ts-v/Dick Dildine-Woody Nelson-ts/Sandy Bailey-p/Bob Noonan-elo/JoeMartin-g/Glenn Brackett-sb/Charles Broad-d/Del Courtney-ldr

 

Music by the Moon
Woody Herman and Joe Bishop
Decca 3380B
4/18/40
Woody Herman & His Orchestra, Woody Herman
Steady Nelson-t/Bob Price-Cappy Lewis-t/Neal Reid-Toby Tyler-tb/Woody Herman-cl-as-ldr-v/Joe Bishop-flugel horn-a/Herb Tompkins-Ray Hopfner-as/Saxie Mansfield-Sammy Armato-ts/Tommy Linehan-p/Hy White-g/Walter Yoder-sb/Frank Carlson-d

 

Cathedral in Rio (Ahora Seremos Felices)
Sammy Kaye
Victor 25257
12/11/40
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye, Arthur Wright
Dale Cornell-Frank Blake-t/Lloyd Gillion-t-elg/Oscar Reach-tb/Jimmy Brown-Charlie Wilson-as/George Brandon-Andrew Russett-ts/Ralph Flannagan-p-a/Tommy Ryan-g/Howard Workman-sb-bb/Ernest Rudisell-d/Arthur Wright-v