AHJ_ah02929 Inventory of the Carmen Dragon scores, 1936-1949 Dragon (Carmen) scores Processed by Roger Simon University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
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2026

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 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort July 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Dragon, Carmen Carmen Dragon scores 1936-1949 02929 4.02 cubic ft. (10 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Collection contains the scores for orchestra, jazz and popular music composed, arranged, and conducted by Carmen Dragon. Biography of Carmen Dragon

Dragon (1914-1984) was a conductor and composer for orchestra, television, motion pictures, and popular music. His son Daryl Dragon was the Captain of the musical duo The Captain & Tenille.

Collection contains the scores for orchestra, jazz and popular music composed, arranged, and conducted by Carmen Dragon, including scores for the radio series "The Railroad Hour" and "Drene Time."

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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There are no known other archival collections created by Carmen Dragon as of the date of processing.

The American Heritage Center received the materials in this collection from Carmen Dragon from 1969-1971.

The collection was processed by Roger Simon in May 2026.

Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Composition (Music) Jazz -- Scores. Orchestral music -- Scores. Popular music -- Scores. Composers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Music Music Scores A 1 “Adeste Fidelis” – Deanna Durbin 1941 1 “All or Nothing at All” 1949 1 “All Out for Freedom” undated 1 “All Through the Day” 1946, undated 1 “Alma Mater” undated 1 “Alter Lost” undated 1 “Always and Always” 1944, undated 1 “America Immortal” undated 1 “American the Beautiful” undated 7 “Annie Laurie” undated 7 “Aren’t We All?” undated 1 “Arkansas Finale” undated 1 “Army Air Corps Song” undated 1 “At Last” undated B 1 “Baseball – Prelude” undated 1 “A Babylon Maiden” undated 1 “Beautiful Dreamer” undated 7 “Beware My Heart” undated 1 “Bicycle Built for Two” 1936 1 “Billboard” & “Billboard – II” undated 7 “The Blockhouse” – Prod. D.M. undated 1 “Blue Prelude” undated 1 “Blues in the Night” 1949 1 “Bobby Breen Medley” 1939

Includes a lyrics sheet.

 7 “Bridge I” & “Bridge II” undated 7 “But Beautiful” undated 1 “By the Fountain in the Park” 1949, undated 1 “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” undated C 7 “Carolina in the Morning” undated 1 “Chantey” undated 1 “Christmas Army Fanfare” undated 1 “Cole Porter Medley” undated 1 “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are” undated 1 “Come to the Fair” undated 2 “Comme Ci Comme Ca” undated 2 “Couldn’t Sleep B.G.” 1949 2 “Cowboy Heaven” undated D 2 “Dat’s What Noah Done” undated 2 “Dear Mom” undated 2 “Diana Lynn Boogie” undated 2 “Did I?” undated 2 “Don’t Blame Me” 1949 2 “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” 1943, undated 2 “Don’t Worry” undated 2 “Drinking Song” undated E 2 “Empty Mouth” undated 2 “End Title – Optional” undated F 7 “Five Minutes More” undated 7 “Fool’s Paradise” undated 7 “For You, For Me, Forevermore” undated 2 “Front Line Fanfare” undated G 2 “A Gay Ranchero” undated 2 “Gershwin Medley” undated 2 “Give Me Lots of Love” undated 8 “Gluskin” undated 2 “Gotta Be This or That” 1945, undated H 8 “Haunted Heart” undated 2 “Here Comes the Show Boat” 1944, undated 2 “Hit the Leather” undated 2 “Holiday for Strings Intro” undated 2 “Home” 1943, undated 8 “Home on the Range” undated 2 “Hop on to Jericho” undated 2 “How Blue the Night” undated 2 “Humpty Dumpty Heart” – Fable # 2 1942 I 2 “I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink” – Railroad 1949 2 “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You, Baby” undated 2 “I Heard You Cried Last Nite” undated 2 “I’ll Follow My Secret Heart” undated 2 “I’ll See You Again” V4 – Railroad Show undated 2 “It All Depends on You” undated J 2 “Jones-Haley Medley” undated 2 “Jubilee Show” undated 3 “Jump for Joy” undated K 3 “Kalamazoo” undated 3 “Keepsakes” 1949, undated 3 “Kissing Her Now” undated L 3 “La Donna Mobile” – from “Rigoletto” by Verdi undated 8 “The Lamp on the Corner” undated 3 “La Vie en rose” undated 3 “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee” undated 3 “Limehouse Blues” 1942 3 “Lost Beguine” undated 3 “A Love Like Ours” undated 3 “Love’s Old Sweet Song” – Deanna Durbin undated 3 “Love That Hadacol” undated

Includes two lyrics sheets.

 M 3 “Magic Song” undated 3 “Mail Call” – Dominant Strain undated 3 “Main Street U.S.A. Theme” undated 8 “Main Title – 1-A” – Prod. D.M. undated 3 “The Man in the Moon is a Cowhand” undated 3 “Maxwell House Theme Medley” undated 3 Medley 1938

(1) “Avalon”; (2) “Button Up Your Overcoat”; and (3) “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

3 Medley No. 35 undated

(1) “Dream Walking”; (2) “I’m a Dreamer”; (3) “I Surrender”;” (4) “June in January”; (5) “Just One Chance”; (6) “Larry Shields Melody”; (7) “Lazy Bones Vocal”; (8) “Louise”; (9) “Memories of You”; and (10) “Snowball Vocal”

3 “Met Him on Monday Intro” undated 3 “Minnie Pearl” undated 3 “Mysterioso” – Prelude undated N 3 “No Orchids for My Lady” – Tony Martin – Victor Recording undated O 8 “O’Brien” – Main Title – Phil Regan – R.C.A., undated undated 4 “Oklahoma B.G.” 1949, undated 4 “Opening S.A. Fanfare” undated P 8 “Pagliacci” undated 4 “Paper Doll”/“My Ideal”/“Home” undated 4 “Pass That Peace Pipe” undated 4 “Pass the Ammunition” – Opt. to Intro to “White Christmas” undated 4 “Patty Murphy” undated R 8 Railroad Show – Masters 1949, undated

(1) “Almost Like Being in Love”; (2) “Along with Me”; (3) “Beyond the Blue Horizon”; (4) “Dance With Me”; (5) “Dancing in the Dark”; (6) “Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief”; (7) “Don’t Blame Me”; (8) “Give Me Your Tired”; (9) “Goin’ Home Train”; (10) “Haunted Heart”; (11) “Heather on the Hill”; (12) “I Got Lucky in the Rain”; (13) “I’ll Remember April”; (14) “I Love You (Just One Way to Say)”; (15) “Inside U.S.A. Medley”; (16) “I’ve Come to Wive It Wealthily”; (17) “Kiss Me Kate Montage”; (18) “Kiss Me Kate Opening”; (19) “McHugh Opening”; (20) “Military Life”; (21) “Miss Liberty Opening”; (22) “My Dream Come True”; (23) “Now Is the Hour”; (24) “Oh, Promise Me”; (25) “Oh! That We Two Were Maying”; (26) “Old-Fashioned Walk”; (27) “Old Man River”; (28) “On the Boardwalk”; (29) “Opening Medley” (“Carmichael”); (30) “Over the Rainbow”; (31) “Paper Moon”; (32) “People Will Say We’re in Love”; (33) “Policeman’s Ball”; (34) “Rosary”; (35) “Showboat # 1”; (36) “Singin’ in the Rain”; (37) “So In Love”; (38) “South American Way”; (39) “South America, Take It Away”; (40) “Stardust”; (41) “Temptation”; (42) “We Open in Venice”; (43) “Wynken, Blynken, & Nod”; (44) “You Do”; (45) “You Were Meant for Me”; and (46) “Yuletide, Park Avenue”

4 “Romance Prelude” undated S 4 “Sailing Home Again” undated 4 “Seems Like Old Times” 1946, undated 8 “Serenade of the Bells” undated 4 “She’s Just the Girl I Love” 1949, undated 8 “Sierra Madre” undated 4 “So, Good Night” 1944, undated 8 “Sonata” undated 4 “South American Way” undated 4 “Spanish Town” undated 4 “Starlit Night” – Main Title undated 4 “The Star-Spangled Banner” – Deanna Durbin undated 8 “Steppin’ Out with My Baby” – Johnny Johnston undated 4 “Swing Low” undated 4 “Symphony” – 184-A 1946, undated T 8 “Take Me in Your Arms” undated 4 “Taking a Chance on Love” 1943, undated 4 “Terra Firma” undated 4 “Thank Your Lucky Stars” 1943, undated 8 “That Lucky Old Sun” undated 9 “That’s My Desire” 1947, undated 4 “There Are Such Things” undated 9 “There’ll Be Some Changes Made” 1948, undated 4 “There Will Never Be Another You” undated 9 “Together” undated 9 “Tonight We Live” – Tito Guízar undated 4 “A Touch of Texas” 1942 4 “Träume” by Richard Wagner undated

“Property of Los Angeles Federal Music Project.”

 4 “Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds” – Main Title undated 4 “Two Heavens” undated V 4 V-1-A Vocal undated 4 V-1-B Vocal undated 4 V 2 – Railroad Show undated 4 V 3 – Railroad Show undated 5 V Montage – 1-7 undated 5 V Play-Off # 1 – Railroad Show undated 5 V Play-On 2 (“Happy Holiday”) undated W 5 “Wait for Me, Mary” 1943-1944 9 “Washington Post March” undated 5 “Western” – Prelude & Tag undated 5 “What Do You Do in the Infantry?” by Frank Loesser – 163-A 1943, undated 5 “What’s the Good Word, Mr. Bluebird?” – 166-A undated 5 “When My Baby’s by My Side” undated 5 “When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain” – Railroad Show undated 5 “When the Roses Bloom Again” undated 5 “Where Am I Without You?” undated undated 5 “Wherever There’s Me” undated 9 “Whirlwind” by Stan Jones 1949, undated 6 “Who” 1942undated 10 “Why?” undated 10 “Why Should I Cry Over You?” undated 6 “Why Shouldn’t It Happen to Us?” by Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols undated

Includes a lyrics sheet.

 6 “Will You Remember?” undated 6 “Wish I May” undated 10 “Without You” - # 151 A-X - Don Ameche Drene Show 1946, undated 6 “Wonderful, Worrisome Feeling” undated 6 “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?” undated Y 6 “Yankee Doodle Dandy” undated 6 “Yankee Doodle Girl” undated 6 “Yarns for Yanks” undated 6 “You Have Taken My Heart” undated

Includes a list of “music to be recorded for Lucky Strike.”

 6 “You’ll Never Know” undated 6 “You’re the Cream in My Coffee” 1942 6 “You’re the Dream – I’m the Dreamer” 1944 6 “You Were Meant for Me” 1949 Unidentified 6 Unidentified undated