Frank Black
Birth and Death Data: Born 1894 (Philadelphia), Died 1968 (Atlanta)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, piano, leader, arranger, conductor, organ, celeste, composer, accordion, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 406 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E23617-E23618 | 10-in. | 6/14/1927 | It's you | Harry Richman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E23659-E23661 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | Just a memory | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E23662-E23664 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | My heart is calling | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E23689-E23692 | 10-in. | 6/21/1927 | Broken hearted | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman | Piano duet, with male vocal solo and orchestra; without vocal (take E23692) | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E23806-E23809 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | It’s a million to one you’re in love | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E23809) | arranger, instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
| Brunswick | E23810-E23813 | 10-in. | 6/30/1927 | Under the moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E23813) | arranger, instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
| Brunswick | E24171-E24174 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | I’d walk a million miles (To be a little bit nearer to you) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24174) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E24175-E24178 | 10-in. | 8/10/1927 | Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E24178) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | E24179-E24181 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Just another day wasted away | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24182-E24184 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | One summer night | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24293-E24296 | 10-in. | 8/24/1927 | Miss Annabelle Lee | Banjo Buddy | Male vocal solo, with string quartet, banjo, and piano | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24297-E24299 | 10-in. | 8/24/1927 | Oh, Doris! Where do you live? | Banjo Buddy | Male vocal solo, with string quartet, banjo, and piano | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24399-E24401 | 10-in. | 9/7/1927 | O dry those tears! | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, celeste | |
| Brunswick | E24402-E24403 | 10-in. | 9/7/1927 | Cradle song | Elizabeth Lennox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, celeste | |
| Brunswick | E24480-E24483 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | The varsity drag | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24483) | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E24484-E24487 | 10-in. | 9/20/1927 | The best things in life are free | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24487) | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E24530-E24532 | 10-in. | 9/23/1927 | Watching the world go by | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E24533-E24535 | 10-in. | 9/23/1927 | Are you lonesome to-night? | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E24609-E24611 | 10-in. | 9/30/1927 | Le carnaval russe | Frank Black ; Mishel Piastro | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24612-E24614 | 10-in. | 9/30/1927 | The lonely wanderer | Frank Black ; Mishel Piastro | Violin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24689-E24691 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Mister Aeroplane Man (Take me up to heaven) | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
| Brunswick | E24692-E24694 | 10-in. | 10/11/1927 | Tin pan parade | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | leader | |
| Brunswick | E24876-E24879 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | Dawning | Frank Black ; Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24979) | leader, arranger | |
| Brunswick | E24880-E24883 | 10-in. | 10/22/1927 | Baby your mother (Like she babied you) | Frank Black Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E24882) | arranger, leader | |
| Brunswick | XE25064-XE25066 | 12-in. | 11/4/1927 | Christmas in Sicily | Frank Black | Organ solo, with chimes | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Black, Frank," accessed May 21, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109251.
Black, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109251.
"Black, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024.
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Grove: Frank Black
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LCNAR: Black, Frank, 1894-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92005464
Wikidata: Frank Black - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17232011
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24799541
MusicBrainz: Frank Black - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/184569db-9580-4a35-969a-61344573d6bb
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