Fred Longshaw
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, lyricist, songwriter, organ
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-57782 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | What makes me love you so | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano and cornet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-014349 | 10-in. | 10/11/1937 | Cold in hand | Sweet Peas Spivey | Female vocal solo, with piano and drums | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140161 | 10-in. | 12/4/1924 | Follow the deal on down | Fred Longshaw ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140162 | 10-in. | 12/4/1924 | Sinful blues | Fred Longshaw ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140165 | 10-in. | 12/5/1924 | Dying gambler's blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140166 | 10-in. | 12/5/1924 | Woman's trouble blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140167 | 10-in. | 12/5/1924 | Love me daddy blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140170 | 10-in. | 12/12/1924 | Sing Sing Prison blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140176 | 10-in. | 12/13/1924 | Dying gambler's blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140241 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | St. Louis blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and organ | instrumentalist, organ | |
| Columbia | 140242 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | Reckless blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and organ | instrumentalist, organ, songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140249 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | Sobbin' hearted blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 140250 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | Cold in hand blues | Louis Armstrong ; Fred Longshaw ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140251 | 10-in. | 1/14/1925 | You've been a good ole wagon | Louis Armstrong ; Fred Longshaw ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140600 | 10-in. | 5/14/1925 | Ragtime dance | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140601 | 10-in. | 5/14/1925 | Soft pedal blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with trombone and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140604 | 10-in. | 5/15/1925 | Careless love blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140605 | 10-in. | 5/15/1925 | He's gone blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140606 | 10-in. | 5/15/1925 | Nashville woman's blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140607 | 10-in. | 5/15/1925 | Dixie Flyer blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140625 | 10-in. | 5/26/1925 | Nashville woman's blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140626 | 10-in. | 5/26/1925 | Careless love blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140629 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | J. C. Holmes blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140630 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | I ain't gonna play no second fiddle | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140657 | 10-in. | 6/8/1925 | Chili pepper | Fred Longshaw | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140658 | 10-in. | 6/8/1925 | Tomato sauce | Fred Longshaw | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140698 | 10-in. | 6/18/1925 | I'm leavin' just to ease my worried mind | Tom Delaney | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140699 | 10-in. | 6/18/1925 | Georgia stockade blues | Tom Delaney | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140700 | 10-in. | 6/18/1925 | Bow-legged mamma | Tom Delaney | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140701 | 10-in. | 6/18/1925 | Parson Jones | Tom Delaney | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140717 | 10-in. | 6/23/1925 | He's gone blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141283 | 10-in. | 11/18/1925 | At the Christmas ball | Charlie Green ; Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith ; Joe Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141285 | 10-in. | 11/18/1925 | I've been mistreated and I don't like it | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141369 | 10-in. | 12/9/1925 | At the Christmas ball | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W141370 | 10-in. | 12/9/1925 | Lonesome desert blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W141373 | 10-in. | 12/9/1925 | Squeeze me | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W142609 | 10-in. | 9/14/1926 | Papa if you can't do better | Martha Copeland | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W144801 | 10-in. | 9/28/1927 | Lookin' for my man blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with alto saxophone solo and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W145626 | 10-in. | 2/9/1928 | Thinking blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W145627 | 10-in. | 2/9/1928 | Pickpocket blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W145628 | 10-in. | 2/9/1928 | I used to be your sweet mama | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W145670 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Standin' in the rain blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W145671 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | It won't be you | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W145672 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | I'm a cheater | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W146747 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Take it away from here | Josephine Byrd | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W146748 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Mosquito blues | Josephine Byrd | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W148855 | 10-in. | 7/25/1929 | What makes me love you so? | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149639 | 10-in. | 1/3/1930 | What makes me love you so? | The Seven Gallon Jug Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152076 | 10-in. | 1/18/1932 | Street department papa | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W152077 | 10-in. | 1/18/1932 | Pictures on the wall | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W152142 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Willie the wailer | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W152159 | 10-in. | 3/25/1932 | (I'm tired of) Fattenin' frogs for snakes | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W152160 | 10-in. | 3/25/1932 | So long, Jim | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| OKeh | S-73391 | 10-in. | June 1925 | You can dip your bread in my gravy, but you can't have none of my chops | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with piano, mandolin, and banjo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74069 | 10-in. | 3/24/1926 | Love me and the world is mine (Hit me and the jail is yours) | Butterbeans & Susie ; Eddie Heywood Sr. | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | W403281 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | (Oh baby) What makes me love you so? | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1188-C1189 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | Poutin’ papa | Jimmy Blythe’s Owls | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Longshaw, Fred," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109748.
Longshaw, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109748.
"Longshaw, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.
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