J. R. Baxter, Jr.
Jesse Randall Baxter, Jr. (December 8, 1887 – January 29, 1960), known professionally as J.R. Baxter and sometimes referred to as "Pap", was an American Southern Gospel composer and publisher. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 8, 1887 (DeKalb County), Died January 21, 1960 (Dallas)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, tenor vocal, composer, piano, arranger
Notes: Jesse Randall Baxter, known as "Pap."
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-41874 | 10-in. | 2/10/1928 | Let me live close to thee | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-41878 | 10-in. | 2/11/1928 | Jesus is coming, it may be soon | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-41881 | 10-in. | 2/11/1928 | He bore it all | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47032 | 10-in. | 9/15/1928 | On the happy hallelujah side | Virgil O. Stamps ; M. L. Yandell | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47214 | 10-in. | 10/20/1928 | God is love | Southern Railroad Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-47217 | 10-in. | 10/21/1928 | Does the pathway lead straight | Turkey Mountain Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Victor | BVE-47218 | 10-in. | 10/21/1928 | He will never leave me | Turkey Mountain Singers | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Victor | BVE-47268 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | Like the rainbow | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal chorus, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47269 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | Because I love him | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal chorus, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47271 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | Do your best, then wear a smile | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal chorus, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-47275 | 10-in. | 11/2/1928 | We'll sing on that shore | Palmer Sisters | Female vocal trio, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62517 | 10-in. | 5/27/1930 | Wonderful voice of Jesus | Owen Brothers and Ellis | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62520 | 10-in. | 5/27/1930 | Life's ocean waves are rolling on | Owen Brothers and Ellis | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-70688 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | The great Redeemer | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70689 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | Wonderful love divine | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70690 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | Homeward bound | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-70691 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | There is springtime in my soul | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70692 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | Skies will be blue | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70693 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | Troubles all will end | Piedmont Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-70694 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | I want to hear him call my name | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-70695 | 10-in. | 2/15/1932 | Dreaming alone in the twilight | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70696 | 10-in. | 2/16/1932 | I'm finding glory | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with female vocal solo and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-70697 | 10-in. | 2/16/1932 | Tell him now | Piedmont Melody Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70698 | 10-in. | 2/16/1932 | Dreams of the past | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-70699 | 10-in. | 2/16/1932 | I ain't gonna let Satan turn me 'roun' | Frank Stamps All Star Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with female vocal solo and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-99100 | 10-in. | 2/13/1936 | Troubles all will end | Majestic Male Ouartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-027634 | 10-in. | 9/29/1938 | Farther along | Charlie Monroe’s Boys | Male vocal duet, with mandolin and 2 guitars | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-056551 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | I'm gonna be in that glad band | Jones Brothers Trio | Male vocal trio, with accordion | songwriter | |
Victor | E0VB-4038 | 10-in. | 3/28/1950 | I'm glad my saviour is willing | Harmoneers Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | W145308 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | In the city where there is no night | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145309 | 10-in. | 12/2/1927 | I am going over there | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W147550 | 10-in. | 12/3/1928 | Coming | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | composer | |
Columbia | W149518 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | He keeps my soul | Corley Family | Mixed vocal ensemble, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149522 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | I worship the Lord | Owen Brothers and Ellis | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149523 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | I am o'ershadowed by love | Owen Brothers and Ellis | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W149524 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | I want to do my best | Owen Brothers and Ellis | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
Columbia | W151940 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | I want to hear Him call my name | Stringfellow Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO41620 | 10-in. | 7/30/1949 | On and on we walk together | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO45881 | 10-in. | 5/7/1951 | Farther along | The Johnson Family Singers | Mixed vocal chorus, with guitar | arranger | |
OKeh | W402777 | 10-in. | 6/28/1929 | It will not be long | Stamps Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403368 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | I have to raise my voice in song | Harmony Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403371 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | l'll know Him | Harmony Four | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403386 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | I am o'ershadowed by love | Stamps-Baxter School of Music Chorus | Vocal chorus, unaccompanied | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403439 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | My friend divine | Laurel Firemen's Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
OKeh | W403441 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | Because I love Him | Laurel Firemen's Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist | |
OKeh | W404708 | 10-in. | 12/13/1930 | He keeps my soul | McDonald Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | DAL524 | 5/13/1938 | Holy be thy name | Stamps Quartet | Vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | ||
Brunswick | DAL1032 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | After the sunrise | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1033 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Higher | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1036 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Heaven is my home | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1042 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Sunset is coming (but the sunrise we'll see) | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1043 | 10-in. | 4/23/1940 | Holy be thy great name | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1248 | 10-in. | 3/8/1941 | Coming | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL1259 | 10-in. | 3/9/1941 | I love my savior, too | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Baxter, J. R., Jr.," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111581.
Baxter, J. R., Jr.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111581.
"Baxter, J. R., Jr.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Baxter, J. R., 1887-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001043806
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