Lester O’Keefe
Birth and Death Data: Born 1896, Died June 19, 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, lyricist, composer, songwriter
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 144 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W80495 | 10-in. | 3/4/1927 | Underneath the weeping willow | Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81092 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | Honolulu moon | Noel Taylor ; Will Perry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W402317 | 10-in. | 3/14/1929 | Honolulu moon | Scottdale String Band | String band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4095 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1920 | Songs of long ago | Lester O’Keefe | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E27817 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Old fashioned locket | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | XE27935 | 12-in. | 7/31/1928 | Pinafore | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | XE27936 | 12-in. | 7/31/1928 | Pinafore | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | XE28080 | 12-in. | 8/14/1928 | Pinafore | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | XE28428 | 12-in. | 9/27/1928 | Pinafore | Brunswick Light Opera Company | Solo vocalists and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E28519 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | Linger Longer Lane | Waikiki Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E29305 | 10-in. | 2/19/1929 | Naughty eyes | Colonial Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E29961 | 10-in. | May 1929 | In a little love canoe | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E35928 | 10-in. | 1/18/1931 | With all my heart | Chester Gaylord ; Jacques Renard Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C679-C684 | 10-in. | 2/18/1927 | Honolulu moon | Lew White | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E1671-E1674 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Show me the way to go home | Park Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E1712-E1715 | 10-in. | 11/13/1925 | Hokey pokey (Diddle dee rum) | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E1720-E1723 | 10-in. | 11/16/1925 | There ain't no flies on Auntie | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E1932-E1934 | 10-in. | 12/15/1925 | There ain't no flies on Auntie | Tuxedo Orchestra [Carl Fenton's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2467-E2469 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | Sympathy waltz | Windsor Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2683-E2685 | 10-in. | 3/23/1926 | Sleepy bye | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2686-E2688 | 10-in. | 3/23/1926 | I wish you were jealous of me | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2704-E2706 | 10-in. | 3/29/1926 | Let’s grow old together | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2731-E2733 | 10-in. | 4/9/1926 | Adorable | Frivolity Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E2897-E2899 | 10-in. | 4/23/1926 | What was I to do | Al Goering's Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E2976-E2978 | 10-in. | 5/4/1926 | Honolulu moon | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "O’Keefe, Lester," accessed May 4, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112379.
O’Keefe, Lester. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112379.
"O’Keefe, Lester." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: O'Keefe, Lester, 1896-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004044177
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55993942
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