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 51-75 of 144 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E2988-E2990 | 10-in. | 5/5/1926 | Hello, aloha! How are you? | Windsor Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E2991-E2993 | 10-in. | 5/5/1926 | No foolin' | Windsor Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3019-E3021 | 10-in. | 5/10/1926 | What was I to do | Al Goering's Collegians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3030-E3031 | 10-in. | 5/12/1926 | Blue bonnet, you make me feel blue | Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3057-E3059 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Adorable | Blue Ribbon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3096-E3098 | 10-in. | 5/22/1926 | Adorable | Blue Ribbon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3301-E3303 | 10-in. | 6/26/1926 | You need someone to love | Windsor Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3304-E3306 | 10-in. | 6/26/1926 | Roses remind me of you | Windsor Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3426-E3428 | 10-in. | 7/15/1926 | Cheritza | Meximarimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3497-E3499 | 10-in. | 7/23/1926 | While the years go drifting by | Glen Echo Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3500-E3502 | 10-in. | 7/23/1926 | Down on the banks of the old Yazoo | Glen Echo Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3550-E3552 | 10-in. | 7/26/1926 | A-roamin’ with you | Fleetwood Orchestra [Harry Reser's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E3654-E3655 | 10-in. | 8/31/1926 | My Hawaiian serenade | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3662-E3663 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Ya gotta know how to love | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3664-E3665 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Breezin’ along with the breeze | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] ; Louis Katzman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3746-E3747 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Blame it on the waltz | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3748-E3749 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3763-E3764 | 10-in. | 9/13/1926 | Breezin’ along with the breeze | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3860-E3861 | 10-in. | 9/28/1926 | Blame it on the waltz | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E3862-E3863 | 10-in. | 9/28/1926 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4096-E4097 | 10-in. | 11/19/1926 | I’ve grown so lonesome, thinking of you | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4098-E4099 | 10-in. | 11/19/1926 | If I’d only believed in you | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E16775-E16778 | 10-in. | 10/27/1925 | Freshie | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E17425-E17428 | 10-in. | 1/11/1926 | Smile a little bit | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E17626-E17628 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Smile a little bit | Jack Denny Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
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.
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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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