Victor Artists
Jorge Añez (director)
On this Date...
May 20th, 1927
Beale Street blues (Matrix BVE-38046, take 2) was recorded by Alberta Hunter in Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg.
L. Wolfe Gilbert (lyricist)
Matrixes marked with 
indicate recordings are available for online listening.
Matrix No. |
First Recording Date |
Title |
Primary Performer |
Description |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-10191 | 4/18/1911 | Maybe you think I'm happy | Gene Greene |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-11012 | 9/26/1911 | Mammy's shufflin' dance | American Quartet |
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra |
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| B-11883 | 4/17/1912 | Ragging the baby to sleep | Al Jolson |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| B-12181 | 7/11/1912 | Waiting for the Robert E. Lee | Heidelberg Quintette |
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra |
|
| B-12421 | 9/27/1912 | Take me to that Swanee shore | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-12512 | 10/14/1912 | Hitchy koo | American Quartet |
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra |
|
| B-12789 | 1/10/1913 | Let's go to Savannah, Ga. | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-12790 | 1/10/1913 | Here comes my daddy now | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-13076 | 4/3/1913 | I've been through the mill | Walter Van Brunt |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| B-13423 | 6/12/1913 | We've got a parrot in our house | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-13426 | 6/13/1913 | In the heart of the Kentucky hills | Heidelberg Quintette ; Will Oakland |
Male vocal quintet, with soloist and orchestra |
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| B-13632 | 7/24/1913 | Mammy Jinny's jubilee | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-13687 | 8/12/1913 | He wants someone to call him Papa | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray |
Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-14025 | 11/1/1913 | Broadway medley | Pietro Deiro |
Accordion solo |
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| B-14093 | 11/18/1913 | You did (you know you did) | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-14360 | 1/22/1914 | Camp meeting band | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
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| B-14634 | 3/26/1914 | She's dancing my heart away | Billy Watkins |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-14860 | 5/25/1914 | Mootching along (at the Cotton Ball) | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-14861 | 5/25/1914 | Me and Mandy Lee | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-15032 | 7/2/1914 | Camp meeting band | Elizabeth Murray |
Female vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| B-15460 | 12/4/1914 | Maybe a day, maybe a year | Billy Watkins |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| B-15735 | 2/24/1915 | Maybe a day, maybe a year | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| B-15981 | 5/4/1915 | My little dream girl | James F. Harrison [i.e., Frederick Wheeler] ; James Reed [i.e., Reed Miller] |
Male vocal duet, with bells and orchestra |
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| B-16346 | 8/11/1915 | My sweet Adair | James F. Harrison [i.e., Frederick Wheeler] ; James Reed [i.e., Reed Miller] |
Male vocal duet, with cello and orchestra |
|
| B-16900 | 12/15/1915 | Maid of my heart | Irving Kaufman |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-17044 | 1/20/1916 | In a dusty caravan | James F. Harrison [i.e., Frederick Wheeler] ; James Reed [i.e., Reed Miller] |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-17352 | 3/22/1916 | Shades of night | Sterling Trio |
Male vocal trio, with orchestra |
|
| B-17599 | 5/3/1916 | My own Iona | William Barnes [i.e., John Barnes Wells] |
Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra |
|
| B-18304 | 8/11/1916 | My own Iona | Wright and Dietrich |
Female-male vocal duet, with ukulele and guitar |
|
| B-18306 | 8/11/1916 | Out of the cradle (into my heart) | Sterling Trio |
Male vocal trio, with cello, harp, and orchestra |
|
| B-18552 | 10/16/1916 | The trail to Sunset Valley | James F. Harrison [i.e., Frederick Wheeler] ; James Reed [i.e., Reed Miller] |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
|
| B-18697 | 11/27/1916 | My Hawaiian sunshine | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra and guitars |
|
| B-19883 | 5/22/1917 | Lily of the valley | Collins and Harlan |
Male vocal duet, with orchestra |
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| B-21003 | 10/25/1917 | Someday somebody's gonna get you | Harvey W. Hindermeyer |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-21290 | 12/26/1917 | Are you from heaven? | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-22492 | 12/31/1918 | Singapore | Arthur Fields |
Male vocal solo, with xylophone and orchestra |
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| B-22681 | 4/10/1919 | I found you | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with violin, harp, and orchestra |
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| B-23045 | 7/3/1919 | Granny | Adele Rowland |
Female vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra |
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| B-25105 | 3/17/1921 | My budding rose | Sterling Trio |
Male vocal trio, with orchestra |
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| B-25310 | 5/19/1921 | Down yonder | Peerless Quartet |
Male vocal quartet, with orchestra and banjo |
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| B-30565 | 8/12/1924 | Why live a lie? | Lewis James |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| B-31759 | 1/23/1925 | O, Katharina! | International Novelty Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| B-32227 | 3/19/1925 | O Katharina! | Billy Murray |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
|
| BVE-33047 | 7/1/1925 | I miss my Swiss | The Happiness Boys |
Male vocal duet, with piano |
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| BVE-33304 | 8/12/1925 | I miss my Swiss (my Swiss miss misses me) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and yodeling |
|
| BVE-34195 | 1/4/1926 | Don't wake me up (let me dream) | Henry Burr |
Male vocal solo, with piano and vibraphone (takes 4-6); with instrumental quartet (takes 1-3) |
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| BVE-35608 | 5/14/1926 | Hello, aloha! How are you? | George Olsen and his Music |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-35781 | 7/16/1926 | On the Riviera | International Novelty Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-36004 | 7/26/1926 | Hello aloha, how are you? | Carl Mathieu ; Billy Murray |
Male vocal duet, with violin and piano |
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| BVE-37178 | 12/23/1926 | If I didn't know your husband and you didn't know my wife | Jack Smith |
Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) |
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| BVE-37912 | 2/17/1927 | Waiting for the Robert E. Lee | Homer Christopher ; Raney Vanvink |
Guitar and accordion duet |
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| BVE-38844 | 5/26/1927 | Lucky Lindy! | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal chorus and chimes |
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| BVE-38922 | 5/23/1927 | Waitin' for the 'Robert E. Lee' | Ernest Rogers |
Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) |
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| BVE-39190 | 9/16/1927 | Are you thinking of me to-night? | Gene Austin |
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble |
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| BVE-39440 | 7/18/1927 | She's got it | Ted Weems Orchestra |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-39990 | 8/18/1927 | Are you thinking of me to-night? | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal trio |
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| BVE-40185 | 10/15/1927 | Where is my Meyer? | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-40201 | 9/13/1927 | Oh how I love my boatman | Duncan Sisters |
Female vocal duet, with 2 pianos |
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| BVE-41293 | 1/4/1928 | Ramona | Paul Whiteman Orchestra |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet |
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| BVE-41951 | 2/23/1928 | Georgia blues breakdown | Bill Helms ; Upson County Band |
Instrumental ensemble |
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| BVE-41957 | 2/24/1928 | Down yonder | Brown's Washboard Band |
Instrumental trio with dance calls |
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| PBVE-42116 | 3/23/1928 | Ramona | Maurice J. Gunsky |
Male vocal solo, with piano and violin |
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| PBVE-42263 | 5/6/1928 | Ramona | Dolores Del Rio |
Soprano vocal solo, with instrumental quartet |
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| PBVE-42264 | 5/6/1928 | Ramona | Dolores Del Rio |
Soprano vocal solo, with instrumental quartet |
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| BVE-42584 | 4/2/1928 | Ramona | Gene Austin |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-43925 | 4/27/1928 | Ramona | Juan Pulido |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-45297 | 6/26/1928 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Gene Austin |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-45528 | 5/28/1928 | Ramona | Alfredo Cibelli |
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble |
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| BVE-45553 | 6/4/1928 | Ramona | Hermanos Hernández |
Vocal and instrumental trio |
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| BVE-45661 | 6/28/1928 | Chiquita (Chi-keeta) | Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman |
Piano duet, with male vocal solo and orchestra |
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| BVE-46619 | 7/27/1928 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-46685 | 8/10/1928 | Jeannine, sogno i lilla in fior | Eugenio Cibelli |
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble |
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| BVE-47023 | 9/13/1928 | Ione | Taylor-Griggs Louisiana Melody Makers |
String band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-47516 | 9/14/1928 | Jeannine! | Juan Pulido |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| CVE-47776 | 10/22/1928 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Victor Salon Group |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-48179 | 11/19/1928 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | John McCormack |
Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-48804 | 1/18/1929 | My mother's eyes | George Jessel |
Male vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-48809 | 1/22/1929 | My Angeline | Hotel Sinton Orchestra ; Henry Thies |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-48816 | 1/23/1929 | My mother's eyes | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-50917 | 3/6/1929 | Who cares what you have been? | Helen Morgan |
Female vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| BVE-50983 | 3/28/1929 | Who cares what you have been? | Don Howard ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra |
Orchestra, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-53827 | 6/11/1929 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Charlotte Lansing |
Female vocal solo, with piano |
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| PBVE-54482 | 10/27/1929 | South Sea Rose | George Olsen and his Music |
Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo (takes 4-6); with male vocal solo (takes 1-3) |
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| PBVE-54544 | 12/22/1929 | I'm on a diet of love | George Olsen and his Music |
Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo |
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| BVE-55623 | 7/25/1929 | If you belived in me | George Olsen and his Music |
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo |
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| BVE-56129 | 9/12/1929 | The right kind of man | Welcome Lewis |
Female vocal solo, with orchestra |
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| [Trial 1914-08-12-17] | 8/12/1914 | I had a gal, I had a pal (and he stole my gal away) | Irene Grange |
Female vocal solo, with piano |
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| [Trial 1917-02-28-04] | 2/28/1917 | I'm hearin' from Erin and mother of mine | Frederick Gunster |
Male vocal solo, with piano |
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| BVE-Test-162 | 3/6/1929 | Ramona | Gustave Goodwyn |
Male vocal solo, with piano |
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| BVE-Test-522 | 11/17/1928 | Jeannine, I dream of lilac time | Wm. C. Payne |
Male vocal solo |