Ed G. Nelson (composer)

Matrixes marked with indicate recordings are available for online listening.


Note on name: Father of Ed Nelson, a composer, author, and vocalist.

Matrix No.
First Recording Date
Title
Primary Performer
Description
 
B-24148 6/3/1920 For every boy who's on the level (there's a girl who's on the square)
Harmonizers Quartet ; Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]
Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra
B-24151 6/3/1920 Pretty Kitty Kelly
Charles Harrison
Male vocal solo, with harp, violin, and orchestra
B-24766 12/30/1920 What are we goin' to do (when there's nothing to do on Sunday)
Billy Murray
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-24900 1/19/1921 Give me a million beautiful girls (but give me one at a time)
Billy Jones
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-25237 4/25/1921 Peggy O'Neil
Victor Roberts [i.e., Billy Jones]
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-25508 8/10/1921 In the old town hall
Billy Murray
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-25526 8/19/1921 Ten little fingers and ten little toes
Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle
Male vocal duet, with orchestra
B-25711 10/1/1921 Peggy O'Neil
Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Jazz/dance band
 
B-25985 1/31/1922 Ten little fingers and ten little toes
Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago
Jazz/dance band
B-27000 10/3/1922 All for the love of Mike
Isabelle Patricola
Female vocal solo, with orchestra
 
B-29127 12/13/1923 Promise me everything, never get anything blues
Billy Murray ; Aileen Stanley
Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band
B-29440 2/6/1924 Me no speak-a good English
Billy Murray
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-29654 3/12/1924 What does the pussy-cat mean when she says 'me-ow'?
Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle
Male vocal duet, with violin and orchestra
B-30927 9/23/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved
Lewis James
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
B-31065 10/30/1924 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved
Charles Dornberger Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
B-31653 1/14/1925 The pal that I loved stole the gal that I loved
Jesse Crawford
Pipe organ solo
 
BVE-32185 3/26/1925 Bye and bye (the sun will shine)
Meyer Davis ; Le Paradis Band ; W. Spencer Tupman
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-34735 3/18/1926 Son of a millionaire
Joseph Rega
Male vocal solo, with violin and piano
 
BVE-37142 12/16/1926 Schultz is back again (with his boom! boom! boom!)
Four Aristocrats
Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet
 
BVE-37564 1/24/1927 That's what I call a pal
Henry Burr
Male vocal solo, with orchestra
 
BVE-38013 4/27/1927 My sweetheart waltz
Charles Dornberger Orchestra
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-38130 3/2/1927 It's O. K. Katy with me
Four Aristocrats
Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet
 
BVE-38488 4/22/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook
Johnny Marvin ; Andy Sannella
Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars
 
BVE-42439 2/13/1928 You can't blame me for that
Vernon Dalhart
Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and banjo
 
BVE-45410 5/29/1928 That's my mammy
Hotel Sinton Orchestra ; Henry Thies
Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
 
BVE-49208 11/27/1928 I wonder if you miss me tonight
Gene Austin
Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble
 
[Trial 1928-05-05-01] 5/5/1928 That's my mammy
Kathryn Hamilton
Female vocal solo, with piano