Eli E. Oberstein
Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein (born Elias Oberstein; December 13, 1901 – June 12, 1960) was an American record producer and music business executive who established the influential Bluebird record label in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 13, 1901 (New York City), Died June 12, 1960 (Westport)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: session supervisor, director, songwriter
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1126-1150 of 3798 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-77300 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | New 44 blues | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77301 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Working dollar blues | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77302 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Big Legs Ida blues | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77303 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Devil's Island gin blues | Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77304 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Mama I hope you're satisfied | Whistlin’ Rufus | Male vocal solo, with piano and whistling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77305 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Sweet jelly rollin' | Whistlin’ Rufus | Male vocal solo, with piano and whistling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77306 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Sleepin' by myself | Whistlin’ Rufus | Male vocal solo, with piano and whistling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77307 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Sweet thing | Whistlin’ Rufus | Male vocal solo, with piano and whistling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77308 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | It's mighty hard to go through life alone | Whistlin’ Rufus | Male vocal solo, with piano and whistling | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77309 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Can't do that no more | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77310 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | She's got what I want | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77311 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | My sweet candy | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77312 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Dresser with the drawers | Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77313 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Mr. Carl's blues | Napoleon Fletcher ; Carl Rafferty | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77314 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Sick with the blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77315 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Poor grinder blues | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77316 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Red Cross blues, part 2 | Walter Davis ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77317 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Mr. Fletcher blues | Napoleon Fletcher | Male vocal solo, with piano | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77318 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | She showed it all | Napoleon Fletcher ; Roosevelt Sykes | Male vocal solo, with piano and talking | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77319 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | Since the angels took mother away | Eva Overstake ; Evelyn Overstake ; Lucille Overstake ; Three Little Maids | Female vocal trio, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77320 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | In the harbor of home sweet home | Eva Overstake ; Evelyn Overstake ; Lucille Overstake ; Three Little Maids | Female vocal trio, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77321 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | I ain't gonna study war no more | Eva Overstake ; Evelyn Overstake ; Lucille Overstake ; Three Little Maids | Female vocal trio, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77322 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | Hear dem bells | Eva Overstake ; Evelyn Overstake ; Lucille Overstake ; Three Little Maids | Female vocal trio, with guitar | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77323 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | (Coffee in the morning) Kisses in the night | Jim & Bob | Guitar duet, with male vocal solo (Hawaiian) | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-77324 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | Chimes | Jim & Bob | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | session supervisor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oberstein, Eli E.," accessed November 20, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101121.
Oberstein, Eli E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101121.
"Oberstein, Eli E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Oberstein, Eli E. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006093415
Wikidata: Eli Oberstein - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15999498
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65906087
MusicBrainz: Eli Oberstein - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dde6c7ea-49e9-4e4b-8d28-15e79e9c7d1f
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.