Fred Guy
Frederick L. Guy (May 23, 1897 – December 22, 1971) was an American jazz banjo player and guitarist. Born in Burkeville, Virginia, Guy was raised in New York City. He played guitar and banjo with Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra. In the early 1920s, Guy joined Duke Ellington's Washingtonians, switching from banjo to guitar in the early 1930s. He remained with Ellington's orchestra until 1949. He retired, moved to Chicago, and for twenty years ran a ballroom. In 1971, he committed suicide. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 23, 1897 (Burkeville), Died November 22, 1971 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, guitar
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 196 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-63360 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | Hittin' the bottle | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-63361 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | That Lindy hop | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-63362 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | You're lucky to me | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-63363 | 10-in. | 10/2/1930 | Memories of you | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-64378 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | What good am I without you? | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-64379 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Blue again | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Sid Garry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-64380 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | When a black man's blue | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal trio (takes 1 and 2) | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-64812 | 10-in. | 11/21/1930 | Nine little miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee | Smith Ballew ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-64813 | 10-in. | 11/21/1930 | I'm so in love with you | Smith Ballew ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-67401 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Rockin' in rhythm | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-67798 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | The river and me | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-67799 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Keep a song in your soul | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BVE-67800 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Sam and Delilah | Chick Bullock ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | CRC-68231 | 12-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-68232 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | CRC-68233 | 12-in. | 6/11/1931 | Creole rhapsody | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-68237 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Limehouse blues | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-68238 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Echoes of the jungle | Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-68239 | 10-in. | 6/17/1931 | It's glory | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-68240 | 10-in. | 6/17/1931 | The mystery song | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | LBRC-71811 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 2/3/1932 | Mood indigo | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | LBSHQ-71812 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 2/3/1932 | Mood indigo | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | LBRC-71836 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 2/9/1932 | East St. Louis toddle | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | LBSHQ-71837 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 2/9/1932 | East St. Louis toddle | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BRC-71838 | 10-in. | 2/9/1932 | Dinah | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Sonny Greer ; Cootie Williams | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guy, Fred," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102900.
Guy, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102900.
"Guy, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Guy, Fred - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80124239
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