Tiny Grimes
Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker. He is notable for playing the electric tenor guitar, a four-stringed instrument. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1916 (Newport News), Died March 4, 1989 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, piano, songwriter, electric guitar, composer, vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-059135 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I'll always love you just the same | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, piano | |
Victor | BS-059136 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I'm singing (So help me) | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059137 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | One is never too old to swing | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059138 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Until I met you | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059139 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | I'm gonna pull my hair | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059140 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | My darling | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059141 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | If I dream of you | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, piano | |
Victor | BS-059142 | 10-in. | 1/20/1941 | Crawlin' blues | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, piano, songwriter | |
Victor | BS-064975 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | I don't want to set the world on fire | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | BS-064976 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | Blue skies | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | BS-064977 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | Another day | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
Victor | BS-064978 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | Stomp stomp | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-070300 | 10-in. | 10/17/1941 | Sighing and crying | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-070301 | 10-in. | 10/17/1941 | Part of me | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-070302 | 10-in. | 10/17/1941 | Lawdy-clawdy | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-070303 | 10-in. | 10/17/1941 | Life's too short (to worry about that) | Cats and the Fiddle | Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, electric guitar, piano, vocalist | |
Atlantic | 111 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | Profoundly blue | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 112 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | Blue harlem | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | ||
Atlantic | 113 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | That old black magic | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 114 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | Boogie woogie barbecue | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | ||
Atlantic | 130 | 10-in. | 8/1/1948 | Annie Laurie | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 131 | 10-in. | 1948 | Hot in Harlem | Red Prysock ; Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | ||
Atlantic | 132 | 10-in. | 8/1/1948 | Flying high | Tiny Grimes | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 134 | 10-in. | 1948 | Nightmare blues | Red Prysock ; Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | ||
Atlantic | 136 | 10-in. | 1948 | Midnight special | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 138 | 10-in. | 8/1/1948 | See see rider | Red Prysock ; Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Atlantic | 213 | 10-in. | 3/16/1949 | Rock the house | Tiny Grimes Quintet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | ||
Atlantic | 214 | 10-in. | 3/16/1949 | Jumpin' at Gleason's | Tiny Grimes | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 73006 | 10-in. | 8/14/1945 | Don't explain | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 73007 | 8/14/1945 | Big stuff-1,3 | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 73008 | 10-in. | 8/14/1945 | You better go now-2 | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 73009 | 10-in. | 8/14/1945 | What is this thing called love? | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 73300 | 1/22/1946 | Good morning heartache-1 | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 73301 | 1/22/1946 | No good man | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 73301[a] | 1/22/1946 | Big Stuff | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 73440 | 3/13/1946 | Big stuff (Prologue)-1 | Billie Holiday Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Signature | SRC 354 | 10-in. | 1946 | Open the door Richard-1 | Walter Brown | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 355 | 10-in. | 1946 | My second best woman | Walter Brown | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 356 | 10-in. | 1946 | Let's get some understanding | Walter Brown | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Signature | SRC 357 | 10-in. | 1946 | I'm living for you | Walter Brown | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | WN 1360 | 1/5/1944 | I got rhythm | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1361 | 1/5/1944 | Cocktails for two | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1362 | 1/5/1944 | I ain't got nobody | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1363 | 1/5/1944 | After you've gone | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1364 | 1/5/1944 | Moonglow | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1365 | 1/5/1944 | Deep purple | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1366 | 1/5/1944 | I would do anything for you | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1367 | 1/5/1944 | Liza | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1368 | 1/5/1944 | Tea for two | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | WN 1369 | 1/5/1944 | Honeysuckle rose | Art Tatum Trio | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grimes, Tiny," accessed October 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103671.
Grimes, Tiny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103671.
"Grimes, Tiny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Grimes, Tiny, 1916-1989 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077173
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