Tony Pastor
For the Victorian era impresario of the same name, see Tony Pastor. Tony Pastor (born Antonio Pestritto; October 26, 1907 – October 31, 1969) was an Italian American novelty singer and tenor saxophonist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 26, 1907 (Middletown), Died October 31, 1969 (New London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, director, vocalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, leader, songwriter
Notes: Real name: Antonio Pestritto.
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Recordings (Results 201-214 of 214 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D4AB-0426 | 10-in. | 11/17/1944 | Eighty miles outside of Atlanta | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D4AB-0427 | 10-in. | 11/17/1944 | Robin Hood | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D4AB-0428 | 10-in. | 11/17/1944 | One meatball | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0009 | 10-in. | 1/4/1945 | I got a song | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0010 | 10-in. | 1/4/1945 | Hence, it don't make sense | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0179 | 10-in. | 4/2/1945 | Bell bottom trousers | Ruth McCullough ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0180 | 10-in. | 4/2/1945 | Five salted peanuts | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-0181 | 10-in. | 4/2/1945 | Please no squeeza da banana | Tony Pastor Orchestra ; Charles Trotta | Male vocal solo, with recitation and jazz/dance band | director, vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-1064 | 10-in. | 6/11/1945 | That's the stuff ya gotta watch | Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Victor | D5VB-1066 | 10-in. | 6/11/1945 | Jose Gonzalez | Tony Pastor ; Tony Pastor Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
Decca | 84729 | 6/18/1953 | By the waters of Minnetonka | Tony Pastor and his Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 84730 | 6/18/1953 | Giuseppe's serenade song | Tony Pastor and his Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 84731 | 6/18/1953 | Stringbean boy | Tony Pastor and his Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
Decca | 84732 | 6/18/1953 | Off again, on again blues | Tony Pastor and his Orchestra | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pastor, Tony," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103834.
Pastor, Tony. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103834.
"Pastor, Tony." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Pastor, Tony - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82128117
Wikidata: Tony Pastor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2442768
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19866506
MusicBrainz: Tony Pastor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e72a776-8871-416c-8779-96b0ffbe0f99
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