Porter Grainger
Porter Grainger (né Granger; October 22, 1891 − October 30, 1948) was an American pianist, songwriter, playwright, and music publisher. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1891, Died 1955
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, arranger, kazoo, leader, organ, speaker, author
Notes: Sometimes billed as "The Singin' Piano Man." Appears as "Harold Gray" on some disc labels and in the Columbia Master book.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 257 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-27894 | 10-in. | 5/9/1923 | 'Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-27895 | 10-in. | 5/9/1923 | Triflin' blues | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-28219 | 10-in. | 6/26/1923 | 'Tain't nobody's biz-ness if I do | Tennessee Ten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28398 | 10-in. | 8/22/1923 | Tain't no tellin' what the blues will make you do | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter | |
Victor | B-28399 | 10-in. | 8/22/1923 | Wish I had you (And I'm gonna get you blues) | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, lyricist | |
Victor | B-29190 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | Do doodle oom | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37527 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Make me love you | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-48100 | 10-in. | 10/30/1928 | Santa Claus, bring my man back to me | Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-48101 | 10-in. | 10/30/1928 | I done caught you blues | Hot Five [Ellington ensemble] ; Ozie Ware | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | MVE-50603 | 16-in. | 4/9/1929 | Jailhouse blues | Mamie Smith | Motion picture soundtrack : Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-50926 | 10-in. | 3/11/1929 | Song from a cotton field | Willard Robison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | MVE-51707 | 16-in. | 4/12/1929 | Old man trouble | Jules Bledsoe | Motion picture soundtrack : Male vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Victor | BVE-58676 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | The man I got ain't the man I want | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-58677 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | Yellow dog gal blues | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-58678 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | Easy ridin' papa | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-58679 | 10-in. | 2/27/1930 | Done throwed the key away | Lizzie Miles | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-59735 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | When they get lovin' they's gone | Billie Young | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-59736 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | You done played out blues | Billie Young | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62291 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Gotta have what it takes | Harold Grey [i.e., Porter Grainger] ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62292 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Gotta have what it takes | Harold Grey [i.e., Porter Grainger] ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62293 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Baulin' water blues | Harold Grey [i.e., Porter Grainger] ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62294 | 10-in. | 6/26/1930 | Baulin' water blues | Harold Grey [i.e., Porter Grainger] ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-62345 | 10-in. | 7/15/1930 | Patrol wagon blues | Henry Allen ; New York Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-63372 | 10-in. | 10/6/1930 | I'll get even with you | Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BRC-68267 | 10-in. | 7/9/1931 | Boola boo | Jake Fenderson ; Washboard Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grainger, Porter," accessed November 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106175.
Grainger, Porter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106175.
"Grainger, Porter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Grainger, Porter - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89670927
Wikidata: Porter Grainger - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7231617
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/220978
MusicBrainz: Porter Grainger - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/292f28d4-f839-4196-a1f6-bc615e712041
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