Joe Smith

Joe Smith (February 16, 1884 - February 22, 1981) was a vaudeville comedian with Charles Dale (1881-1971) as the act Smith & Dale.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1884, Died February 22, 1981 (Lillian Booth Actors Home)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, vocalist, author, speaker, songwriter

Notes: Name at birth: Joseph Sultzer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 77434 10-in. 10/22/1917 You're as dear to me as Dixie was to Lee Avon Comedy Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 78240 10-in. 12/31/1918 Come on, Papa Avon Comedy Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 78241 10-in. 12/31/1918 Oh! What a time for the girlies when the boys come marching home Avon Comedy Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 81199 10-in. 9/6/1923 Georgia blues Clara Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia 140062 10-in. 9/26/1924 Weeping willow blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia 140063 10-in. 9/26/1924 The bye bye blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W140585 10-in. 5/5/1925 Cake walking babies Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Columbia W140586 10-in. 5/6/1925 The Yellow Dog blues Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141207 10-in. 10/28/1925 No man's mamma Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with bass saxophone, cornet, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141208 10-in. 10/28/1925 Tell 'em about me Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141209 10-in. 10/28/1925 Maybe not at all Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with bass saxophone, cornet, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141283 10-in. 11/18/1925 At the Christmas ball Charlie Green ; Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith ; Joe Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141284 10-in. 11/18/1925 Telephone blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141285 10-in. 11/18/1925 I've been mistreated and I don't like it Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W141542 10-in. 1/22/1926 I've found a new baby Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142146 10-in. 5/4/1926 Money blues Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith ; Joe Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142147 10-in. 5/4/1926 Baby doll Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith ; Joe Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142148 10-in. 5/4/1926 Hard driving papa Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith ; Joe Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142149 10-in. 5/4/1926 Lost your head blues Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142876 10-in. 10/26/1926 One and two blues Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, cornet, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142877 10-in. 10/26/1926 It's just that feeling for home Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, cornet, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W142878 10-in. 10/26/1926 Young woman's blues Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet, cornet, and piano instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143567 10-in. 3/2/1927 After you've gone Bessie Smith and her Band Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143568 10-in. 3/2/1927 Alexander's ragtime band Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143569 10-in. 3/2/1927 Muddy water Bessie Smith and her Band Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental sextet instrumentalist, cornet  
(Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Joe," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.

Smith, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.

"Smith, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621

External Sources

Wikipedia: Joe Smith (comedian)

IMDb: Joe Smith

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smith, Joe, 1884-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92082411

Wikidata: Joe Smith (comedian) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24845618

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26260467

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1507006

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