Harry Reser

Harry Reser

Harrison Franklin Reser (January 17, 1896 – September 27, 1965) was an American banjo player and bandleader. Born in Piqua, Ohio, Reser was best known as the leader of The Clicquot Club Eskimos. He was regarded by some as the best banjoist of the 1920s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 17, 1896 (Ohio), Died September 27, 1965 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, leader, arranger, composer, ukulele, guitar, director, vocalist, lute, songwriter, mandolin, piano

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 910 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-72503	10-in.	May 1924	Swanee River Rose	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72504	10-in.	May 1924	Any old time at all	Shannon Four	Male vocal quartet, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72506	10-in.	May 1924	A man never knows when a woman's gonna change her mind	Ernest Hare ; Harry Reser	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72651	10-in.	July 1924	Boll weevil blues	Vernon Dalhart ; Harry Reser ; Ed Smalle	Banjo and 2 kazoos	instrumentalist, banjo
OKeh	S-72699	10-in.	July 1924	Please	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72700	10-in.	July 1924	Charley, my boy	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72703	10-in.	July 1924	Oh—my—yes! (Us girls must have our fun)	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72704	10-in.	July 1924	Ukulele blues	Ernest Hare ; Harry Reser	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72839	10-in.	Sept. 1924	Sweet little you	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72840	10-in.	Sept. 1924	Too tired	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72921	10-in.	October 1924	How do you do	Billy Jones ; Harry Reser	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-72954	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Gotta getta girl	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-72955	10-in.	Nov. 1924	Rose-Marie	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73024	10-in.	12/16/1924	There'll be some changes made	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73025	10-in.	12/16/1924	Doo wacka doo	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73086	10-in.	1/9/1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73095	10-in.	Jan. 1925	He sure can play a harmonica (It's the second best thing that he does)	Billy Jones ; Ben Kassover ; Harry Reser	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar
OKeh	S-73096	10-in.	Jan. 1925	On my ukulele (Tra-la-la-la-la)	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones ; Harry Reser	Male vocal duet, with ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	S-73111	10-in.	1/18/1925	My gal don't love me anymore	Billy Jones ; Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
OKeh	S-73112	10-in.	1/18/1925	Nuthin's gonna stop me now	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	S-73150	10-in.	2/4/1925	Birmingham papa (Your Memphis mamma's comin' to town)	Okeh Syncopators ; Earl Rickard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
OKeh	S-73151	10-in.	2/4/1925	It's all the same to me	Okeh Syncopators ; Earl Rickard	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
OKeh	73736	10-in.	10/25/1925	Everybody's doin' the Charleston	Okeh Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	73737	10-in.	10/25/1925	Footloose	Okeh Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	73749	10-in.	11/6/1925	Rambling wreck from Georgia Tech	Jazz Pilots ; Johnny Marvin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader

(Results 226-250 of 910 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reser, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

Reser, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

"Reser, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.