Frank Crumit
Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air." |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 26, 1889 (Jackson), Died September 7, 1943 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, ukulele, guitar, songwriter, arranger, speaker, adapter
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Recordings (Results 101-125 of 383 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-49917 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | El caballero alegre | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-49919 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | Wesoły kawaler | Jan Endias | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | CVE-50622 | 12-in. | 3/11/1929 | Test of Frank Crumit and Allen Kearns | Frank Crumit ; Allen Kearns | Male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | MVE-50623 | 16-in. | 3/13/1929 | The gay caballero | Frank Crumit | Motion picture soundtrack : Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-50624 | 12-in. | 3/14/1929 | The gay caballero | Columbia Pictures | Motion picture soundtrack : Disc to wax transfer | composer | |
Victor | BVE-50956 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Let's sit and talk about you | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-50957 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | The bee song | Frank Crumit ; Julia Sanderson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53439 | 10-in. | 5/24/1929 | A high silk hat and a walking cane | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53440 | 10-in. | 5/24/1929 | Mountains ain't no place for bad men | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56111 | 10-in. | 9/3/1929 | I done the same thing over (Wasn't I the darn old fool?) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56112 | 10-in. | 9/3/1929 | She don't see me no more | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56163 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | The return of the gay caballero | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56164 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | A tale of the ticker | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57184 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | Granny's old arm chair | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57185 | 10-in. | 12/2/1929 | Gum tree canoe | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57978 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | Preacher and the bear | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57979 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | Little brown jug | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | adapter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57980 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | A window by the sea | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | adapter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58566 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Donald the dub | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58567 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | And then he took up golf | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58585 | 10-in. | 2/19/1930 | Life is only a merry-go-round | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-59106 | 10-in. | 1/21/1930 | I don't work for a living | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-59107 | 10-in. | 1/21/1930 | Tramp, tramp, tramp, keep on a' trampin' | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62103 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Around the corner | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62104 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Down by the railroad track | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crumit, Frank," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
Crumit, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
"Crumit, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
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