Jules Bledsoe

Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe (December 29, 1898 – July 14, 1943) was an American baritone and one of the first African-American artists to gain regular employment on Broadway.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1897 (Waco), Died July 14, 1943 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MVE-51707 16-in. 4/12/1929 Old man trouble Jules Bledsoe Motion picture soundtrack : Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  
Victor MVE-55075 16-in. 7/8/1929 On the levee Jules Bledsoe Motion picture : Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, baritone vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bledsoe, Jules," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108340.

Bledsoe, Jules. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108340.

"Bledsoe, Jules." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108340

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jules Bledsoe

Grove: Jules Bledsoe

IMDb: Jules Bledsoe

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bledsoe, Jules, 1898-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00016118

Wikidata: Jules Bledsoe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6305752

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/39577138

ISNI: 0000 0000 3832 0908 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000038320908

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/444926

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