Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner (December 31, 1897 – October 9, 1968) was an American film composer and arranger.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 31, 1897 (Meredosia), Died October 8, 1968 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, songwriter, piano

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	BVE-36438	10-in.	10/1/1926	I'd love to call you my sweetheart	Owen A. Bartlett ; Jesse Crawford ; Jean Goldkette's Book-Cadillac Hotel Orchestra	Pipe organ solo, with jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BVE-39619	10-in.	7/1/1927	Zulu wail	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-43162	10-in.	3/21/1928	As long as I live (I'll love you)	Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus	arranger
Victor	BVE-62681	10-in.	7/21/1930	If I had a girl like you	Henny Hendrickson ; Louisville Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	CVE-62684	12-in.	7/21/1930	I'm needin' you	Henny Hendrickson ; Louisville Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	arranger
Victor	BRC-68234	10-in.	6/11/1931	It looks like Susie	Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	arranger
Victor	PBS-09423	10-in.	5/3/1937	D melody (Fox trot no. 2)	Frank Skinner	Dubbed recording from film	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBS-09424	10-in.	5/3/1937	Dance in F (Fox trot no. 3)	Frank Skinner	Dubbed recording from film	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PCS-09425	12-in.	5/3/1937	Wasn't it you (Fox trot no. 1)	Frank Skinner	Dubbed recording from film	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PCS-09426	12-in.	5/3/1937	Some day you'll be mine (Fox trot no. 5)	Frank Skinner	Dubbed recording from film	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-044821	10-in.	2/13/1940	It happened in Kaloha	Harvey Crawford ; Art Kassel ; Kassels-in-the-Air Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142387	10-in.	7/12/1926	Here I am	Leo Reisman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Columbia	W144252	10-in.	6/1/1927	Zulu wail	Al Lentz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	144613	10-in.	8/31/1927	Zulu wail	University Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W148463	10-in.	4/19/1929	Head low	Deep River Orchestra ; Willard Robison	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80875	10-in.	5/13/1927	Zulu wail	Sol S. Wagner Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W81431	10-in.	9/9/1927	Zulu wail	Ted Wallace and his Orchestra [Ed Kirkeby Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Brunswick	E28154	10-in.	8/27/1928	Moonlight madness (Then you were gone)	Arrowhead Inn Orchestra ; Francis Luther	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	arranger
Brunswick	E2587-E2589	10-in.	3/3/1926	Horses	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Brunswick	E2590-E2592	10-in.	3/3/1926	Katinka	Six Hayseeds	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Brunswick	E2689-E2691	10-in.	3/23/1926	Horses	Six Hayseeds	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Brunswick	E3355-E3357	10-in.	7/1/1926	Ting-a-ling	Meximarimba Band	Marimba band	arranger
Brunswick	E3358-E3360	10-in.	7/1/1926	Am I wasting my time on you?	Meximarimba Band	Marimba band	arranger
Brunswick	E3423-E3425	10-in.	7/15/1926	Kentucky lullaby	Meximarimba Band	Marimba band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Brunswick	E3426-E3428	10-in.	7/15/1926	Cheritza	Meximarimba Band	Marimba band, with male vocal solo	arranger
Brunswick	E23503-E23505	10-in.	6/7/1927	Zulu wail	Bottomland Orchestra ; Clarence Williams	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take E23505)	songwriter
Brunswick	C2105	10-in.	7/21/1928	Skinner’s sock	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2217	10-in.	8/13/1928	Skinner’s sock	Louisiana Rhythm Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C3989	10-in.	8/5/1929	Head low	Reuben Reeves ; River Boys	Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet	composer
Brunswick	C4131	10-in.	8/18/1929	Head low	Reuben Reeves ; River Boys	Jazz/dance band, with vocal	composer
Brunswick	C4719	10-in.	11/12/1929	Head low	Lloyd Huntley Isle O’ Blues Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects	composer
Edison	11756	10-in.	6/22/1927	Zulu wail	Duke Yellman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor (Canada)	8531	10-in.	10/19/1939	Heart of mine	Georgia Dey ; Mart Kenney ; Western Gentlemen	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Skinner, Frank," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109046.

Skinner, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109046.

"Skinner, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.