Frank Luther
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, composer, songwriter, lyricist, celeste, jew's harp, vocalist, vibraphone, yodeling, whistling, xylophone, bells, leader, ocarina
Notes: Born Francis Luther Crow, he was known as Frank Luther after 1926. Also used the names Bud Billings, Fred Larabee, and Eddie Bell.
See Also: Billings, Bud
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 1197 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-63154 | 10-in. | 10/15/1930 | Ukulele moon | Lew Conrad ; Frank Luther ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63159 | 10-in. | 10/20/1930 | Embraceable you | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63160 | 10-in. | 10/20/1930 | I got rhythm | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63174 | 10-in. | 10/27/1930 | Come back to-night in my dreams | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63175 | 10-in. | 10/27/1930 | Back in the hills of Colorado | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63197 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | I'm a-gittin' ready to go | Phil Crow Trio | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble and clapping | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63198 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | Abraham | Frank and Phil Crow | Male vocal solo and jews harp, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, jew's harp | |
Victor | BVE-63199 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | The prison child | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63200 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | The fate of the Fleagle Gang | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63340 | 10-in. | 8/14/1930 | Shine on, harvest moon | The Southerners | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63341 | 10-in. | 8/14/1930 | Memories | The Southerners | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63603 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | Moonlight on the Colorado | Burt Lorin ; Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63605 | 10-in. | 8/28/1930 | African serenade | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63616 | 10-in. | 9/3/1930 | Something to remember you by | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63617 | 10-in. | 9/3/1930 | Maybe it's love | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63618 | 10-in. | 9/3/1930 | Sing something simple | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63619 | 10-in. | 9/3/1930 | Lucky seven | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63649 | 10-in. | 9/13/1930 | Just a little dance mam'selle | Don Howard ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63651 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | I don't want to dream (if I can't dream of you) | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63652 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Sweet Jennie Lee | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63665 | 10-in. | 9/19/1930 | Still I love her | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63676 | 10-in. | 9/29/1930 | Somewhere in old Wyoming | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63677 | 10-in. | 9/29/1930 | Drifting and dreaming | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63678 | 10-in. | 9/29/1930 | My heart is where the Mohawk flows tonight | Bud Billings ; Joe Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, celeste, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63682 | 10-in. | 9/30/1930 | Wasting my love on you | Joe Venuti Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Luther, Frank, 1905-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91024711
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