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 101-125 of 1197 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BRC-53094 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | Rock me in a cradle of Kalua | The Southerners | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53424 | 10-in. | 5/21/1929 | Left my gal in the mountains | Bud Billings ; Joe Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53464 | 10-in. | 6/24/1929 | Lonesome melody | Bud Billings ; Joe Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, vibraphone, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53465 | 10-in. | 6/24/1929 | An old fashioned sweetheart of mine | Bud Billings ; Joe Billings | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, vibraphone, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-53467 | 12-in. | 6/24/1929 | I'm forever blowing bubbles | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53904 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | Pagan love song | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53908 | 10-in. | 7/5/1929 | Low down rhythm | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53914 | 10-in. | 7/11/1929 | Gotta feelin' for you | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-53915 | 10-in. | 7/11/1929 | Takes you | High Hatters ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55642 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | Waiting at the end of the road | All Star Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55643 | 10-in. | 7/30/1929 | Until the end | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55659 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | If I can't have you | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55661 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | Bottoms up | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55677 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Won't you give in? | Arden-Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55678 | 10-in. | 9/6/1929 | Love (Your spell is everywhere) | Arden-Ohman Orchestra ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55679 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Woman down in Memphis | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55680 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Railroad boomer | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55681 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | You made me want to forget | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55682 | 10-in. | 9/9/1929 | Beneath Montana skies | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55687 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | Sunny side up | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55688 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56109 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | I may be wrong (But I think you're wonderful!) | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56110 | 10-in. | 8/23/1929 | Wait for the happy ending | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56127 | 10-in. | 9/12/1929 | I'm in love with you | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56128 | 10-in. | 9/12/1929 | The web of love | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Luther, Frank, 1905-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91024711
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