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 126-150 of 1197 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-56162 | 10-in. | 9/30/1929 | You've got me pickin' petals off of daisies | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56167 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | I'm a dreamer, aren't we all? | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56778 | 10-in. | 10/14/1929 | Down on the old plantation | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56779 | 10-in. | 10/14/1929 | Sweet Virginia in old Virginia | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56780 | 10-in. | 10/14/1929 | Went to see my gal last night | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56781 | 10-in. | 10/14/1929 | Barnacle Bill the sailor, no. 3 | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-56818 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | You're the sweetest girl this side of heaven | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56819 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | Like a dream | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56986 | 10-in. | 11/2/1929 | Victor march | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57133 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Hawaiian love bird | Pietro's Blue Horse Tavern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and whistling | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57134 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Once in a blue moon | Pietro's Blue Horse Tavern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57135 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | Hoosier hop | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57137 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | I'm following you! | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57155 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Singin' in the bathtub | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57186 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | My love parade | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57187 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Nobody's using it now | High Hatters ; Leonard W. Joy ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57532 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | I'll close my eyes to the rest of the world | All Star Orchestra ; Andy Sannella | Jazz/dance band, with guitar and male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57533 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | Deep in the arms of love | All Star Orchestra ; Andy Sannella | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone obbligato and male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57537 | 10-in. | 11/12/1929 | Why? | Arden-Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57538 | 10-in. | 11/12/1929 | It's you I love | Arden-Ohman Orchestra ; Frank Luther | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57560 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Charming | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57561 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Shepherd's serenade | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57562 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | I'll see you again | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57587 | 10-in. | 12/9/1929 | You do something to me | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-57588 | 10-in. | 12/9/1929 | You've got that thing | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed October 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.
"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 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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