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 201-225 of 1197 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-62262 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Must be love | High Hatters | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62263 | 10-in. | 6/4/1930 | Get happy | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62296 | 10-in. | 6/27/1930 | Dixiana | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62297 | 10-in. | 6/27/1930 | Mr. & Mrs. Sippi | Frank Luther ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62298 | 10-in. | 6/30/1930 | I'm needin' you | Leonard Joy's All String Orchestra ; Frank Luther | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62299 | 10-in. | 6/30/1930 | Where can you be? | Leonard Joy's All String Orchestra ; Frank Luther | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62301 | 10-in. | 5/21/1930 | Barnacle Bill, the sailor | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra ; Carson Robison | Jazz/dance band, with 2 male vocal solos and male vocal chorus | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-62323 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | When the bloom is on the sage | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62324 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | Carry me back to the mountains | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62325 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | My pretty quadroon | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62326 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | Moonlight on the Colorado | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62331 | 10-in. | 7/9/1930 | Never leave your gal too long | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62332 | 10-in. | 7/9/1930 | On top of the hill | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, celeste, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62333 | 10-in. | 7/9/1930 | By the old oak tree | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62334 | 10-in. | 7/9/1930 | Oklahoma Charlie | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62370 | 10-in. | 7/26/1930 | Body and soul | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo (takes 15-17); with male vocal solo (takes 1-14) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62371 | 10-in. | 7/26/1930 | I bring a love song | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62373 | 10-in. | 7/26/1930 | You will remember Vienna | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62742 | 10-in. | 6/24/1930 | Hello young Lindy | Bud Billings | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-62743 | 10-in. | 6/24/1930 | It's the same the whole world over | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63112 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | Out of breath (And scared to death of you) | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63113 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | I am only human after all | Frank Luther ; Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63138 | 10-in. | 9/16/1930 | Tell me that you love me, dear | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, celeste, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63139 | 10-in. | 9/16/1930 | Song of the silver dollar | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-63148 | 10-in. | 9/22/1930 | Old Gold football game | Lavender College Boys | Male vocal trio, with orchestra and announcing | 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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