Bob Schafer
Birth and Death Data: Born July 24, 1897, Died September 28, 1943
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, vocalist
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= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-25777 | 10-in. | 11/22/1921 | I've got my habits on | Isabelle Patricola | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Victor | B-27197 | 10-in. | 12/1/1922 | That da-da strain | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-28753 | 10-in. | 10/17/1923 | Walk, Jennie, walk | Barney Rapp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-30475 | 10-in. | 7/9/1924 | Sadie O'Brady | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-31113 | 10-in. | 10/22/1924 | Choo-choo (I gotta hurry home) | Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32752 | 10-in. | 7/2/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33199 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33309 | 10-in. | 8/14/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | Monroe Silver | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-33848 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | Some other bird whistled a tune | Whispering Jack Smith | Male vocal solo, with whistling and piano (takes 4-7) | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37197 | 10-in. | 12/30/1926 | Still waters | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra, with female vocal duet and whistling | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43138 | 10-in. | 3/12/1928 | When | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43667 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Louisiana | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-53654 | 10-in. | 5/22/1929 | In our cottage of love | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-70984 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Sittin' on a rubbish can | Julia Gerity and her Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BRC-72551 | 10-in. | 5/5/1932 | Who, beside me? (Sits beside you) | The New Yorkers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-73342 | 10-in. | 8/31/1932 | Three kisses | Eliot Everett Orchestra ; James Harkins | Jazz/dance band (take 3); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 80363 | 10-in. | 5/22/1922 | Got to cool my doggies now | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81074 | 10-in. | 6/14/1923 | Sittin' on the curbstone blues | Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81242 | 10-in. | 9/27/1923 | Walk, Jenny, walk! | Billy Jones ; The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 81352 | 10-in. | 11/14/1923 | The gal ain't born who can treat me like you do | Fletcher Henderson ; George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81864 | 10-in. | 7/7/1924 | Sadie O'Brady | William A. Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81910 | 10-in. | 8/12/1924 | Choo choo | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140476 | 10-in. | 3/30/1925 | Cross words between Sweetie and me | Billy Jones ; Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140673 | 10-in. | 7/9/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | California Ramblers ; Billy Jones | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141482 | 10-in. | 1/12/1926 | Tell me why you and I should be strangers | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 141594 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Tell me why you and I should be strangers | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Billy West | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 142367 | 10-in. | 7/6/1926 | I never cried before I met you | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142651 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | My special friend is back in town | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W142973 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Still waters | Harriet Lee ; Juanita Rae | Female vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143274 | 10-in. | 1/9/1927 | Still waters | Charles Kaley ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143438 | 10-in. | 3/8/1927 | Sonya | Mory Leaf | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145694 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | When | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Frank Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146898 | 10-in. | 8/27/1928 | Louisiana | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148638 | 10-in. | 5/28/1929 | In our cottage of love | Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7535 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | Ev'rything about you tells me that you're Irish | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70070 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | I didn't start in to love you (Until you stopped loving me) | Daisy Martin ; Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70075 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | Daddy, your mama is lonesome for you | Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70790 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Got to cool my doggies now | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72322 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Sittin' on the curbstone blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72622 | 10-in. | June 1924 | Sadie O'Brady | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72997 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Changeable daddy of mine | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73530 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup) | Billy Jones ; Okeh Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73626 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Some other bird whistled a tune | Billy Jones ; The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 8926-8928 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Got to cool my doggies now | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 11345-11347 | 10-in. | 9/18/1923 | Walk, Jenny, walk | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14350-14353 | 10-in. | 11/24/1924 | Choo-choo | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28682 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Louisiana | The Cross Roads Inn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3557-E3559 | 10-in. | 7/26/1926 | I never cried before I met you | Essex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E26730-E26732 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | When | Kenn Sisson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | XE27235-XE27237 | 12-in. | 3/31/1928 | Ol’ Man River | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra ; Bob Schafer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take XE27237) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | IND643 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | When | Charlie Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | C789-C790 | 10-in. | 4/21/1927 | If you want to be my sugar papa (You gotta be sweet to me) | Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards | Instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1788-C1789 | 10-in. | 3/24/1928 | Louisiana | Ruth Muse | Female vocal solo, with piano, violin, and cello | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 1042W-1044W | 10-in. | 8/6/1925 | Sonya (Yup alay yup!) | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Edison | 8303 | 10-in. | 11/25/1921 | I've got my habits on | Al Bernard ; Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 9989 | 10-in. | 2/3/1925 | Cross-words (Between sweetie and me) | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 10495 | 10-in. | 7/13/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Mike Speciale | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11380 | 10-in. | 12/17/1926 | Still waters | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Edison | 11980 | 10-in. | 10/24/1927 | My special friend (Is back in town) | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Edison | 18114 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | "N" you | Jack Stillman Orchestra ; The Songsters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19113 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Hello sweetie | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-804 | 12-in. | 3/19/1929 | Hello sweetie | Lucky Strike Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-1175 | 10-in. | 10/3/1929 | In our cottage of love | Eva Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schafer, Bob," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109991.
Schafer, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109991.
"Schafer, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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