Joe Davis
Joseph M. Davis (October 6, 1896 – September 3, 1978) was an American music producer, publisher and promoter in jazz, rhythm and blues and pop music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1896 (New York City), Died September 3, 1978 (Louisville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist, author
Notes: Wrote under many pseudonyms, including Roxanne Hampton, Leslie Beacon, and Bert Kapp. Often sub-credited as "The Melody Man."
See Also: Hampton, Roxanne
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 184 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-31446 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | When it's love-time in Hawaii | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-42435 | 10-in. | 2/10/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-50904 | 10-in. | 3/1/1929 | Sparkling waters of Waikiki | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-56752 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling | composer | |
Victor | BRC-71275 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Glory | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-74896 | 10-in. | 1/26/1933 | He's a son of the South | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-75073 | 10-in. | 2/10/1933 | He's a son of the South | Andy Pendleton | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75244 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Keep it to yourself | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75245 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Hills of Tennessee are calling me | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75249 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Keep it to yourself | Rose Family | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75250 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | The hills of Tennessee are calling me | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-75961 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Started out from Texas | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BS-75962 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Colorado blues | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-75968 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Listen to the story of Sleepy Hollow Bill | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-76040 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | I'm twisting loops in pretzels | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-76041 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | I'm twisting loops in pretzels just to pass the time away | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-76045 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | You're my dream that came true | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-76046 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | You're my dream (That came true) | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-83601 | 10-in. | 7/19/1934 | If you can't get five take two | Peggy Johnson and her Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-99315 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | When it's twilight in Sweetheart Lane | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-0541 | 10-in. | 9/24/1936 | Milkmen's matinee | Barnet Modernaires ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-03700 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Nero | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-03845 | 10-in. | 12/24/1936 | Nero | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-04357 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Nero | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-07803 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | The milkman's matinee | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Joe," accessed November 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.
Davis, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.
"Davis, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Joe, 1896-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96045795
Wikidata: Joe Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1251766
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87298226
MusicBrainz: Joe Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48e5f8d2-93c9-486d-9268-d5ebd2253ac0
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