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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 176-184 of 184 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick 1514W-1516W 10-in. 10/17/1925 You can't be like my last man was Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
Edison 10400 10-in. 5/26/1925 While Hawaiian stars are gleaming Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10625 10-in. 10/8/1925 Dark Hawaiian eyes Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 11148 10-in. 8/4/1926 My Hawaiian serenade Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 18252 10-in. 2/21/1928 You'd rather forget than forgive Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Edison 18454 10-in. 4/28/1928 Honolulu sweetheart of mine Aloha-Land Serenaders Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
Edison 19212 10-in. 5/23/1929 It ain't no fault of mine The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison N-225 10-in. 4/28/1928 Honolulu sweetheart of mine Aloha-Land Serenaders Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
Edison N-916 10-in. 5/23/1929 It ain't no fault of mine The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
(Results 176-184 of 184 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Joe," accessed October 15, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.

Davis, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.

"Davis, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 October 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340

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