Al Bernard

Al Bernard

Alfred Aloysous Bernard (November 23, 1888 – March 6, 1949) was an American vaudeville singer, known as "The Boy From Dixie", who was most popular during the 1910s through early 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 23, 1888 (New Orleans), Died June 4, 1946 (St. Clare's Hospital)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, songwriter, author, speaker, yodeling, leader, arranger

Notes: Also sings in the tenor range. Sometimes billed as "The Boy from Dixie."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 367 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E24526-E24529	10-in.	9/23/1927	Casey Jones	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25222-E25223	10-in.	11/15/1927	On a good old time straw-ride	Al Bernard ; Gully Jumpers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25224-E25225	10-in.	11/15/1927	I’m a twelve o’clock feller (In a nine o’clock town)	Al Bernard ; Gully Jumpers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25247-E25248	10-in.	11/19/1927	Twenty-five years from now	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter, vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25249-E25250	10-in.	11/19/1927	Li’l Liza Jane	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25251-E25252	10-in.	11/19/1927	The old grey mare	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26330-E26331	10-in.	1/31/1928	Silas Green talks about the circus	Al Bernard	Monologue, with banjo	speaker, composer
Brunswick	E26332-E26333	10-in.	1/31/1928	Silas Green talks about the city	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with banjo	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Brunswick	E26715-E26716	10-in.	2/28/1928	Yeedle deedle Lena	The Record Boys	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	E26717-E26718	10-in.	2/28/1928	Hokum smokum yodelin’ Indian man	The Record Boys	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano	lyricist
Brunswick	E26918-E26920	10-in.	3/12/1928	When the roses bloom again	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26920)	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26921-E26923	10-in.	3/12/1928	My Blue Ridge Mountain home	Carter's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26923)	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	C5558	10-in.	Mar. 1930	Cindy	Bradley Kincaid	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	234W-237W	10-in.	1/17/1925	Let me be the first to kiss you good morning (And the last to kiss you goodnight)	Dixie Stars	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist
Brunswick	238W-240W	10-in.	1/17/1925	Blue-eyed Sally	Dixie Stars	Male vocal duet, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist
Brunswick	1393W-1395W	10-in.	9/23/1925	Old Uncle Bill	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with banjo and piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist
Brunswick	1396W-1398W	10-in.	9/23/1925	On a slow train thru Arkansaw	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with banjo and piano	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist
Edison	6621	10-in.	2/14/1919	Hesitation blues	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	6638	10-in.	2/25/1919	Nigger blues	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	6673	10-in.	3/18/1919	Beale Street blues	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	6686	10-in.	3/26/1919	I want to hold you in my arms	Al Bernard ; Ernest Hare	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist
Edison	6724	10-in.	4/15/1919	Everybody wants a key to my cellar	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	6754	10-in.	4/29/1919	Shake, rattle and roll	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer
Edison	6924	10-in.	9/4/1919	See Old Man Moon smile	Al Bernard ; Ernest Hare	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer
Edison	6936	10-in.	9/18/1919	You're my gal	Al Bernard ; Ernest Hare	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer

(Results 276-300 of 367 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bernard, Al," accessed November 18, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110459.

Bernard, Al. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110459.

"Bernard, Al." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 November 2024.