Maceo Pinkard

Maceo Pinkard (June 27, 1897 – July 21, 1962) was an American composer, lyricist, and music publisher. Among his compositions is "Sweet Georgia Brown", a popular standard for decades after its composition and famous as the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. Pinkard was inducted in the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1897 (Bluefield), Died July 19, 1962

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, piano

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 269 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W140868	10-in.	8/27/1925	Desdemona	Sam Lanin Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W140888	10-in.	9/1/1925	Sweet man	Harry Reser's Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140961	10-in.	9/18/1925	Desdemona	University Six	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141163	10-in.	10/20/1925	Sweet man	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141229	10-in.	10/30/1925	Say! Who is that baby doll?	Ipana Troubadours ; Billy Jones ; Sam Lanin	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W141244	10-in.	11/5/1925	Someone's stolen my sweet sweet baby	Clyde Doerr's Saxophone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141421	10-in.	12/21/1925	Someone's stolen my sweet sweet baby	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141554	10-in.	1/25/1926	Livin' high	Dixie Washboard Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141612	10-in.	2/8/1926	(Gimme a little kiss) Will ya? Huh?	Ed Smalle	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W141707	10-in.	2/20/1926	Sugar	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano, songwriter
Columbia	W141708	10-in.	2/20/1926	I wonder what's become of Joe	Ethel Waters	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Columbia	141759	10-in.	3/4/1926	"Gimme" a little kiss will "ya" huh?	Confidential Charley	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	141785	10-in.	3/10/1926	"Gimme" a little kiss will "ya" huh?	Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Bob Nelson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W141921	10-in.	4/6/1926	I wonder what's become of Joe?	Arthur Fields ; Little Ramblers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	141965	10-in.	4/14/1926	I wonder what's become of Joe?	The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Jack Wilson	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W142167	10-in.	5/7/1926	I'm a real kind mama	Maggie Jones	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano	composer
Columbia	144553	10-in.	8/22/1927	Dawning	Jane Gray	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W144579	10-in.	8/27/1927	Dawning	Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with guitar	songwriter
Columbia	144619	10-in.	9/2/1927	Dawning	Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W144634	10-in.	9/7/1927	Dawning	Billy Day ; Ideal Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	144684	10-in.	9/16/1927	Here comes the show boat	Lou Gold Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	144772	10-in.	10/27/1927	There must be somebody else	Colin O'More	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W144798	10-in.	9/27/1927	Sugar	Eddie Thomas’ Collegians [Columbians] ; Frank Harris	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W144882	10-in.	10/18/1927	There must be somebody else	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Columbia	144889	10-in.	10/21/1927	There must be somebody else	Astorites	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer

(Results 101-125 of 269 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pinkard, Maceo," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110556.

Pinkard, Maceo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110556.

"Pinkard, Maceo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.