Charlie Alexander
Charlie Alexander (May 29, 1890 – February 4, 1970) was an American jazz pianist from Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1917, he was the Band Sergeant for the 370th Infantry Regiment's band. Alexander played in theater orchestras accompanying silent films in the early 1920s. Later that decade he moved to Chicago and found work touring with the band of J. Rosamond Johnson. Following this he played with Baby Dodds and Johnny Dodds; he and Johnny formed a trio with bassist Bill Johnson in 1928. He also played in Johnny Dodds's Washboard band alongside Lil Hardin on vocals. At the end of the 1920s he joined Louis Armstrong's big band, playing with him until 1932. At live performances, Armstrong sometimes jokingly described Alexander as his pianist from New Orleans. Later in his life Alexander settled in California. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 29, 1890 (Cincinnati), Died February 4, 1970
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-46055 | 10-in. | 7/5/1928 | Blue clarinet stomp | Johnny Dodds' Trio | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-46056 | 10-in. | 7/5/1928 | Blue piano stomp | Johnny Dodds' Trio | Jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-46063 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Bucktown stomp | Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-46064 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Weary city | Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-46065 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Bull fiddle blues | Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-46066 | 10-in. | 7/6/1928 | Blue washboard stomp | Johnny Dodds' Washboard Band | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152086 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Between the devil and the deep blue sea | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152092 | 10-in. | 1/27/1932 | All of me | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152093 | 10-in. | 1/27/1932 | Home | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W152087 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Kickin' the gong around | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404422 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | Walkin' my baby back home | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404423 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | I surrender, dear | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404424 | 10-in. | 4/20/1931 | When it's sleepy time down South | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404425 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | Blue again | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404870 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | Little Joe | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404871 | 10-in. | 4/28/1931 | I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal you | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404872 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | Them there eyes | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404873 | 10-in. | 4/29/1931 | When your lover has gone | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405058 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Lazy river | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405059 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Chinatown, my Chinatown | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405060 | 10-in. | 11/4/1931 | Wrap your troubles in dreams (And dream your troubles away) | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405061 | 10-in. | 11/4/1931 | Star dust | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405062 | 10-in. | 11/5/1931 | You can depend on me | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405063 | 10-in. | 11/5/1931 | Georgia on my mind | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W405064 | 10-in. | 11/6/1931 | The lonesome road | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo, male vocal ensemble, and talk | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alexander, Charlie," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111196.
Alexander, Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111196.
"Alexander, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Charlie Alexander
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Allmusic: Charlie Alexander
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LCNAR: Alexander, Charlie, approximately 1904-approximately 1970 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98117463
Wikidata: Charlie Alexander - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q768005
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/314782419
MusicBrainz: Charlie Alexander - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e4bf7312-f3ef-49e0-9db3-196ba8056846
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