Maurice Abrahams

Maurice Abrahams (March 18, 1883 – April 13, 1931) was an American songwriter and music publisher, who was successful in the early years of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 18, 1883 (Odessa), Died April 13, 1931 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1940

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

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 106 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W100338	10-in.	11/18/1929	Take everything but you	Selvin’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
OKeh	112	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1918	Way down yonder in the corn field	Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	341	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1918	Big Chief Kill-A-Hun	Collins and Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	643	10-in.	ca. Apr. 1919	I always think I'm up in heaven (When I'm down in Dixieland)	Watson Sisters	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	W80311	10-in.	1/19/1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W80454	10-in.	2/21/1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Ray-O-Vacs	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
OKeh	W81507	10-in.	10/3/1927	Everybody loves my girl	The Texans [Lanin's Famous Players]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W403260	10-in.	11/14/1929	(I'll still go on) Wanting you	Paul Specht Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	W403276	10-in.	11/18/1929	Take everything but you	Arthur Schutt Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	[Br cat 5239-a]	10-in.	approximately June 1918	Cotton pickers' ball	American Marimbaphone Band	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	E29848	10-in.	5/16/1929	Sweet Ida Joy	Cotton Pickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	E31550	10-in.	Dec. 1929	I’ll still go on (Wanting you)	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E4310-E4312	10-in.	12/28/1926	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E4358-E4360	10-in.	1/6/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E21307-E21309	10-in.	1/25/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Nick Lucas	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	E21369-E21371	10-in.	1/29/1927	High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Bonnie Laddies ; Harry Archer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
Brunswick	E25200-E25203	10-in.	11/12/1927	Ev'rybody loves my girl	Bernie Cummins Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25203)	composer
Brunswick	C4751	10-in.	11/25/1929	I’ll still go on wanting you	Jimmie Noone’s Apex Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)	composer
Brunswick	LAE617	10-in.	9/12/1929	Take everything but you	Belle Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	DAL685	10-in.	Oct. 1928	Everybody loves my girl	Billy and his Uke	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Brunswick	TCL1456	10-in.	4/16/1931	Wanting you	Marion Newberry	Female vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 1000-a]	10-in.	Mar. 1927	High-high-high up in the hills	Fred Elizalde Varsity Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 122-b]	10-in.	approximately July 1927	Wanting you	Helen Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3541	10-in.	1/25/1915	Ruff Johnson's Harmony Band	Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	11496	10-in.	2/3/1927	High-high-high up in hills (Watching the clouds roll by)	Radio Franks ; Frank White	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 76-100 of 106 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Abrahams, Maurice," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111370.

Abrahams, Maurice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111370.

"Abrahams, Maurice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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