Henry Ragas

Henry Ragas

Henry Walter Ragas (November 2, 1890 – February 18, 1919) was a jazz pianist who was a member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, the first jazz band to record commercially.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1891 (New Orleans), Died February 18, 1919 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-19331	10-in.	2/26/1917	Livery stable blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-19332	10-in.	2/26/1917	Dixieland jass band one-step	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-21583	10-in.	3/19/1918	At the Jazz Band Ball	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-21584	10-in.	3/19/1918	Ostrich walk	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-21700	10-in.	3/25/1918	Skeleton jangle	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-21701	10-in.	3/25/1918	Tiger rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22041	10-in.	6/25/1918	Bluin' the blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-22042	10-in.	6/25/1918	Fidgety feet	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22043	10-in.	6/25/1918	Mournin' blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22044	10-in.	6/25/1918	Sensation rag	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22066	10-in.	7/17/1918	Clarinet marmalade blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-22067	10-in.	7/17/1918	Lazy daddy	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22337	10-in.	12/3/1918	'Lasses candy	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-22338	10-in.	12/3/1918	The satanic blues	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-37745	10-in.	2/7/1927	Clarinet marmalade	Phil Napoleon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-0301	10-in.	9/2/1936	Bluin' the blues	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band ; Larry Shields	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet and clarinet solos	composer
Victor	BS-0305	10-in.	9/2/1936	Clarinet marmalade	Nick LaRocca ; Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo and clarinet solo	composer
Victor	BS-0495	10-in.	9/25/1936	Clarinet marmalade	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-0496	10-in.	9/25/1936	Bluin' the blues	The Original Dixieland Five	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-043897	10-in.	11/22/1939	Bluin' the blues	Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-067951	10-in.	10/1/1941	Clarinet marmalade	Fats Waller and his Rhythm	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	[Trial 1918-06-25-01]	Not documented	6/25/1918	Sweet mamma	Original Dixieland Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	78192	10-in.	12/4/1918	Bluin' the blues	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	78386	10-in.	4/12/1919	Bluin' the blues	Al Bernard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	143336	10-in.	1/21/1927	Clarinet marmalade	The Emperors	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W146643	10-in.	7/16/1928	Clarinet marmalade	Ted Lewis and his Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W151441	10-in.	3/19/1931	Clarinet marmalade	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	8755	10-in.	Oct. 1924	Clarinet marmalade blues	Jimmy Joy ; St. Anthony Hotel Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W80314	10-in.	1/20/1927	Bluin' the blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	composer
OKeh	W80392	10-in.	2/4/1927	Clarinet marmalade	Bix Beiderbecke ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with cornet and guitar	composer
Brunswick	E37473	10-in.	12/18/1931	Clarinet marmalade	Casa Loma Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E4182-E4183	10-in.	12/8/1926	Clarinet marmalade	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	[Br (U.K.) cat 120-a]	10-in.	approximately Aug. 1927	Clarinet marmalade	Fred Elizalde Music	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	7099	10-in.	1/9/1920	Bluin' the blues	Lopez and Hamilton's Kings of Harmony Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	11595	10-in.	3/22/1927	Clarinet marmalade	Phil Napoleon Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ragas, Henry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111605.

Ragas, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111605.

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