Wendell W. Hall

Wendell Woods Hall (August 23, 1896, St. George, Kansas – April 2, 1969, Fairhope, Alabama) was an American country singer, vaudeville artist, songwriter, pioneer radio performer, Victor recording artist and ukulele player.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1896 (St. George), Died April 2, 1969 (Alabama)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, songwriter, ukulele, tiple, guitar, arranger, whistle, leader

Notes: Sometimes billed as "The Red-Headed Music Maker."

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Recordings (Results 176-194 of 194 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C465-C466 10-in. 7/14/1926 Mandy Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with violin and piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Brunswick C467-C468 10-in. 7/14/1926 Precious Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with violin and piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
Brunswick C1754-C1755 10-in. 3/21/1928 I told you I’d never forget you Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter  
Brunswick C1756-C1757 10-in. 3/21/1928 Will you remember (What I can’t forget) Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
Edison 8696 10-in. 12/16/1922 Underneath the mellow moon Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 9191 10-in. 10/4/1923 It ain't gonna' rain no mo' Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
Edison 9248 10-in. 11/15/1923 31st Street blues Al Bernard ; Frank Kamplain Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9385 10-in. 2/20/1924 Land of my sunset dreams Helen Clark ; Charles Hart Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 9461 10-in. 4/11/1924 It looks like rain Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 9779 10-in. 10/9/1924 It ain't gonna rain no mo' The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 9891 10-in. 12/4/1924 Dear heart of mine Arthur Middleton Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10291 10-in. 4/1/1925 We're gonna have weather (Whether or not) Bud Birmingham Ukulele solo composer  
Edison 10706 10-in. 12/2/1925 Hokey pokey diddle dee-rum The Happiness Boys Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 10979 10-in. 5/12/1926 Lulu Lou Tom Howard ; Jazz Babies Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Edison 11938 10-in. 10/6/1927 I told you I'd never forget you Theo Alban Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 18165 10-in. 1/12/1928 Old plantation melody Vernon Dalhart and Company Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, lyricist  
Plaza/ARC 5015 10-in. approximately Nov.-Dec. 1922 Mellow moon Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor (Canada) 5367 10-in. 11/10/1924 It ain't gonna rain no mo' Wendell W. Hall Male vocal solo, with ukulele composer, vocalist, baritone vocal  
Plaza/ARC 5524 10-in. June 1924 Land of my sunset dreams Franklyn Baur and Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
(Results 176-194 of 194 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hall, Wendell W.," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111946.

Hall, Wendell W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111946.

"Hall, Wendell W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111946

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