Charley Straight
Charles Theodore "Charley" Straight (January 16, 1891 – September 22, 1940) was an American pianist, bandleader and composer. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-10211 | 10-in. | 4/18/1911 | King of the bungaloos | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-12525 | 10-in. | 10/22/1912 | Mocking bird rag | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Victor | B-13894 | 10-in. | 10/2/1913 | You went away | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15121 | 10-in. | 8/5/1914 | Humpty-Dumpty | Conway's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-15274 | 12-in. | 10/13/1914 | Humpty Dumpty | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-24489 | 10-in. | 9/22/1920 | I love you Sunday | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25154 | 10-in. | 4/12/1921 | Baby curls | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25155 | 10-in. | 4/13/1921 | It must be someone like you | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25167 | 10-in. | 4/15/1921 | June moon | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25707 | 10-in. | 9/30/1921 | Tuck me to sleep in my old 'Tucky home | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-25985 | 10-in. | 1/31/1922 | Ten little fingers and ten little toes | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | B-25987 | 10-in. | 1/31/1922 | Little thoughts | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26854 | 10-in. | 8/31/1922 | Knice and knifty | Roy Bargy | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-26856 | 10-in. | 8/31/1922 | Rufenready | Roy Bargy | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-30779 | 10-in. | 9/8/1924 | Forsaken blues | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32711 | 10-in. | 5/21/1925 | The whole world is dreaming of love | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-35520 | 10-in. | 6/1/1926 | Kiss your little baby good-night | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36435 | 10-in. | 9/29/1926 | Kiss your little baby, good-night! | Charles J. Correll ; Freeman F. Gosden | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37286 | 10-in. | 12/22/1926 | Pretty lips | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38124 | 10-in. | 2/28/1927 | Pretty lips | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-48625 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | Smiling skies | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57235 | 10-in. | 12/7/1929 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Elmo Tanner ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-11-24-01] | Not documented | 11/24/1919 | In the land of rice and tea | Imperial Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-11-24-02] | Not documented | 11/24/1919 | Oh | Imperial Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 19243 | 10-in. | 2/17/1911 | King of the bungaloos | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 39049 | 10-in. | 10/17/1913 | You went away | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78467 | 10-in. | 6/3/1919 | Where the lanterns glow | Henry Burr ; Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 78578 | 10-in. | 7/18/1919 | Ev'rybody calls me honey | Nora Bayes | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79215 | 10-in. | 6/2/1920 | In the land of rice and tea | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 79219 | 10-in. | 6/2/1920 | I love you Sunday | Paul Biese Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 79362 | 10-in. | 8/25/1920 | I love you Sunday | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80064 | 10-in. | 11/14/1921 | June moon | Eddie Elkins' Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80198 | 10-in. | 2/16/1922 | Little thoughts | Paul Biese Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80709 | 10-in. | 12/7/1922 | Rufenreddy | Frank Westphal | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 81383 | 10-in. | 12/5/1923 | Buddy's habits | Midway Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81954 | 10-in. | 9/3/1924 | Forsaken blues | Art Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140253 | 10-in. | 1/15/1925 | I found a way to love you | Nathan Glantz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 48541 | 12-in. | 1/6/1916 | Red raven rag | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141245 | 10-in. | 11/5/1925 | Santa Claus blues | Gulf Coast Seven | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W142442 | 10-in. | 7/15/1926 | Kiss your little baby good-night | Paul Ash Orchestra ; Milton Watson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142968 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | Pretty lips | Al Handler Orchestra ; Raymond Covert | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 143266 | 10-in. | 1/6/1927 | Pretty lips | Night Club Orchestra ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W147518 | 10-in. | 11/19/1928 | Smiling skies | Verne Buck Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W149736 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150063 | 10-in. | 3/4/1930 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Ruth Etting | Female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 150136 | 10-in. | 3/27/1930 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Jim Andrews ; The Harmonians [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W170336 | 10-in. | approximately December 1928 | Smiling skies | Frank Salerno | Accordion solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7562 | 10-in. | Oct. 1920 | I love you Sunday | Rega Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 9327 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | I never had the blues (Until I left old Dixie Land) | Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70273 | 10-in. | Oct. 1921 | It must be someone like you | Glantz and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73296 | 10-in. | Apr. 1925 | I found a way to love you | The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 73695 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | Santa Claus blues | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Instrumental sextet, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73721 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Santa Claus blues | Clarence Williams’ Trio | Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | W80234 | 10-in. | 12/1/1926 | Kiss your little baby good-night! | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W80246 | 10-in. | 12/3/1926 | Pretty lips | Jazz Pilots ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W402202 | 10-in. | 12/9/1928 | Smiling skies | Benny Meroff Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W403634 | 10-in. | 1/16/1930 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1138-B] | 10-in. | approximately early | Sweet pickin's | OKeh Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4015 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1920 | Ev'rybody calls me honey | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 6162 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1921 | It must be someone like you | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 7671 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1922 | Little thoughts | Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 9162 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | Rufenreddy | Henry Lange | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 3901-3903 | 10-in. | approximately July 1920 | Mississippi bound | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4239-4241 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1920 | I love you, Sunday | Alfred Eldridge ; Walter G. Haenschen ; Isham Jones Rainbo Orchestra ; Charles McNeil | Jazz/dance band, with banjo and 2 pianos | composer | |
| Brunswick | 6245-6246 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1921 | June moon | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 9081-9083 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Rufenreddy | Henry Lange | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 11649-11651 | 10-in. | 10/18/1923 | That's everything | Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13264-13267 | 10-in. | 6/10/1924 | Forsaken blues | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3818-E3819 | 10-in. | 9/23/1926 | Kiss your little baby goodnight! | Bessie Coldiron | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4263-E4265 | 10-in. | 12/20/1926 | Buddy’s habits | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E17867-E17869 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Talking to the moon | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E17870-E17872 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Sweet southern breeze | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E18368-E18370 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | Sweet southern breeze | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Brunswick | E18371-E18373 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | What a man | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Brunswick | E18374-E18376 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | Hi-diddle-diddle | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Brunswick | E18377-E18379 | 10-in. | 3/10/1926 | Talking to the moon | Rendezvous Orchestra ; Charley Straight | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | E21288-E21290 | 10-in. | 1/25/1927 | Pretty lips | Clevelanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1965 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | Last night I dreamed you kissed me | Charley Straight Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1966 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | Too busy! | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1967 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | Just a night for meditation | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1968 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | From midnight till dawn | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2269 | 10-in. | 8/24/1928 | Waiting and dreaming | Charley Straight Orchestra ; The Vagabonds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Brunswick | C2270 | 10-in. | 8/24/1928 | Do you, don’t you | Charley Straight Orchestra ; The Vagabonds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
| Brunswick | TC3950 | 10-in. | 7/27/1929 | King of the bungaloos | Gene Greene | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C4776 | 10-in. | 12/1/1929 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C5012 | 10-in. | 12/9/1929 | Funny, dear, what love can do | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C311-C312½ | 10-in. | 5/7/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C313-C314 | 10-in. | 5/7/1926 | That’s why I love you | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C325-C326 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Deep Henderson | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C327-C328 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Hobo’s prayer | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Brunswick | C329-C331 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | Her beaus are only rainbows | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C332-C333 | 10-in. | 5/28/1926 | That’s why I love you | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C602-C603 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | Tell me tonight | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C604-C605 | 10-in. | 9/9/1926 | It made you happy when you made me cry | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C608-C609 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | Kiss your little baby goodnight | Jules Herbuveaux ; Palmer House Victorians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C618-C619 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | What’s the use of crying? | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C620-C621 | 10-in. | 9/10/1926 | Kiss your little baby goodnight! | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C1519-C1520 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | My Ohio home | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1521-C1522 | 10-in. | 1/16/1928 | Everywhere you go | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1695-C1697 | 10-in. | 3/17/1928 | That’s what I call keen | Charley Straight Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E1697) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1698-C1700 | 10-in. | 3/17/1928 | Persian rug | Charley Straight Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E1700) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1701-C1703 | 10-in. | 3/17/1928 | Sweet Sue—just you | Charley Straight Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1703) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C1704-C1706 | 10-in. | 3/17/1928 | Sentimental baby | Charley Straight Orchestra ; Frank Sylvano | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take C1706) | leader | |
| Brunswick | XC4906-XC4906B | 12-in. | 12/3/1929 | Brunswick brevities program V, pt. 3 | Marion Harris | Radio transcription disc : Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 3239 | 10-in. | 8/22/1914 | Humpty Dumpty rag | National Promenade Band | Band | composer | |
| Edison | 6672 | 10-in. | 3/18/1919 | Ev'rybody calls me honey | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7423 | 10-in. | 6/24/1920 | Mississippi bound | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 7981 | 10-in. | 5/13/1921 | It must be someone like you | Club de Vingt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8230 | 10-in. | 9/29/1921 | June moon | Lanin's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 8744 | 10-in. | 7/21/1923 | Knice and knifty | Ernest L. Stevens | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 10200 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | I found a way to love you (But I can't find a way to forget) | James Doherty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 11358 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Kiss your little baby, good-night! | Clyde Doerr Orchestra ; Larry Murphy | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 11373 | 10-in. | 12/15/1926 | Pretty lips | Tom Howard ; Jazz Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18611 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | King of the bungaloos | Bob Pierce | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | N-323 | 10-in. | 7/12/1928 | King of the bungaloos | Bob Pierce | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Straight, Charley," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116836.
Straight, Charley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116836.
"Straight, Charley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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