John Oscar
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C3732 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Mama don’t allow no easy riders here | John Oscar | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C3733 | 10-in. | 6/26/1929 | Boogie woogie | John Oscar | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C6075 | 10-in. | Sept. 1930 | [Unknown title(s)] | Sam and Oscar | Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C6076 | 10-in. | Sept. 1930 | You can’t get that stuff no more | Sam and Oscar | Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C6077 | 10-in. | Sept. 1930 | High yellow and seal skin brown | Sam and Oscar | Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C6078 | 10-in. | Sept. 1930 | I done caught that rascal now | Sam and Oscar | Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C6436 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Dyin’ mother blues | John Oscar | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C6437 | 10-in. | Oct. 1930 | Whoopee mama blues | John Oscar | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | C7539 | 10-in. | 3/24/1931 | I’m crazy ‘bout my Bozo | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C7540 | 10-in. | 3/24/1931 | That new kinda stuff | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C8153 | 10-in. | 10/5/1931 | They’ll talk about you anyhow | Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | TC3359 | 10-in. | 4/24/1929 | In the gutter | John Oscar | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Decca | 90711 | 10-in. | 4/5/1936 | New rubbing on that darned old thing | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90712 | 10-in. | 5/5/1936 | I wonder who's boogiein' my woogie | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90796 | 10-in. | 7/9/1936 | Try some of that | Oscar's Chicago Swingers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | 90797 | 10-in. | 7/9/1936 | My gal's been foolin' me | Kokomo Arnold | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | C 9400 | 10-in. | 9/6/1934 | Mistreatment blues | Big Oscar [John Oscar] | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9401 | 10-in. | 9/6/1934 | Other man blues | Big Oscar [John Oscar] | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9481 | 10-in. | 9/17/1934 | You can't last long like that | Banks Chesterfield's Orchestra ; John Oscar | vocalist | ||
Decca | C 9482 | 10-in. | 9/17/1934 | Got to be worried now | Banks Chesterfield's Orchestra ; John Oscar | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oscar, John," accessed August 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207529.
Oscar, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/207529.
"Oscar, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 August 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Oscar, John - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98005053
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