Memphis Ramblers
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
Notes: Snooks Friedman, director. Appears in ledgers as "Snooks and the Memphis Ramblers" and "Snooks and His Memphis Ramblers."
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= 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 | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-53088 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | Some other time | Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-53089 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | You don't need glasses (to see I'm in love) | Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-53090 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | Building a home for you | Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-53091 | 10-in. | 5/11/1931 | I'm blue, but nobody cares | Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69634 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Estes Manasco ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69635 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Can I rely on you? | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69636 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Dip your brush in sunshine (And keep on painting away) | Wally Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69637 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Let a little pleasure interfere with business | Walter Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | ABRC-69918 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Swamp ghosts | Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra [Memphis Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | ABRC-69919 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Some of these days | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | ABRC-69920 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Roll on, Mississippi, roll on | Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | ABRC-69921 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | The one man band | Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70225 | 10-in. | 9/11/1931 | A good man is hard to find | Memphis Ramblers | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70226 | 10-in. | 9/11/1931 | Cutest kid in town | Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70227 | 10-in. | 9/11/1931 | Japanese sandman | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70228 | 10-in. | 9/11/1931 | Kissable baby | Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70982 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Soliloquy | Eliot Everett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70983 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Nothin' to do but love | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70984 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Sittin' on a rubbish can | Julia Gerity and her Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-70985 | 10-in. | 12/18/1931 | Why did it have to be me? | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-71269 | 10-in. | 1/22/1932 | Blue Danube blues | Eliot Everett Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-72245 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | I found a peanut | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-72246 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | When a pal bids a pal goodbye | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-72247 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Dixie | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-72248 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | 'Neath the silvery moon | Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-72249 | 10-in. | 4/7/1932 | Sweet birds | Calloway's Hot Shots | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72839 | 10-in. | 6/2/1932 | Why don't you get lost? | Calloway's Hot Shots | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Memphis Ramblers," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/331124.
Memphis Ramblers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/331124.
"Memphis Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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