Korla Pandit

Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd, was an American musician, composer, pianist, and organist. After moving to California in the late 1940s and getting involved in show business, Redd became known as "Korla Pandit", a French-Indian musician from New Delhi, India. However, Redd was actually a light-skinned African-American man from Missouri who passed as Indian. A pathbreaking musical performer in the early days of television, Redd is known for Korla Pandit's Adventures In Music; the show was the first all-music program on television. He also performed live and on radio and made various film appearances, becoming known as the "Godfather of Exotica". Redd maintained the Korla Pandit persona—both in public and in private—until the end of his life.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 16, 1921 (St. Louis), Died October 2, 1998 (Petaluma)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, leader

= 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	E0VB-3536	10-in.	2/4/1950	Roses	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3537	10-in.	2/4/1950	The eagle's heart	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3538	10-in.	2/4/1950	The land beyond the sun	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3539	10-in.	2/4/1950	I told them all about you	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal ensemble, with string band	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3573	10-in.	3/10/1950	Wagons west	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E0VB-3574	10-in.	3/13/1950	Rollin' dust	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E0VB-3575	10-in.	3/13/1950	Song of the wagonmaster	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E0VB-3576	10-in.	3/13/1950	Chuckwalla swing	Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E0VB-3589	10-in.	3/30/1950	He is so precious to me	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3590	10-in.	3/30/1950	Love lifted me	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3591	10-in.	3/30/1950	What a friend we have in Jesus	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3592	10-in.	3/30/1950	The old rugged cross	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3593	10-in.	3/30/1950	Since Jesus came into my heart	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3594	10-in.	3/30/1950	In the garden	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3595	10-in.	3/30/1950	I love to tell the story	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	E0VB-3596	10-in.	3/31/1950	Where he leads me	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	E0VB-3597	10-in.	3/31/1950	No bed of roses	Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers	Female-male vocal duet, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ, leader
Victor	D9VB-0789	10-in.	12/1/1949	Stampede	Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal solo, with vocal harmonies, narration, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ
Victor	D9VB-0799	10-in.	12/1/1949	Church music	Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers	Male vocal solo, with vocal harmonies, and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, organ

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pandit, Korla," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/357042.

Pandit, Korla. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/357042.

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