Ben Covington
Birth and Death Data: Born 1890
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C4630 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Boodle-de-bum bum | Ben Covington | Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4631 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | It’s a fight like that | Ben Covington | Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4632 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Saturday night party | Ben Covington | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4633 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Landlady blues | Ben Covington | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | C4634 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | It’s a fight like that | Ben Covington | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist, composer | |
Brunswick | M852 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Hot dog | Memphis Ben | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist | |
Brunswick | M853 | 10-in. | 11/23/1928 | Adam and Eve in Garden of Eden [sic] | Memphis Ben | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Covington, Ben," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112141.
Covington, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112141.
"Covington, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Covington, Ben, 1890- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003046428
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