Sterling Melvin

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal, steel guitar, speaker

Notes: Sometimes listed as "Pops" Melvin.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W145168 10-in. 11/8/1927 Dear old girl Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W145169 10-in. 11/8/1927 The banquet in Misery Hall Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W145170 10-in. 11/8/1927 Cubanola glide Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W145171 10-in. 11/8/1927 O Susanna Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147373 10-in. 11/1/1928 She was bred in old Kentucky Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia W147374 10-in. 11/1/1928 Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline Dan Hornsby Trio Male vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia W147375 10-in. 11/1/1928 Oh! By jingo Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet Male vocal and instrumental quartet vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147376 10-in. 11/1/1928 Has anybody here seen Kelly Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet Male vocal and instrumental quartet vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147377 10-in. 11/1/1928 Just a baby's prayer at twilight Dan Hornsby Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W147378 10-in. 11/1/1928 I'm sorry I made you cry Dan Hornsby Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W148276 10-in. 4/14/1929 The vamp Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet Male vocal and instrumental quartet vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W148277 10-in. 8/14/1929 Take me out to the ball game Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet Male vocal and instrumental quartet vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W148278 10-in. 4/14/1929 Hinky dinky dee Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet Male vocal and instrumental quartet vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar  
Columbia W152015 10-in. 11/3/1931 Katinka Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio Male vocal quartet, with guitar vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia W152016 10-in. 11/3/1931 A sailor's sweetheart Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio Male vocal quartet, with guitar vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia W152017 10-in. 11/3/1931 Three blind mice Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio Male vocal quartet, with guitar and piano vocalist, bass vocal  
Columbia W152018 10-in. 11/3/1931 So this is Venice Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio Male vocal quartet, with guitar vocalist, bass vocal  
Brunswick ATL961 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL962 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL963 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL964 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL965 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 2 Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL966 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL967 10-in. 3/22/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 2 Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar speaker  
Brunswick ATL6658 10-in. 11/14/1930 A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 3 William Archer Chumbler ; Sterling Melvin ; Seven Foot Dilly ; Lowe Stokes ; Dan Tucker Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal solo speaker  
(Results 1-25 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Melvin, Sterling," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.

Melvin, Sterling. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.

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

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