Merle Johnston

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, leader, saxophone

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W148861 10-in. 7/26/1929 Baby—oh where can you be? Merle Johnston Saxophone Quartet Saxophone quartet leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W148862 10-in. 7/26/1929 Do something Merle Johnston Saxophone Quartet Instrumental quartet leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W148968 10-in. 9/3/1929 If I had my way Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W148969 10-in. 9/3/1929 Where the sweet forget-me-nots remember Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W149110 10-in. 10/8/1929 You're responsible! Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W149115 10-in. 10/8/1929 With you—with me Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W149787 10-in. 1/21/1930 Watching my dreams go by Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W149788 10-in. 1/21/1930 Sweet nothings of love Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W150092 10-in. 3/19/1930 Exactly like you Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W150093 10-in. 3/19/1930 So sympathetic Merle Johnston and his Ceco Couriers Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W150861 10-in. 10/6/1930 Always in all ways Merle Johnston Saxophone Quartet Saxophone quartet, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Columbia W150862 10-in. 10/6/1930 It's a great life Merle Johnston Saxophone Quartet Saxophone quartet, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Brunswick E17242-E17244 10-in. 12/27/1925 I want somebody to cheer me up Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Brunswick E17245-E17247 10-in. 12/27/1925 I’m sitting on top of the world Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  
Brunswick E17248-E17250 10-in. 12/27/1925 Someone is keeping me out of your dreams Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, saxophone  
Brunswick E17251-E17253 10-in. 12/27/1925 Paddlin’ Madelin’ home Isham Jones Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, tenor saxophone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnston, Merle," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109607.

Johnston, Merle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109607.

"Johnston, Merle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109607

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