Bobby Johnson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, banjo
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 82 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-38115 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Paradise wobble | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-38116 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Birmingham black bottom | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-38117 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Don't you leave me here | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten ; Monette Moore | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-47530 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Gettin' away from me | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-47531 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | The boy in the boat | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-47532 | 10-in. | 9/19/1928 | Walk that thing | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-51298 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Harlem drag | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-51299 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Hot bones and rice | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-53600 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Mo'lasses | Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | MS-031431 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Tea for two | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | MS-031432 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Crazy rhythm | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | MS-031433 | 16-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | approximately late Jan. 1939 | Blue skies | Chick Webb Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152577 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Do your duty | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152578 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Gimme a pigfoot | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152579 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Take me for a buggy ride | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152580 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | I'm down in the dumps | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | W152720 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The gold diggers' song | Henry Allen ; Benny Morton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and trumpet solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Decca | 62213 | 10-in. | 5/24/1937 | All or nothing at all | Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62214 | 10-in. | 5/24/1937 | If you ever should leave | Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62215 | 10-in. | 5/24/1937 | Everyone's wrong but me | Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62216 | 10-in. | 5/24/1937 | Deep in the heart of South | Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62725 | 10-in. | 10/27/1937 | Just a simple melody | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62726 | 10-in. | 10/27/1937 | I got a guy | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62728 | 10-in. | 10/27/1937 | Holiday in Harlem | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62738 | 10-in. | 11/1/1937 | Rock it for me | Chick Webb Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Bobby," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204993.
Johnson, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/204993.
"Johnson, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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