Joe Smith
Joe Smith (February 16, 1884 - February 22, 1981) was a vaudeville comedian with Charles Dale (1881-1971) as the act Smith & Dale. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1884, Died February 22, 1981 (Lillian Booth Actors Home)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, vocalist, author, speaker, songwriter
Notes: Name at birth: Joseph Sultzer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 87 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-17812 | 10-in. | 6/7/1916 | Yaaka hula hickey dula | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-17814 | 10-in. | 6/7/1916 | My mother's rosary | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | C-17831 | 12-in. | 6/9/1916 | The professor's birthday | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | author | |
| Victor | C-17832 | 12-in. | 6/9/1916 | Ginsberg's stump speech | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene, with orchestra | speaker, author | |
| Victor | B-17843 | 10-in. | 6/12/1916 | You're a dangerous girl | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-17844 | 10-in. | 6/12/1916 | I'm going way back home and have a wonderful time | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-18165 | 10-in. | 7/31/1916 | On a summer night | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-18166 | 10-in. | 7/31/1916 | Gila, galah, galoo | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-18167 | 10-in. | 7/31/1916 | Songs of yesterday | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-18173 | 10-in. | 8/3/1916 | Way out yonder in the golden West | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | B-18174 | 10-in. | 8/3/1916 | When the black sheep comes home | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | C-18175 | 12-in. | 8/3/1916 | Cohan's wedding | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | C-18176 | 12-in. | 8/3/1916 | Hungarian restaurant scene | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene, with orchestra | author, speaker | |
| Victor | B-20604 | 10-in. | 8/8/1917 | Songs of ye[?] nut | Avon Comedy Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | C-20605 | 12-in. | 10/28/1924 | Clancy's minstrels | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-20605 | 10-in. | 8/8/1917 | Clancy's minstrels | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-30683 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Manda | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | B-30684 | 10-in. | 8/27/1924 | Fate is the slave of love | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano and cornet | instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Victor | B-30981 | 10-in. | 10/8/1924 | The new school teacher | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | C-30981 | 12-in. | 10/28/1924 | The new school teacher | Avon Comedy Four | Comic scene and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | author | |
| Victor | B-32437 | 10-in. | 4/16/1925 | Nora Lee | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-57064 | 10-in. | 11/5/1929 | Plain dirt | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-57065 | 10-in. | 11/5/1929 | Gee, ain't I good to you | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-57066 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | I'd love it | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
| Victor | BVE-57067 | 10-in. | 11/6/1929 | The way I feel today | McKinney's Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Joe," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.
Smith, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.
"Smith, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Smith, Joe, 1884-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92082411
Wikidata: Joe Smith (comedian) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24845618
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