Tiny Grimes

Tiny Grimes

Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker. He is notable for playing the electric tenor guitar, a four-stringed instrument.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1916 (Newport News), Died March 4, 1989 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, piano, songwriter, electric guitar, composer, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-059135	10-in.	1/20/1941	I'll always love you just the same	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, composer, piano
Victor	BS-059136	10-in.	1/20/1941	I'm singing (So help me)	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059137	10-in.	1/20/1941	One is never too old to swing	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059138	10-in.	1/20/1941	Until I met you	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059139	10-in.	1/20/1941	I'm gonna pull my hair	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059140	10-in.	1/20/1941	My darling	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059141	10-in.	1/20/1941	If I dream of you	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, piano
Victor	BS-059142	10-in.	1/20/1941	Crawlin' blues	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, piano, songwriter
Victor	BS-064975	10-in.	10/10/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	BS-064976	10-in.	10/10/1941	Blue skies	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	BS-064977	10-in.	10/10/1941	Another day	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, electric guitar
Victor	BS-064978	10-in.	10/10/1941	Stomp stomp	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer
Victor	BS-070300	10-in.	10/17/1941	Sighing and crying	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-070301	10-in.	10/17/1941	Part of me	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-070302	10-in.	10/17/1941	Lawdy-clawdy	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble	songwriter, instrumentalist, electric guitar, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-070303	10-in.	10/17/1941	Life's too short (to worry about that)	Cats and the Fiddle	Male vocal solo, with male vocal duet and instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, electric guitar, piano, vocalist
Atlantic	111	10-in.	12/30/1947	Profoundly blue	Tiny Grimes Quintet		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	112	10-in.	12/30/1947	Blue harlem	Tiny Grimes Quintet		songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	113	10-in.	12/30/1947	That old black magic	Tiny Grimes Quintet		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	114	10-in.	12/30/1947	Boogie woogie barbecue	Tiny Grimes Quintet		songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	130	10-in.	8/1/1948	Annie Laurie	Tiny Grimes Quintet		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	131	10-in.	1948	Hot in Harlem	Red Prysock ; Tiny Grimes Quintet		songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	132	10-in.	8/1/1948	Flying high	Tiny Grimes		instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	134	10-in.	1948	Nightmare blues	Red Prysock ; Tiny Grimes Quintet		songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar
Atlantic	136	10-in.	1948	Midnight special	Tiny Grimes Quintet		instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 1-25 of 50 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grimes, Tiny," accessed July 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103671.

Grimes, Tiny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103671.

"Grimes, Tiny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 July 2024.