Del Staigers
Charles Delaware Staigers was an American cornetist. He was born on August 20, 1899 in Muncie, Indiana. In 1914, he was hired to play in Patrick Conway's band. In 1918, he joined John Philip Sousa's band as the assistant to cornet soloist Frank Simon. He stayed with John Philip Sousa through 1920. He played "Taps" at John Philip Sousa's funeral. After leaving Sousa, he became first trumpeter at The Hippodrome and later at The Strand Theatre in New York City. In 1926, he joined the Goldman Band. His first appearance with The Goldman Band in Central Park before a crowd of over 25,000 people drew vociferous applause and bravos. He played with The Goldman Band through 1934, and also for the 1942 season. He died on July 12, 1950, at age 50. In the words of Edwin Franko Goldman, Staigers was the "greatest cornetist in the world". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 19, 1899, Died July 12, 1950
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, arranger, vocalist
Notes: Full name: Charles Delaware Staigers.
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 32 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-34105 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Behind these gray walls | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-34106 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | My little home in Tennessee | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-34107 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Naomi Wise | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-34108 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Unknown soldier's grave | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and guitar | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-34170 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business | Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-34171 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | Sweet child (I'm wild about you) | Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-53580 | 10-in. | 6/25/1929 | Oh, promise me! | Chuck Campbell ; Del Staigers ; Victor Salon Group | Cornet and trombone duet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-57504 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Carnival of Venice | Del Staigers | Cornet solo, with band | arranger, instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-57505 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | My heaven of love | Del Staigers | Cornet solo, with band | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | BVE-57506 | 10-in. | 10/25/1929 | Napoli | Del Staigers | Cornet solo, with band | arranger, instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | CVE-64360 | 12-in. | 11/18/1930 | Selections from The rose of Algeria | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | instrumentalist, cornet | |
Victor | FS-73369 | 14-in. | 9/8/1932 | His Master's Voice of the air. No. 103 | Fred Erdman ; Nathaniel Shilkret | Radio transcription disc : Orchestra, with vocal solos and announcements | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-011080 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | Caravan | Southern Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011081 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | So many memories | Musical Musketeers ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011082 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | The song of the Marines (We're shovin' right off again) | Musical Musketeers ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011083 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | Josephine | Southern Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011084 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | My cabin of dreams | Musical Musketeers ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011085 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | The dream in my heart | Musical Musketeers ; Jimmy Ray | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011086 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | Shame on you | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011087 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | Sticks and stones (Will break my heart) | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011088 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | So rare | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-011089 | 10-in. | 7/9/1937 | You're my desire | Jimmy Ray Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068496 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | Remember Pearl Harbor | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068497 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | Get your gun and come along (We're fixin' to kill a skunk) | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | BS-068498 | 10-in. | 12/18/1941 | I'm in the Army now | Carson Robison | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Staigers, Del," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103307.
Staigers, Del. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103307.
"Staigers, Del." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Staigers, Del, 1899-1950 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81118634
Wikidata: Del Staigers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q512308
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/116872789
MusicBrainz: Del Staigers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e1692638-d537-4916-bcbd-8ccb47718f39
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