Frank Leighton

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, vocalist, lyricist, arranger

See Also: Leighton Brothers

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-1769 10-in. 10/13/1904 There's a dark man comin' with a bundle Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-10151 10-in. 4/5/1911 Steamboat Bill Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10179 10-in. 4/13/1911 Steamboat Bill Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-18653 12-in. 11/1/1916 The Dallas blues Marie Cahill Female vocal solo and monologue, with piano arranger  
Victor B-18916 10-in. 12/20/1916 Frankie and Johnnie Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar lyricist, composer, vocalist  
Victor B-18917 10-in. 12/21/1916 He done me wrong Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor B-18918 10-in. 12/21/1916 Fare thee honey, fare thee well Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor B-18919 10-in. 12/21/1916 In Honolulu (They've got the tango craze) Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, lyricist, composer  
Victor B-18920 10-in. 12/21/1916 The ghost of a coon Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor B-18921 10-in. 12/21/1916 I was born in Virginia Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor B-18922 10-in. 12/21/1916 A habit I never had Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist  
Victor B-19356 10-in. 3/9/1917 Frankie and Johnnie Gene Greene Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-19539 10-in. 3/30/1917 Far away in Honolulu (They've got the tango craze) Van and Schenck Male vocal duet, with mandolin and orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38921 10-in. 5/23/1927 Steamboat Bill Ernest Rogers Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) composer  
Victor BS-028766 10-in. 10/28/1938 Frankie and Johnnie Vernon Geyer Electric organ solo composer  
Victor BS-037123 10-in. 5/17/1939 Steamboat Bill Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor [Trial 1916-09-22-01] Not documented 9/22/1916 Frankie and Johnny Leighton Brothers Male vocal duet vocalist  
Columbia 19280 10-in. 3/31/1911 Steamboat Bill Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79881 10-in. 6/10/1921 Frankie and Johnny Frank Crumit ; Paul Biese Trio Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 81626 10-in. 3/7/1924 Steamboat Bill Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Columbia 140361 10-in. 1/25/1925 Frankie and Johnny Harry Frankel Male vocal solo, with ukulele songwriter  
Columbia W143998 10-in. 4/21/1927 Frankie and Johnny Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia 145687 10-in. 2/28/1928 Bill, you done me wrong Al Bernard Male vocal solo songwriter  
Columbia W149364 10-in. 11/4/1929 Frankie and Johnny Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar songwriter  
Columbia W149542 10-in. 12/5/1929 Frankie and Johnny Nick Nichols Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano songwriter  
(Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Leighton, Frank," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114668.

Leighton, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114668.

"Leighton, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114668

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Leighton, Frank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009007207

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18145971378932330687

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