Fred Guy

Fred Guy

Frederick L. Guy (May 23, 1897 – December 22, 1971) was an American jazz banjo player and guitarist. Born in Burkeville, Virginia, Guy was raised in New York City. He played guitar and banjo with Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra. In the early 1920s, Guy joined Duke Ellington's Washingtonians, switching from banjo to guitar in the early 1930s. He remained with Ellington's orchestra until 1949. He retired, moved to Chicago, and for twenty years ran a ballroom. In 1971, he committed suicide.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 23, 1897 (Burkeville), Died November 22, 1971 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, guitar

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 196 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-39370	10-in.	10/26/1927	Creole love call	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-39371	10-in.	10/26/1927	Blues I love to sing	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-40155	10-in.	10/6/1927	Black and tan fantasie	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-40156	10-in.	10/6/1927	Washington wabble	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-41244	10-in.	12/19/1927	Harlem River quiver	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-41245	10-in.	12/19/1927	East St. Louis toodle-oo	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-41246	10-in.	12/19/1927	Blue bubbles	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-43502	10-in.	3/26/1928	Black beauty	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-43503	10-in.	3/26/1928	Jubilee stomp	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-43504	10-in.	3/26/1928	Got everything but you	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-47799	10-in.	10/30/1928	The mooche	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48102	10-in.	10/30/1928	I can't give you anything but love	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48103	10-in.	10/30/1928	No papa no	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band (take 1); with female vocal solo (take 2)	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48166	10-in.	11/15/1928	Bandanna babies	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48167	10-in.	11/15/1928	Diga diga do	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48168	10-in.	11/15/1928	I must have that man	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48373	10-in.	2/18/1929	Japanese dream	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-48374	10-in.	2/18/1929	Harlemania	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	CVE-49007	12-in.	12/20/1928	St. Louis blues	Warren Mills and his Blue Serenaders	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49652	10-in.	1/16/1929	Flaming youth	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49653	10-in.	1/16/1929	Saturday night function	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49654	10-in.	1/16/1929	High life	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49655	10-in.	1/16/1929	Doin' the voom voom	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49767	10-in.	3/7/1929	The dicty glide	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Victor	BVE-49768	10-in.	3/7/1929	Hot feet	Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo

(Results 1-25 of 196 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guy, Fred," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102900.

Guy, Fred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102900.

"Guy, Fred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.