The 1930's: The Singers

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Tracklist

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1(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue
double bass:
Joe Tarto (on 1930-04-01)
guitar:
Tony Colucci (on 1930-04-01)
piano:
Frank Signorelli (on 1930-04-01)
violin:
Ben Selvin (on 1930-04-01)
vocals:
Ethel Waters (on 1930-04-01)
recording of:
Black and Blue (on 1930-04-01)
lyricist:
Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
Ethel Waters3:05
2Blue Again
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-04-20)
alto saxophone:
Lester Boone (on 1931-04-20)
baritone saxophone:
George James (on 1931-04-20)
drums (drum set):
Tubby Hall (on 1931-04-20)
guitar:
Mike McKendrick (on 1931-04-20)
piano:
Charlie Alexander (on 1931-04-20)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Washington (on 1931-04-20)
trombone:
Preston Jackson (on 1931-04-20)
trumpet:
Zilner Randolph and Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1931-04-20)
recording of:
Blue Again (on 1931-04-20)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:13
3(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal, You
bass saxophone:
Adrian Rollini (on 1931-10-14)
clarinet:
Pee Wee Russell (on 1931-10-14)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1931-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Stan King (on 1931-10-14)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1931-10-14)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Catalyne (on 1931-10-14) and Max Farley (on 1931-10-14)
trombone:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
trumpet:
Sterling Bose (on 1931-10-14) and Charlie Teagarden (on 1931-10-14)
vocals:
Jack Teagarden (on 1931-10-14) and Fats Waller (on 1931-10-14)
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You (on 1931-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra3:14
4I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-03-05)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Louis Martin (on 1931-03-05)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (on 1931-03-05) and Ted Lewis (on 1931-03-05)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1931-03-05)
double bass and tuba [brass bass]:
Harry Barth (on 1931-03-05)
drums (drum set):
John Lucas (on 1931-03-05)
guitar:
Tony Gerhardi (on 1931-03-05)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-05)
tenor saxophone:
Hymie Wolfson (on 1931-03-05)
trombone:
Sam Blank (on 1931-03-05) and George Brunies (on 1931-03-05)
trumpet:
Dave Klein (on 1931-03-05) and Muggsy Spanier (on 1931-03-05)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1931-03-05)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1931-03-05)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller with Ted Lewis and His Orchestra3:10
5DinahBing Crosby & The Mills Brothers2:53
6Old Yazoo
recording of:
Old Yazoo (on 1932-06-29)
writer:
Fats Waller
The Boswell Sisters3:14
7The River's Taking Care of Me
Connee Boswell with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:02
8All My Life
recording of:
All My Life
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:12
9Doin' What I Please
Don Redman and His Orchestra2:56
10My Old Man
recording of:
My Old Man (on 1933-12-06)
writer:
Bernie Hanighen and Johnny Mercer
The Spirits of Rhythm2:53
11Frankie and Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers3:09
12Chasin' Shadows
recording of:
Chasing Shadows
lyricist:
Benny Davis
composer:
Abner Silver
Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang3:03
13Out Where the Blue Begins
Henry “Red” Allen and His Orchestra2:58
14Lover Come Back to MeMildred Bailey & Her Orchestra3:17
15Rose of the Rio GrandeIvie Anderson with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
16Mean to MeBillie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:08
17Mama's Gone - Goodbye
vocals:
Midge Williams (on 1937-11-23)
recording of:
Mama’s Gone, Goodbye (on 1937-11-23)
writer:
Peter Bocage and Armand J. Piron
Midge Williams and Her Jazz Jesters3:01