1927: Marion Underwood recorded “Coal Creek March” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6240, Supertone 9167, Silvertone 5080, and Silverstone 9167.
1927: Aulton Ray recorded “True and Trembling Brakeman” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6129, Champion 15277 (~7,000 sold), Bell 1186, Challenge 269, Superior 385, and Herwin 75552 and featured Ray (v).
1928: Carmichael’s Collegians recorded “March of the Hoodlums” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6474, Champion 16453, and Champion 40001. The recording featured Bud Dant (c), Chauncey Goodwin (as/cl), Harold Keating (ts/cl), Hoagy Carmichael (p), Jack Drummond (bs), Arnold Habbe (bjo), Eddie Wolfe (vn), and Andy van Sickle (d).
1934: The Gennett Sound Effects team recorded “Walking In Snow + Thin Underbrush (2 Cuts): (1) 1 Man; (2) 2 Men” in Richmond. The recording appeared on Gennett Electrical Transcriptions 1139.
1923: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “Down by the River” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5153, Starr-Gennett 9397, Apex 425, and Cardinal 571.
1926: Alberta Jones recorded “It Must be Hard” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3306, Champion 15101, and Buddy 8033. The recording featured Alberta Jones (v) and Carroll Boyd (p) . The Champion issue sold 402 copies in 1926 and 1927.
1927: Taylor’s Kentucky Boys recorded “Forked Deer” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6130, Champion 15300, Challenge 302, Silverstone 5082, Silverstone 8183, and Supertone 9170. The recording featured Willie Young (guitar), Marion Underwood (banjo), and Jim Booker (fiddle). The Champion issue sold approx. 800 copies in 1927 and 1928.
1927: Aulton Ray and Marion Underwood recorded “The Dixie Cowboy” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6177, Champion 15277 (~7,000 copies old), Silvertone 5084 & 8150, Superior 385, Supertone 9250, Challenge 335, and Herwin 75552 and featured Ray (v) and Marion Underwood (bj).
1921: Bennie Kreuger Orchestra recorded “Wang Wang Blues” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4722, Starr-Gennett 9126, Edison Bell Winner 3643, and Connorized 3001.
1927: Cryin’ Sam Collins recorded “Jailhouse Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6167, Black Patti 8025, Bell 1173, Champion 15320, Herwin 92043, Silvertone 5127, and Supertone 9291. The Champion issue sold about 8,000 copies between 1927-1929, though the performers royalties were sent to Dennis Taylor.
1927: Franchini’s South Sea Serenaders recorded “Honolulu Moon” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6131, Gennett Australia 6105, Champion 15272 (3,474 copies sold), Beltona 1275, Gaiety P-120, Kildare B-215, and Vocalion B-203, B-215, and XA-1801. The track features Lou Allen (v).
1925: The Virginia Entertainers recorded “My Sweetie and Me” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 3063. Jack Bauer led the ensemble.
1928: Lillian Miller recorded “Dead Drunk Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6518. It featured George W. Thomas and was also released as Champion 15550 as by Helen Harris and sold 4,552 copies.
1934: The Sound Effects team recorded “Telephone Receiver Off + On – Bell Rings, etc. (12 Cuts): Telephone – Bell Ringing – Receiver Off + On – Dialing – Jiggling Hook” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett Electrical Transcription 1133-A.
1894: Happy 130th Birthday to Charles “Cow Cow” Davenport! (4/23/1894). He recorded “Atlanta Rag” on 4/1/1929 in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6869, Supertone 9517, Champion 15728, and Champion 50033.
1895: Happy 129th Birthday, Jimmie Noone! (4/23/1895). Noone recorded with Doc Cook’s Dreamland Orchestra for Gennett. Doc Cook’s Dreamland Orchestra plays “So This Is Venice” on Gennett 5360 (recorded in Richmond, Indiana, on January 21, 1924). Freddie Keppard is on second cornet, Jimmy Noone on clarinet.
1923: Mandy Lee and Ladd’s Black Aces recorded “T’aint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5142 and featured Lee (v), Phil Napoleon (tpt), Charlie Panelli (tb), Jimmy Lytell (cl), Frank Signorelli (p), and Jack Roth (d). Note the false advertising.
1926: Caroline Johnson recorded “Ain’t Got Nobody to Grind My Coffee” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3307, Champion 15101 (402 copies sold), and Buddy 8034 and featured Johnson (v) and Fats Waller (p).
1927: Elmer Grosso and his Greenwich Village Orchestra recorded “Side by Side” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6150, Champion 15291 (1,575 sold), and Silvertone 6150 and featured Irving Edwards (v) and Grosso (tpt or vn).
1935: Curley Weaver recorded “Fried Pie Blues” in Chicago. It appeared on Champion 50077 and Decca 7664 and featured Weaver (v & g) and Blind Willie McTell (g).
1925: Homer Davenport & Young Brothers recorded “The Fox Chase” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 5719 and Silvertone 4010 and featured Davenport (bj), Jess Young (f), and Alvin Young (? g).
1926: The Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers recorded “Wheel in a Wheel (Ezekiel See De Wheel)” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3318 and Champion 15104 (268 sold) and supposedly features Fats Waller (p).
1983: Earl Hines passed away. He recorded “Congaine” with Deppe’s Serenaders on 10/3/1923 in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett Personal 20012. The track featured Lois Deppe (v), Leon Smothers (c), Frank Brassfield (tb), Vance Dixon, Harry Jackson, & (Charles Stoner (sax & cl), Earl Hines (p), Joe Watts (bass), ? Dison (bj), Emmett Jordan (f), & Harry Williams (d)
1921: The Merry Melody Men recorded “Pucker Up and Whistle” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4720, Starr-Gennett 9129, Guardsman 1152, and Tower 317 and featured Miss McKee (whistler).
1922: Hazay Natzy and his Orchestra recorded “Stumbling” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4877, Starr-Gennett 9245, Rich-Tone 7036, and Velvet Face 1048.
1922: Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra recorded “Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4874, S-4926, and Starr-Gennett 9244.
1923: The Vaughan Quartet recorded “Beautiful Harbor Lights” in Richmond. It appeared on Vaughan 600 and featured G. Keifer Vaughan (v) and Walter B. Seale (v).
1925: Vernon Dalhart recorded “Runaway Train” in NYC with Carson Robison on guitar. It appeared on Gennett 3051, Champion 15017, Challenge 162, Challenge 311, Buddy 8011, Herwin 75511, and Silvertone 4018. The Champion issue sold approx. 9,000 copies between 1925 and 1930.
1925: James A. Hughes recorded “The Bells of Shandon” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5716 and O’Byrne De Witt 11 and featured Hughes (v).
1927: Chubby Parker recorded “Whoa Mule Whoa” in Chicago. It appeared on Gennett 6120, Champion 15260 (11,478 sold), Silvertone 5011 & 25011, and Supertone 9189 and featured Parker (v & bj).
1927: Henry Johnson’s Boys recorded “Neck Bones and Beans” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6168, Champion 15338 (710 sold), Superior 351, and Herwin 92025 and featured James Johnson (p), Henry Moon and George Thomas (g), and Henry Johnson (f).
1928: Ruby Green and his Manhattan Madcaps recorded “Hot Coffee” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6457, Champion 15495, Superior 2534, Supertone 9044, and Bell 602 and featured Al Lynch (v). This was a pseudonym for Carl Fenton’s Orchestra.
1923: Evangelist E. Arthur Lewis and his Mandola / Mandolin recorded “I Have Entered the Land of Corn and Wine” in Richmond. This custom label pressing featured Lewis’ unique instrument, the mandola. It appeared on Lewis 13 – A.
1927: Mozelle Alderson recorded “Mozelle Blues” in Chicago. It appeared on Black Patti 8003 and featured Alderson (v) and Blind James Beck (p).
1927: Watson’s Pullman Porters recorded “Down Home Special” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6378, Champion 15509 (~300 sold), Superior 351, and Bell 1174 and featured James Johnson (p), Henry Moon and George Thomas (g), and Henry Johnson (f).
1928: Bryant’s Jubilee Quintet recorded “Who Stole De Lock?” In Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6608, Champion 15543, Supertone 9081 and 9293. Champion royalties to Herman Bryant and W. R. Calaway, notes sales of approx. 5,000 copies between 1928 and 1931. Artist names on recording card, Bryant Cobbs, Gordan, McPhaul, Hull, are crossed out.
1929: Harry Pollock and his Orchestra recorded “Louise” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6834, Champion 15740 (2,596 copies sold), Supertone 9419, and probably Angelus 3103 and featured Roy Strom (v & vn).
1936: Tex Ritter recorded “The Hills of Old Wyoming” in Chicago. It appeared on Champion 45198 and Decca 5922 and featured Ritter (v & g).
1922: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “Some Sunny Day” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4872, Starr-Gennett 9242, Apex 480, Connorized 3078, Rich-Tone 7037, and Velvet Face 1054. The recording featured Phil Napoleon (tpt), Vincente Grande (tb), Loring McMurray and Gus Sharpe (as/cl).
1922: The Mardi Gras Sextette recorded “Oh! Sing-A-Loo” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 4871 and Starr-Gennett 9249.
1923: Lanin’s Famous Players recorded “Ritzy Mitzi” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5143, Starr-Gennett 9396, and Edison Bell Winner 3872. Most likely the line-up consisted of Phil Napoleon & Jules Levy Jr (tpt), Miff Mole (tb), Morris Dixon (ts), Sam Lanin (cl), Harry Perella (p), Bill Short (bs), John Cali (bj), and Jack Lube (vn).
1926: Alberta Jones and her Red Peppers recorded “Take Yo’ Fingers Off It” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 3306, Champion 15102 (581 sold), and Buddy 8034 and featured Jones (v) and Carrol Boyd (p).
1927: Lizzie Washington recorded “Skeleton Key Blues” in Richmond. The recording appeared on Gennett 6134, Champion 15282, and Herwin 92021. The track featured Lizzie Washington (v), James Johnson (p/celeste), Henry Moon (g), George Thomas (g). The Champion issue sold about 700 copies in 1927 and 1928.
1927: Katherine Baker recorded “Don’t Think You Got Your Man All By Yourself” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6125, Champion 15302 (~1,000 sold), Silvertone 5168, and Herwin 92022 and featured Baker (v) with Henry Moon and George Thomas (g).
1927: Jelly Roll Anderson recorded “Free Woman Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6135, Champion 15281 (~600 copies sold), Silvertone 5121, and Herwin 92020 and featured Anderson (v) with Henry Moon and George Thomas (g).
1928: Bryant’s Jubilee Quintet recorded “South Bound Passenger Train” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6608, Champion 15543 (~5,000 sold) and Supertone 9081 & 9293. Gennett sent the royalty statement to Herman Bryant and W.R. Calaway. The recording card had the following names crossed out: Bryant Cobbs, Gordan, McPhaul, Hull (Piano Acc).
1928: Alice Clinton recorded “(Since You’ve Been Gone) There’s Been Some Changes Made” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 6501, Champion 15529 (~5500 copies sold), and Supertone 9288 and featured Nina Mae McKinney (v) and J.C. Johnson (p).
1944: Clarinetist Jimmie Noone passed away. He recorded “Lonely Little Wallflower” with Cook’s Dreamland Orchestra on 1/21/1924 in Richmond.
1922: Homer Rodeheaver and the Criterion Quartet recorded “Church in the Wildwood’ in NYC. It appeared on Rainbow 1016 and featured Rodeheaver (v).
1928: The State Street Ramblers recorded “Tack It Down” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6485, Champion 15528 (~5,000 sold) & 40062 (+1,029 sold), Decca 7224, Jazz Collector L-137, Tempo R-15, and Wax Shop 104 and featured Natty Dominique (tpt), Jimmy Blythe (p), and W.E. Burton (wb).
1928: Jimmy Blythe (v & p) and W.E. “Buddy” Burton (v & p) recorded “Block And Tackle Blues” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6502 and Q.R.S. R – 7016 as by Williams and Moore.
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