Eva Taylor

Eva Taylor (January 22, 1895 — October 31, 1977) was an American blues singer and stage actress.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 22, 1895 (St. Louis), Died October 31, 1977 (Mineola)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto, vocalist, songwriter

Notes: Sub-credited on some Edison disc labels as "Queen of the Moaners."

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

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 126 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh S-71640 10-in. June 1923 That free and easy papa Sara Martin ; Thomas Morris ; Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female vocal duet, with cornet and piano vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71641 10-in. June 1923 Hesitation blues Sara Martin ; Thomas Morris ; Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female vocal duet, with cornet and piano vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71747 10-in. August 1923 Oh! Daddy blues Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71748 10-in. August 1923 I've got the Yes! We have no banana blues Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71803 10-in. September 1923 Original Charleston strut Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71804 10-in. September 1923 If you don't, I know who will Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71910 10-in. September 1923 Irresistible blues Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-71911 10-in. September 1923 Jazzin' babies blues Clarence Williams’ Trio ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72028 10-in. November 1923 Old fashioned love Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72029 10-in. November 1923 Open your heart Lawrence Lomax ; Eva Taylor Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72531 10-in. May 1924 When you're tired of me (Just let me know) Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72532 10-in. May 1924 Ghost of the blues Clarence Williams’ Harmonizers ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72912 10-in. Oct. 1924 Terrible blues Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female-male vocal duet, with cornet and banjo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72913 10-in. Oct. 1924 Arkansaw blues Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female-male vocal duet, with cornet and banjo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72958 10-in. 11/6/1924 Of all the wrongs you done to me Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-72959 10-in. 11/6/1924 Everybody loves my baby (But my baby don't love nobody but me) Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73026 10-in. 12/17/1924 Mandy, make up your mind Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73027 10-in. 12/17/1924 I'm a little blackbird looking for a bluebird Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73083 10-in. 1/8/1925 Cake walking babies from home Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73084 10-in. 1/8/1925 Pickin' on your baby Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73204 10-in. 3/4/1925 Cast away Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble vocalist, contralto  
OKeh S-73205 10-in. 3/4/1925 Papa de-da-da Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
OKeh 73524 10-in. July 1925 Far as I'm concerned Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano vocalist, contralto  
OKeh 73525 10-in. July 1925 Get off my money blues Buddy Christian ; Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano vocalist, contralto  
OKeh 73686 10-in. 10/6/1925 Just wait 'til you see my baby do the Charleston Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance sextet, with female vocal solo vocalist, contralto  
(Results 51-75 of 126 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Taylor, Eva," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105606.

Taylor, Eva. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105606.

"Taylor, Eva." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105606

External Sources

Wikipedia: Eva Taylor

Discogs: Eva Taylor

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Taylor, Eva, 1896-1977 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87151616

Wikidata: Eva Taylor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1379510

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12493833

MusicBrainz: Eva Taylor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/90da9868-fadf-4d50-984d-f0026b32cdf5

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1484373

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