James Kendis

Birth and Death Data: Born March 9, 1883 (Saint Paul), Died November 15, 1946 (Jamaica)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor A-1672 7-in. 9/7/1904 Virginia Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-1672 10-in. 9/7/1904 Virginia Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Victor B-1884 10-in. 11/2/1904 Virginia Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-2756 10-in. 9/19/1905 Sympathy Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-3136 10-in. 2/21/1906 Anxious Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-3203 10-in. 3/23/1906 Is it warm enough for you? Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-3203 8-in. 3/23/1906 Is it warm enough for you? Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-3393 10-in. 5/17/1906 Everybody gives me good advice Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-3393 8-in. 5/17/1906 Everybody gives me good advice Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-3796 10-in. 9/17/1906 When a poor relation comes to town Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-3920 10-in. 10/23/1906 Cheer up, Mary Haydn Quartet Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4039 10-in. 11/14/1906 Cheer up, Mary Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4039 8-in. 11/14/1906 Cheer up, Mary Byron G. Harlan Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4463 10-in. 5/7/1907 Deutschland Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4463 8-in. 5/7/1907 Deutschland Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4466 10-in. 5/7/1907 A friend of mine told a friend of mine Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4466 8-in. 5/7/1907 A friend of mine told a friend of mine Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4938 10-in. 11/18/1907 Keep on smiling Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor E-4938 8-in. 11/18/1907 Keep on smiling Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-8958 10-in. 5/16/1910 Angel eyes Elida Morris ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-9091 12-in. 6/15/1910 What good is water when you're dry? Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-10836 10-in. 7/27/1911 Billy (She always dreams of Bill) American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13717 10-in. 9/3/1913 On the Honeymoon Express Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14314 10-in. 1/14/1914 If I had my way Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15331 10-in. 11/4/1914 You are the rose of my heart Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra composer  
Victor B-16187 10-in. 7/8/1915 When it's peach picking time in Delaware Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-17452 10-in. 4/5/1916 Nat'an (For what are you waitin', Nat'an?) Rhoda Bernard Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-17770 10-in. 5/31/1916 My lovin' Lou Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-18789 10-in. 12/13/1916 Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-22185 10-in. 7/30/1918 We're bound to win with boys like you Charles Hart ; Shannon Quartet Male vocal solo and vocal chorus songwriter  
Victor B-22218 10-in. 9/3/1918 Where it's peach jam makin' time Geoffrey O'Hara Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-22597 10-in. 2/25/1919 I know what it means to be lonesome Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23123 10-in. 8/12/1919 Golden gate (Open for me) Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-23147 10-in. 9/10/1919 I am climbing mountains Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with violin duet and orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-23449 10-in. 10/31/1919 I'm like a ship without a sail Charles Hart ; Elliott Shaw Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-23701 10-in. 1/26/1920 Brazilian chimes Crescent Trio Male vocal trio with violin, celeste, and orchestra lyricist  
Victor C-24556 12-in. 10/28/1920 Grieving for you Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-24634 10-in. 10/19/1920 Feather your nest Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Rudy Wiedoeft Male vocal duet, with saxophone and orchestra (takes 4-7); with cello and orchestra (takes 1-3) songwriter  
Victor C-25010 12-in. 3/17/1921 Moonbeams All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-25386 10-in. 7/7/1921 Sunnyside Sal Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-25469 10-in. 7/22/1921 Sunnyside Sal Shilking Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor B-25503 10-in. 8/8/1921 Once in a blue moon Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor B-28969 10-in. 11/19/1923 When it's night-time in Italy (It's Wednesday over here) Lou Holtz Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-30339 10-in. 6/30/1924 Nat'an (Nathan) Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-32055 10-in. 3/4/1925 He sure can play the harmonica Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and ukulele lyricist  
Victor B-32080 10-in. 3/10/1925 Let it rain International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor B-32431 10-in. 4/15/1925 Let it rain Gene Austin Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano lyricist  
Victor BVE-51110 10-in. 4/1/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-51642 10-in. 4/18/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Johnny Marvin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor BVE-53983 10-in. 8/13/1929 Gypsy dream rose Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-69350 10-in. 5/26/1931 Lonesome for you Carter Family Female-male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Victor BS-102666 10-in. 6/17/1936 Feather your nest Harry Blair ; Washboard Wonders ; Kenneth Wolfe Male vocal duet, with washboard band songwriter  
Victor BS-035754 10-in. 4/17/1939 If I had my way Kate Smith Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-036807 10-in. 4/25/1939 If I had my way Smoothies Mixed vocal trio, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-041924 10-in. 8/28/1939 Billy (I always dream of Bill) Bob Chester Orchestra ; Kathleen Lane Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-056137 10-in. 9/18/1940 And Tommy goes too Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music ; Mary Ann Mercer Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Columbia 3059 10-in. ca. 1904-Feb. 1905 Won't you fondle me? Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 3298 10-in. ca. 1905 Sympathy (Don't worry, Bill) Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 3399 10-in. between January and May 1906 Anxious Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 3430 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1906 Is it warm enough for you? Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3457 10-in. ca. 1906 Good advice Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3501 10-in. between January and October 1906 Cheer up Mary Frank C. Stanley ; Harry Tally Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3658 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1907 A friend of mine told a friend of mine Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3770 10-in. ca. 1907-Feb. 1908 Keep on smiling William Redmond Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 4367 10-in. between January and April 1910 My little kangaroo Frank C. Stanley ; Elise Stevenson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19553 10-in. 9/6/1911 Billy Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 38878 10-in. 5/23/1913 And Johnny goes, too Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39014 10-in. 9/12/1913 On the Honeymoon Express Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 47249 10-in. 12/20/1916 Come out of the kitchen Mary Ann M. J. O'Connell Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 77795 10-in. 4/29/1918 I miss my daddy's goodnight kiss Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78105 10-in. 10/9/1918 When it's peach-jam makin' time Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78570 10-in. 7/15/1919 I know what it means to be lonesome The Three Kaufields Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 78585 10-in. 7/21/1919 Golden gate Charles Harrison ; Lewis James Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78628 10-in. 9/9/1919 I am climbing mountains Charles Harrison ; Lewis James Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78732 10-in. 10/11/1919 I'm like a ship without a sail Charles Harrison ; Lewis James Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78759 10-in. 10/24/1919 I know what it means to be lonesome George Meader Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 78814 10-in. 11/18/1919 All I have are sunny weather friends Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79081 10-in. 3/26/1920 Ages and ages George Meader Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 79167 10-in. 5/7/1920 Typhoon Harry Akst ; Frank E. Banta Piano duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79492 10-in. 10/29/1920 Feather your nest Strickland's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 79525 10-in. 11/18/1920 Feather your nest Happy Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80025 10-in. 10/13/1921 Jabberwocky Happy Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 80121 10-in. 12/23/1921 You're out o' luck Al Herman Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 81248 10-in. 9/29/1923 When it's night-time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here Furman and Nash Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 140365 10-in. 1/27/1925 He sure can play a harmonica Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with guitar, ukulele, and harmonica songwriter  
Columbia 49984 12-in. 9/15/1921 When the sun goes down blues Happy Six Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia W140548 10-in. 4/22/1925 Let it rain Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia W140898 10-in. 9/3/1925 When Nathan was married Willie Howard Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 147937 10-in. 2/6/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tommy Weir Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]148106 10-in. 3/20/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Walter Cummins Male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W148166 10-in. 4/3/1929 Underneath the Russian moon The Cavaliers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia 148885 10-in. 8/15/1929 Gypsy dream rose Barney Trimble and his Oklahomans [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Dick Burnett Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149410 10-in. 11/12/1929 Gypsy dream rose Oscar Grogan Male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W149443 10-in. 11/19/1929 Just think of me sometime Will Osborne and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia [W]150832 10-in. 9/20/1930 Just think of me sometime Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Columbia W151551 10-in. 5/12/1931 You are the rose of my heart Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 87361 10-in. approximately May 1921 Nid d’amour Hector Pellerin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 138 10-in. ca. May 1918 Three pickaninnies Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 294 10-in. ca. Aug. 1918 We're bound to win with boys like you Franklyn Kent Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh 502 10-in. ca. Dec. 1918 Lonesome Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh 613 10-in. ca. Feb. 1919 Forget-me-not Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-7086 10-in. ca. Dec. 1919 I am climbing mountains Joseph A. Phillips ; Carroll Shannon Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-7109 10-in. ca. Dec. 1919 I am climbing mountains Conway's Band Band songwriter  
OKeh S-7120 10-in. approximately Dec. 1919 Sunny weather friends Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-7198 10-in. ca. Jan. 1920 For ev'ry door that closes Reed Miller Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-7227 10-in. Feb. 1920 Brazilian chimes Crescent Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
OKeh S-7347 10-in. Mar. 1920 Ages and ages Samuel Ash Male vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-7565 10-in. Sept. 1920 Feather your nest Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-7782 10-in. Feb. 1921 Jabberwocky Joseph Samuels Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-7864 10-in. Apr. 1921 Pining Perry's Syncopators Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-70108 10-in. Aug. 1921 Sunny side Sal Damon's Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-70538 10-in. Mar. 1922 Babbling brook Virginia Burt ; Elliott Shaw Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-71943 10-in. October 1923 When it's night time in Italy, it's Wednesday over here Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh S-73095 10-in. Jan. 1925 He sure can play a harmonica (It's the second best thing that he does) Billy Jones ; Ben Kassover ; Harry Reser Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica songwriter  
OKeh W401777 10-in. 4/3/1929 Underneath the Russian moon Hal Kemp Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio lyricist  
OKeh [OK cat 1058-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 Peach jam makin' time in Dixie Ada Jones ; George L. Thompson Female-male vocal duet songwriter  
OKeh [OK cat 1133-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 The older they get, the harder they fall Kaufman Brothers Male vocal duet songwriter  
OKeh [OK cat 1271-b] 10-in. approximately 1919 Golden Gate (Open for me) Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet lyricist  
OKeh [Od cat 20070-b] 10-in. 1921 Apache love Joseph Samuels Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 5222 10-in. approximately Mar. 1921 Pining Mario Perry Accordion solo songwriter  
Brunswick 5434 10-in. approximately Apr. 1921 Jabberwocky Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 4651-4652 10-in. approximately Nov. 1920 Feather your nest Amphion Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E29566 10-in. Mar. 1929 Underneath the Russian moon Frank Munn ; Regent Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) lyricist  
Brunswick E29661 10-in. Apr. 1929 Underneath the Russian moon Belle Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Brunswick E31659 10-in. Dec. 1929 Gypsy dream rose A&P Gypsies Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal lyricist  
Brunswick E31443-E31444 10-in. Nov. 1929 If I had my way Meyer Davis Hotel Astor Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) songwriter  
Brunswick LAE375 10-in. 12/12/1928 If I had my way Charles C. Locke Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5006-b] 10-in. approximately late 1916 Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 2538 10-in. 11/5/1913 You are the rose of my heart Charlotte Kirwan ; Albert D. Shaw Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3366 10-in. Oct. 1914 You are the rose of my heart Vernon Archibald ; Marie De Kyser Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Edison 5303 10-in. 1/18/1917 Come out of the kitchen, Mary Ann Ada Jones Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 6096 10-in. 3/31/1918 Three pickaninnies Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6932 10-in. 9/16/1919 I know what it means to be lonesome Margaret A. Freer Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 6942 10-in. 9/23/1919 Golden gate (Open for me) Louise Ferrell ; Lewis James Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7020 10-in. 11/13/1919 Sunny weather friends Harvey Hindermyer Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 7203 10-in. 3/9/1920 Brazilian chimes Crescent Trio Male vocal trio, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 7270 10-in. 4/6/1920 Ages and ages George Wilton Ballard Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 7537 10-in. 9/21/1920 Feather your nest Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 7674 10-in. 12/10/1920 Good as gold Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 7777 10-in. 2/4/1921 The Arabian yogi man Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 7858 10-in. 3/22/1921 Jabberwocky Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7976 10-in. 5/11/1921 Lettres d'amour Hector Pellerin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8041 10-in. 6/2/1921 Sunnyside Sal Vernon Dalhart ; Gladys Rice Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 8164 10-in. 8/3/1921 Apache love Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 8272 10-in. 10/29/1921 Apache love Original Piano Trio Piano trio composer  
Edison 9247 10-in. 11/13/1923 When it's night-time in Italy it's Wednesday over here Billy Jones Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10264 10-in. 3/19/1925 Let it rain George Wilton Ballard ; Jack Stillman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison 10486 10-in. 7/6/1925 I wish you'd let me know if you see Mary James Doherty Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 18448 10-in. 4/26/1928 What's the color of a yellow horse? 7 Blue Babies ; Jack Kaufman Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 19016 10-in. 1/17/1929 Underneath the Russian moon B. A. Rolfe Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Edison N-707 10-in. 1/17/1929 Underneath the Russian moon B. A. Rolfe Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kendis, James," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106728.

Kendis, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106728.

"Kendis, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.

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