Birth and Death Data: Born December 11, 1889, Died December 26, 1950

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, leader, lyricist, director, banjo, speaker

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 110 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-22368 10-in. 1/30/1919 (Dry your) Tears Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-23342 10-in. 11/20/1919 Behind your silken veil Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-24052 10-in. 5/11/1920 Hold me Palace Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor C-24557 12-in. 10/28/1920 My wonder girl Ambassador Orchestra ; Paul Whiteman Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27267 10-in. 12/28/1922 Without you Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-31098 10-in. 11/11/1924 Nancy George Olsen and his Music Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor B-32434 10-in. 4/16/1925 Beside a silv'ry stream International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-32535 10-in. 4/23/1925 Moonlight and roses (Bring mem'ries of you) John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-32894 10-in. 6/12/1925 Moonlight and roses Bernard Vessey Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-34014 10-in. 12/2/1925 Beside a silv'ry stream Herbert Berger ; Coronado Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-35526 10-in. 6/3/1926 Moonlight and roses (Bring memories of you) Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus songwriter  
Victor BVE-35768 10-in. 7/14/1926 I'll never miss you again Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-36581 10-in. 11/3/1926 Don't sing 'Aloha' when I go Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-36652 10-in. 10/21/1926 Don't sing 'Aloha' when I go Four Aristocrats Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Victor BVE-36918 10-in. 11/10/1926 Moonlight and roses (Bring memories of you) Victor Salon Orchestra Orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-39131 10-in. 8/30/1927 Moonlit waters Ben Black Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-39132 10-in. 8/30/1927 Springtime Ben Black Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-39694 10-in. 7/22/1927 Musical satire on Uncle Tom's cabin, part 1 Ben Black Monologue, with male vocal chorus and orchestra speaker, composer, director  
Victor BVE-39695 10-in. 7/22/1927 Musical satire on Uncle Tom's cabin, part 2 Ben Black Monologue, with male vocal chorus and orchestra speaker, director, composer  
Victor BVE-40574 10-in. 11/15/1927 An old guitar and an old refrain Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BVE-40955 10-in. 11/27/1927 An old guitar and an old refrain Greta Woodson Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Victor BVE-41581 10-in. 1/25/1928 An old guitar and an old refrain Maurice J. Gunsky Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-46166 10-in. 8/29/1928 Moonlight and roses Alice Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Victor BVE-47748 10-in. 10/15/1928 Blossoms that bloom in the moonlight Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BVE-49228 10-in. 12/5/1928 Bubbles Bourdon Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 1-25 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Black, Ben," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112018.

Black, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112018.

"Black, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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