Hezekiah Jenkins
Birth and Death Data: Born 1883, Died 1941
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, guitar, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-69786 | 10-in. | 11/18/1931 | I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) | Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 140079 | 10-in. | 10/3/1924 | Hen pecked man | Jenkins and Jenkins | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140080 | 10-in. | 10/3/1924 | Mouth organ blues | Jenkins and Jenkins | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W141026 | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | Sister, it's too bad | Jenkins and Jenkins | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and harmonica | composer | |
| Columbia | W141027 | 10-in. | 9/22/1925 | Fare thee well | Jenkins and Jenkins | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W141033 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Miss you | Jenkins and Jenkins | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W141034 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Conger blues | Jenkins and Jenkins | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and harmonica | composer | |
| Columbia | W148533 | 10-in. | 5/15/1929 | I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151219 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | The panic is on | Hezekiah Jenkins | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151220 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Shout you cats | Hezekiah Jenkins | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151221 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Brother, it's too late now | Hezekiah Jenkins ; L. McClain | Vocal duet, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W151222 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | I don't want nobody that don't want me | Hezekiah Jenkins ; L. McClain | Vocal duet, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403046 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | I've got what it takes (It breaks my heart to give it away) | Clarence Williams’ Washboard Band | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jenkins, Hezekiah," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106174.
Jenkins, Hezekiah. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106174.
"Jenkins, Hezekiah." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jenkins, Hezekiah - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89670905
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q26883262
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