Bunny Shawker
Birth and Death Data: Born May 19, 1914, Died October 4, 1977
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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= 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 | BS-057650 | 10-in. | 11/18/1940 | St.Louis blues | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-057651 | 10-in. | 11/18/1940 | Tiger rag | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-057652 | 10-in. | 11/18/1940 | Row, row, row your boat | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Four King Sisters | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-057653 | 10-in. | 11/18/1940 | Rose room | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-060611 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | Nighty-night | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-060612 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | My prodigal | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-060613 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | William Tell | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-060614 | 10-in. | 2/3/1941 | William Tell | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-062779 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Oh, for heaven's sake | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Skeets Herfurt ; Yvonne King | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-062780 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | As I remember you | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Bill Schollen | Instrumental ensemble. with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-062781 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Light cavalry | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-062782 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Woodland symphony | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | BS-062783 | 10-in. | 3/28/1941 | Amapola (Pretty little poppy) | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-2353 | 10-in. | 6/14/1946 | The boogie woogie barnyard | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-2354 | 10-in. | 6/14/1946 | Ole buttermilk sky | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-2355 | 10-in. | 6/14/1946 | (Li'l Abner) don't marry that girl!! | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-2356 | 10-in. | 6/14/1946 | Let's sail to dreamland | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D6VB-2836 | 10-in. | 9/9/1946 | Inca dance | John Sebastian | Harmonica solo, with drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0668 | 10-in. | 3/18/1947 | Hitler lives | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0669 | 10-in. | 3/18/1947 | On silver wings to San Antone | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0850 | 10-in. | 5/16/1947 | Je vous aime | Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0851 | 10-in. | 5/16/1947 | Chi-baba chi-baba | Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0915 | 10-in. | 5/23/1947 | It takes a long long train with a red caboose (to carry my blues away) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0916 | 10-in. | 5/23/1947 | Don't make me sorry | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0917 | 10-in. | 5/23/1947 | Don't look now (but your broken heart is showing) | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0918 | 10-in. | 5/23/1947 | Pal in Palo Alto | Panhandle Punchers ; Texas Jim Robertson | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0944 | 10-in. | 6/4/1947 | Goodbye, good luck, get lost | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0945 | 10-in. | 6/4/1947 | Just you, just me | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0946 | 10-in. | 6/4/1947 | How many kisses (does it take to make you fall in love with me) | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0947 | 10-in. | 6/4/1947 | A chocolate sundae on a Saturday night | Pat Flowers ; Rhythm (Pat Flowers) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0963 | 10-in. | 6/12/1947 | I've got a gal in Laramie | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0964 | 10-in. | 6/12/1947 | Throw a saddle on a star | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0965 | 10-in. | 6/12/1947 | Mary marry me | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0966 | 10-in. | 6/12/1947 | Roundup time for love | Pecos River Rogues ; Billy Williams [1913-2001] | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0986 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Spanish polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0987 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Believe me, I'll be leaving you | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0988 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | If I'd only been true to you | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0989 | 10-in. | 6/18/1947 | Mountain polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0994 | 10-in. | 6/23/1947 | Mother, Mother, Mother (is it good or is it bad) | Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-0995 | 10-in. | 6/23/1947 | You're breaking in a new heart (while you're breaking mine) | Toots Camarata ; Beryl Davis ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-1954 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Little small town girl (with the big town dreams) | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-1955 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | I can't tell a lie to myself | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-1956 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Ain't gonna worry 'bout a soul | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-1957 | 10-in. | 10/31/1947 | Never underestimate the power of a woman | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2000 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Never trust a man | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2001 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Wide, rollin' plains | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2002 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | The ding dong polka | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | String band, with female vocal solo, yodeling, drums and accordion | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2003 | 10-in. | 11/6/1947 | Take it back and change it for a boy | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2200 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Little Lulu | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2201 | 10-in. | 11/18/1947 | Shauny O'Shay | Helen Carroll ; Russ Case Orchestra ; The Satisfiers | Female vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2263 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | I met the cutest fellow in Pocatello | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2265 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | You ain't where you come from now | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2669 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | Easy payment blues | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2671 | 10-in. | 12/12/1947 | I'm a tired cowboy | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2688 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Twin trouble | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2689 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Run for the roundhouse Nellie | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2690 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | They're out to trap ya | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2691 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | Cigars, cigarettes, souvenirs | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2692 | 10-in. | 12/15/1947 | The old piano polka | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Mixed vocal ensemble, with piano solo and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2850 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | He lived in Texas (and she lived in Arkansas) | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2851 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Whoa sailor | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders ; Billy Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2852 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | I'd rather be a cowgirl | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2853 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Aha! San Antone | Rosalie Allen ; Black River Riders | Female vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2880 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Television | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2881 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Grouchy gaucho | Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2882 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | Ever since Eve | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-2883 | 10-in. | 12/19/1947 | The strangest family | Zeke Manners ; Singing Lariateers ; Zeke Manners Band | Male vocal solo, with vocal group and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-3097 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | My blue heaven | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D7VB-3098 | 10-in. | 12/30/1947 | You're mine, you! | Delta Rhythm Boys | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D9VB-0918 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | Always true to you in my Fashion | Page Cavanaugh Trio ; Eve Young | Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and jazz quartet | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D9VB-0919 | 10-in. | 2/23/1949 | Bianca | Page Cavanaugh Trio | Male vocal trio, with jazz quartet and solos. | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Decca | 73792 | 2/13/1947 | Deep song | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73793 | 2/13/1947 | There is no greater love | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73794 | 2/13/1947 | Easy living | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73795 | 2/13/1947 | Solitude | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73985 | 6/30/1947 | Louisville Lou | Sophie Tucker | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 73986 | 6/30/1947 | Some of these days | Sophie Tucker | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74000 | 7/11/1947 | You're breakin' in a new heart | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74013 | 7/22/1947 | Don't you think I oughta know? | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 74014 | 7/22/1947 | You're breakin' in a new heart | Ella Fitzgerald | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75421 | 10/19/1949 | You're my thrill | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75422 | 10/19/1949 | Crazy he calls me | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75423 | 10/19/1949 | Please tell me now | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75424 | 10/19/1949 | Somebody's on my mind | Billie Holiday | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75868 | 2/17/1950 | That's a plenty | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75869 | 2/17/1950 | If you can't get a drum with a boom-1 | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75870 | 2/17/1950 | Rose room | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 75871 | 2/17/1950 | When my sugar walks down the street-2 | Bob Crosby's Bob Cats | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76401 | 5/22/1950 | Semper fidelis | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76402 | 5/22/1950 | El Capitan | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76403 | 5/22/1950 | The thunderer | Bob Crosby Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76669 | 7/19/1950 | Don't worry 'bout me | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76670 | 7/9/1950 | Blue again | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76671 | 7/19/1950 | It's a long way to Tipperary | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76672 | 7/19/1950 | Show me the way to go home | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76953 | 10/5/1950 | White Christmas | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76954 | 10/5/1950 | Autumn leaves | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 76955 | 10/5/1950 | Serenade in blue | Artie Shaw Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80473 | 1/30/1951 | Bring back the thrill | Don Cherry ; Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80474 | 1/30/1951 | I apologize | Don Cherry ; Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80475 | 1/30/1951 | My kinda love | Gramercy Five ; June Hutton ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 80476 | 1/30/1951 | Dancing on the ceiling | Gramercy Five ; Artie Shaw | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81307 | 7/24/1951 | A kiss to build a dream on | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81308 | 7/24/1951 | I get ideas | Louis Armstrong | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81513 | 9/6/1951 | Ain't we got fun | Frank Froeba | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81514 | 9/6/1951 | After the ball | Frank Froeba | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81515 | 9/6/1951 | All by myself | Frank Froeba | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 81516 | 9/6/1951 | Dancing with tears in my eyes | Frank Froeba | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82231 | 1/31/1952 | Spellbound | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82232 | 1/31/1952 | Amber | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82233 | 1/31/1952 | Lost in a fog | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 82234 | 1/31/1952 | Carioca | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 84130 | 3/6/1953 | Only yesterday | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 84131 | 3/6/1953 | I know why | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 84132 | 3/6/1953 | If love is good to me | Jackie Paris | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111941 | 3/20/1962 | Way down yonder in New Orleans | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111942 | 3/20/1962 | Georgia on my mind | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111943 | 3/20/1962 | Muskrat ramble | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111951 | 3/28/1962 | When the Saints go marching in | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111952 | 3/28/1962 | Midnight in Moskow | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111981 | 3/28/1962 | Lullaby in Dixieland | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Decca | 111982 | 3/28/1962 | Lullaby in Dixieland | Henry Jerome Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Signature | SRC 2190 | approximately 1949-1950 | All my love | Eugenie Baird | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Signature | SRC 2194 | approximately 1949-1950 | Back to your own backyard | Eugenie Baird | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Signature | SRC 2198 | approximately 1949-1950 | Molasses, molasses | Eugenie Baird | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Signature | SRC 2199 | approximately 1949-1950 | Orange colored sky | Eugenie Baird | instrumentalist, drums | |||
| Signature | SRC 7132 | 10-in. | December 1946 | My silent love | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Signature | SRC 7133 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Creamin' | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Signature | SRC 7134 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Goin' along | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Signature | SRC 7135 | 10-in. | December 1946 | Long moan | Julian Dash Orchestra | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Victor (Canada) | D7VB-0848 | 10-in. | 5/16/1947 | As years go by | Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor (Canada) | D7VB-0849 | 10-in. | 5/16/1947 | Made for each other | Alys Robi ; Russ Case Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Shawker, Bunny," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100625.
Shawker, Bunny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100625.
"Shawker, Bunny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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