Pickens Sisters

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

Notes: Jane Pickens, Patti Pickens, and Helen Pickens. Sometimes listed as the Three Pickens Sister or Pickens Sisters (from Georgia).

= 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 PBS-68591 10-in. 10/25/1933 Many moons ago Nathaniel Finston ; Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor PBS-68592 10-in. 10/25/1933 You're such a comfort to me Nathaniel Finston ; Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor PBS-68593 10-in. 10/25/1933 May I? Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor PBS-68594 10-in. 10/25/1933 Good morning glory Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor PBS-68604 10-in. 11/1/1933 Did you ever see a dream walking? Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with guitar and 2 pianos Vocal group  
Victor BRC-71860 10-in. 2/16/1932 Was that the human thing to do? Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-71861 10-in. 2/16/1932 Good-night moon Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-71977 10-in. 3/21/1932 Too many tears Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-71978 10-in. 3/21/1932 Somebody loves you Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-72241 10-in. 4/6/1932 Dream sweetheart Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-72242 10-in. 4/6/1932 Lawd, you made the night too long Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-72593 10-in. 5/17/1932 San Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BRC-72594 10-in. 5/17/1932 Sweet Georgia Brown Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BSHQ-73122 10-in. 7/26/1932 The Darktown Strutters' Ball Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quintet Vocal group  
Victor BSHQ-73123 10-in. 7/26/1932 China boy Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BS-73905 10-in. 11/2/1932 Back in the old Sunday school Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BS-73906 10-in. 11/2/1932 Sentimental gentleman from Georgia Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor BS-73907 10-in. 11/2/1932 When Mother played the organ Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet Vocal group  
Victor CS-75028 12-in. 2/2/1933 Night and day Phil Dewey ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Pickens Sisters Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet Vocal group  
Victor CS-75030 12-in. 2/2/1933 Medley of Cole Porter hits Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Pickens Sisters ; Ramona ; The Rollickers Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio, female vocal solo, and mixed vocal ensemble Vocal group  
Victor BS-82373 10-in. 5/4/1934 The beat o' my heart Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor BS-82374 10-in. 5/4/1934 Riptide Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor BS-82375 10-in. 5/4/1934 Little man you've had a busy day Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble Vocal group  
Victor BS-84466 10-in. 10/11/1934 Be still, my heart Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  
Victor BS-84467 10-in. 10/11/1934 Happiness ahead Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  
Victor BS-84468 10-in. 10/11/1934 The thief of Baghdad Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  
Victor BS-84469 10-in. 10/11/1934 Love is just around the corner Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  
Victor BRC-Test-492 10-in. 1/29/1932 When the blue of the night Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano and guitar Vocal group  
Victor BRC-Test-493 10-in. 1/29/1932 Learning Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with piano and guitar Vocal group  
Columbia W151680 10-in. 7/14/1931 Do the New York Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio and male vocal quartet Vocal group  
Columbia W151682 10-in. 7/14/1931 My sweet tooth says I wanna (But my wisdom tooth says no) Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio Vocal group  
Columbia W151683 10-in. 7/14/1931 Nobody loves no baby (Like my baby loves me) Ben Selvin and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio Vocal group  
Columbia W151800 10-in. 9/21/1931 Blue Kentucky moon Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  
Columbia W151801 10-in. 9/21/1931 The kiss that you've forgotten Pickens Sisters Female vocal trio, with orchestra Vocal group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pickens Sisters," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100837.

Pickens Sisters. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100837.

"Pickens Sisters." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100837

External Sources

IMDb: Pickens Sisters

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Pickens Sisters - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003124768

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q113383169

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/129207151

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1579718

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