Eli E. Oberstein

Elliott Everett "Eli" Oberstein (born Elias Oberstein; December 13, 1901 – June 12, 1960) was an American record producer and music business executive who established the influential Bluebird record label in the 1930s and owned a succession of small labels in the 1940s and 1950s.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 13, 1901 (New York City), Died June 12, 1960 (Westport)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: session supervisor, director, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 326-350 of 3781 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BSHQ-72841 10-in. 6/2/1932 Cast your sins away Roane's Pennsylvanians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72842 10-in. 6/2/1932 Sleep, come on and take me Williams' Cotton Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72858 10-in. 6/9/1932 Little red caboose behind the train Bob Miller Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72859 10-in. 6/9/1932 The mule song Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72860 10-in. 6/9/1932 In the hills of Arkansas Bob Palmer Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72861 10-in. 6/9/1932 Twenty-one years—part 2 Bob Miller Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72862 10-in. 6/9/1932 Things that might have been Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72863 10-in. 6/9/1932 Song of the Brown Family Bob Ferguson Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72875 8-in. 6/13/1932 Is I in love? I is Rex Blaine and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72876 8-in. 6/13/1932 Lullaby of the leaves Gloria Palace Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72877 8-in. 6/13/1932 Remember, cherie Gloria Palace Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72878 8-in. 6/13/1932 When the lights are soft and low The New Yorkers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72879 8-in. 6/13/1932 Every little bit of me loves every little bit of you The New Yorkers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72880 8-in. 6/13/1932 My silent love Gloria Palace Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72881 8-in. 6/13/1932 Banking on the weather The New Yorkers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72882 10-in. 6/13/1932 Banking on the weather Pennsylvania Collegians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72883 8-in. 6/13/1932 I'm so alone with the crowd Gloria Palace Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor BSHQ-72884 10-in. 6/13/1932 In a shanty in old Shanty Town Pennsylvania Collegians Jazz/dance band session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72885 8-in. 6/13/1932 Having a good time, wish you were here The New Yorkers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72886 8-in. 6/13/1932 I got the potatoes, I got the tomatoes, but someone else has got my gal Rex Blaine and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo session supervisor  
Victor ESHQ-72887 8-in. 6/14/1932 Sharing (My love with you) Harry Merker and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ESHQ-72888 8-in. 6/14/1932 Great big bunch of you Charles Prince and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ESHQ-72889 8-in. 6/14/1932 Night shall be filled with music Jim Harkins and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ESHQ-72890 8-in. 6/14/1932 Clouds will soon roll by Jim Harkins and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor ESHQ-72891 8-in. 6/14/1932 In the dreamy hills of home sweet home Jim Harkins and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
(Results 326-350 of 3781 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oberstein, Eli E.," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101121.

Oberstein, Eli E.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101121.

"Oberstein, Eli E.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024.

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