Boyd Senter

Boyd Senter was a multi-instrumentalist and band leader, most commonly associated with his jazz-era clarinet playing. He helped start the careers of Glenn Miller and The Dorsey Brothers. As a vaudeville performer, he headlined with his jazz band and as a solo performer, having mastered several instruments. His later years involved non-musical employment, but he remained active in the local music scene.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 30, 1898 (Nebraska), Died June 1, 1982 (Michigan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, composer, director, leader, songwriter, saxophone

Notes: Sometimes billed as "Boyd Senter, Jazzologist Supreme."

= 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 BVE-33657 10-in. 1/6/1926 Slippery elm Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-48335 10-in. 2/6/1929 Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band director, composer  
Victor BVE-48336 10-in. 2/6/1929 I'm in the jailhouse now Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-49701 10-in. 1/30/1929 Wabash blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor BVE-49702 10-in. 1/30/1929 Goin' back to Tennessee Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus composer, instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor BVE-49780 10-in. 3/13/1929 Doin' you good Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor BVE-49781 10-in. 3/13/1929 Shine Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor PBVE-54841 10-in. 6/19/1930 Waterloo Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, director, songwriter  
Victor PBVE-54842 10-in. 6/19/1930 Give it to me right away Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, director, songwriter  
Victor PBVE-54843 10-in. 6/19/1930 Way down yonder in New Orleans Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, director, songwriter  
Victor PBVE-54853 10-in. 6/19/1930 Smiles Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor BVE-57031 10-in. 10/29/1929 Sweetheart blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band director, composer  
Victor BVE-57032 10-in. 10/29/1929 Copenhagen Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, director  
Victor BVE-57033 10-in. 10/29/1929 No one Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, clarinet, director, composer  
Victor BVE-57034 10-in. 10/29/1929 Beale Street blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BS-99336 10-in. 2/24/1936 Prickly heat Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers String band composer  
Victor PB-101 10-in. 3/3/1925 Buck Town blues Glen Oswald Serenaders Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-026576 10-in. 9/1/1938 Sugar babe Scat Powell ; Willie Farmer Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W141666 10-in. 2/11/1926 The hobo's prayer Art Kahn Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 141710 10-in. 2/23/1926 The hobo's prayer Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W142005 10-in. 4/12/1926 African echoes Parenti's Liberty Syncopators Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W143024 10-in. 11/2/1926 Sugar babe Catherine Boswell Female vocal solo composer  
Columbia W100351 10-in. 1/20/1927 Bad habits Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80313 10-in. 1/20/1927 Wabash blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80314 10-in. 1/20/1927 Bluin' the blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80315 10-in. 1/20/1927 Christine Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano composer, instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80316 10-in. 1/20/1927 Bad habits Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80317 10-in. 1/20/1927 Clarinet tickle Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80318 10-in. 1/20/1927 You're the one for me Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80324 10-in. 1/21/1927 New St. Louis blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80325 10-in. 1/21/1927 Someday sweetheart Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80985 10-in. 6/7/1927 Not maybe Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80986 10-in. 6/7/1927 Hot lips Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80987 10-in. 6/7/1927 Beale St. blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W80988 10-in. 6/7/1927 Sigh and cry blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W81001 10-in. 6/10/1927 Down hearted blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W81002 10-in. 6/10/1927 The boss of the stomps Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W81003 10-in. 6/10/1927 The grind out Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W81004 10-in. 6/10/1927 I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me) Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet and saxophone, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone  
OKeh W400153 10-in. 3/20/1928 'Tain't clean Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400154 10-in. 3/20/1928 Eniale blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400155 10-in. 3/20/1928 Just so-so! Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400168 10-in. 3/23/1928 I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W400169 10-in. 3/23/1928 Mobile blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh W400645 10-in. 5/2/1928 Prickly heat Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400646 10-in. 5/2/1928 No more Boyd Senter Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400647 10-in. 5/3/1928 Original Stack o' Lee blues Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band, with guitar solo leader  
OKeh W400653 10-in. 5/8/1928 Original Chinese blues Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, clarinet  
OKeh W400654 10-in. 5/8/1928 Somebody's wrong Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes Jazz/dance band leader, instrumentalist, clarinet  
Brunswick E3003-E3004 10-in. 5/6/1926 Slippery elm Tal Henry and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C327-C328 10-in. 5/28/1926 Hobo’s prayer Charley Straight Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick C373-C374 10-in. 5/29/1926 The hobo’s prayer Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Senter, Boyd," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104821.

Senter, Boyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104821.

"Senter, Boyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104821

External Sources

Wikipedia: Boyd Senter

Discogs: Boyd Senter

Allmusic: Boyd Senter

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Senter, Boyd - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85034823

Wikidata: Boyd Senter - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q895939

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/59284590

MusicBrainz: Boyd Senter - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bb4f862-8957-4327-9361-45a14e13e988

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/157288

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