Delta Rhythm Boys

The Delta Rhythm Boys was an American vocal group active from 1934 to 1987. The group was formed at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, in 1934 by Carl Jones, Traverse Crawford, Otha Lee Gaines, and Kelsey Pharr. They moved to Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1936 and worked there under Frederick Hall as the Frederick Hall Quintet and the New Orleans Quintet. They performed on radio programs such as Amos and Andy and The Joan Davis Show, and performed on Broadway in the shows Sing Out the News and Hot Mikado. The group appeared extensively in 15 films. They resettled permanently in Europe in 1956. Lee Gaines died of cancer in Helsinki, Finland on July 15, 1987. At Gaines's funeral (on July 22, 1987), Hugh Bryant collapsed while performing, and died, apparently from a heart attack.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1934, Died Ceased 1987

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-0446	10-in.	1/30/1947	Bye, bye, alibi baby	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0447	10-in.	1/30/1947	Jenny kissed me	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0448	10-in.	1/30/1947	Hey, John! (Keep your glasses on)	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0449	10-in.	1/30/1947	I'm awfully strong for you	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0520	10-in.	4/24/1947	Take the A train	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0521	10-in.	4/24/1947	St. Louis blues	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0522	10-in.	4/24/1947	One o'clock jump	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0523	10-in.	4/24/1947	Dry bones	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0543	10-in.	5/15/1947	East of the sun and west of the moon	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0544	10-in.	5/15/1947	September song	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0545	10-in.	5/15/1947	Ev'ry time we say goodbye	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0546	10-in.	5/15/1947	If you are but a dream	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0574	10-in.	6/29/1947	My future just passed	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Frank Comstock Orchestra	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0575	10-in.	6/29/1947	Every so often	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Frank Comstock Orchestra	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0576	10-in.	6/29/1947	Come in out of the rain	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Frank Comstock Orchestra	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-0577	10-in.	6/29/1947	I'm in love with a gal (who's in love with a guy who looks like me but ain't)	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Frank Comstock Orchestra	Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
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	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-1956	10-in.	10/31/1947	Ain't gonna worry 'bout a soul	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal quartet with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-1957	10-in.	10/31/1947	Never underestimate the power of a woman	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-3097	10-in.	12/30/1947	My blue heaven	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	D7VB-3098	10-in.	12/30/1947	You're mine, you!	Delta Rhythm Boys	Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Decca	68502	10-in.	12/16/1940	Dry bones	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68503	10-in.	12/16/1940	Joshua fit the battle of Jericho	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68504	10-in.	12/16/1940	Gimme some skin	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68505	10-in.	12/16/1940	Chilly 'n cold	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68708	10-in.	2/14/1941	Stardust	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68709	10-in.	2/14/1941	My imaginary love	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68710	10-in.	2/14/1941	My blue heaven	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68711	10-in.	2/14/1941	would it be asking too much	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68712	10-in.	2/14/1941	When that man is dead and gone	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68713	10-in.	2/14/1941	Jenny	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68819	10-in.	3/14/1941	Georgia on my mind	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68820	10-in.	3/14/1941	Rockin' chair	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68821	10-in.	3/14/1941	Sometimes I'm happy	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	68822	10-in.	3/14/1941	I'm afraid of music	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69238	10-in.	5/22/1941	She believed a gypsy	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69239	10-in.	5/22/1941	I do, do you	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69240	10-in.	5/22/1941	The things I love	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69360	10-in.	6/13/1941	Do you care?	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69361	10-in.	6/13/1941	Ev'rything depends on you-1	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69412	10-in.	6/24/1941	It's so peaceful c.n the country	Mildred Bailey ; Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69413	10-in.	6/24/1941	When I'm gone you'll soon forget	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69414	10-in.	6/24/1941	When you're gone I won't forget	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69667	10-in.	8/21/1941	Playin' the game	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69668	10-in.	8/21/1941	Take the A train	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69669	10-in.	8/21/1941	Down on the delta shore	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69670	10-in.	8/21/1941	Let me off uptown	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	69736	10-in.	9/10/1941	Since I kissed my baby goodbye-1	Fred Astaire		Vocal group
Decca	69737	10-in.	9/10/1941	The wedding cake walk-1	Fred Astaire		Vocal group
Decca	70758	10-in.	5/19/1942	Mad about her, sad without her	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	70759	10-in.	5/19/1942	Keep smilin' , keep laughin'	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	71301	10-in.	10/15/1942	Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72674	10-in.	1/4/1945	Gee baby ain't I good to you	Gulf Coast Five		Vocal group
Decca	72675	10-in.	1/4/1945	Is there somebody else	Gulf Coast Five		Vocal group
Decca	72696	10-in.	1/15/1945	My sacrifice	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72697	10-in.	1/15/1945	Don't knock it	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72798	10-in.	3/27/1945	It's only a paper moon	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		Vocal group
Decca	72799	10-in.	3/27/1945	Cry you out of my heart	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		Vocal group
Decca	72800	10-in.	3/27/1945	Cry you out of my heart	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		Vocal group
Decca	72969	10-in.	7/9/1945	Just a-sittin' and a-rockin'	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72970	10-in.	7/9/1945	My sacrifice	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72971	10-in.	7/9/1945	Hey John	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	72972	10-in.	7/9/1945	Don't knock it	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	73669		8/29/1946	(I love you) For sentimental reasons	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		Vocal group
Decca	73670		8/29/1946	It's a pity to say goodnight	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Ella Fitzgerald		Vocal group
Decca	75734		1/23/1950	You go to your church and I'll go mine	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	75735		1/23/1950	Beyond the sunset (Should you go first)	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	75793		2/1/1950	I'd rather be wrong than blue	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	75794		2/1/1950	It's all in your mind	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	75795		2/1/1950	You are closer to my heart	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	75796		2/1/1950	Fan tan Fannie	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	86717		8/26/1954	Shoes	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	86718		8/26/1954	Have a hope, have a wish, have a prayer	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	86719		8/26/1954	Kiss crazy baby	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	86720		8/26/1954	Mood indigo	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	87704		4/8/1955	Don't even change a picture	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	87705		4/8/1955	Headin' for the bottom	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	87706		4/8/1955	Babylon	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	87707		4/8/1955	That's just the way that I feel	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109084		May 1960	Great gettin' up morning	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109085		May 1960	Walk together, children	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109086		approximately May 1960	So high, so low, so wide	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109087		May 1960	Have faith	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109088		May 1960	Sit down	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109089		May 1960	Get on board	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109090		May 1960	Ain't it a shame	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109091		May 1960	The old ark's a-moverin'	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109092		May 1960	Dry bones	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109093		May 1960	That power up there	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109094		May 1960	Sermonette	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109095		May 1960	I'm gonna be there	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	109530		7/8/1960	Joshua fit de battle of Jericho	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3329	10-in.	2/25/1944	Texas polka	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3330	10-in.	2/25/1944	Do nothin' till you hear from me	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3331	10-in.	2/25/1944	Just a-sittin' and a-rockin	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3332	10-in.	2/25/1944	Trav'lin' light	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3372	10-in.	3/24/1944	The house I live in	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 3906	10-in.	8/9/1945	Baby are you kiddin'	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		Vocal group
Decca	L 3907	10-in.	8/9/1945	Where's the melody	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		Vocal group
Decca	L 3908	10-in.	8/9/1945	The honeydripper	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		Vocal group
Decca	L 3909	10-in.	8/9/1945	I've got the Caroline blues	Delta Rhythm Boys ; Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra		Vocal group
Decca	L 4116		4/11/1946	Just a-sittin' and a-rockin'	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4117		3/11/1946	No pad to be had	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4125		3/19/1946	Just a-sittin' and a-rockin'	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4131		3/21/1946	Hello, goodbye, forget it	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4132		3/21/1946	Just squeeze me	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4187		5/17/1946	But she's my buddy's chick	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4188		5/17/1946	walk it off	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4193		5/22/1946	A one-sided affair	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4194	10-in.	5/22/1946	What would it take?	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group
Decca	L 4320		10/17/1946	Just squeeze me	Delta Rhythm Boys		Vocal group

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delta Rhythm Boys," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105030.

Delta Rhythm Boys. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105030.

"Delta Rhythm Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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