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 (Results 76-100 of 112 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 76-100 of 112 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delta Rhythm Boys," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105030.

Delta Rhythm Boys. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105030.

"Delta Rhythm Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

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