Tommy Reilly

Thomas Rundle Reilly MBE (August 21, 1919 – September 25, 2000) was a Canadian-born harmonica player, predominantly based in England. He began studying violin at eight and began playing harmonica at aged eleven as a member of his father's band. In the 1940s, he began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular radio and TV performer, and a studio musician-composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 21, 1919 (Guelph), Died September 25, 2000 (Surrey)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E20882-E20883 10-in. 12/6/1926 Carolina bound The Five Harmaniacs Instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick E20884-E20885 10-in. 12/6/1926 I got a mama down in New Orleans (Another mama up in Maine) The Five Harmaniacs Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reilly, Tommy," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105193.

Reilly, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105193.

"Reilly, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105193

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Reilly, Tommy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85370463

Wikidata: Tommy Reilly - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q521776

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44486228

MusicBrainz: Tommy Reilly - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/33ed998e-331f-40ce-8d27-d6b0f01d868b

ISNI: 0000 0000 8123 2962 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081232962

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