Tiny Parham

Hartzell Strathdene "Tiny" Parham (February 25, 1900 – April 4, 1943) was a Canadian-born American jazz bandleader and pianist of African-American descent.

Birth and Death Data: Born Winnipeg (capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada), Died April 4, 1943 (Milwaukee (city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, celeste, leader, director, electric organ, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-57334 10-in. 10/26/1929 Bombay Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57335 10-in. 10/26/1929 Fat man blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57336 10-in. 10/26/1929 Golden lily Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57337 10-in. 10/26/1929 Steel string blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57338 10-in. 10/26/1929 Sud buster's dream Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-62931 10-in. 11/4/1930 Doin' the jug-jug Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director  
Victor BVE-62932 10-in. 11/4/1930 Rock bottom Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62933 10-in. 11/4/1930 Down yonder Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62934 10-in. 11/4/1930 Blue moon blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62935 10-in. 11/4/1930 Squeeze me Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62936 10-in. 11/4/1930 Back to the jungle Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62937 10-in. 11/4/1930 Nervous tension Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62938 10-in. 11/4/1930 Memphis Mamie Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62951 10-in. 11/11/1930 Now that I've found you Maurice Hendricks ; Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band, with whistling instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste, lyricist  
Victor BVE-62952 10-in. 11/11/1930 My dreams Tommie Brookins ; Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste  
Victor BVE-62953 10-in. 11/11/1930 After all I've done for you Tommie Brookins ; Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano, composer, director, celeste, lyricist  
Victor BS-053796 10-in. 1/2/1941 Buckin' the dice Fats Waller and his Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-064055 10-in. 4/8/1941 Give me some skin Lionel Hampton Sextet Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble songwriter  
OKeh W82061 10-in. 12/14/1927 I thought I'd do it Hattie McDaniel Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W82062 10-in. 12/14/1927 Just one sorrowing heart Hattie McDaniel Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W82063 10-in. 12/14/1927 Sam Henry blues Hattie McDaniel Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh W82064 10-in. 12/14/1927 Destroyin' blues Hattie McDaniel Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Century 20206-4 10-in. 1946-1949 Jim Jackson's Kansas City blues Tiny Parham's "Forty" Five leader  
Century 20207-3 10-in. 1946-1949 A little bit closer Tiny Parham's "Forty" Five leader, composer  
Gennett 12932 10-in. 7/20/1927 Embarrassment blues King Brady's Clarinet Band Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 26-50 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Parham, Tiny," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315.

Parham, Tiny. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315.

"Parham, Tiny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315

External Sources

Wikipedia: Tiny Parham

Discogs: Tiny Parham

Allmusic: Tiny Parham

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Parham, Tiny, 1900-1943 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86065483

Wikidata: Tiny Parham - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1724768

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12492391

MusicBrainz: Tiny Parham - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f1811c1-cb05-4e0d-9544-2311517e7784

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181377 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181377

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