Harold Weeks
Harold Taylor Weeks (March 28, 1893 – January 7, 1967) was an American jazz musician and composer from Seattle, Washington. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 28, 1893, Died January 7, 1967
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 55 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 143165 | 10-in. | 12/3/1926 | Sumatra | Edwin Grosso ; Royal Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146466 | 10-in. | 6/20/1928 | Ada | Vic Meyers' Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146474 | 10-in. | 6/22/1928 | Isle of dreams | Vic Meyers Hotel Butler Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 148649 | 10-in. | 6/3/1929 | 'Neath the palms | The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 74052 | 12-in. | approximately May 1920 | Cairo | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 76427 | 12-in. | approximately 1919 | Hindustan | Dan & Harvey's Jazz Band | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | 76634 | 12-in. | approximately October 1919 | Chong | Philip Braham ; Odette Myrtil ; Prince of Wales Theatre Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 76666 | 12-in. | approximately October 1919 | Hindustan | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 76780 | 12-in. | approximately February 1920 | Chong | London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt | Orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | 506 | 10-in. | ca. Dec. 1918 | Hindustan | Green Brothers' Xylophone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 577 | 10-in. | approximately 1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 664 | 10-in. | approximately May 1919 | Chong (he come form Hong Kong) | Van Eps Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | S-719 | 10-in. | approximately June 1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7815 | 10-in. | March 1921 | Sirene of the southern sea | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | o-8101 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1921 | Siren of a southern sea | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71077 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | The fuzzy wuzzy bird | Herbert Berger ; St. Louis Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 4905 | 10-in. | approximately Dec. 1920 | Siren of a southern sea | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 9122 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1922 | The fuzzy wuzzy bird | Isham Jones Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27907 | 10-in. | 7/28/1928 | Hindustan | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E33307 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E4327-E4328 | 10-in. | 1/3/1927 | Sumatra | The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | LAE43 | 10-in. | Jan. 1928 | Trianon | Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | LAE50 | 10-in. | Jan. 1928 | Night time, love and you | Herb Wiedoeft Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5293-a] | 10-in. | approximately early 1919 | Hindustan | Brunswick Dance Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | 6027 | 10-in. | Feb. 1918 | Come along, ma honey (Down upon the Swanee) | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weeks, Harold," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105804.
Weeks, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105804.
"Weeks, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold Weeks (musician)
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weeks, Harold, 1893-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88028060
Wikidata: Harold Weeks (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108069822
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