Alfred Elkins

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: imitation bass (tub-bass), string bass, baritone vocal, songwriter, composer

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 137 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-070405 10-in. 11/11/1941 Gotta find my baby Doctor Clayton Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070406 10-in. 11/11/1941 Monkey face blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070407 10-in. 11/11/1941 Come day go day St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070408 10-in. 11/11/1941 Lost ball blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070409 10-in. 11/11/1941 Going down slow St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070434 10-in. 12/4/1941 Whiskey and gin blues Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070435 10-in. 12/4/1941 You gonna worry too? Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070436 10-in. 12/4/1941 This life I'm living Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070437 10-in. 12/4/1941 Caught the old coon at last Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070438 10-in. 12/4/1941 Don't think that you're smart Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070439 10-in. 12/4/1941 Lend me your love Memphis Slim Male vocal solo, with piano and imitation string bass instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070440 10-in. 12/5/1941 It's all over now Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070441 10-in. 12/5/1941 War time blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070442 10-in. 12/5/1941 You are doing me wrong Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070443 10-in. 12/5/1941 One letter home Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070444 10-in. 12/5/1941 Down South blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070445 10-in. 12/5/1941 You drink too much whiskey Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070446 10-in. 12/5/1941 No friend blues Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070447 10-in. 12/5/1941 From now on Jazz Gillum Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070470 10-in. 12/11/1941 Yellow yam blues Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070471 10-in. 12/11/1941 Tappin' that thing Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070472 10-in. 12/11/1941 Rainy days blues Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
Victor BS-070473 10-in. 12/11/1941 Peach tree blues Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-070474 10-in. 12/11/1941 She loves who she please Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-070475 10-in. 12/11/1941 Bye bye blues Yank Rachell Male vocal solo, with washboard band instrumentalist, imitation bass (tub-bass)  
(Results 51-75 of 137 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Elkins, Alfred," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106493.

Elkins, Alfred. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106493.

"Elkins, Alfred." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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