Joe Smith

Joe Smith (February 16, 1884 - February 22, 1981) was a vaudeville comedian with Charles Dale (1881-1971) as the act Smith & Dale.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 16, 1884, Died February 22, 1981 (Lillian Booth Actors Home)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: cornet, trumpet, vocalist, performer, author, speaker, songwriter

Notes: Name at birth: Joseph Sultzer

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Recordings (Results 76-88 of 88 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W143569 10-in. 3/2/1927 Muddy water Bessie Smith and her Band Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental sextet instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143570 10-in. 3/2/1927 There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143575 10-in. 3/3/1927 Trombone Cholly Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143576 10-in. 3/3/1927 Send me to the 'lectric chair Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143583 10-in. 3/3/1927 Them's graveyard words Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W143584 10-in. 3/3/1927 Hot springs blues Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W144100 10-in. 5/6/1927 Weary feet Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W144101 10-in. 5/6/1927 Smile! Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W144102 10-in. 5/6/1927 Home Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Columbia W144103 10-in. 5/6/1927 Take your black bottom outside Ethel Waters Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio instrumentalist, cornet  
Edison 4962 10-in. 8/31/1916 Gila, galah, galoo Avon Comedy Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra vocalist  
Decca 1406 10-in. May 1923 Down-hearted blues Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 1413 10-in. May 1923 Gulf coast blues Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 76-88 of 88 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Joe," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.

Smith, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621.

"Smith, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106621

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