Gussie L. Davis
Gussie Lord Davis (December 3, 1863 – October 18, 1899) was an American songwriter born in Dayton, Ohio. Davis was one of America's earliest successful African-American music artists, the first black songwriter to become famous on Tin Pan Alley as a composer of popular music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 3, 1863, Died December 18, 1899
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 161 | 7-in. | 4/17/1896 | Down in Poverty Row | Artists vary | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Berliner | 980 | 7-in. | Before June 1896 | The fatal wedding | George J. Gaskin | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 1601 | 7-in. | 11/14/1896 | In the baggage coach ahead | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Berliner | 1899 | 7-in. | 9/15/1898 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Albert Campbell | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 0659 | 7-in. | 10/24/1899 | My Creole Sue | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]96 | 7-in. | 6/16/1900 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]96 | 10-in. | 1/2/1903 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1254 | 7-in. | 2/14/1902 | My Creole Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1254 | 10-in. | 2/14/1902 | My Creole Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1824 | 10-in. | 12/12/1902 | An evening with the minstrels | Minstrels [Victor Records group] | Minstrels | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3081 | 10-in. | 2/6/1901 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | A-204 | 7-in. | 7/28/1903 | My Creole Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-204 | 10-in. | 7/28/1903 | My Creole Sue | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | A-206 | 7-in. | 7/28/1903 | An evening with the minstrels, no. 2 | Minstrels [Victor Records group] | Minstrels, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-206 | 10-in. | 7/28/1903 | An evening with the minstrels, no. 2 | Minstrels [Victor Records group] | Minstrels, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | C-206 | 12-in. | 5/24/1905 | An evening with the minstrels, no. 2 | Victor Minstrel Company | Minstrels, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | A-640 | 7-in. | 11/6/1903 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | A-713 | 7-in. | 11/18/1903 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | C-16217 | 12-in. | 7/21/1915 | Songs of the past, no. 5 | Victor Mixed Chorus | Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-28829 | 10-in. | 11/1/1923 | My Creole Sue | Shannon Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-32016 | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | In the baggage coach ahead | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar (takes 1 and 2); with violin and piano (takes 3 and 4) | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-32226 | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | In the baggage coach ahead | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and male vocal trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-35696 | 10-in. | 6/17/1926 | We sat beneath the maple on the hill | Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-49424 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | The boy in blue | Stuart Hamblen | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56410 | 10-in. | 10/17/1929 | If I only could blot out the past | Monroe Lamb ; Frank Wheeler | Male vocal duet, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-83135 | 10-in. | 5/8/1934 | One little word | Carter Family | Mixed vocal trio, with guitar and autoharp | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043396 | 10-in. | 11/20/1939 | My Creole Sue | Norsemen | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047613 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | Let us all stay at home | Tobacco Tags | Male vocal solo with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | D9VB-0835 | 10-in. | 2/1/1949 | The fatal wedding | Jones Sisters | Female vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Columbia | 353 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 353 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Sing again that sweet refrain | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 750 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | My Creole Sue | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 750 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | My Creole Sue | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 38163 | 10-in. | 7/26/1912 | My Creole Sue | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140035 | 10-in. | 9/12/1924 | In the baggage coach ahead | Ernest Errott Thompson | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140407 | 10-in. | 3/2/1925 | In the baggage coach ahead | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W141149 | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | The fatal wedding | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W142923 | 10-in. | 11/8/1926 | We sat beneath the maple on the hill | Al Craver ; Charlie Wells | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W147295 | 10-in. | 10/25/1928 | The fatal wedding | Jess Young's Tennessee Band | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 147880 | 10-in. | 1/23/1929 | In the baggage coach ahead | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W152096 | 10-in. | 1/28/1932 | In the baggage coach ahead | Kate Smith | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | C1414 | 10-in. | 6/26/1936 | Maple on the hill - part 2 (drifting to that happy home) | Prairie Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandola | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-73034 | 12-in. | 12/18/1924 | The baggage coach ahead | Fiddlin' John Carson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80360 | 10-in. | 1/29/1927 | The fatal wedding | Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer | |
| OKeh | W400807 | 10-in. | 6/20/1928 | In the baggage coach ahead | Andrew Jenkins ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E2796-E2797 | 10-in. | 4/17/1926 | If I could only blot out the past | Sam McGee | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E4062-E4063 | 10-in. | 11/10/1926 | We sat beneath the maple on the hill | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E22880-E22882 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | He carved his mother’s name upon the tree | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | composer | |
| Brunswick | E22894-E22895 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | ‘Tis home because Mother is there | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Brunswick | E25467-E25468 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | The baggage coach ahead | Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland | Male vocal duet, with guitar and mandolin | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | DAL492 | 10-in. | 10/27/1929 | The fatal wedding | J. W. Graham ; Red Headed Fiddlers ; Red Steeley | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1032W-1033W | 10-in. | 8/5/1925 | The fatal wedding | Charlie Oaks | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1498W-1500W | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | The fatal wedding | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
| Edison | 10315 | 10-in. | 4/13/1925 | In the baggage coach ahead | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11512 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | My Creole Sue | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 11693 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | The fatal wedding | Ernest V. Stoneman | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer | |
| Vocalion | 13689-13691 | 10-in. | 9/15/1924 | The baggage coach ahead | George Reneau | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Gussie L.," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107937.
Davis, Gussie L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107937.
"Davis, Gussie L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Davis, Gussie L., 1863-1899 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99284707
Wikidata: Gussie Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5620933
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48564562
MusicBrainz: Gussie Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1771bbf2-58dc-451b-809a-46d70c6e951b
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