Ed Smalle

Birth and Death Data: Born November 3, 1887 (Roxbury), Died November 23, 1968 (Westerly)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, piano, composer, kazoo, arranger

Notes: Sometimes sings as a baritone. Performed with Ed Smalle as "The Radio Aces."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 343 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-49977 10-in. 2/20/1929 Caressing you Johnny Marvin ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-49989 10-in. 2/23/1929 Wedding bells (Are breaking up that old gang of mine) Gene Austin ; Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-50919 10-in. 3/7/1929 Don't do that to the poor puss-cat Dick Robertson ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BVE-51616 10-in. 4/11/1929 I get the blues when it rains Johnny Marvin ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-57909 10-in. 12/12/1929 Singin' in the bathtub Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-58563 10-in. 2/10/1930 The man from the South (With a big cigar in his mouth) Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-58564 10-in. 2/10/1930 'T'aint no sin (To dance around in your bones) Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-58565 10-in. 2/10/1930 Why do they call it a drug store? Gerald Macy ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-100558 10-in. 5/23/1936 Do you or don't you love me Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra ; Ted Lewis Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-101825 10-in. 5/18/1936 Do you or don't you love me Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1919-05-02-05] Not documented 5/2/1919 I ain't-en got-en no time to have the blues Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1920-02-20-01] Not documented 2/20/1920 When my baby smiles at me Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1920-03-31-04] Not documented 3/31/1920 You said it George Price Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1921-12-09-01] 10-in. 12/9/1921 Ha! Ha! Ha! Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1921-12-09-02] 10-in. 12/9/1921 Say it with liquor Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1921-12-09-03] 10-in. 12/9/1921 He's a panic Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1922-02-17-01] 10-in. 2/17/1922 Don't be cross with me Everett M. Clark ; Charles Harrison Male vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1922-02-17-02] 10-in. 2/17/1922 The soldiers song Essie Case Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-02-06-02] 10-in. 2/6/1923 New Hampshire Dorothy Austin Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-11-17-02] 10-in. 11/17/1923 All that your little heart desires Marcia Freer Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1923-11-17-03] 10-in. 11/17/1923 Wait'll you see my new daddy Marcia Freer Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1925-01-29-04] 10-in. 1/29/1925 Dreams Dorothy Kellar ; Bettie North Female vocal duet, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1926-01-13-01] 10-in. 1/13/1926 Papa de da da Ed Smalle Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1927-11-25-04] 10-in. 11/25/1927 Oh death where is thy sting Dick Robertson Monologue, with piano ("Oh death where is they sting"); with male vocal solo, violin, and piano ("Bridgett O'Flynn") instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1927-11-25-05] 10-in. 11/25/1927 Did you mean it Dick Robertson Monologue, with violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 101-125 of 343 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smalle, Ed," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108216.

Smalle, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108216.

"Smalle, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108216

External Sources

Discogs: Ed Smalle

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Smalle, Ed - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002008173

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q96267526

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/107072607

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