
Ben Bernie
Ben Bernie (May 30, 1891 – October 23, 1943), was an American jazz violinist, bandleader, and radio personality, often introduced as "The Old Maestro". He was noted for his showmanship and memorable bits of snappy dialogue, being part of the first generation of "stars" of American popular music, alongside other artists such as Paul Whiteman (a fellow violinist and bandleader), Ted Lewis and Al Jolson. |
- Show Less...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
- Show More...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Birth and Death Data: Born May 30th, 1891 (Bayonne), Died October 20th, 1943 (Hollywood)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, songwriter, vocalist, violin, speaker, lyricist, conductor, director
Recordings (Results 126-150 of 276 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick | E30023 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Baby—Oh, where can you be? | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E30024 | 10-in. | June 1929 | Out where the moonbeams are born | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E30294 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Out where the moonbeams are born | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E30295 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Baby—Oh, where can you be? | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E30864 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Believe me | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | XE30866 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 1 | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | speaker, leader | |
Brunswick | XE30867 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 6 | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | speaker, leader | |
Brunswick | XE30868 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 3 | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | speaker, leader | |
Brunswick | XE30869 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 4 | Ben Bernie Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | speaker, leader | |
Brunswick | XE30870 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 5 | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with xylophone solo; with vocal trio | leader, speaker | |
Brunswick | XE30871 | 12-in. | 9/9/1929 | Brunswick brevities program F, part 2 | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band | leader, speaker | |
Brunswick | E31672 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | West wind | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
Brunswick | E31684 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | My pal Al | Ben Bernie | Monologue and violin solo, with guitar and piano | speaker, instrumentalist, violin | |
Brunswick | E31685 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | My pal Al | Ben Bernie | Monologue and violin solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
Brunswick | E32588 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | You brought a new kind of love to me | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
Brunswick | E32589 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Livin’ in the sunlight, lovin’ in the moonlight | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E32601 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Reminiscing | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | leader | |
Brunswick | E32602 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Telling it to the daisies (But it never gets back to you) | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, leader | |
Brunswick | E33305 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37003 | 10-in. | 8/4/1931 | I apologize | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E17061-E17063 | 10-in. | 12/7/1925 | Sleepy time gal | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, violin | |
Brunswick | E17187-E17188 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Headin' for Louisville | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E17189-E17190 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Lonesomest girl in town | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Brunswick | E17398-E17400 | 10-in. | 1/8/1926 | Pretty little baby | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, leader | |
Brunswick | E17401-E17403 | 10-in. | 1/8/1926 | Fallen arches | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bernie, Ben," accessed February 25, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108895.
Bernie, Ben. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108895.
"Bernie, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 25 February 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89019116
Wikidata: Ben Bernie - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q816444
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74036823/
MusicBrainz: Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/468d424c-76a6-4c1f-95ff-8adb8f3c0123
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.