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Chris Smith

Christopher M. Smith (October 12, 1879 – October 4, 1949) was an American composer and popular vaudeville performer.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 12, 1879 (Charleston), Died October 4, 1949 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1901 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]920 7-in. 7/18/1901 Good morning, Carrie Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]920 10-in. 10/30/1902 Good morning, Carrie Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]952 7-in. 9/10/1901 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]952 10-in. 10/30/1901 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]997 7-in. 10/11/1901 Good morning, Carrie Williams and Walker Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]997 10-in. 10/11/1901 Good morning, Carrie Williams and Walker Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1121 7-in. 12/3/1901 Good morning, Carrie Silas Leachman Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1121 10-in. 12/3/1901 Good morning Carrie Silas Leachman Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3522 10-in. 7/18/1901 Good morning Carrie Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3556 10-in. 9/10/1901 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo composer  
Victor A-639 7-in. 11/6/1903 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor A-894 7-in. 1/11/1904 'Tain't no disgrace to run, when you're skeered Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-894 10-in. 1/11/1904 'Tain't no disgrace to run, when you're skeered Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-1118 10-in. 3/16/1904 T'ain't no disgrace to run, when you're skeered Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor A-1118 7-in. 3/16/1904 T'ain't no disgrace to run, when you're skeered Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1919 10-in. 11/10/1904 Shame on you Billy Murray ; Len Spencer Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-1960 10-in. 11/22/1904 Does you love me as you used to Miss Jane? Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2116 10-in. 1/6/1905 Dat ain't nothin' but talk Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2437 10-in. 4/4/1905 The Mormon coon Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2504 10-in. 4/29/1905 Who's there? Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2523 10-in. 5/4/1905 Dinner bells Haydn Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2683 10-in. 6/27/1905 Mr. Moon, kindly come out and shine Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-2761 10-in. 9/19/1905 Bye-bye, ma Eva Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4019 10-in. 11/9/1906 He's a cousin of mine Clarice Vance Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4035 10-in. 11/13/1906 Down and out Clarice Vance Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4173 10-in. 1/15/1907 All in, down and out Arthur Collins Male vocal solo composer  
Victor E-4173 8-in. 1/15/1907 All in, down and out Arthur Collins Male vocal solo composer  
Victor B-4335 10-in. 3/26/1907 Yo' eyes are open but you're sound asleep Clarice Vance Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4710 10-in. 7/25/1907 Just a friend of the family Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-4769 10-in. 8/7/1907 That's where friendship ends Clarice Vance Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor E-4988 8-in. 12/31/1907 He's a cousin of mine Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-5090 10-in. 2/21/1908 That's where friendship ends Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6263 10-in. 6/11/1908 The right church but the wrong pew Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6672 10-in. 12/16/1908 Down among the sugar cane Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-8092 10-in. 7/6/1909 Abraham Lincoln Jones Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-8321 10-in. 10/26/1909 Dinah, dear Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9322 10-in. 7/25/1910 If he comes in, I'm going out Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9656 10-in. 11/16/1910 Slip on your gingham gown Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11594 10-in. 2/14/1912 The last shot got him Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-11650 10-in. 3/1/1912 I want a little lovin' sometimes American Quartet ; Elsie Baker Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-11692 10-in. 3/11/1912 I want a little lovin' sometimes Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-11751 10-in. 3/21/1912 Beans! Beans!! Beans!!! Ed Morton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11873 10-in. 4/15/1912 That precious little thing called love Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11874 10-in. 4/15/1912 That sneaky snakey rag Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12567 10-in. 11/5/1912 At the levee on revival day Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13159 10-in. 4/18/1913 Please don't love anybody else but me Edna Brown ; James F. Harrison Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-13251 10-in. 5/8/1913 Melinda's wedding day Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-13258 10-in. 5/9/1913 Please don't love anybody else but me Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-13371 10-in. 5/29/1913 Boom, tum, ta-ra-zing boom! American Quartet Male vocal quintet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13399 10-in. 6/6/1913 When I want a little loving Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14098 10-in. 11/19/1913 All the little lovin' that I had for you is gone, gone, gone Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14504 10-in. 2/21/1914 'Tain't no disgrace to run when you're skeered George O'Connor Male vocal solo composer  
Victor C-15221 12-in. 9/25/1914 Ballin' the jack Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-17201 10-in. 2/24/1916 He's my cousin if she's your niece Marie Cahill Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-17433 12-in. 4/4/1916 Down where the Swanee River flows Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-17492 10-in. 4/13/1916 Honky tonky one-step Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-18059 10-in. 7/5/1916 If you don't want me, send me to my ma Morton Harvey Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18605 10-in. 10/12/1916 My Waikiki ukulele girl Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-25777 10-in. 11/22/1921 I've got my habits on Isabelle Patricola Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Victor B-28300 10-in. 7/19/1923 Struttin' blues Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Victor B-30076 10-in. 5/14/1924 I'm haunted by that Swanee River song Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-33614 10-in. 11/14/1925 The camel walk Art Landry Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-38632 10-in. 6/6/1927 Long gone E. J. Derry ; Travis B. Hale Male vocal duet, with banjo and mandolin (self-accompaniment) composer  
Victor BVE-39667 10-in. 7/18/1927 Toot, toot, Dixie Taskiana Four Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-77172 10-in. 12/4/1933 All in, down and out Harry Wall Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BS-041363 10-in. 9/28/1939 Ballin' the jack Jelly Roll Morton ; New Orleans Jazzmen Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-056493 10-in. 10/15/1940 The Irish were Egyptians long ago Harry's Tavern Band ; Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D9VB-0912 10-in. 2/22/1949 Ballin' the jack Three Suns Instrumental quartet composer  
Columbia 314 7-in. ca. 1901 Good morning, Carrie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 314 10-in. ca. 1901 Good morning, Carrie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 360 7-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 360 10-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Good morning, Carrie Harry Macdonough Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 362 10-in. ca. 1901 Good morning, Carrie Columbia Band Band composer  
Columbia 362 7-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Good morning, Carrie Columbia Band Band composer  
Columbia 381 7-in. ca. 1901 Good morning, Carrie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 381 10-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Good morning, Carrie Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1719 10-in. approximately 1903 'Tain't no disgrace to run when you're skeered Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3185 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1905 Shame on you! Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 3199 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1905 The Mormon coon Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3254 10-in. ca. Jan.-Oct. 1905 Dat ain't nothin' but talk Bob Roberts Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 3536 10-in. ca. Oct. 1906 He's a cousin of mine Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 3966 10-in. ca. 1908 The right church, but the wrong pew Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 4156 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1909 Abraham Lincoln Jones Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 4289 10-in. ca. 1909-Feb. 1910 Come after breakfast (Bring 'long your lunch and leave 'fore supper time) Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 4470 10-in. ca. Jan.-July 1910 If he comes in, I'm goin' out Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19780 10-in. 3/4/1912 I want a little lovin' sometimes Dolly Connolly Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 19792 10-in. 3/7/1912 That precious little thing called love Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 19793 10-in. 3/7/1912 The last shot got him Arthur Collins Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 38436 10-in. 11/22/1912 At the levee on revival day Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 45885 10-in. 7/26/1915 Scaddle de mooch George O'Connor Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 46441 10-in. 2/23/1916 Never let the same bee sting you twice Anne Chandler Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 77771 10-in. 4/16/1918 Beans, beans, beans Gus Van Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79395 10-in. 8/31/1920 Long gone Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 79402 10-in. 9/7/1920 I want to know where Tosti went (when he said goodbye) Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 79516 10-in. 11/12/1920 You'll never need a doctor no more Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 79566 10-in. 12/10/1920 My last dollar Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 79826 10-in. 5/6/1921 If you don't want me send me to my ma Mary Stafford Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 79934 10-in. 7/12/1921 'Tain't no disgrace to run when you're skeered Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80156 10-in. 1/23/1922 Cruel daddy blues Leona Williams Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 80240 10-in. 3/13/1922 Struttin' blues Leona Williams Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
Columbia 80723 10-in. 12/5/1922 My pillow and me Irene Gibbons Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 81092 10-in. 6/21/1923 If you don't I know who will Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano songwriter  
Columbia 81345 10-in. 11/9/1923 I ain't skeered of work Gulf Coast Minstrels Male vocal quartet, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 30039 12-in. 9/26/1906 All in, out and down Bert Williams Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30197 12-in. 12/15/1908 Down among the sugar cane Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30303 12-in. 10/13/1909 Virginia (Opening chorus) Arthur Collins ; Rambler Minstrel Company Minstrels, with male vocal solo, male vocal quartet, and orchestra composer  
Columbia 36993 12-in. 6/11/1914 Jungle jambouree Albert Jockers ; Monroe Jockers Violin and piano duet composer  
Columbia 37014 12-in. 7/31/1914 Ballin' the jack Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia W140585 10-in. 5/5/1925 Cake walking babies Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble songwriter  
Columbia 140962 10-in. 9/18/1925 The camel walk University Six Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141069 10-in. 10/1/1925 The camel walk Warner's Seven Aces Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141124 10-in. 10/8/1925 The camel walk Ted Lewis and his Band Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W141903 10-in. 4/2/1926 Hit me but don't quit me Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia W144549 10-in. 8/19/1927 Shootin' the pistol Clarence Williams Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Columbia W146972 10-in. 9/10/1928 Toot toot Dixie bound The Mobile Four Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied songwriter  
Columbia W151754 10-in. 8/26/1931 They put the last clean shirt on Bill today Clarence Augustus Williams Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-7620 10-in. Oct. 1920 I want to know where Tosti went (When he said good-bye) Ernest Hare Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
OKeh S-7878 10-in. Apr. 1921 Murder in the first degree Shelton Brooks ; Rega Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-7964 10-in. June 1921 It takes a good man to do that Rega Orchestra ; Aileen Stanley Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh 8757 10-in. Oct. 1924 The last shot got him Chenoweth's Cornfield Symphony Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
OKeh 9356 10-in. Sept. 1925 The camel walk Jack Gardner Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70075 10-in. Aug. 1921 Daddy, your mama is lonesome for you Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band lyricist  
OKeh S-70204 10-in. Oct. 1921 The missing link Tampa Blue Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-70246 10-in. Oct. 1921 Let's agree to disagree Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-70487 10-in. 2/18/1922 Madagascar Rega Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71261 10-in. February 1923 My pillow and me Eva Taylor ; Clarence Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
OKeh S-71469 10-in. April 1923 My pillow and me Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71721 10-in. August 1923 Darktown reveille Handy's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71804 10-in. September 1923 If you don't, I know who will Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-72958 10-in. 11/6/1924 Of all the wrongs you done to me Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-73083 10-in. 1/8/1925 Cake walking babies from home Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo songwriter  
OKeh S-73452 10-in. 6/21/1925 Cold storage papa (Mama's a little too warm for you) Butterbeans & Susie ; Clarence Williams Female-male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
OKeh 73524 10-in. July 1925 Far as I'm concerned Eva Taylor Female vocal solo, with banjo and piano lyricist  
OKeh W80651 10-in. 3/19/1927 No, no, positively no! Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick 10856-10858 10-in. 6/18/1923 My pillow and me Lizzie Miles ; Spencer Williams Female vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick 15282-15284 10-in. 3/26/1925 Murder in the first degree Hamtree Harrington Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 15288-15291 10-in. 3/26/1925 You’re talking to the wrong man now Hamtree Harrington Male vocal solo, with piano lyricist  
Brunswick E27656 10-in. 6/6/1928 Long gone Richard Brooks ; Rueben Puckett Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar lyricist  
Brunswick E35399 10-in. Nov. 1930 No, no, positively no Al Bernard and Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick E1681-E1683 10-in. 11/11/1925 Camel walk Hottentots Jazz/dance ensemble composer  
Brunswick E2716-E2718 10-in. 3/31/1926 Fulton Street blues Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Brunswick E3051-E3053 10-in. 5/14/1926 Chicago policeman blues Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio lyricist, composer  
Brunswick E22065-E22067 10-in. 3/22/1927 No, no, positively no Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Brunswick C1237-C1238 10-in. 10/7/1927 Come on and stomp stomp stomp Black Bottom Stompers ; Johnny Dodds Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick 783W-785W 10-in. 5/8/1925 Fly 'round, young ladies, fly 'round (Fly roun' young ladies) Hamtree Harrington Male vocal solo, with ukulele songwriter  
Brunswick 1368W-1369W 10-in. 9/18/1925 The camel walk Hottentots Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 2135 10-in. 2/11/1913 You're just too sweet to live Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2160 10-in. 3/1/1913 Dinah dear Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8303 10-in. 11/25/1921 I've got my habits on Al Bernard ; Vernon Dalhart Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist  
Edison 8509 10-in. 6/27/1922 At the Honky Tonk Steppers Ball Al Bernard Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Edison 9167 10-in. 9/20/1923 Darktown reveille Jazz-O-Harmonists Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 10642 10-in. 10/19/1925 The camel walk Bud Lincoln Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 19255 10-in. 6/14/1929 Ballin' the jack Campus Cut-Ups Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison N-960 10-in. 6/14/1929 Ballin' the jack Campus Cut-Ups Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Chris," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108902.

Smith, Chris. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108902.

"Smith, Chris." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.

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LCNAR: Smith, Chris, 1879-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89020739

Wikidata: Chris Smith - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5108092

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87510016

MusicBrainz: Chris Smith - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b46d3ee1-e9f5-4109-a7b9-17e0b1e3dfcc

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