Frank Luther

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, speaker, composer, songwriter, lyricist, celeste, jew's harp, vocalist, vibraphone, yodeling, whistling, xylophone, bells, leader, ocarina

Notes: Born Francis Luther Crow, he was known as Frank Luther after 1926. Also used the names Bud Billings, Fred Larabee, and Eddie Bell.

See Also: Billings, Bud

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Recordings (Results 401-425 of 1197 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-068498 10-in. 12/18/1941 I'm in the Army now Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-071721 10-in. 1/26/1942 "Here I go to Tokio", said Barnacle Bill the Sailor Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor VA-MVE-3075-5 16-in. 2/8/1929 Children of the Ritz Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor VA-MVE-3076-6 16-in. 2/8/1929 Children of the Ritz Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor VA-MVE-3077-7 16-in. 2/9/1929 Children of the Ritz Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor VA-MVE-3077-7 16-in. 2/8/1929 Children of the Ritz Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BVE-Test-159 10-in. 12/31/1928 Mother Goose parade Melody Three Male vocal trio, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144571 10-in. 8/26/1927 Lucky in love Franklyn Baur ; Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Frank Luther ; Elliott Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144572 10-in. 8/26/1927 Good news Franklyn Baur ; Fred Rich Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Frank Luther ; Elliott Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144815 10-in. 9/30/1927 Manhattan Mary Cass Hagan ; Lewis James ; Frank Luther ; Park Central Hotel Orchestra ; Elliott Shaw Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W144851 10-in. 10/11/1927 Just a memory The Singing Sophomores Male vocal quartet, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 147998 10-in. 2/27/1929 Barnacle Bill the sailor Ned Cobben Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar songwriter  
Columbia W148599 10-in. 6/20/1929 Barnacle Bill the sailor Pearce Brothers Male vocal duet songwriter  
Columbia [W]149474 10-in. 11/7/1929 Barnacle Bill the sailor no. 2 Mack Allen ; Vernon Dalhart Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar songwriter  
Columbia W149679 10-in. 12/5/1929 The railroad boomer Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Columbia W150021 10-in. 2/26/1930 Cross-eyed Sue George Thompson Male vocal solo,with instrumental ensemble vocalist, lyricist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150022 10-in. 2/26/1930 A chaw of tobacco and a little drink George Thompson Male vocal solo,with instrumental ensemble vocalist, songwriter, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150023 10-in. 2/26/1930 His old cornet Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150024 10-in. 2/26/1930 Smoky Mountain Bill Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with yodeling and instrumental ensemble vocalist, yodeling, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150140 10-in. 3/28/1930 Blue is the night Ipana Troubadours ; Sam Lanin Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150141 10-in. 3/28/1930 Whippoorwill Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150492 10-in. 4/25/1930 Why are the young folks so thoughtless Carson Robison Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and organ songwriter  
Columbia [W]150493 10-in. 4/25/1930 The old parlor organ Frank Tuttle Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist  
Columbia [W]150494 10-in. 4/25/1930 The prison fire Frank Tuttle Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150686 10-in. 8/4/1930 Carry me back to the mountains Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 401-425 of 1197 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Luther, Frank, 1905-1980 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91024711

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37107060

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1501984

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