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 426-450 of 1197 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W150687 10-in. 8/4/1930 Oklahoma Charley Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia [W]150890 10-in. 10/21/1930 Oklahoma Charley Carson Robison Trio Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia [W]150891 10-in. 10/21/1930 Leave the purty girls alone Carson Robison Trio Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150892 10-in. 10/21/1930 Darling Nellie Gray Carson Robison Trio Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia [W]150893 10-in. 10/21/1930 Red River Valley Carson Robison Trio Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Columbia W150995 10-in. 12/3/1930 My heart is where the Mohawk flows tonight Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150996 10-in. 12/3/1930 Sleepy Hollow Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W150999 10-in. 12/3/1930 I'm gettin' ready to go Phil Crow ; Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151545 10-in. 5/6/1931 When it's night-time in Nevada Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet and whistling, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and accordion vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151546 10-in. 5/6/1931 Rocky Mountain lullaby Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar, celeste, and xylophone instrumentalist, celeste, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151819 10-in. 9/30/1931 Silvery Arizona moon Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars and whistling duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151820 10-in. 9/30/1931 When you're alone (Try to remember me) Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151821 10-in. 9/30/1931 In the Cumberland Mountains Carson Robison Trio Male vocal trio, with string bass, 2 guitars, and whistling duet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W151822 10-in. 9/30/1931 Missouri Valley Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W152102 10-in. 2/3/1932 When it's springtime in the Blue Ridge Mountains Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W152103 10-in. 2/3/1932 Pals of the little red school Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W152146 10-in. 3/17/1932 Home on the range Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia [W]152147 10-in. 3/17/1932 The tree that stands by the road Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W365074 10-in. 3/17/1932 Home on the range Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with "novelty accompaniment" vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh S-70985 10-in. Nov. 1922 Horace Goldin's sawing a woman in half Dr. Cohn and Company ; George Thompson Descriptive scene vocalist  
OKeh W400812 10-in. 6/21/1928 Memories of France Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh W400892 10-in. 7/27/1928 The little green valley Black Brothers Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh W400893 10-in. 7/27/1928 Down in the hills Black Brothers Male vocal duet, with 2 fiddles (violins) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
OKeh W400894 10-in. 7/27/1928 Do you still remember? Black Brothers Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble and whistling effect vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, xylophone, bells  
OKeh W401052 10-in. 8/3/1928 I tore up your picture when you said good-bye (But I've put it together again) Black Brothers Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio and whistling vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, xylophone  
(Results 426-450 of 1197 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 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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