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 576-600 of 1197 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick XE36886 12-in. 7/2/1931 Pine Tree Soap program M, pt. 2 Frank Luther Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick XE36887 12-in. 7/2/1931 Pine Tree Soap program M, pt. 3 Frank Luther Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick XE36888 12-in. 7/2/1931 Pine Tree Soap program H, pt. 1 Frank Luther Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick XE36889 12-in. 7/2/1931 Pine Tree Soap program H, pt. 2 Frank Luther Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick XE36890 12-in. 7/2/1931 Pine Tree Soap program H, pt. 3 Frank Luther Radio transcription disc : Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E36996 10-in. 7/31/1931 Gems from The band wagon The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] Jazz/dance band; with female-male vocal duet; with vocal ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E36997 10-in. 7/31/1931 Gems from The band wagon The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble; with male vocal solo; with female-male vocal duet; with vocal trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37273 10-in. 10/23/1931 Silvery Arizona moon Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37274 10-in. 10/23/1931 In the Cumberland Mountains Carson Robison Trio Male vocal trio, with guitar, piano, and string bass vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37325 10-in. 10/23/1931 Missouri Valley Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar, piano, and xylophone vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37326 10-in. 10/23/1931 Twenty one years Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37327 12-in. 10/23/1931 Twenty one years Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandolin, and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37387 10-in. 11/2/1931 If you were taken from me Sleepy Hall and his Collegians [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E37389 10-in. 11/2/1931 Try to forget Abe Lyman's California Orchestra [Brunswick Studio Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18579 10-in. 6/18/1928 The little green valley Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18580 10-in. 6/18/1928 Six feet of earth (Make us all of one size) Frank Luther ; Carson Robison Male vocal duet, with violin and banjo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18653 10-in. 8/15/1928 Butcher's boy Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18654 10-in. 8/15/1928 Barbara Allen Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18765 10-in. 9/27/1928 Jack of all trades Frank Luther Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist  
Edison 18766 10-in. 9/27/1928 Who said I was a bum? Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18889 10-in. 11/22/1928 The sinking of the Vestris Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18890 10-in. 11/22/1928 An old man's story Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18932 10-in. 12/11/1928 Mother was a lady Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 18933 10-in. 12/11/1928 Will the angels play their harps for me? Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, leader  
Edison 19055 10-in. 2/19/1929 How to make love Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 576-600 of 1197 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed May 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 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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