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 626-650 of 1197 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison N-1061 12-in. 8/6/1929 Barnacle Bill the sailor—no. 2 Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and accordion composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison N-1062 12-in. 8/6/1929 Peg-leg-Jack Frank Luther and his Pards Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and accordion vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Edison N-1134 10-in. 9/17/1929 Goin' home Frank Luther Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison N-1135 10-in. 9/17/1929 Lay down dogies Frank Luther Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison N-1150 10-in. 9/24/1929 The moonlight march The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] Male vocal ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison N-1151 10-in. 9/24/1929 Orange blossom time The New Yorkers [Edison vocal group] Male vocal ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38434 10-in. 8/27/1934 The little girl dressed in blue-1 Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38435 10-in. 8/27/1934 They cut down the old pine tree Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38436 10-in. 8/27/1934 Wonder valley Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38437 10-in. 8/27/1934 When the bloom is on the sage Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38438 10-in. 8/27/1934 When I was a boy from the mountains Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38465 10-in. 8/29/1934 Peg-leg-jack Zora Layman ; Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 38466 10-in. 8/29/1934 Carolina moon Zora Layman ; Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 38467 10-in. 8/29/1934 Somebody loves you Zora Layman ; Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 38468 10-in. 8/29/1934 When your hair has turned to silver Zora Layman ; Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 38469 10-in. 8/29/1934 Good night little girl of my dreams Zora Layman ; Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, celeste  
Decca 38510 10-in. 8/31/1934 Somewhere in old Wyoming Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38511 10-in. 8/31/1934 In the valley of the moon Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38512 10-in. 8/31/1934 Keep a light in your window tonight Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38513 10-in. 8/31/1934 It's time to say Aloha to you Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38514 10-in. 8/31/1934 Hillbilly wedding in June Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38536 10-in. 9/4/1934 Mellow mountain moon Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38537 10-in. 9/4/1934 A little street where old friends meet Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38538 10-in. 9/4/1934 Rock me to sleep in my Rocky Mountain home Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 38539 10-in. 9/4/1934 Barnacle Bill the Sailor Frank Luther Trio vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 626-650 of 1197 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 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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