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 926-950 of 1197 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 69725 10-in. 9/9/1941 Part 1: Brown jug ; Oh, Susannah Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69726 10-in. 9/9/1941 Part 2: Shoo fly ; Captain Jinks Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69727 10-in. 9/9/1941 Part 4: Weevily wheat ; Jubilee Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69728 10-in. 9/9/1941 Part 5: Skip to my Lou ; Pig in the parlor Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69729 10-in. 9/9/1941 Part 6: Old Dan Tucker Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69951 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 2 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69952 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 3 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69953 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 4 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69954 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 5 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69955 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 6 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 69956 10-in. 11/18/1941 Rolito, part 1 Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 70252 10-in. 1/29/1942 Part 2: Five pennies Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70253 10-in. 1/29/1942 Part 3: Two horns and a tail Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70254 10-in. 1/29/1942 Part 4: The big bad cactus Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70255 10-in. 1/29/1942 Part 1: Rolito is Mexican Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70279 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 5: No pig, no pie, no pottery Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70280 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 6: Goodbye, Mother Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70281 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 7: Pink ice Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70282 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 8: Rolito went to the fair Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70283 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 9: Bolero Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70284 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 10: Ting-a-ling Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70285 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 11: The naughty burrow Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 70286 10-in. 2/4/1942 Part 12: Our pinata ; I can sing in Spanish Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal, speaker  
Decca 72745 10-in. 2/26/1945 Children's Corner, part 6: Where did you come from (baby dear)? ; Robin Hood ; Old man persnickety Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
Decca 73012 10-in. 8/23/1945 Nursery rhymes, part 1: Good morning merry sunshine ; Lazy Mary ; Jack Frost ; Cock-a-doodle doo ; Little Robin Redbreast ; See the happy kitten ; Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross Frank Luther vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 926-950 of 1197 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luther, Frank," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

Luther, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109184.

"Luther, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 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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