Frank Bessinger
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 201 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E23941-E23944 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Bye-bye pretty baby | Park Lane Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E23944) | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E24542-E24544 | 10-in. | 9/26/1927 | There’s a cradle in Caroline | Frank Bessinger ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E24545-E24546 | 10-in. | 9/26/1927 | I’ll be lonely | Frank Bessinger ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26353-E26354 | 10-in. | 2/2/1928 | Mary Ann | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with saxophone, steel guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26464-E26465 | 10-in. | 2/10/1928 | Mary Ann | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet with saxophone, steel guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E26595-E26596 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Rain | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with saxophone, steel guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | 1100W-1102W | 10-in. | 8/10/1925 | Oh! Boy, what a girl | "Ukulele" Hughes | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1405W-1408W | 10-in. | 9/25/1925 | Oh! Boy, what a girl | Harry Reser | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Unnumbered 1926-05-27] | Not documented | 5/27/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Ziegfeld’s Chorus | Vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| Edison | 9661 | 10-in. | 8/5/1924 | Jealous | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 9787 | 10-in. | 10/14/1924 | If I had you | Charles Hart ; Esther Nelson | Male vocal solo, with female vocal solo and orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 10570 | 10-in. | 9/14/1925 | Oh! Boy, what a girl | Arthur Hall ; Hotel Carlton Terrace Orchestra ; Mike Speciale | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Edison | 10648 | 10-in. | 10/22/1925 | Croon a little lullaby | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 10649 | 10-in. | 10/22/1925 | I'm sitting on top of the world (Just rolling along—just rolling along) | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 10674 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | I never knew | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 10684 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | I wonder where my baby is to-night | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 10887 | 10-in. | 3/19/1926 | In the middle of the night | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 10906 | 10-in. | 4/2/1926 | Lullaby blues | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 11495 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | My little bunch of happiness | Radio Franks ; Frank White | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 11496 | 10-in. | 2/3/1927 | High-high-high up in hills (Watching the clouds roll by) | Radio Franks ; Frank White | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 11868 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Mister aeroplane man (Take me up to heaven) | Radio Franks ; Frank White | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
| Edison | 11869 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Pastafazoola | Frank Bessinger ; Frank Wright | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Edison | 18179 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Dream kisses | Radio Franks ; Variety Players | Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Edison | 18180 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Who's blue now? | Radio Franks ; Variety Players | Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Edison | 18554 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | Come on along with the blue bird | Radio Franks | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bessinger, Frank," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109619.
Bessinger, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109619.
"Bessinger, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Bessinger, Frank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93019369
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