Joe Harris

Birth and Death Data: Born September 27, 1907, Died July 26, 1952

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, composer, vocalist, drums, lyricist, alto saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-34038 10-in. 12/17/1925 Hangin' around Fred Hamm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-77238 10-in. 12/6/1933 Go easy blues Prairie Ramblers Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo (patter) composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-77240 10-in. 12/6/1933 Next year Prairie Ramblers Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-77242 10-in. 12/6/1933 I want my mama Salty Holmes ; Prairie Ramblers Harmonica solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Victor BS-77243 10-in. 12/6/1933 Kentucky blues Salty Holmes ; Prairie Ramblers Harmonica solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Victor BS-77245 10-in. 12/6/1933 Blue river Prairie Ramblers Fiddle (violin) solo, with instrumental trio, and vocal and percussion effects composer  
Victor BS-77246 10-in. 12/6/1933 Shady grove my darling Prairie Ramblers Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-94523 10-in. 8/14/1935 Wild cherry Boots and his Buddies Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-96270 10-in. 11/4/1935 Let me sleep on the edge of the prairie The Girls of the Golden West Female vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Victor BS-96299 10-in. 11/22/1935 Sandman Benny Goodman Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, trombone  
Victor BS-96503 10-in. 11/22/1935 Basin street blues Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Joe Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor PBS-97015 10-in. 9/27/1935 Santa Claus came in the spring Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Joe Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-100679 10-in. 8/5/1936 Rubbin', rubbin' Blue Scott and his Blue Boys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet composer  
Victor BS-100680 10-in. 8/5/1936 At the bottom Blue Scott and his Blue Boys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet composer  
Columbia W152694 10-in. 1/23/1934 Goin' to heaven on a mule Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152723 10-in. 2/23/1934 Ole mammy ain't gonna sing no more Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152724 10-in. 2/23/1934 Here goes Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152726 10-in. 2/23/1934 Alone on the range Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152755 10-in. 5/29/1934 Night on the desert Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152756 10-in. 5/29/1934 Sleepy head Ben Pollack Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152757 10-in. 5/29/1934 Freckle face, you're beautiful Ben Pollack Orchestra ; Joe Harris Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Decca 39562 10-in. 6/1/1935 Flowers for Madame Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39563 10-in. 6/1/1935 The Dixieland band-1 Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39564 10-in. 6/1/1935 In a little gypsy tea room Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 39565 10-in. 6/1/1935 Beale Street blues Bob Crosby Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone, vocalist  
Decca 75523 11/25/1949 The worst is yet to come Cecil Payne Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75524 11/25/1949 Angel child Cecil Payne Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75525 11/25/1949 Block buster boogie Cecil Payne Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75526 11/25/1949 Ham hocks Cecil Payne Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 81001 5/10/1951 Tra-la-la Dave Bartholomew Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 81002 5/10/1951 Tee Jim Dave Bartholomew Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 90460 10-in. 11/19/1935 The last round-up Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90461 10-in. 11/19/1935 Jazz me blues Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90462 10-in. 11/19/1935 Three little words Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90463 10-in. 11/19/1935 Blues of Israel Gene Krupa and his Chicagoans instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90697 10-in. 4/24/1936 Eccentric Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90698 10-in. 4/24/1936 Original Dixieland one-step Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90699 10-in. 4/25/1936 I'm all bound 'round with the Mason-Dixon line Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca 90700 10-in. 4/25/1936 Panama Jimmy McPartland's Squirrels instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1264 10-in. 4/21/1938 Quaker City jazz Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1265 10-in. 4/21/1938 Cherokee Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1266 10-in. 4/21/1938 Trans-Continental Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1267 10-in. 4/21/1938 Ecstacy Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1268 10-in. 4/21/1938 Dancing with a debutante Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  
Decca DLA 1269 10-in. 4/21/1938 My little girl Spud Murphy Orchestra instrumentalist, trombone  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harris, Joe," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109828.

Harris, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109828.

"Harris, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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