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Zutty Singleton

Arthur James "Zutty" Singleton (May 14, 1898 – July 14, 1975) was an American jazz drummer.

Birth and Death Data: Born Bunkie (city in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States), Died July 14, 1975 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps, vocalist, speaker

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 86 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh W402535 10-in. 7/22/1929 (What did I do to be so) Black and blue Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402540 10-in. 7/19/1929 That rhythm man Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402541 10-in. 7/19/1929 Sweet Savannah Sue Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402923 10-in. 9/10/1929 Some of these days Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402924 10-in. 9/11/1929 When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402943 10-in. 9/10/1929 Some of these days Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W402947 10-in. 9/11/1929 When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W403454 10-in. 11/26/1929 After you've gone Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, drums  
OKeh W490005 10-in. 11/26/1929 After you've gone Louis Armstrong Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 64970 10-in. 2/1/1939 I'm tired of fattenin' frogs for snakes Rosetta Crawford instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 64971 10-in. 2/1/1939 Stop it Joe Rosetta Crawford instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 64972 10-in. 2/1/1939 My man jumped salty on me Rosetta Crawford instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 64973 10-in. 2/1/1939 Double crossin' Papa Rosetta Crawford instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67817 10-in. 5/27/1940 Perdido Street blues Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67818 10-in. 5/27/1940 2:19 blues Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67819 10-in. 5/27/1940 Down in honky tonk town (some pressings De. 18091 (alb. A-144)) Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67839 10-in. 5/28/1940 Down in jungle town Red Allen Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67840 10-in. 5/28/1940 Canal Street blues Red Allen Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67841 10-in. 5/28/1940 King Porter stomp Zutty Singleton Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 67842 10-in. 5/28/1940 Shim-me-sha-wabble Zutty Singleton Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 71001 10-in. 7/6/1942 Chimes blues Joe Marsala and his Chosen Seven instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 71002 10-in. 7/6/1942 Sweet Mama Joe Marsala and his Chosen Seven instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 71003 10-in. 7/6/1942 Walkin' the dog Joe Marsala and his Chosen Seven instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 71004 10-in. 7/6/1942 Lazy Daddy Joe Marsala and his Chosen Seven instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 80039 10/7/1949 Muskrat ramble Firehouse Five Plus Two instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 51-75 of 86 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Singleton, Zutty," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109916.

Singleton, Zutty. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109916.

"Singleton, Zutty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109916

External Sources

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Discogs: Zutty Singleton

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94002147

Wikidata: Zutty Singleton - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q231113

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12492900

MusicBrainz: Zutty Singleton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3037296b-5557-493b-a2ee-2687e983b363

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1515452 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1515452

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