Johnny Dunn
Johnny Dunn (February 19, 1897 – August 20, 1937) was an American traditional jazz trumpeter and vaudeville performer, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He is probably best known for his work during the 1920s with musicians such as Perry Bradford or Noble Sissle. He has been compared in sound and style to both King Oliver and Louis Armstrong. In 1922, he recorded as a member of Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds, together with Garvin Bushell, Coleman Hawkins, Everett Robbins, Bubber Miley and Herb Flemming. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 79983 | 10-in. | 9/12/1921 | Nervous blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79989 | 10-in. | 9/15/1921 | Vampin' Liza Jane | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 79993 | 10-in. | 9/23/1921 | Old time blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80014 | 10-in. | 9/29/1921 | Frankie | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80111 | 10-in. | 12/21/1921 | I don't want nobody blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80112 | 10-in. | 12/21/1921 | The West Texas blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80113 | 10-in. | 12/21/1921 | Bugle blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80114 | 10-in. | 12/21/1921 | Birmingham blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80214 | 10-in. | 2/23/1922 | Put and take | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80215 | 10-in. | 2/23/1922 | Moanful blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80356 | 10-in. | 5/19/1922 | Mammy, I'm thinking of you | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80357 | 10-in. | 5/19/1922 | Take it 'cause it's all yours | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80382 | 10-in. | 6/9/1922 | He may be your man (but he comes to see me sometimes) | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80383 | 10-in. | 6/9/1922 | Rules and regulations "signed Razor Jim" | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80449 | 10-in. | 7/13/1922 | Lonesome mama blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80450 | 10-in. | 7/13/1922 | What do you care (what I do) | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80529 | 10-in. | 8/18/1922 | Four o'clock blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Columbia | 80530 | 10-in. | 8/18/1922 | Hawaiian blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80554 | 10-in. | 9/18/1922 | Evil blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80555 | 10-in. | 9/18/1922 | Pensacola blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80683 | 10-in. | 11/22/1922 | Dixie blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80684 | 10-in. | 11/22/1922 | He used to be your man but he's my man now | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80735 | 10-in. | 12/16/1922 | Memphis, Tennessee | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80736 | 10-in. | 12/16/1922 | What did Deacon Mose do (when the lights went out) | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80859 | 10-in. | 2/13/1923 | Hallelujah blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80860 | 10-in. | 2/13/1923 | Spanish dreams | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80866 | 10-in. | 2/20/1923 | I promised not to holler, but hey hey | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Columbia | 80867 | 10-in. | 2/20/1923 | Careless blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80875 | 10-in. | 2/26/1923 | I don't let no one man worry me | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80876 | 10-in. | 2/26/1923 | Humming man | Lena Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80898 | 10-in. | 3/13/1923 | Dixie blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80947 | 10-in. | 4/10/1923 | Sugar blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80975 | 10-in. | 4/18/1923 | Sweet lovin' mama please come back to me | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 80976 | 10-in. | 4/18/1923 | Vamping Sal the Sheba of Georgia | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 81321 | 10-in. | 10/30/1923 | Jazzin' babies' blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | 81322 | 10-in. | 10/30/1923 | I promised not to holler, but hey! hey! | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | leader, composer | |
| Columbia | 81685 | 10-in. | 4/11/1924 | Dunn's cornet blues | Johnny Dunn | Cornet solo, with banjo and piano | composer, instrumentalist, cornet | |
| Columbia | 81686 | 10-in. | 4/11/1924 | You've never heard the blues | Johnny Dunn | Cornet solo, with banjo and piano | instrumentalist, cornet, composer | |
| Columbia | W145759 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Sergeant Dunn's bugle call blues | Johnny Dunn and his Band | Jazz/dance band | composer, leader | |
| Columbia | W145760 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Ham and eggs | Johnny Dunn and his Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W145761 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Buffalo blues | Johnny Dunn and his Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Columbia | W145762 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | You need some loving | Johnny Dunn and his Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | S-7791 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Old time blues | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71140 | 10-in. | January 1923 | Four o'clock blues | Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71323 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Four o'clock blues | Esther Bigeou ; Ricketts' Stars | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E7232-E7233 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | What’s the use of being alone? | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Johnny," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109950.
Dunn, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109950.
"Dunn, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Dunn, Johnny, 1897-1937 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94006819
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