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.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 19, 1897 (Memphis), Died August 20, 1937 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, cornet, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 26-46 of 46 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-46 of 46 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dunn, Johnny," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109950.

Dunn, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109950.

"Dunn, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109950

External Sources

Wikipedia: Johnny Dunn

Discogs: Johnny Dunn

Allmusic: Johnny Dunn

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Dunn, Johnny, 1897-1937 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94006819

Wikidata: Johnny Dunn - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q600700

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/14958056

MusicBrainz: Johnny Dunn - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95c0e4e5-258b-4f75-87e4-adc3a5b56a61

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