Bob Schafer
Birth and Death Data: Born July 24, 1897, Died September 28, 1943
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, songwriter, composer, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 63 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 141594 | 10-in. | 2/2/1926 | Tell me why you and I should be strangers | Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra ; Billy West | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 142367 | 10-in. | 7/6/1926 | I never cried before I met you | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142651 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | My special friend is back in town | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W142973 | 10-in. | 11/30/1926 | Still waters | Harriet Lee ; Juanita Rae | Female vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143274 | 10-in. | 1/9/1927 | Still waters | Charles Kaley ; Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W143438 | 10-in. | 3/8/1927 | Sonya | Mory Leaf | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145694 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | When | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Frank Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146898 | 10-in. | 8/27/1928 | Louisiana | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148638 | 10-in. | 5/28/1929 | In our cottage of love | Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7535 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | Ev'rything about you tells me that you're Irish | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70070 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | I didn't start in to love you (Until you stopped loving me) | Daisy Martin ; Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70075 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | Daddy, your mama is lonesome for you | Mamie Smith and her Jazz Band | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70790 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | Got to cool my doggies now | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72322 | 10-in. | Feb. 1924 | Sittin' on the curbstone blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72622 | 10-in. | June 1924 | Sadie O'Brady | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72997 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Changeable daddy of mine | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73530 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup) | Billy Jones ; Okeh Syncopators | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 73626 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Some other bird whistled a tune | Billy Jones ; The Red Hotters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 8926-8928 | 10-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Got to cool my doggies now | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 11345-11347 | 10-in. | 9/18/1923 | Walk, Jenny, walk | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14350-14353 | 10-in. | 11/24/1924 | Choo-choo | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E28682 | 10-in. | approximately Nov. 1928 | Louisiana | The Cross Roads Inn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E3557-E3559 | 10-in. | 7/26/1926 | I never cried before I met you | Essex Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E26730-E26732 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | When | Kenn Sisson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | XE27235-XE27237 | 12-in. | 3/31/1928 | Ol’ Man River | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra ; Bob Schafer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take XE27237) | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Schafer, Bob," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109991.
Schafer, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109991.
"Schafer, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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