Joe Davis
Joseph M. Davis (October 6, 1896 – September 3, 1978) was an American music producer, publisher and promoter in jazz, rhythm and blues and pop music. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1896 (New York City), Died September 3, 1978 (Louisville)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist, author
Notes: Wrote under many pseudonyms, including Roxanne Hampton, Leslie Beacon, and Bert Kapp. Often sub-credited as "The Melody Man."
See Also: Hampton, Roxanne
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-31446 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | When it's love-time in Hawaii | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-42435 | 10-in. | 2/10/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | The Silver-Masked Tenor [i.e., Joseph M. White] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-50904 | 10-in. | 3/1/1929 | Sparkling waters of Waikiki | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56752 | 10-in. | 10/4/1929 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and whistling | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-71275 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Glory | Gene Kardos Orchestra ; Dick Robertson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-74896 | 10-in. | 1/26/1933 | He's a son of the South | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-75073 | 10-in. | 2/10/1933 | He's a son of the South | Andy Pendleton | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75244 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Keep it to yourself | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75245 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Hills of Tennessee are calling me | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75249 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | Keep it to yourself | Rose Family | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75250 | 10-in. | 2/16/1933 | The hills of Tennessee are calling me | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-75961 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Started out from Texas | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75962 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Colorado blues | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-75968 | 10-in. | 7/28/1933 | Listen to the story of Sleepy Hollow Bill | Girls of the Golden West | Female vocal duet, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-76040 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | I'm twisting loops in pretzels | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76041 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | I'm twisting loops in pretzels just to pass the time away | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76045 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | You're my dream that came true | George Donaldson Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-76046 | 10-in. | 4/21/1933 | You're my dream (That came true) | Don Hall Trio | Mixed vocal trio, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-83601 | 10-in. | 7/19/1934 | If you can't get five take two | Peggy Johnson and her Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99315 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | When it's twilight in Sweetheart Lane | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-0541 | 10-in. | 9/24/1936 | Milkmen's matinee | Barnet Modernaires ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03700 | 10-in. | 12/10/1936 | Nero | Tempo King ; Kings of Tempo ; Queenie Ada Rubin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-03845 | 10-in. | 12/24/1936 | Nero | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-04357 | 10-in. | 2/1/1937 | Nero | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-07803 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | The milkman's matinee | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-09728 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Miles apart | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-09775 | 10-in. | 11/2/1937 | Queen Isabella | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-09885 | 10-in. | 12/16/1937 | Neglected | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-010562 | 10-in. | 6/12/1937 | Our love was meant to be | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-011092 | 10-in. | 7/10/1937 | Am I dreaming? | Clambake Seven ; Tommy Dorsey ; Edythe Wright | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-011094 | 10-in. | 7/10/1937 | Are all my favorite bands playing or am I dreaming? | Clambake Seven | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-011319 | 10-in. | 7/15/1937 | Am I dreaming? | Jolly Coburn Orchestra ; Harold van Emburgh | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-013346 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | Our love was meant to be | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-014654 | 10-in. | 10/7/1937 | Miles apart | Bunny Berigan Orchestra ; Gail Reese | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018150 | 10-in. | 1/13/1938 | Neglected | Palmer Brothers ; Larry Wynn | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-018151 | 10-in. | 1/13/1938 | Jamadoodle | Palmer Brothers ; Larry Wynn | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-019644 | 10-in. | 2/10/1938 | Any old lane is Lovers' Lane (As long as I'm with you) | Arthur Todd | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-021871 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Let's break the good news | Rose Marie | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-022431 | 10-in. | 4/12/1938 | Let's break the good news | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023400 | 10-in. | 5/18/1938 | Dream man blues | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023401 | 10-in. | 5/18/1938 | Selfish blues | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023402 | 10-in. | 5/18/1938 | 'Lectric chair blues | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023403 | 10-in. | 5/18/1938 | Hard up blues | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023404 | 10-in. | 5/18/1938 | Flyin' mosquito blues | Ruby Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023416 | 10-in. | 5/23/1938 | Let's break the good news | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023478 | 10-in. | 6/8/1938 | (A sky of blue, with you) And so forth | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023485 | 10-in. | 6/9/1938 | Great camp meetin' ground | Frank Dailey ; Stop and Go Orchestra ; Stop, Look and Listen | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023594 | 10-in. | 6/17/1938 | We, the people | Jan Savitt ; Three Toppers ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023733 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | (A sky of blue, with you) And so forth | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-023765 | 10-in. | 7/1/1938 | We, the people | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-026855 | 10-in. | 9/12/1938 | (Shango, shango, shangoree) Rockin' rollers' jubilee | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-027109 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Indiana moonlight | Arthur Godfrey ; Johnny Salb | Male vocal solo, with electric organ | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-027200 | 10-in. | 9/19/1938 | Indiana moonlight | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye ; Charles Wilson | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-027290 | 10-in. | 10/13/1938 | Shame! Shame! (Everybody knows your name) | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-027916 | 10-in. | 10/14/1938 | (Shango, shango, shangoree) Rockin' rollers' jubilee | Bunny Berigan Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-027941 | 10-in. | 10/19/1938 | The sneeze song | Bob Ballin ; Rennie McEvoy | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-027944 | 10-in. | 10/19/1938 | If a hyena can laugh—so can I | Bob Ballin ; Rennie McEvoy | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-027975 | 10-in. | 10/24/1938 | That's got 'em | Three's A Crowd | Clarinet, guitar, and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-028133 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Alexander's back in town | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-028134 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Who threw the mush in grandpa's whiskers? | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-028136 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | Big mouth Minnie | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-028138 | 10-in. | 10/20/1938 | A blind man could see that I love you | Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030365 | 10-in. | 12/7/1938 | I'll dance at your wedding | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030765 | 10-in. | 12/27/1938 | Dream caravan | Joel Livingston ; Van Alexander Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-031531 | 10-in. | 1/19/1939 | You out-smarted yourself | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-033759 | 10-in. | 2/24/1939 | Simple Simon | Elisse Cooper ; Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-041507 | 10-in. | 8/7/1939 | Little boy | Les Brown Orchestra ; Miriam Shaw | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-043346 | 10-in. | 11/3/1939 | It's you who taught it to me | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-044031 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | Peach Tree Street | Sterling Bose ; Delta Rhythm Band ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045941 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | I was a fool to let you go | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-045943 | 10-in. | 1/16/1940 | A bird in the hand | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-049022 | 10-in. | 3/18/1940 | Make believe danceland | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra ; Rose Ann Stevens | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7XB-140 | 10-in. | 2/14/1947 | En verdad | Orquesta Pete Rivera ; Angel Rosa | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7XB-251 | 10-in. | 4/11/1947 | Cose, cose, cose | Rubén González ; Sacasas y su Orquesta | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-1787 | 10-in. | 4/16/1951 | I'm to blame | Steve Gibson ; Original Red Caps (Steve Gibson) | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
| Victor | D7XB-0282 | 10-in. | 4/23/1947 | Mary Ann | José Curbelo Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7FB-0951 | 10-in. | 6/10/1947 | Take me, take me | José Curbelo Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7XB-1778 | 10-in. | 10/21/1947 | Jinguili jongolo | José Curbelo Orchestra ; Manyo Lopez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2764 | 10-in. | 12/29/1947 | Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps | Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 140184 | 10-in. | 12/16/1924 | When it's love-time in Hawaii | Lewis James ; Elliott Shaw | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140563 | 10-in. | 4/29/1925 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140754 | 10-in. | 7/7/1925 | Dreamy nights in Honolulu | Frank Ferera ; John K. Paaluhi | Steel guitar and guitar duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 140852 | 10-in. | 8/14/1925 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Ferera and Paaluhi | Steel guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Columbia | W141153 | 10-in. | 10/19/1925 | Take it easy | Monette Moore | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141516 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Hawaiian blue bird | George Wilton Ballard ; Sybil Sanderson Fagan Ensemble | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo, whistling, and bird effects (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141690 | 10-in. | 2/17/1926 | I'm saving it all for you | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141902 | 10-in. | 4/2/1926 | You can't proposition me | Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142824 | 10-in. | 10/15/1926 | Blowin' off steam | Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W143110 | 10-in. | 11/8/1926 | Blowin' off steam | New Orleans Owls | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 143157 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | I've lost all my love for you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 143158 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | I don't want to forget | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W143203 | 10-in. | 12/21/1926 | On Decoration Day (They'll know where to bring your flowers to) | Martha Copeland | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 143290 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | If tears could bring you back to me | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 143291 | 10-in. | 1/12/1927 | I've got somebody now | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W144152 | 10-in. | 5/16/1927 | I'm longing for my old gal Sal | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 144285 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | Me and my shadow | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 144286 | 10-in. | 6/17/1927 | Bless her little heart | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W144463 | 10-in. | 7/18/1927 | Argufying | Slim Henderson ; John Mason | Comic dialogue | author | |
| Columbia | W144464 | 10-in. | 7/18/1927 | Argufying | Slim Henderson ; John Mason | Comic dialogue | author | |
| Columbia | 144688 | 10-in. | 9/19/1927 | Just another day wasted away (Waiting for you) | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 144689 | 10-in. | 9/19/1927 | Here am I, broken hearted | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145275 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | Wylie Avenue blues | Martha Copeland and her Smokey City Trio | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 145393 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | Tomorrow | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 145394 | 10-in. | 12/23/1927 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer | |
| Columbia | W145500 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 145644 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | After my laughter came tears | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 145645 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Now I won't be blue | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 145978 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | So tired | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 145979 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | Is it a sin my loving you? | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 146257 | 10-in. | 4/13/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Carolina Club Orchestra [Paul Specht Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W146468 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Night-time is love-time | Cole McElroy's Spanish Ball Room Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 146538 | 10-in. | 6/19/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 146555 | 10-in. | 6/19/1928 | Old pals are the best pals after all | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146847 | 10-in. | 8/15/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W146962 | 10-in. | 9/7/1928 | Dusky stevedore | Joe Davis ; Playboys ; Thelma Terry | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146985 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | Good little, bad little you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W146986 | 10-in. | 9/13/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Columbia | 147456 | 10-in. | 11/13/1928 | My Tennessee mountain home | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 147797 | 10-in. | 1/16/1929 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tommy Weir | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148035 | 10-in. | 3/6/1929 | Tell me there's hope for me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148047 | 10-in. | 3/8/1929 | Blue little you and blue little me | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148419 | 10-in. | 5/4/1929 | Sweetheart, if you were mine | George Bias | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W148436 | 10-in. | 4/13/1929 | It ain't no fault of mine | Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]149035 | 10-in. | 9/23/1929 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149178 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149430 | 10-in. | 11/15/1929 | Dixie jamboree | Fred Rich Orchestra ; The Rollickers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150131 | 10-in. | 3/27/1930 | Keep it to yourself | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]150384 | 10-in. | 5/3/1930 | Night-time is love-time (When I'm with you) | Bill Coty ; Hotel Pennsylvania Music [Lloyd Keating and his Music] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]150554 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Tom Frawley ; Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150626 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | Pretty face | Jerry Mason and his Californians [Lou Gold Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]150736 | 10-in. | 8/26/1930 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Tom Frawley ; Lloyd Keating and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | [W]150737 | 10-in. | 8/26/1930 | It ain't no fault of mine | Jim Andrews ; Louisiana Collegians [Lloyd Keating and his Music] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W150796 | 10-in. | 9/12/1930 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Edgewater Beach Hotel Orchestra [Lloyd Keating and his Music] ; Tom Frawley | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151415 | 10-in. | 3/12/1931 | Another broken heart | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152352 | 10-in. | 1/13/1933 | He's a son of the South | Claude Hopkins ; Roseland Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W100341 | 10-in. | 11/15/1929 | Dixie jamboree | Fred Rich Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-7081 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1919 | Why don’t you drive my blues away | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7512 | 10-in. | July 1920 | A picture of Mother | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70012 | 10-in. | July 1921 | Won't someone help me find my lovin' man? | Five Jazz Bell Hops ; Daisy Martin | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80694 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | Right or wrong | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80695 | 10-in. | 4/4/1927 | A picture of Mother | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W80938 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | Like an angel you flew into everyone's heart | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80939 | 10-in. | 5/26/1927 | What would you say? | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81385 | 10-in. | 9/22/1927 | My Tennessee mountain home | Vance’s Tennessee Breakdowners | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W81425 | 10-in. | 9/8/1927 | Best friend blues | Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W81788 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | After I've called you sweetheart (How can I call you friend?) | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81789 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | The hours I spent with you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W400039 | 10-in. | 1/23/1928 | Hawaiian mother o' mine | Ferera and Paaluhi | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| OKeh | W400095 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Lanin’s Famous Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | W400132 | 10-in. | 3/6/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | composer | |
| OKeh | W401094 | 10-in. | 8/31/1928 | A blind mother's prayer | Bud Blue | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401155 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Dreamy Waikiki | Ferera and Paaluhi | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401328 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | I'm sorry, Sally | Joe Davis ; Justin Ring Trio | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401329 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | If you would say "I love you" | Joe Davis ; Justin Ring Trio | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W401422 | 10-in. | 12/3/1928 | You can't take my mem'ries from me | Harry Ring's Southern Melody Artists | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401563 | 10-in. | 1/28/1929 | Pretty face | Billy Hays' Cathay Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W401807 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | It ain't no fault of mine | Fred Hall ; Sugar Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W402470 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | Sparkling waters of Waikiki | Frank Ferera’s Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | SC63 | 10-in. | 11/3/1938 | Blue Ridge sweetheart | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 4135 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1920 | Why don't you drive my blues away? | Al Bernard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E7329 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | You’d rather forget than forgive | Scrappy Lambert | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E27578 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Honolulu sweetheart of mine | Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal ensemble; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E29045 | 10-in. | 1/12/1929 | You can’t take my memories from me | Francis Luther ; Jack Parker | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E29290 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | My Tennessee mountain home | Frank Luther ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with whistling and instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E1577-E1579 | 10-in. | 10/31/1925 | You can't proposition me | Billy Higgins ; Alberta Perkins | Female-male vocal duet, with clarinet and piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E1898-E1899 | 10-in. | 12/4/1925 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Castlewood Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E3191-E3192 | 10-in. | 6/5/1926 | I’m savin’ it all for you | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with clarinet and piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E3654-E3655 | 10-in. | 8/31/1926 | My Hawaiian serenade | Miami Marimba Band | Marimba band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E4524-E4526 | 10-in. | 2/7/1927 | I‘m longing for my old gal Sal | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4527-E4529 | 10-in. | 2/7/1927 | I’m only another to you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4557-E4559 | 10-in. | 2/23/1927 | I'm only another to you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E4560-E4562 | 10-in. | 2/23/1927 | I'm longing for my old gal Sal | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E27147-E27149 | 10-in. | 3/27/1928 | You’d rather forget than forgive | Joe Green Novelty Marimba Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E27149) | composer | |
| Brunswick | 329W-331W | 10-in. | 2/4/1925 | While Hawaiian stars are gleaming | Marimba Band [Brunswick Records] | Marimba band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 867W-869W | 10-in. | 6/18/1925 | Dreamy nights in Honolulu | Palala’s Hawaiians | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1514W-1516W | 10-in. | 10/17/1925 | You can't be like my last man was | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10400 | 10-in. | 5/26/1925 | While Hawaiian stars are gleaming | Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 10625 | 10-in. | 10/8/1925 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 11148 | 10-in. | 8/4/1926 | My Hawaiian serenade | Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18252 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | You'd rather forget than forgive | Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | 18454 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Honolulu sweetheart of mine | Aloha-Land Serenaders | Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19212 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | It ain't no fault of mine | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-225 | 10-in. | 4/28/1928 | Honolulu sweetheart of mine | Aloha-Land Serenaders | Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-916 | 10-in. | 5/23/1929 | It ain't no fault of mine | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Joe," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.
Davis, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.
"Davis, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Davis, Joe, 1896-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96045795
Wikidata: Joe Davis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1251766
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87298226
MusicBrainz: Joe Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48e5f8d2-93c9-486d-9268-d5ebd2253ac0
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