Evelyn Preer
Evelyn Preer (née Jarvis; July 26, 1896 – November 17, 1932), was a pioneering American stage and screen actress and jazz and blues singer of the 1910s through the early 1930s. Preer was known within the black community as "The First Lady of the Screen." She was the first black actress to earn celebrity and popularity. She appeared in ground-breaking films and stage productions, such as the first play by a black playwright to be produced on Broadway, and the first New York-style production with a black cast in California in 1928, in a revival of a play adapted from Somerset Maugham's Rain. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1896 (Vicksburg), Died November 19, 1932 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-36075 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | No one but you knows how to love | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-36076 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | What does my honeydew do? | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-36077 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Bye bye blackbird | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-36099 | 10-in. | 9/6/1926 | Make me know it (If you mean what you say) | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-36823 | 10-in. | 10/14/1926 | It takes a good woman (To keep a good man at home) | Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-37527 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Make me love you | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-37528 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | If you can't hold the man you love (Don't cry when he's gone) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Evelyn Preer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | E21474-E21476 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | One more kiss | Evelyn Thompson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Preer, Evelyn," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110348.
Preer, Evelyn. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110348.
"Preer, Evelyn." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Preer, Evelyn - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96048622
Wikidata: Evelyn Preer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5416410
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/172736114
MusicBrainz: Evelyn Preer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/430132c2-c0a8-4adf-8a60-d16882a0bccd
ISNI: 0000 0001 2305 6400 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000123056400
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