Maceo Pinkard
Maceo Pinkard (June 27, 1897 – July 21, 1962) was an American composer, lyricist, and music publisher. Among his compositions is "Sweet Georgia Brown", a popular standard for decades after its composition and famous as the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. Pinkard was inducted in the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 27, 1897 (Bluefield), Died July 19, 1962
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist, piano
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 269 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBVE-61057 | 10-in. | 11/20/1930 | Them there eyes | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-63632 | 10-in. | 9/8/1930 | I'll be a friend with pleasure | Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-64004 | 10-in. | 7/29/1930 | Okay, baby | McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-69634 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Estes Manasco ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-72588 | 10-in. | 5/16/1932 | I love to see the evenin' sun go down | Lew Conrad ; The Musketeers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-72594 | 10-in. | 5/17/1932 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Pickens Sisters | Female vocal trio, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-77326 | 10-in. | 12/12/1933 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Jim & Bob | Ukulele and Spanish guitar duet (Hawaiian) | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-87866 | 10-in. | 2/2/1935 | Here comes the show boat | Gunter Hotel Orchestra ; Mack Rogers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99363 | 10-in. | 2/25/1936 | Georgia | Boots and his Buddies | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-021628 | 10-in. | 3/25/1938 | Sugar | Benny Goodman Quartet | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-025878 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Benny Goodman Quartet | Jazz/dance quartet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-030773 | 10-in. | 12/28/1938 | Sugar | Ziggy Elman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-035715 | 10-in. | 4/7/1939 | Them there eyes | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Johnny Mercer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-036536 | 10-in. | 4/26/1939 | I'm a real kinda papa (Lookin' for a real kinda girl) | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-051261 | 10-in. | 6/10/1940 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Paul Bascomb ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with tenor saxophone solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-075576 | 10-in. | 7/24/1942 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2150 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Sugar | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | Male vocal, solo with jazz septet | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-2320 | 10-in. | 12/2/1947 | Them there eyes | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1918-02-27-06] | Not documented | 2/27/1918 | Draftin' blues | Edna Alexander | Female vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 77375 | 10-in. | 9/24/1917 | Those draftin' blues | Handy's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 77889 | 10-in. | 6/14/1918 | Indianola | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78001 | 10-in. | 8/16/1918 | Those draftin' blues | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78178 | 10-in. | 11/18/1918 | Don't cry, little girl, don't cry | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 78262 | 10-in. | 1/22/1919 | He's had no lovin' for a long long time | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pinkard, Maceo," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110556.
Pinkard, Maceo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110556.
"Pinkard, Maceo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Pinkard, Maceo, 1897-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97052186
Wikidata: Maceo Pinkard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1260600
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/26671909
MusicBrainz: Maceo Pinkard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b5e80f97-c0d5-4699-bd97-ae60396ede74
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