Robert Cooksey

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: harmonica, composer, vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-36356 10-in. 9/27/1926 Black cat bone blues Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
Victor BVE-36357 10-in. 9/27/1926 Dirty guitar blues Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-36358 10-in. 9/27/1926 Philadelphia cutout Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-36359 10-in. 9/27/1926 Hesitating blues Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-37021 10-in. 11/22/1926 Need more blues South Street Trio Vocal and instrumental trio composer, instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist  
Victor BVE-37022 10-in. 11/22/1926 Whiskey and gin blues South Street Trio Vocal and instrumental trio songwriter, instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist  
Victor BVE-37023 10-in. 11/22/1926 Big four South Street Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-37024 10-in. 11/22/1926 South Street stomp South Street Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-37680 10-in. 2/14/1927 Good woman blues Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-37681 10-in. 2/14/1927 Second-handed blues Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-37682 10-in. 2/14/1927 Dead drunk blues Margaret Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38434 10-in. 4/5/1927 Wash-board cut out Bobby Leecan ; Need More Band Washboard band instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38435 10-in. 4/5/1927 Shortnin' bread Bobby Leecan ; Need More Band Washboard band instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38436 10-in. 4/5/1927 Midnight Susie Bobby Leecan ; Need More Band Washboard band instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38437 10-in. 4/5/1927 Apaloosa blues Bobby Leecan ; Need More Band Washboard band instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38929 10-in. 5/24/1927 Ain't she sweet? Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38930 10-in. 5/24/1927 Don't you let your head hang down Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38931 10-in. 5/24/1927 Royal Palm blues Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-38932 10-in. 5/24/1927 Blue harmonica Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-39374 10-in. 10/27/1927 Mean old bed bug blues South Street Trio Vocal and instrumental trio instrumentalist, harmonica, vocalist  
Victor BVE-39375 10-in. 10/27/1927 Cold mornin' shout South Street Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-39376 10-in. 10/27/1927 Suitcase breakdown South Street Trio Instrumental trio instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-39377 10-in. 10/27/1927 Dallas blues South Street Trio Vocal and instrumental trio vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Victor BVE-43952 10-in. 5/7/1928 El Watson's fox chase Robert Cooksey ; El Watson Harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
Victor BVE-[Unnumbered 1926-09-27-01] 10-in. 9/27/1926 Dinah Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica  
OKeh 73759 10-in. Nov. 1925 Forget me not blues Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with cornet, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
OKeh 73760 10-in. Nov. 1925 Nobody knows and nobody cares blues Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with cornet, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
OKeh 73761 10-in. 11/12/1925 Give me just a little of your time Sara Martin Female vocal solo, with cornet, piano, and harmonica instrumentalist, harmonica  
Brunswick E2439-E2440 10-in. 2/15/1926 South Street blues Dixie Trio ; Viola McCoy Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio songwriter  
Brunswick E22051-E22053 10-in. 3/22/1927 Dollar blues Martin and Robert Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
Brunswick E22054-E22056 10-in. 3/22/1927 Maxwell and Peoria blues Robert Cooksey ; Alfred Martin Guitar and harmonica duet composer, instrumentalist, harmonica  
Brunswick E22057-E22058 10-in. 3/22/1927 South Street blues Robert Cooksey ; Alfred Martin Guitar and harmonica duet instrumentalist, harmonica, composer  
Brunswick E22059-E22061 10-in. 3/22/1927 Hock my shoes Robert Cooksey ; Alfred Martin Guitar and harmonica duet composer, instrumentalist, harmonica  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cooksey, Robert," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110721.

Cooksey, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110721.

"Cooksey, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110721

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cooksey, Robert (Harmonica player) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98012801

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/9456624

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