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George L. Cobb

George Linus Cobb (August 31, 1886 – December 25, 1942) was an American composer. He composed over 200 pieces of music, including ragtimes, marches, and waltzes. He also wrote columns for music trade publications.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1886 (Mexico), Died December 25, 1942 (Brookline)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-13401 10-in. 6/6/1913 Lonesome moon Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14280 10-in. 1/9/1914 All aboard for Dixieland Victor Military Band Band, with drum composer  
Victor B-14310 10-in. 1/13/1914 All aboard for Dixieland American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14366 10-in. 1/22/1914 All aboard for Dixieland Nora Bayes Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15034 10-in. 7/2/1914 All aboard for Dixieland Elizabeth Murray Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15044 10-in. 7/6/1914 Just for to-night Billy Murray ; Will Oakland Male vocal duet, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-15964 10-in. 4/28/1915 Alabama jubilee Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-16442 10-in. 9/1/1915 Listen to that Dixie band Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-16522 12-in. 9/20/1915 In Alabama, dear, with you Conway's Band Band composer  
Victor B-16901 10-in. 12/15/1915 Are you from Dixie ('Cause I'm from Dixie too) Irving Kaufman ; Billy Murray Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-17234 12-in. 2/29/1916 Are you from Dixie Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-18523 10-in. 10/3/1916 When you're five times sweet sixteen Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with bells and orchestra composer  
Victor B-18829 10-in. 12/11/1916 On Honolulu Bay Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with guitars and orchestra composer  
Victor C-19102 12-in. 1/18/1917 Honolulu, America loves you Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor B-22826 10-in. 5/12/1919 Peter Gink Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer  
Victor B-23417 10-in. 10/16/1919 Russian rag Pietro Accordion solo composer  
Victor B-24704 10-in. 11/22/1920 Shivaree Six Brown Brothers Saxophone sextet composer  
Victor BVE-41953 10-in. 2/23/1928 Alabama jubilee breakdown Bill Helms ; Upson County Band Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-47137 10-in. 10/4/1928 Are you from Dixie? Poplin-Woods Tennessee String Band Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 39165 10-in. 12/24/1913 All aboard for Dixie Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39448 10-in. 6/16/1914 Just for tonight Clara Moister ; Peerless Quartet Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 45563 10-in. 4/19/1915 Alabama jubilee Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 45594 10-in. 5/3/1915 Knock-knees William Place, Jr. Mandolin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 45953 10-in. 8/17/1915 Listen to that Dixie band Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46274 10-in. 12/15/1915 Are you from Dixie? Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46947 10-in. 7/26/1916 Are you from Dixie? Blue and White Marimba Band Marimba band composer  
Columbia 78034 10-in. 8/30/1918 Russian rag Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81727 10-in. 4/25/1924 Are you from Dixie? Ernest Thompson Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica composer  
Columbia 81962 10-in. 8/28/1924 Russian rag Monde [i.e., Anthony Monde] Piano accordion solo composer  
Columbia 36921 12-in. 3/31/1914 All aboard for Dixieland Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 37228 12-in. 3/20/1915 Chinatown, my Chinatown Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 48552 12-in. 1/15/1916 Are you from Dixie? Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 49444 12-in. 6/13/1918 Some shape Jockers Brothers Violin and piano duet composer  
Columbia 49546 12-in. 10/29/1918 Peter Gink Columbia Band ; Charles Adams Prince Band composer  
Columbia W142037 10-in. 4/17/1926 Alabama jubilee Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner String band, with male vocal solo and guitar composer  
Columbia W145167 10-in. 11/8/1927 Are you from Dixie? Young Brothers Tennessee Band String band composer  
Columbia 145493 10-in. 1/9/1928 Just for tonight Art Gillham Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Columbia 6487 12-in. approximately 1915 On the road to Dublin Town Shirley Kellogg Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 139 10-in. ca. May 1918 Sing, ling, ting Van Eps Quartet Instrumental quartet composer  
OKeh 290 10-in. ca. Aug. 1918 Some shape Van Eps Quartet Instrumental quartet composer  
OKeh S-748 10-in. ca. July 1919 Peter Gink OKeh Dance Band Band composer  
OKeh S-750 10-in. ca. July 1919 Russian rag OKeh Dance Band Band composer  
OKeh S-70305 10-in. Nov. 1921 Torrid Dora Tampa Blue Jazz Band Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh S-71516 10-in. May 1923 Just for tonight Guyon's Paradise Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
OKeh W400270 10-in. 2/20/1928 Are you from Dixie? Dick Parman ; Elmer Snyder Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
OKeh W402374 10-in. 3/19/1929 Alabama breakdown Herschel Brown and his Happy Five Instrumental ensemble composer  
OKeh [OK cat 1268-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 Peter Gink Joe Green Xylophone solo composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5206-b] 10-in. approximately Feb. 1918 Sing, ling, ting Van Eps Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 3735 10-in. 4/29/1915 Listen to that Dixie band Irving Kaufman Male vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3804 10-in. 5/20/1915 Alabama jubilee Arthur Collins ; Byron G. Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 4744 10-in. 5/25/1916 Are you from Dixie? ('Cause I'm from Dixie too) Billy Murray Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6749 10-in. 4/25/1919 Peter Gink Tuxedo Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cobb, George L.," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110916.

Cobb, George L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110916.

"Cobb, George L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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