Ben Smith
Benjamin J. Smith (born March 1, 1905, date of death unknown) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was born in Memphis. |
- Show Less...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
- Show More...
- Continue reading at Wikipedia...
- Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Birth and Death Data: Born March 1st, 1905, Died ? th, ?
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1943
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, clarinet, saxophone, tenor vocal
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | BS-022923 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Jumpin' | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-022924 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Feelin' high and happy | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-022925 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | At your beck and call | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-022926 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Rock it for me | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-022927 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | Skull duggery | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-022928 | 10-in. | 4/27/1938 | I let a song go out of my heart | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
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 | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-023734 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | The pied piper | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-023735 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | If I were you | Hot Lips Page Orchestra ; Delores Payne | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-023736 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | I'm gonna lock my heart (And throw away the key) | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-023737 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | Will you remember tonight tomorrow? | Ben Bowers ; Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-032735 | 10-in. | 6/24/1938 | Small fry | Hot Lips Page Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | [Trial 1915-01-22-03] | Not documented | 1/22/1915 | Little house upon the hill | Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | [Trial 1925-02-20-01] | 10-in. | 2/20/1925 | Say a prayer for home sweet home | Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 140341 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | Christofo Columbo | Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 140342 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | What a life | May Singhi Breen ; Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 140344 | 10-in. | 2/11/1925 | Do doo do | Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Columbia | 140345 | 10-in. | 2/13/1925 | You gave all your kisses to somebody else | May Singhi Breen ; Billy Heagney ; Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Edison | 10245 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | Do-doo-do | Ben Smith | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Decca | 38338 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | Everybody loves my baby | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 38339 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | Farewell blues | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 38340 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | High society | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 38341 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | I can't dance-1 | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 38342 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | Tiger rag | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 38343 | 10-in. | 8/17/1934 | Who broke the lock of the henhouse door | Georgia Washboard Stompers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Ben," accessed January 22, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111262.
Smith, Ben. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111262.
"Smith, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 22 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Smith, Ben, 1905- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99001733
Wikidata: Ben Smith (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4886485
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.