Frankie Marvin

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, guitar, electric steel guitar, composer, yodeling, lyricist, steel guitar, songwriter, vocalist, ukulele, harmonica, jew's harp, speaker, violin

Notes: Also known by the pseudonyms Frank Wallace and Oklahoma's Blue Yodeler. Sometimes billed as "Frankie Marvin and his Uke."

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Recordings (Results 176-200 of 304 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E29613 10-in. April 1929 The two-gun cowboy Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and whistling vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer  
Brunswick E29969 10-in. May 1929 My mammy’s yodel song Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, yodeling  
Brunswick E29970 10-in. May 1929 A high silk hat and a walking cane Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E30341 10-in. July 1929 My mammy’s yodel song Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with cornet and steel guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E30342 10-in. July 1929 She’s old and bent but she gets there just the same Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo, with cornet, banjo, and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E31085 10-in. Sept. 1929 Oklahoma, land of the sunny West Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet, banjo, and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31086 10-in. Sept. 1929 Dust pan blues Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet, banjo, and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31087 10-in. Sept. 1929 Miss Moonshine Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet, banjo, and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31298 10-in. 10/25/1929 Slu-Foot Lou Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31299 10-in. 10/25/1929 Yodeling the blues away Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling  
Brunswick E31300 10-in. 10/25/1929 Stay away from my chicken house Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet, banjo, and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E31876 10-in. Jan. 1930 Frankie and Johnny Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, yodeling  
Brunswick E31877 10-in. Jan. 1930 I don’t work for a living Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E31878 10-in. Jan. 1930 I’m riding the blinds on a West bound train Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Brunswick E31879 10-in. Jan. 1930 Our old family album Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with trumpet and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E32384 10-in. Mar. 1930 Livin’ in the mountains Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin and guitar vocalist, yodeling, composer, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E32385 10-in. Mar. 1930 Oh! For the wild and woolly West Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar vocalist, yodeling, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E32927 10-in. May 1930 [Unknown title(s)] Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo, with violin (fiddle), banjo, guitar, harmonica, and jew’s harp vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E32928 10-in. May 1930 [Unknown title(s)] Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo, with violin (fiddle), banjo, guitar, harmonica, and jew’s harp vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
Brunswick E32929 10-in. May 1930 Over at the old barn dance Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo, with violin (fiddle), banjo, guitar, harmonica, and jew’s harp vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E33321 10-in. 7/2/1930 Out on an island Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist, yodeling  
Brunswick E33322 10-in. 7/2/1930 I’m looking for a gal Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and ukulele vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E34657 10-in. 10/1/1930 My baby just cares for me Frankie Marvin Male vocal solo, with orchestra. vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick E34660 10-in. Oct. 1930 Hobo Bill’s last ride Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, yodeling  
Brunswick E34661 10-in. Oct. 1930 I’m just a gambler Frank Marvin and his Guitar Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, yodeling  
(Results 176-200 of 304 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marvin, Frankie," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113098.

Marvin, Frankie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113098.

"Marvin, Frankie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113098

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Marvin, Frankie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006070349

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7332162985515486300008

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1695712

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