Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra
The Green Brothers Novelty Band were a recording act consisting of brothers Joe Green (1892–1939) and George Hamilton Green (1893–1970), xylophone artists along with younger brother Lew Green (1909–1992), from Omaha, Nebraska. Joe Green died in 1939 after an operation. Soon afterward, George retired from the music business to work as a cartoonist from his home in Woodstock, NY. George Green died in 1970. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 80 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-26323 | 10-in. | 4/28/1922 | Kicky-koo, kicky-koo (You for me, me for you) | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with guitars (Hawaiian) | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-26324 | 10-in. | 4/28/1922 | Moon river | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-31445 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | Down Hawaii way | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-31446 | 10-in. | 11/25/1924 | When it's love-time in Hawaii | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-32029 | 10-in. | 2/27/1925 | My Honolulu dream girl | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra [i.e., Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band (Hawaiian) | Musical group | |
| Victor | B-32030 | 10-in. | 2/27/1925 | In the heart of Hawaii | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra [i.e., Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band (Hawaiian) | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-33869 | 10-in. | 11/13/1925 | Sweet blue bird (Take my love a message) | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with whistling | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-33870 | 10-in. | 11/13/1925 | Honeymoon waltz | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-34185 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | La chapinia | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-34186 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | O Katharina! | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-35349 | 10-in. | 4/27/1926 | Titina | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-57993 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | The wedding of the winds | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-57994 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | A bunch of roses | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62740 | 10-in. | 6/23/1930 | Somewhere in old Wyoming | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-62741 | 10-in. | 6/23/1930 | Lo-lo | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-63104 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Admiration | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BVE-63105 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Maori | Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140446 | 10-in. | 3/18/1925 | Love song | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140461 | 10-in. | 3/24/1925 | Just a little kiss from you | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140562 | 10-in. | 4/29/1925 | Carolina sweetheart | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140563 | 10-in. | 4/29/1925 | Dark Hawaiian eyes | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140780 | 10-in. | 7/22/1925 | Sometime | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W140781 | 10-in. | 7/22/1925 | Pearl of Hawaii | Xylo-Rimba Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | 141090 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Wondering | Franklyn Baur ; Marimba Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | 141091 | 10-in. | 10/2/1925 | Lullaby Lane | Franklyn Baur ; Marimba Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra," accessed July 4, 2022, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113291.
Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra. (2022). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 4, 2022, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113291.
"Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2022. Web. 4 July 2022.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Green Brothers Novelty Band
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Green Brothers Marimba Orchestra - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006122302
Wikidata: Green Brothers Novelty Band - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5602379
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