Austin Allen
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1932
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, tenor banjo, banjo, composer, lyricist, guitar, kazoo, songwriter, harmonica, speaker, whistling
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-47167 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Frisco blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47168 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Tiple blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47169 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Free a little bird | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47170 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Skipping and flying | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47171 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | I'm a diamond from the rough | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47172 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Meet your mother in the skies | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47173 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | Prisoner's dream | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-47174 | 10-in. | 10/15/1928 | I'll be all smiles tonight | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-61387 | 10-in. | 2/17/1932 | Misbehavin' mama | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, and kazoo | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-61388 | 10-in. | 2/17/1932 | Inspiration | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo and monologue, with guitar and kazoo | lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-61389 | 10-in. | 2/18/1932 | Cross-firing blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-61390 | 10-in. | 2/18/1932 | I'll be here a long, long time | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo and monologue, with guitar and kazoo | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-61395 | 10-in. | 2/18/1932 | It can't be done | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo and monologue, with guitar and kazoo | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-61396 | 10-in. | 2/19/1932 | Window shade blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with banjo, guitar, harmonica, and kazoo | lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer, harmonica | |
| Victor | BVE-61397 | 10-in. | 2/19/1932 | Maybe next week sometime, no. 2 | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo and monologue, with 2 guitars and kazoo | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-61398 | 10-in. | 2/19/1932 | Free wheeling blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, banjo, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62589 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | I've got the chain store blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62590 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Jake walk blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62591 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | The enforcement blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-62592 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Reckless night blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-62593 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | New Chattanooga blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-62594 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Shanghai rooster blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-62991 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Price of cotton blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62992 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | I'm always whistling the blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet, with whistling | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, whistling | |
| Victor | BVE-62993 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Roll down the line | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62994 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Old black crow in the hickory-nut tree | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-62995 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | No low down hanging 'round | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62996 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Maybe next week sometime | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo and monologue, with guitar and kazoo | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, speaker | |
| Victor | BVE-62997 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | A new salty dog | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-62998 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Preacher blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal duet, with banjo, guitar, and kazoo | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69319 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | When you leave, you'll leave me sad | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | composer, instrumentalist, harmonica, lyricist, vocalist, tenor banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-69320 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Chattanooga mama | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69321 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | It's too bad for you | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-69322 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Slide, daddy, slide | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-69325 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Moonshine Bill | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-69326 | 10-in. | 5/20/1931 | Pile drivin' papa | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-69327 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Shake it, Ida, shake it | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-69328 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Roll it down | Allen Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and talk | vocalist, speaker | |
| Victor | BVE-69329 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Mother-in-law blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69330 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Unlucky man | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, harmonica, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-69331 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Laughin' and cryin' | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet, with speech | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, composer, lyricist, speaker | |
| Victor | BVE-69332 | 10-in. | 5/21/1931 | Monkey blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Victor | BVE-70700 | 10-in. | 2/17/1932 | Glorious night blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74805 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | Fruit jar blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist, composer, lyricist, kazoo | |
| Victor | BS-74806 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | Lightning bug blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, kazoo, banjo | |
| Victor | BS-74807 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | Warm knees blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, kazoo, banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74808 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | My midnight man | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, banjo, kazoo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74809 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | Red hot rambling Dan | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, kazoo, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-74810 | 10-in. | 12/5/1932 | Won't you come home | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | instrumentalist, kazoo, banjo, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74811 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | When a man's got a woman | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-74812 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Rough neck blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BS-74813 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Slipping clutch blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-74814 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Here I am | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BS-74815 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Please pay in advance | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-74816 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Allen's lying blues | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-74817 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Go straight, my lad | Allen Brothers | Male vocal duet, with banjo and guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Victor | BS-74818 | 10-in. | 12/6/1932 | Midnight mama | Allen Brothers | Male vocal solo, with kazoo, banjo, and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143927 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Free a little bird | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143928 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Wedding bells | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143929 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Salty dog blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143930 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Bow wow blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145112 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Chattanooga blues | Austin Allen ; Lee Allen | Male vocal solo and talk, with tenor banjo, guitar, and kazoo | vocalist, speaker, instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Columbia | W145113 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Coal mine blues | Austin Allen ; Lee Allen | Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and kazoo | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Columbia | W145114 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Beaver cap | Austin Allen ; Lee Allen | Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and kazoo | instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist | |
| Columbia | W145115 | 10-in. | 11/4/1927 | Laughin' and cryin' blues | Austin Allen ; Lee Allen | Male vocal solo, with tenor banjo, guitar, and kazoo | instrumentalist, tenor banjo | |
| Columbia | W146150 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Ain't that skippin' and flyin' | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W146151 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Cheat 'em | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W146152 | 10-in. | 4/20/1928 | Monkey blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W146171 | 10-in. | 4/21/1928 | Ain't that a shame? | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allen, Austin," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114071.
Allen, Austin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114071.
"Allen, Austin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Allen, Austin, 1901-1959 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008054636
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