Dale Wimbrow
Peter Dale Wimbrow, usually known as Dale Wimbrow, (June 6, 1895 – January 26, 1954) was an American composer, radio artist and writer. He is best known for the poem, The Man in the Glass, written in 1934. Earlier in his career, he created several musical recordings in the still-young recording industry, and was known as "The Del-Mar-Va Songster". He occasionally recorded with a quartet of musicians known as the "Rubeville Tuners", and he was also sometimes known as Peter Dale. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 6, 1895 (Whaleyville), Died January 1, 1954
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, baritone vocal, composer, songwriter, ukulele, violin, leader
Notes: Full name: Peter Dale Wimbrow; listed in Victor ledgers and on some disc labels as "The Del-Mar-Va Songster" and "The Rubeville Tuner," as well as Peter Dale. Address from Victor ledgers: 254 W. 51st St., N.Y.C. Listed on some Columbia labels as "Pete Dale and his Ukulele."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-40679 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Old fashioned locket | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-41200 | 10-in. | 12/6/1927 | From midnight till dawn | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-41562 | 10-in. | 1/18/1928 | Wife o' mine | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43320 | 10-in. | 3/5/1928 | Old fashioned locket | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-43695 | 10-in. | 5/2/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-43905 | 10-in. | 4/23/1928 | Sleepy town | The Recorders | Mixed vocal trio, with banjo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-49794 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | Plucky Lindy's lucky day | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-49988 | 10-in. | 2/23/1929 | That's what I call heaven | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-50924 | 10-in. | 3/9/1929 | Plucky Lindy's lucky day | High Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 4-6); with male vocal trio (takes 1-3) | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-50931 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | That's what I call heaven | Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Ran Weeks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-51128 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Every moon's a honeymoon (With you) | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-69947 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | The first girl I met (Was the last girl I loved) | Bert Lown Hotel Biltmore Orchestra ; Elmer Feldkamp | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | MS-77442 | 16-in. | 8/9/1933 | One—two—three—sold. Production 1 | Howard Smith ; United States Rubber Company | Slide show soundtrack : Talk, with male vocal quartet, piano, and dubbed recordings | composer | |
| Victor | BS-071082 | 10-in. | 10/2/1941 | Old fashioned locket | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | lyricist | |
| Victor | [Trial 1925-05-15-03] | 10-in. | 5/15/1925 | Rock-a-bye baby days | Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1926-03-18-04] | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Uncle Hezekiah | Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Victor | [Trial 1926-03-18-06] | 10-in. | 3/18/1926 | Shake that thing | Original Indiana Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1926-11-22-01] | Not documented | 11/22/1926 | Sleepy town | Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Victor | [Trial 1926-11-22-02] | 10-in. | 11/22/1926 | So so-long north, I'm headin' south | Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-12-10-01] | Not documented | 12/10/1928 | Black sheep blues | Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | W140654 | 10-in. | 6/5/1925 | Black sheep blues | Peter Dale | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140655 | 10-in. | 6/5/1925 | So long North, I'm headin' South | Peter Dale | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 141145 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | When old Pete Daly plays his ukulele down in Whaleyville | Peter Dale | Ukulele solo | instrumentalist, ukulele, composer | |
| Columbia | W141218 | 10-in. | 10/29/1925 | Bamboola | Peter Dale ; Johnny Morris ; Paul Specht Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | 141252 | 10-in. | 11/9/1925 | Just around the corner | Peter Dale | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | W141344 | 10-in. | 12/3/1925 | I never knew | Peter Dale | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | W141345 | 10-in. | 12/3/1925 | Broken-hearted | Peter Dale | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
| Columbia | W141457 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | I love my baby | June Lee | Female vocal solo, with ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | W141458 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business | June Lee | Female vocal solo, with ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | 141720 | 10-in. | 2/24/1926 | Sleepy town | Billy Carr ; Honey Duke | Male vocal duet, with steel guitar and ukulele | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W143121 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | It takes a good woman (To keep a good man at home) | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, leader, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | W143122 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Country bred and chicken fed | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | leader, vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144174 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | Oshkosh | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele, lyricist, composer, violin | |
| Columbia | W144175 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | I got religion | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele, violin, songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144176 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | Roll right offa my green | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, violin | |
| Columbia | W144177 | 10-in. | 5/19/1927 | Every moon's a honeymoon (When I'm with you) | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, violin | |
| Columbia | W145553 | 10-in. | 1/19/1928 | Think of me, thinking of you | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with harmonola | instrumentalist, ukulele, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W145880 | 10-in. | 3/26/1928 | Wife o' mine | Mull Downey ; Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W146289 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | From midnight till dawn | The Nifty Three | Mixed vocal trio, with ukulele | songwriter, instrumentalist, ukulele | |
| Columbia | W146290 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Sleepy town | The Nifty Three | Mixed vocal trio, with ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, composer | |
| Columbia | 146538 | 10-in. | 6/19/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Joe Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 146911 | 10-in. | 8/27/1928 | Old fashioned locket | Russ Carlson ; Tommy Weir | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148059 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | Plucky Lindy's lucky day | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148441 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | Goodness gracious Gracie | Eddie Walters | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | [W]150495 | 10-in. | 4/28/1930 | Roll them clouds away | Mack Allen | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73396 | 10-in. | 6/3/1925 | Black sheep blues | Virginia Liston | Female vocal solo, with reed organ | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | W400798 | 10-in. | 6/18/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Noel Taylor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403747 | 10-in. | 2/7/1930 | Accordion Joe | Cornell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 40575-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1926 | Sleepy town | Johnny Marvin | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27569 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | I’ve got religion | The Rollickers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E27817 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Old fashioned locket | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E27985 | 10-in. | 8/7/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E28314 | 10-in. | 9/26/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E29479 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | That’s what I call heaven | Saxie Dowell ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E29971 | 10-in. | May 1929 | Every moon’s a honeymoon | Meyer Davis' Hotel Astor Orchestra ; Joe Moss | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal | lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E32613 | 10-in. | 4/22/1930 | Accordion Joe | Jungle Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E25706-E25707 | 10-in. | 12/20/1927 | Old fashioned locket | Frank McCravy ; James McCravy | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C1968 | 10-in. | 5/23/1928 | From midnight till dawn | Charley Straight Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | TC2969 | 10-in. | 2/15/1929 | Think of me thinking of you | Leroy Carr | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
| Edison | 11346 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | Country bred and chicken fed | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 11347 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | So long North (I'm headin' South) | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 11486 | 10-in. | 2/1/1927 | When old Pete Daley plays his ukelele | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 11487 | 10-in. | 2/1/1927 | Muddy water | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 18128 | 10-in. | 12/22/1927 | Wife o' mine | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 18416 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Oshkosh | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Edison | 18417 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Roll off-a my green | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 18497 | 10-in. | 5/14/1928 | From midnight till dawn | The Recorders | Mixed vocal trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18498 | 10-in. | 5/14/1928 | Sleepy town | The Recorders | Mixed vocal trio | composer | |
| Edison | 18552 | 10-in. | 5/31/1928 | I got religion | The Rollickers | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18859 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18872 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Dorothy Johnson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 19025 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | That's what I call heaven | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Edison | 19094 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | Every moon's a honey-moon (With you) | The Rollickers | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 19131 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | Plucky Lindy's lucky day | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 19139 | 10-in. | 4/2/1929 | Goodness gracious Gracie | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-202 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Oshkosh | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | N-203 | 10-in. | 4/18/1928 | Roll off-a my green | Rubeville Tuners ; Dale Wimbrow | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | N-548 | 10-in. | 11/9/1928 | Think of me thinking of you | Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-567 | 10-in. | 11/16/1929 | Think of me thinking of you | Dorothy Johnson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-716 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | That's what I call heaven | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Edison | N-785 | 10-in. | 3/12/1929 | Every moon's a honey-moon (With you) | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | N-824 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | Plucky Lindy's lucky day | Vernon Dalhart and Company | Male vocal solo, with violin and banjo | lyricist | |
| Edison | N-832 | 10-in. | 4/2/1929 | Goodness gracious Gracie | Billy Murray ; Walter Scanlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wimbrow, Dale," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114909.
Wimbrow, Dale. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114909.
"Wimbrow, Dale." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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Wikipedia: Dale Wimbrow
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LCNAR: Wimbrow, Dale, 1895-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009075026
Wikidata: Dale Wimbrow - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5210699
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