Les Backer

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, guitar, banjo, vocalist, yodeling, composer

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= 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
Brunswick C2065 10-in. 7/16/1928 You tell me your dream Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, clarinet, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2066 10-in. 7/16/1928 My angel Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, clarinet, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2067 10-in. 7/17/1928 Sorry for me Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2068 10-in. 7/17/1928 That’s just my way of forgetting you Les Backer Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2069 10-in. 7/17/1928 Don’t cry, baby Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2071 10-in. 7/18/1928 Ace in the hole Les Backer Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2072 10-in. 7/18/1928 Les Backer’s yodeling blues Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2073 10-in. 7/18/1928 Downhearted yodel blues Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2242 10-in. 8/17/1928 The bum song Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2243 10-in. 8/17/1928 Downhearted yodel blues Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra vocalist, yodeling, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2244 10-in. 8/17/1928 My angel Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2245 10-in. 8/17/1928 You tell me your dream (I'll tell you mine) Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2246 10-in. 8/17/1928 King for a day Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2470 10-in. 10/23/1928 Memories of France Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin and organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2471 10-in. 10/23/1928 Can’t you hear me say I love you Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2472 10-in. 10/24/1928 My blackbirds are bluebirds now Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2473 10-in. 10/24/1928 My old girl’s my new girl now Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2474 10-in. 10/24/1928 I can’t give you anything but love Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2475 10-in. 10/24/1928 I learned about women from ‘er Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2483 10-in. 10/25/1928 I learned about women from ‘er Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick C2484 10-in. 10/25/1928 Masquerade Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MP9 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 Button up your overcoat Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MP10 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 What a girl! What a night! Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MP11 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 My Angeline Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MP32 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 I get the blues when it rains Wally Erickson Coliseum Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MR36 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 [Unknown title(s)] Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Brunswick MR37 10-in. approximately Mar. 1929 He, she and me Les Backer Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12824 12-in. 6/1/1927 I'd love to be a baby again Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12835 10-in. 6/6/1927 Love me Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12836 10-in. 6/6/1927 Just like a butterfly Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12840 12-in. 6/10/1927 I'd love to be a baby again Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12849 10-in. 6/13/1927 Rain Les Backer Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12864 10-in. 6/17/1927 Gorgeous Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12910 10-in. 6/29/1927 I'd love to be a baby again Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12967 10-in. 8/4/1927 You don't like it not much Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12968 10-in. 8/4/1927 I know what it means to be lonesome Les Backer Male vocal solo, with 2 pianos vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 12970 10-in. 8/4/1927 Sleep baby sleep Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling  
Gennett 12971 10-in. 8/4/1927 In the mountain high Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling  
Gennett 12972 10-in. 8/4/1927 The torch Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling  
Gennett 13094 10-in. 9/23/1927 Alabama stomp Walt Anderson ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, banjo  
Gennett 13097 10-in. 9/23/1927 The torch Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, instrumentalist, banjo, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13098 10-in. 9/23/1927 Melancholy Walt Anderson ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, banjo  
Gennett 13099 10-in. 9/23/1927 After I've called you sweetheart (How can I call you friend) Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13100 10-in. 9/23/1927 Shakes Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13101 10-in. 9/23/1927 Two little pretty birds Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13104 10-in. 9/29/1927 Hold everything Walt Anderson ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal, guitar  
Gennett 13105 10-in. 9/29/1927 Bye bye pretty baby Norvy Mulligan's Minnesotans Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13108 10-in. 9/29/1927 Sugar foot strut North-West Melody Boys Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, banjo  
Gennett 13120 10-in. 10/7/1927 Hutchings and Holloway Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13124 10-in. 10/7/1927 Mokus Walt Anderson ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, banjo  
Gennett 13128 10-in. 10/7/1927 What'll we do for dough Walt Anderson ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and ensemble instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13134 10-in. 10/4/1927 Magnolia Les Backer ; Leonard Leigh Male vocal solo, with pipe organ vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13147 10-in. 10/10/1927 My blue heaven Walt Anderson ; Les Backer Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13148 10-in. 10/10/1927 Here I am—broken hearted Les Backer Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13149 10-in. 10/10/1927 Yesterday Les Backer Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13152 10-in. 10/10/1927 In the mountains high Les Backer Male vocal solo and yodeling, with jazz/dance band vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13154 10-in. 10/22/1927 After I've called you sweetheart (How can I call you friend) Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13155 10-in. 10/22/1927 Rain Walt Anderson ; Les Backer ; Golden Pheasant Hoodlums Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, banjo, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13275 10-in. 12/8/1927 Are you happy? Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13276 10-in. 12/8/1927 Highways are happy ways Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13277 10-in. 12/8/1927 Among my souvenirs Les Backer Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13278 10-in. 12/9/1927 A shady tree Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13279 10-in. 12/9/1927 Kiss and make up Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13280 10-in. 12/9/1927 Mother, I still have you Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, trumpet, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13339 10-in. 1/9/1928 Beautiful Les Backer ; Emil Seidel Ensemble Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13360 10-in. 1/12/1928 Anything to make you happy Bob Deikman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13361 10-in. 1/12/1928 Let a smile be your umbrella Bob Deikman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo. vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13387 10-in. 1/23/1928 Everywhere you go Hogan Hancock Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13417 10-in. 2/2/1928 Just across the street from heaven Les Backer ; Emil Seidel Ensemble Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13418 10-in. 2/2/1928 Chloe Les Backer ; Emil Seidel Ensemble Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13486 10-in. 2/27/1928 Strolling in the moonlight Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13487 10-in. 2/27/1928 Together Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13505 10-in. 3/2/1928 My baby came home Les Backer Male vocal solo, with violin, clarinet, and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13599 10-in. 3/21/1928 So long Les Backer Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13861 10-in. 5/23/1928 In a two by four for two Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13862 10-in. 5/24/1928 Old pals are the best pals after all Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13863 10-in. 5/24/1928 In a two by four for two Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13864 10-in. 5/25/1928 Old pals are the best pals after all Les Backer Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13865 10-in. 5/25/1928 Happy Go Lucky Lane Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Gennett 13866 10-in. 5/25/1928 When you're smiling Les Backer Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Backer, Les," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115365.

Backer, Les. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115365.

"Backer, Les." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115365

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Backer, Les (Vocalist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010136788

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/125920683

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