Roy Evans

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, piano, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W146020 10-in. 4/11/1928 Weary yodelin' blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146021 10-in. 4/11/1928 Weary yodelin' blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146022 10-in. 4/11/1928 Willie, the weeper Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 146023 10-in. 4/11/1928 Chinatown, my Chinatown Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146036 10-in. 4/12/1928 Southern yodel blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W146037 10-in. 4/12/1928 Farmer John's yodel Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, vocalist  
Columbia W146528 10-in. 6/15/1928 My old lady blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Columbia W146529 10-in. 6/15/1928 The new St. Louis blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Columbia W146553 10-in. 6/18/1928 I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me) Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146554 10-in. 6/18/1928 Dusky stevedore Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146558 10-in. 6/20/1928 How long is that train been gone Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with clarinet and piano vocalist  
Columbia W146559 10-in. 6/20/1928 Georgia's always on my mind Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with alto saxophone and piano vocalist  
Columbia W146754 10-in. 7/20/1928 Doin' the new low-down Mississippi Maulers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W146755 10-in. 7/20/1928 My Angeline Roy Evans ; Mississippi Maulers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W146756 10-in. 7/20/1928 Don't mess around with me Roy Evans ; Mississippi Maulers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W146811 10-in. 7/26/1928 So sorry Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with clarinet and piano vocalist  
Columbia W146812 10-in. 7/26/1928 Syncopated yodelin' man Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano songwriter, vocalist  
Columbia W146941 10-in. 9/4/1928 Take your tomorrow (And give me today) Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W146942 10-in. 9/4/1928 Jazbo Dan and his yodelin' band Roy Evans ; James P. Johnson Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter, vocalist  
Columbia W147121 10-in. 10/16/1928 Lonesome yodelin' blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W147122 10-in. 10/16/1928 Lonesome yodelin' blues Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano composer, lyricist, vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W147484 10-in. 11/23/1928 Someone's teaching me how to forget Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, songwriter  
Columbia W147485 10-in. 11/23/1928 Sweet Louisiana Louise Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer  
Columbia W149096 10-in. 10/4/1929 Triflin' mamma's yodelin' blues, part 1 Roy Evans Male vocal solo composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Columbia W149097 10-in. 10/4/1929 Triflin' mamma's yodelin' blues, part 2 Roy Evans Male vocal solo composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Columbia W149771 10-in. 1/16/1930 The man from the South (With a big cigar in his mouth) Bayou Boys ; Rube Bloom ; Roy Evans Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo(s) vocalist  
Columbia W149772 10-in. 1/16/1930 St. James' Infirmary Bayou Boys ; Rube Bloom ; Roy Evans Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150009 10-in. 2/21/1930 Cinderella Brown Charleston Chasers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150010 10-in. 2/21/1930 Sing, you sinners Charleston Chasers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150154 10-in. 3/31/1930 Red hot Chicago Hot Air Men Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150156 10-in. 4/9/1930 Mysterious Mose Bayou Boys ; Rube Bloom ; Roy Evans Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150157 10-in. 4/9/1930 Bessie couldn't help it Bayou Boys ; Rube Bloom ; Roy Evans Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150195 10-in. 4/10/1930 Ro-ro-rollin' along Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia W150196 10-in. 4/10/1930 I lost my gal from Memphis Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia W150923 10-in. 10/31/1930 I'm tickled pink with a blue eyed baby Roy Evans Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W150926 10-in. 10/31/1930 It's an old Spanish custom in the moonlight Roy Evans Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W151472 10-in. 3/27/1931 Roll on, Mississippi, roll on Roy Evans Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W151473 10-in. 3/27/1931 Hang out the stars in Indiana Roy Evans Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W151559 10-in. 5/20/1931 There must be a bright tomorrow (For each yesterday of tears) Roy Evans Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Evans, Roy," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203051.

Evans, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203051.

"Evans, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203051

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Evans, Roy (Singer) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017010684

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5148631494930412326

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