Shelton Hemphill
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (March 16, 1906 – January 6, 1960) was an American jazz trumpeter whose career lasted from the mid 1920s through the late 1950s. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Hemphill was still in his teens when he played in the band of Fred Longshaw, which accompanied Bessie Smith on recordings in 1924–25. Also in 1924, at age 18, he enrolled at Wilberforce University in Ohio, and was a member of Horace Henderson's student band alongside Ted and Castor McCord. He moved to New York City late in the 1920s, where he played with Benny Carter and Chick Webb before joining the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, playing with this group from 1931 to 1937. He was in Louis Armstrong's band from 1937 to 1944 and Duke Ellington's from 1944 to 1949. In the 1950s, he played occasionally in New York City but left music due to mounting health problems later in the decade. Shelton Hemphill died in New York City two months and ten days before his 54th birthday. His demise, along with that of blues singer Gladys Bentley, who died twelve days later, was noted in the syndicated column of music critic Ralph J. Gleason. He is the father of Barry Shelton Hemphill, who spent a career as a vocal artist in the US Army Chorus, retiring at the rank of E-9. Barry Hemphill was also the Artistic Director of The Metropolitan Chorus in Arlington Virginia for 38 years (1977-2015), and has been the Conductor of the renowned Kennedy Center Messiah Sing along every December 23 in Washington, DC, for over 20 years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1906 (Birmingham), Died December, 1959 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, cornet
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 76 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 66984 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Poor old Joe | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66985 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | You're a lucky guy | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66986 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | You're just a no account | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 66987 | 10-in. | 12/18/1939 | Bye and bye | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67321 | 10-in. | 3/14/1940 | Hep cat's ball | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67322 | 10-in. | 3/14/1940 | You've got me voodoo'd | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67323 | 10-in. | 3/14/1940 | Harlem stomp | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67324 | 10-in. | 3/14/1940 | Wolverine blues | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67325 | 10-in. | 3/14/1940 | Lazy 'sippi steamer | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67648 | 10-in. | 5/1/1940 | Sweethearts on parade | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67649 | 10-in. | 5/1/1940 | You run your mouth, I'll run my business | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67650 | 10-in. | 5/1/1940 | Cut off my legs and call me Shorty | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 67651 | 10-in. | 5/1/1940 | Cain and Abel | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 93787 | 10-in. | 11/16/1941 | When it's sleepy time down south | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 93788 | 10-in. | 11/16/1941 | Leap frog | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 93789 | 10-in. | 11/16/1941 | I used to love you (but it's all over now) | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | 93790 | 10-in. | 11/16/1941 | (I'll be glad when you're dead) You rascal you | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 1132 | 10-in. | 1/12/1938 | Satchel mouth swing | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 1133 | 10-in. | 1/12/1938 | Jubilee | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 1134 | 10-in. | 1/12/1938 | Struttin' with some barbecue | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 1135 | 10-in. | 1/12/1938 | The trumpet player's lament | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 2974 | 10-in. | 4/17/1942 | (Get some) Cash for your trash | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 2975 | 10-in. | 4/17/1942 | Among my souvenirs | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 2976 | 10-in. | 4/17/1942 | Coquette | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet | ||
Decca | DLA 2977 | 10-in. | 4/17/1942 | I never knew | Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hemphill, Shelton," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204407.
Hemphill, Shelton. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204407.
"Hemphill, Shelton." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.
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