John Oscar

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1936

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

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C3732 10-in. 6/26/1929 Mama don’t allow no easy riders here John Oscar Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick C3733 10-in. 6/26/1929 Boogie woogie John Oscar Piano solo instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick C6075 10-in. Sept. 1930 [Unknown title(s)] Sam and Oscar Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist  
Brunswick C6076 10-in. Sept. 1930 You can’t get that stuff no more Sam and Oscar Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist  
Brunswick C6077 10-in. Sept. 1930 High yellow and seal skin brown Sam and Oscar Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist  
Brunswick C6078 10-in. Sept. 1930 I done caught that rascal now Sam and Oscar Male vocal duet, with 2 pianos vocalist  
Brunswick C6436 10-in. Oct. 1930 Dyin’ mother blues John Oscar Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C6437 10-in. Oct. 1930 Whoopee mama blues John Oscar Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C7539 10-in. 3/24/1931 I’m crazy ‘bout my Bozo Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick C7540 10-in. 3/24/1931 That new kinda stuff Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick C8153 10-in. 10/5/1931 They’ll talk about you anyhow Lovin’ Sam from Down in ‘Bam Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Brunswick TC3359 10-in. 4/24/1929 In the gutter John Oscar Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Decca 90711 10-in. 4/5/1936 New rubbing on that darned old thing Oscar's Chicago Swingers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 90712 10-in. 5/5/1936 I wonder who's boogiein' my woogie Oscar's Chicago Swingers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 90796 10-in. 7/9/1936 Try some of that Oscar's Chicago Swingers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 90797 10-in. 7/9/1936 My gal's been foolin' me Kokomo Arnold instrumentalist, piano  
Decca C 9400 10-in. 9/6/1934 Mistreatment blues Big Oscar [John Oscar] vocalist  
Decca C 9401 10-in. 9/6/1934 Other man blues Big Oscar [John Oscar] vocalist  
Decca C 9481 10-in. 9/17/1934 You can't last long like that Banks Chesterfield's Orchestra ; John Oscar vocalist  
Decca C 9482 10-in. 9/17/1934 Got to be worried now Banks Chesterfield's Orchestra ; John Oscar vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oscar, John," accessed June 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207529.

Oscar, John. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207529.

"Oscar, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207529

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98005053

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42027817

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