Francis Lei
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar, vocalist, leader
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-35971 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Ulumehi o Kaala | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35972 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Waonahele | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35973 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-35974 | 10-in. | 8/30/1926 | Kaala | Royal Hawaiian Trio | Vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13056 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Sweet Hawaiian moonlight | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13057 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Kohala march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13058 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Hawaiian love serenade | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13059 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Uluwehi o kaala | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13060 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Hilo Hawaiian march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13061 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Paauau waltz | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13062 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Kilima waltz | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar and guitar | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13063 | 10-in. | 8/29/1927 | Cunha medley | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13209 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Aloha | Francis Lei ; Chester Smith | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13210 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Drowsy waters | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13211 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Dreamy Hawaii | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13212 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Let the rest of the world go by | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13213 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | My isle of golden dreams | Plada's Serenaders [Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians] | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13214 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Honolulu march | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13215 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hawaiian waltz medley | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13216 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hula medley | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13217 | 10-in. | 11/5/1927 | Hawaiian breezes | Francis Lei and Chester Smith of Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13815 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | One-two-three-four | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13816 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Medley of Hawaiian melodies | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13817 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Kaui kahio medley | Francis Lei ; Chester Smith | Steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13818 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | In a garden of paradise | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13819 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Pulupe nei | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13820 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | My Waikiki hula girl | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13821 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Mai o Minnie Ha Ha | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13822 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Roselani | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13823 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Sweet Hawaiian moonlight | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13824 | 10-in. | 5/12/1928 | Waikiki medley | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13853 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | Hawaiian lullaby | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13854 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | La golondrina | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13855 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | Huehue | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 13856 | 10-in. | 5/21/1928 | Kamehameha march medley | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 14856 | 10-in. | 3/2/1929 | My hula love | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar and steel guitar duet | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Gennett | 15263 | 10-in. | 6/22/1929 | Blue Hawaii | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15264 | 10-in. | 6/22/1929 | Honey | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15265 | 10-in. | 6/22/1929 | Good-bye Hawaii | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15266 | 10-in. | 6/22/1929 | Na lei o Hawaii | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Guitar trio (Hawaiian), with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15785 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | Old Virginia moon | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15786 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | Hawaiian memories | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15787 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | On the beach at Waikiki | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15788 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | Kuu home (Old plantation) | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15789 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | Sweet lei lehua | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Gennett | 15790 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | King's serenade | Lei's Royal Hawaiians | Steel guitars, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lei, Francis," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326946.
Lei, Francis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/326946.
"Lei, Francis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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