Deacon Leon Davis
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, speaker, author
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 50 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 9843 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Didn't it rain | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with female vocal duet | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | 9844 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | Everybody's down on me | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with female vocal duet | speaker, author | |
| OKeh | W80468 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Get right with God | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80469 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Praying for the mourners | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80470 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Jonah and the whale | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80471 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Sisters' prayer meeting | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80472 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Noah and the flood | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80473 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Rich man and the needle's eye | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80474 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Do, my Lord, remember me | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W80475 | 10-in. | 2/22/1927 | Some of you members | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | speaker, vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81669 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Hell bound express train | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81670 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Devil in a flying machine | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81671 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Where will you be Christmas Day? | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81672 | 10-in. | 10/4/1927 | Will the coffin be your Santa Claus? | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81699 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | God's wrath in the St. Louis cyclone | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81700 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | White horse and his rider | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W81701 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Deacon's prayer service | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with female vocalists | speaker | |
| OKeh | W81704 | 10-in. | 10/6/1927 | Experience meeting | Deacon Leon Davis | Sermon, with female vocalists and talk | speaker | |
| OKeh | W402046 | 10-in. | 8/3/1928 | Stop for the red light | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W402047 | 10-in. | 8/3/1928 | Pay your furniture man | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W402048 | 10-in. | 8/3/1928 | The rattlesnake coils before he strikes | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W402061 | 10-in. | 8/4/1928 | Women spend too much money | Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sisters Jordan and Norman | Sermon, with mixed vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403430 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | Lord, I'm in your hands | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sister Jordan ; Sister Norman | Mixed vocal ensemble and male vocal solo, unaccompanied | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403431 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | Down here, Lord, waiting on you | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sister Jordan ; Sister Norman | Mixed vocal ensemble and preaching, unaccompanied | vocalist | |
| OKeh | W403432 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | Did you spend Christmas Day in jail? | Deacon Leon Davis ; Rev. J. M. Gates ; Sister Jordan ; Sister Norman | Sermon, with responses | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Leon, Deacon," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114422.
Davis, Leon, Deacon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114422.
"Davis, Leon, Deacon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Davis, Leon, Deacon - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008132028
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