Perry Alexander

Birth and Death Data: Born September 2, 1895, Died November 30, 1979 (Ocean View)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-33818 10-in. 10/27/1925 Monkey biz-ness (Down in Tennessee) International Novelty Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-36620 10-in. 10/15/1926 Mother dear Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-42920 10-in. 9/4/1928 (You're just a great big) Baby doll Ted Weems Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W142817 10-in. 10/14/1926 Mother dear Allan Jordan Male vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia W144974 10-in. 11/14/1927 Just around the corner from an A & P Vaughn De Leath ; Frank Harris Female-male vocal duet, with piano songwriter  
Columbia W146439 10-in. 6/13/1928 You're just a great big baby doll California Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet composer  
Columbia 146783 10-in. 7/23/1928 You're just a great big baby doll Lester Cortes ; Jerome Conrad and his Orchestra [Night Club Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
OKeh W81917 10-in. 12/5/1927 Marianette Lanin’s Famous Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet lyricist  
Brunswick E22607-E22609 10-in. 4/23/1927 Just a little cuter (Than the rest) Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E22610-E22612 10-in. 4/23/1927 Marianette Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Brunswick C2398 10-in. 10/4/1928 That old brown derby Arkansas Charlie Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Edison 11281 10-in. 11/4/1926 Mother dear Arthur Hall ; Jack Stillman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Edison 18525 10-in. 5/23/1928 You're just a great big baby doll Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alexander, Perry," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113423.

Alexander, Perry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113423.

"Alexander, Perry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113423

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