Babe Thompson

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist

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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 B-27197 10-in. 12/1/1922 That da-da strain Ross Gorman ; Virginians Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-28299 10-in. 7/19/1923 Midnight blues Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Columbia 80363 10-in. 5/22/1922 Got to cool my doggies now Leona Williams Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 80477 10-in. 8/15/1922 State Street blues Frank Westphal Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 81071 10-in. 6/11/1923 Midnight blues Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Columbia 81080 10-in. 6/15/1923 Midnight blues Fletcher Henderson ; Bessie Smith Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-70497 10-in. Feb. 1922 She walked right up and took my man away Lizzie Miles Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-70535 10-in. Mar. 1922 State Street blues Lizzie Miles Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh S-70790 10-in. Aug. 1922 Got to cool my doggies now Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
OKeh S-71554 10-in. May 1923 Midnight blues Alice Carter Female vocal solo, with piano lyricist, composer  
Brunswick 8272-8274 10-in. approximately June 1922 State Street blues Cotton Pickers Jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick 8926-8928 10-in. approximately Oct. 1922 Got to cool my doggies now Cotton Pickers Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick 10874-10876 10-in. 6/18/1923 She walked right up and took my man away Lizzie Miles Female vocal solo songwriter  
Edison 9163 10-in. 9/14/1923 She walked right up and took my man away Ellen Coleman Female vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thompson, Babe," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114343.

Thompson, Babe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114343.

"Thompson, Babe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114343

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