Bernie Cummins

Bernard Joseph Cummins (March 14, 1900 – September 22, 1986) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1900 (Akron), Died September 22, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, director, drums, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 69 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-49995 10-in. 2/27/1929 Till we meet Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-49996 10-in. 2/27/1929 Just an old love affair Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-51103 10-in. 3/29/1929 Nobody's fault but your own Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-51104 10-in. 3/29/1929 Looking for love Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-53985 10-in. 8/14/1929 Little by little Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-53986 10-in. 8/14/1929 Every day away from you Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-56107 10-in. 8/23/1929 Don't hang your dreams on a rainbow Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-56108 10-in. 8/23/1929 The world's greatest sweetheart is you Bernie Cummins ; New York Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-58561 10-in. 2/7/1930 Lucky little devil Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-58562 10-in. 2/7/1930 Everybody tap Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus director  
Victor BVE-58618 10-in. 1/23/1930 Cooking breakfast for the one I love Bernie Cummins ; Belle Mann ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-58619 10-in. 1/23/1930 When a woman loves a man Bernie Cummins ; Belle Mann ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2) director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-59621 10-in. 3/10/1930 Minnie the mermaid Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Victor BVE-59622 10-in. 3/10/1930 You will come back to me Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-59623 10-in. 3/10/1930 A cottage for sale Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-59633 10-in. 3/13/1930 On the sunny side of the street Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-59634 10-in. 3/13/1930 Exactly like you Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, director  
Victor BVE-59700 10-in. 4/16/1930 Telling it to the daisies (but it never gets back to you) Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra ; Paul Small Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-62148 10-in. 5/12/1930 Absence makes the heart grow fonder for somebody else Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra ; Paul Small Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-62149 10-in. 5/12/1930 Dream Avenue Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-62201 10-in. 4/16/1930 Livin' in the sunlight, lovin' in the moonlight Bernie Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus director  
Victor BVE-62692 10-in. 7/24/1930 In my heart it's you Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-62693 10-in. 7/24/1930 F'r instance Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
Victor BVE-62694 10-in. 7/24/1930 Lonely Bernie Cummins ; Walter Cummins ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio director, vocalist  
Victor BVE-63164 10-in. 10/22/1930 I'll never leave you Bernie Cummins ; Frank Munn ; New Yorker Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo director  
(Results 1-25 of 69 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cummins, Bernie," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111950.

Cummins, Bernie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111950.

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

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