Edna Alexander
Birth and Death Data: Born 1920, Died 1979
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist
Notes: Also used the pseudonym Alex Belledna.
See Also: Belledna, Alex
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-23045 | 10-in. | 7/3/1919 | Granny | Adele Rowland | Female vocal solo, with violin duet and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-24826 | 10-in. | 1/28/1921 | Crazy blues | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32192 | 10-in. | 3/31/1925 | Does my sweetie do, and how | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33181 | 10-in. | 8/20/1925 | You're in wrong with the right baby (So you'd better kiss yourself good-bye) | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-38045 | 10-in. | 5/20/1927 | Sugar | Alberta Hunter | Female vocal solo, with pipe organ | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-030773 | 10-in. | 12/28/1938 | Sugar | Ziggy Elman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2150 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Sugar | Louis Armstrong Hot Six | Male vocal, solo with jazz septet | lyricist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0894 | 10-in. | 5/21/1947 | Sugar | Count Basie, his Instrumentalists and Rhythm | Jazz nonet | songwriter | |
| Victor | [Trial 1918-02-27-06] | Not documented | 2/27/1918 | Draftin' blues | Edna Alexander | Female vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | 78512 | 10-in. | 6/19/1919 | Granny | Adele Rowland | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W140643 | 10-in. | 6/2/1925 | Make those naughty eyes behave | 14 Virginians ; Ace Brigode | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141707 | 10-in. | 2/20/1926 | Sugar | Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144798 | 10-in. | 9/27/1927 | Sugar | Eddie Thomas’ Collegians [Columbians] ; Frank Harris | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W147400 | 10-in. | 12/7/1928 | My kitchen man | Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W148487 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Kitchen man | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 462 | 10-in. | ca. Nov. 1918 | Tell me why you went away | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | 868 | 10-in. | ca. July 1919 | Granny | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7539 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | It's right here for you (If you don't get it—'tain't no fault of mine) | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7872 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | It's right here for you | Black Devil Orchestra ; J. Tim Brymn | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70081 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | 'Tain't nothin' else but jazz | Rega Orchestra ; Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-72856 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | Cage of apes | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 73687 | 10-in. | 10/6/1925 | Living high (Sometimes) | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance sextet, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 473W-475W | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | Does my sweetie do, and how | Selvin’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | B24047 | 10-in. | 1/30/1939 | Sugar (That sugar baby o' mine) | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6941 | 10-in. | 9/23/1919 | Granny | Marion Evelyn Cox | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alexander, Edna," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114216.
Alexander, Edna. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114216.
"Alexander, Edna." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Alexander, Edna - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008079787
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q60829808
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