Gertrude Niesen

Birth and Death Data: Born July 8, 1911, Died March 27, 1975

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-78182 10-in. 10/13/1933 Supper time Isham Jones Orchestra ; Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-78201 10-in. 10/13/1933 Jealousy Isham Jones Orchestra ; Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-78202 10-in. 10/13/1933 Harlem on my mind Isham Jones Orchestra ; Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-78377 10-in. 11/1/1933 (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes Gertrude Niesen ; Ray Sinatra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BS-019837 10-in. 2/18/1938 Romance in the dark Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-021023 10-in. 2/24/1938 Romance in the dark Larry Clinton Orchestra ; Bea Wain Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Victor BS-043387 10-in. 11/17/1939 Katie went to Haiti Leo Reisman Orchestra ; Gertrude Niesen Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-043918 10-in. 11/25/1939 When love beckoned (In Fifty-Second Street) Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W152376 10-in. 2/9/1933 You're mine, you! Johnny Green ; Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia W152377 10-in. 2/9/1933 Tony's wife Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia W152424 10-in. 6/23/1933 My! Oh, my! Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia W152425 10-in. 6/23/1933 Hold your man Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia W152434 10-in. 7/5/1933 I've got to pass your house Gertrude Niesen Female vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist  
Columbia 29989 10-in. 3/21/1941 Romance in the dark Eddie Heywood Orchestra ; Billie Holiday Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo songwriter  
Decca 70547 10-in. 3/19/1942 Temptation Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 70548 10-in. 3/19/1942 Body and soul Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 70549 10-in. 3/19/1942 The lamplighter's serenade Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 70550 10-in. 3/19/1942 Skylark Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 72613 10-in. 12/11/1944 Twelve o'clock and all is well Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 72614 10-in. 12/11/1944 I wanna get married Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 73502 4/12/1946 Legalize my name Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 73503 4/12/1946 I'm a big girl now Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 73671 8/30/1946 Sooner or later Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Decca 73672 8/30/1946 That's good enough for me Gertrude Niesen vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CA17154 10-in. June-November 1938 La cucaracha Lecuona Cuban Boys ; Gertrude Niesen Jazz/dance band vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Niesen, Gertrude," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104403.

Niesen, Gertrude. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104403.

"Niesen, Gertrude." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104403

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Niesen, Gertrude - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83190623

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/13693164

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