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Theron C. Bennett

Theron Catlen Bennett (July 9, 1879 – April 6, 1937) was an American pianist, ragtime composer, and music publisher.

Born in Pierce City, Missouri, he graduated in 1902 from the school which is now New Mexico State University. He worked for the Victor Kramer Co., which published some of his early compositions. He became a music publisher, and later owner of a chain of music stores. At one time he ran the Dutch Mill Cafe, a famous meeting place for musicians and artists in Denver, Colorado. In the early 1920s, he lived in the Los Angeles area, where he formed a jazz band made up of USC students. He died in Los Angeles.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 9, 1879 (Missouri), Died April 6, 1937 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

Notes: Bennett often composed under the pseudonym of Barney & Seymour (Seymore).

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-3037 10-in. 1/24/1906 St. Louis tickle Ossman-Dudley Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-3050 10-in. 1/26/1906 St. Louis tickle Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-24294 10-in. 9/24/1920 St. Louis tickle Plantation Trio [i.e., Van Eps Trio] Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-28867 10-in. 11/2/1923 St. Louis tickle Arcadia Peacock Orchestra of St. Louis Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-47198 10-in. 10/18/1928 I'm satisfied Lester Smallwood Male vocal solo, with banjo and harmonica composer  
Victor BS-99121 10-in. 2/14/1936 Satisfied J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar composer, lyricist  
Columbia 3249 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1905 St. Louis tickle Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 4919 10-in. approximately 1910 St. Louis tickle Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 9315 10-in. Aug. 1925 St. Louis tickle Jim Couch Banjo solo composer  
OKeh W80465 10-in. 2/21/1927 I'm satisfied Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 10919-10923 10-in. 6/23/1923 St. Louis tickle Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bennett, Theron C.," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112153.

Bennett, Theron C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112153.

"Bennett, Theron C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112153

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