Gus Horsley
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer, ukulele, piano, lyricist, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-63139 | 10-in. | 9/16/1930 | Song of the silver dollar | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80357 | 10-in. | 5/19/1922 | Take it 'cause it's all yours | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80529 | 10-in. | 8/18/1922 | Four o'clock blues | Johnny Dunn’s Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81021 | 10-in. | 5/17/1923 | Fade away blues | Gulf Coast Seven | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140629 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | J. C. Holmes blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140761 | 10-in. | 7/14/1925 | 1620 to 1865 | Original Jazz Hounds | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142726 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Harry Wills, the champion | Howell, Horsley, and Bradford | Male vocal trio, with ukulele and piano | vocalist | |
| Columbia | W142727 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Wasn't it nice | Howell, Horsley, and Bradford | Male vocal trio, with ukulele and piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142854 | 10-in. | 10/21/1926 | Wasn't it nice? | Georgia Strutters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142855 | 10-in. | 10/21/1926 | Original black bottom dance | Georgia Strutters | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W142889 | 10-in. | 10/29/1926 | Original black bottom dance | Sadie Jackson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W148015 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | Put your mind right on it | Jimmy Johnson Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| OKeh | S-71140 | 10-in. | January 1923 | Four o'clock blues | Tampa Blue Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71323 | 10-in. | February 1923 | Four o'clock blues | Esther Bigeou ; Ricketts' Stars | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74428 | 10-in. | Nov. 1926 | Original black bottom dance | Perry Bradford and his Gang | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| OKeh | 74429 | 10-in. | Nov. 1926 | Kansas City blues | Perry Bradford ; Perry Bradford and his Gang | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E2647-E2648 | 10-in. | 3/16/1926 | Lord, I done what you told me to do | Cotton Belt Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | arranger | |
| Brunswick | E3197-E3199 | 10-in. | 6/8/1926 | So's your old man (How'd you get that way) | Blackbirds of Harmony | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E3200-E3202 | 10-in. | 6/8/1926 | Wasn’t it nice | Blackbirds of Harmony | Male vocal duet, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | XE19558-XE19561 | 12-in. | 6/14/1926 | Wasn’t it nice | Male vocal chorus (unidentified; Brunswick Records) | Male vocal chorus, with orchestra | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Horsley, Gus," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115316.
Horsley, Gus. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/115316.
"Horsley, Gus." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Horsley, Gus - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010107266
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