Melvin Draper
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5AB-318 | 10-in. | 2/26/1945 | Things have changed | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D4AB-0340 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Cool disposition | Arthur Crudup | Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D4AB-0341 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Who's been foolin' you | Arthur Crudup | Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D4AB-0342 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Rock me mamma | Arthur Crudup | Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D4AB-0343 | 10-in. | 12/15/1944 | Keep your arms around me | Arthur Crudup | Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D5AB-0316 | 10-in. | 2/26/1945 | Kid man blues | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D5AB-0317 | 10-in. | 2/26/1945 | I'm so worried | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Victor | D5AB-0319 | 10-in. | 2/26/1945 | My own troubles | Big Maceo | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums | instrumentalist, drums | |
| Decca | 90057 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Scrunch-Lo | Ikey Robinson | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 90058 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Sunshine | Ikey Robinson | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 90059 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | A minor romp | Ikey Robinson | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 90060 | 10-in. | 7/2/1935 | Swing it | Ikey Robinson | instrumentalist, drums | ||
| Decca | 90065 | 10-in. | 7/3/1935 | Christian soldiers | Ikey Robinson | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Draper, Melvin," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312866.
Draper, Melvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/312866.
"Draper, Melvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Draper, Melvin - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99054697
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