Melvin Chapman
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, songwriter, composer, vocalist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-049483 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Watching my ships go drifting by | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049484 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Inspiration of love | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049485 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | You'll always dwell in my heart | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049486 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Returning | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049487 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | I guess I'll be on my way | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049488 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | It's heavenly | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049489 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Honey dear (if I were you) | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-049490 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Dig these blues | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental | songwriter, instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064715 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Blue paradise | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064716 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | I'm in love with you | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064717 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | I must have been dreaming | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064718 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Until I return | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064719 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Fair enough | Four Clefs | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064720 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | These blues comes on | Four Clefs | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064721 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | I like pie, I like cake | Four Clefs | Vocal and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-064722 | 10-in. | 7/22/1941 | Get together | Four Clefs | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-070821 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | You're my secret desire | Four Clefs ; Charlie MacBride | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-070822 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | When the clouds roll by | William Chapman ; Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-070823 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | My tiny bundle of love | William Chapman ; Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-070824 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | You should be satisfied | William Chapman ; Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-070825 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | Take it and git it | Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-070826 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | Love has come my way | William Chapman ; Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass, composer | |
| Victor | BS-070827 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | Why pretend | William Chapman ; Four Clefs | Jazz/dance quartet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | BS-070828 | 10-in. | 2/23/1942 | The Four Clefs woogie | Four Clefs ; Theodore Roosevelt Marshall | Jazz/dance quartet, with piano solo | instrumentalist, string bass, songwriter | |
| Victor | D5AB-0308 | 10-in. | 2/26/1945 | Lakeside jump | Four Clefs | Instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chapman, Melvin," accessed April 27, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201769.
Chapman, Melvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/201769.
"Chapman, Melvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 27 April 2024.
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