Camille Howard

Camille Howard (March 29, 1914 – March 10, 1993) was an American rhythm and blues pianist and singer, who first came to prominence in Roy Milton's Solid Senders in the 1940s. Her most successful recordings included "R. M. Blues" (as Milton's pianist, 1945), "Thrill Me" (as singer with Milton, 1947), and her own "X-Temporaneous Boogie" (1948).

Birth and Death Data: Born (Galveston (city in and county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States; port and coastal city)), Died March 10, 1993 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1960

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, composer, arranger, leader, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Specialty SP-307-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 You don't love me Dallas Bartley ; Camille Howard ; Roy Milton vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Specialty SP-307-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 X-temperaneous boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-309-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Has your love grown cold? Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Specialty SP-309-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Barcarolle boogie Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano  
Specialty SP-318-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Sundays with you Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Specialty SP-318-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Bump in the road Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-325-A 10-in. 1946-1960 The mood I'm in Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Specialty SP-325-B 10-in. 1946-1960 Instantaneous boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-332-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Fiesta in old Mexico Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Specialty SP-332-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Miraculous boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-341-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Tain't me Camille Howard ; Roy Milton ; The Solid Senders vocalist  
Specialty SP-352-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Within this heart Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Specialty SP-352-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 O solo mio boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Specialty SP-359-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Maybe it's best after all Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Specialty SP-359-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Ferocious boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-370-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 I'm blue Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist  
Specialty SP-370-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Fire-Ball boogie Camille Howard vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-378-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 I ain't got the spirit Camille Howard composer, vocalist, leader  
Specialty SP-378-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Shrinking up fast Camille Howard vocalist, leader  
Specialty SP-386-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 That's the one for me Camille Howard ; Roy Milton ; The Solid Senders vocalist  
Specialty SP-401-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Money blues (If you ain't got no money I ain't got no use for you) Camille Howard vocalist  
Specialty SP-401-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Easy Camille Howard vocalist, composer  
Specialty SP-404-A 10-in. 12/31/1960 Bangin' the boogie Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, composer  
Specialty SP-404-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Schubert's serenade boogie Camille Howard instrumentalist, piano, arranger  
Specialty SP-405-B 10-in. 12/31/1960 Why did you do it? Freddy Clark composer  
(Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Howard, Camille," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/403015.

Howard, Camille. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/403015.

"Howard, Camille." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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