Orville Reed
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer
Notes: Son of Blind Alfred Reed.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-40764 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Fate of Rose Sarlo | West Virginia Night Owls | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-40765 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Give the flapper a chew | West Virginia Night Owls | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-40788 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Sweet bird | West Virginia Night Owls | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-40789 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | I'm goin' to walk on the streets of Glory | West Virginia Night Owls | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-40790 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Explosion in the Fairmount mines | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-40791 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Fate of Chris Lively and wife | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-40792 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Why do you bob your hair, girls | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-40793 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | Always lift him up and never knock him down | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-40794 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | The prayer of the drunkard's little girl | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-40795 | 10-in. | 12/19/1927 | The telephone girl | Orville Reed | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57571 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Woman's been after man ever since | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-57572 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Why don't you bob your hair girls, no. 2 | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-57573 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | There'll be no distinction there | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57574 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | We've just got to have 'em, that's all | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57575 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | Beware | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57576 | 10-in. | 12/3/1929 | The railroader | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57742 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | The old fashioned cottage | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57743 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | How can a poor man stand such times and live | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-57744 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | Black and blue blues | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-57745 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | Bonnie little girl | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57746 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | You'll miss me | Blind Alfred Reed ; Orville Reed | Male vocal duet, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-57747 | 10-in. | 12/4/1929 | Money cravin' folks | Blind Alfred Reed | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reed, Orville," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111638.
Reed, Orville. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111638.
"Reed, Orville." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Reed, Orville - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001071632
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