Bill Benford
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: tuba
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-35762 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Lazy drag | Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-35763 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Jackass blues | Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-35764 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Charleston stampede | Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-36047 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | Georgia grind | Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-36048 | 10-in. | 8/17/1926 | Ham gravy | Thomas Morris ; Morris' Hot Babies | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-45619 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Georgia swing | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-45620 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Kansas City stomps | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-45621 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Shoe shiner's drag | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-45622 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Boogaboo | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-45626 | 10-in. | 6/11/1928 | Sidewalk blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-59532 | 10-in. | 3/19/1930 | Little Lawrence | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-59533 | 10-in. | 3/19/1930 | Harmony blues | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-59643 | 10-in. | 3/20/1930 | Fussy Mabel | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Victor | BVE-59644 | 10-in. | 3/20/1930 | Ponchatrain | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Columbia | W140790 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Go back where you stayed last night | Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Columbia | W140791 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Sympathetic Dan | Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano | instrumentalist, tuba | |
| Columbia | W140792 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Down home blues | Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano | instrumentalist, tuba |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Benford, Bill," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303836.
Benford, Bill. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303836.
"Benford, Bill." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.
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