Walter Ashby

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1932

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, alto saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-37444 10-in. 3/3/1927 Pretty little thing Whitey Kaufman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus (takes 1-4); unaccompanied (takes 5 and 6) vocalist  
Victor BVE-37446 10-in. 3/4/1927 If tears could bring you back to me (I'd cry my eyes out for you) Whitey Kaufman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BVE-45486 10-in. 9/6/1928 Yea Alabama Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BVE-45487 10-in. 9/6/1928 Washington and Lee swing Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BVE-45488 10-in. 9/6/1928 Hot dog Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BVE-45489 10-in. 9/6/1928 Standing in the rain Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BVE-49446 10-in. 7/2/1929 Stompin' away Snooks Friedman ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BVE-49447 10-in. 7/2/1929 Gettin' the bird Snooks Friedman ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet  
Victor BRC-53089 10-in. 5/11/1931 You don't need glasses (to see I'm in love) Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BRC-53090 10-in. 5/11/1931 Building a home for you Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BRC-53091 10-in. 5/11/1931 I'm blue, but nobody cares Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BRC-64866 10-in. 2/11/1931 I'm happy when you're happy Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Ken Herlin ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BRC-64867 10-in. 2/11/1931 Love is like that (What can you do?) Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Ken Herlin ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BVE-67407 10-in. 1/21/1931 Wha'd ja do to me? Snooks Friedman ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo and mixed vocal trio (takes 1 and 2); with mixed vocal trio (takes 3 and 4) vocalist  
Victor BVE-67408 10-in. 1/21/1931 Hello, beautiful! Snooks Friedman ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BRC-68822 10-in. 3/25/1931 Smile, darn ya, smile Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Ken Herlin ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BRC-68823 10-in. 3/25/1931 I'm crazy 'bout my baby (And my baby's crazy 'bout me) Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BRC-68824 10-in. 3/25/1931 Bon soir Walter Ashby ; Snooks Friedman Memphis Stompers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BRC-69635 10-in. 5/21/1931 Can I rely on you? Snooks Friedman ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor BRC-69636 10-in. 5/21/1931 Dip your brush in sunshine (And keep on painting away) Wally Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BRC-69637 10-in. 5/21/1931 Let a little pleasure interfere with business Walter Ashby ; Memphis Ramblers ; Snooks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor ABRC-69920 10-in. 6/10/1931 Roll on, Mississippi, roll on Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Victor ABRC-69921 10-in. 6/10/1931 The one man band Ben Friedman ; Paramount Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble vocalist  
Victor BRC-70225 10-in. 9/11/1931 A good man is hard to find Memphis Ramblers Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and jazz/dance band vocalist  
Victor BRC-70226 10-in. 9/11/1931 Cutest kid in town Walter Ashby ; Elly Bellare ; Snooks Friedman ; Ken Herlin ; Memphis Ramblers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ashby, Walter," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/200362.

Ashby, Walter. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/200362.

"Ashby, Walter." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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