Charlie Davis
Birth and Death Data: Born Indiana (state of the United States of America), Died 1991
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano
Notes: Not to be confused with Charlie D. Tillman, also known as Charlie Davis, who was a composer of hymns.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-30781 | 10-in. | 9/8/1924 | Copenhagen | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-32112 | 10-in. | 3/19/1925 | Jimtown blues | "Fatty" Martin Orchestra ; "Fatty" Martin | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57032 | 10-in. | 10/29/1929 | Copenhagen | Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100317 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Too long | Papa Charlie's Boys | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100318 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Let my peaches be | Papa Charlie's Boys | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance trio | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100319 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Gypsy woman blues | Papa Charlie | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100320 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | You can't play me cheap | Papa Charlie | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | BS-100886 | 10-in. | 8/4/1936 | Jim Town blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-019443 | 10-in. | 7/25/1938 | Copenhagen | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-028118 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Copenhagen | Eddie De Lange Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-028978 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Copenhagen | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140115 | 10-in. | 10/23/1924 | Copenhagen | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140397 | 10-in. | 2/26/1925 | Jimtown blues | Lanin's Red Heads | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141804 | 10-in. | 3/16/1926 | You're the one I'm looking for | Art Gillham | Male vocal solo, with tuba and piano | composer | |
| OKeh | 8991 | 10-in. | March 1925 | Jimtown blues | Yankee Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72980 | 10-in. | 11/19/1924 | Copenhagen | Arkansaw Travellers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | W401720 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | Jimtown blues | Four Horsemen | Vocal quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14015-14017 | 10-in. | 10/18/1924 | Copenhagen | Oriole Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14411-14414 | 10-in. | 12/6/1924 | Jimtown blues | Cotton Pickers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2771-E2773 | 10-in. | 4/15/1926 | You’re the one I’m looking for | Night Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | IND649 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Suppose nobody cared | Charlie Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | C1817 | 10-in. | 3/28/1928 | Suppose nobody cared | Dick Powell | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C4381 | 10-in. | 9/20/1929 | Copenhagen | Friar's Society Orchestra ; Elmer Schoebel | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | C4559 | 10-in. | 10/18/1929 | Copenhagen | Friar's Society Orchestra ; Elmer Schoebel | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 663W-664W | 10-in. | 4/8/1925 | Jimtown blues | Tennessee Tooters | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Charlie," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103701.
Davis, Charlie. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103701.
"Davis, Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Davis, Charlie, 1899-1991 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82084758
Wikidata: Charlie Davis - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1066883
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/13657306
MusicBrainz: Charlie Davis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5212fa3a-4d90-4b92-b981-d02cd1f1bb27
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/94393 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/94393
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