Julia Gerity

Julia Gerity (July 22, 1898 – March 16, 1955) was a singer of popular music, most often identified with blues singing. Today she is known primarily through her recordings.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 22, 1898 (New York City), Died March 16, 1955 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 BRC-70984 10-in. 12/18/1931 Sittin' on a rubbish can Julia Gerity and her Boys Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor BRC-Test-1119 10-in. 7/6/1931 Some of these days Julia Gerity Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor [Trial 1919-10-23-02] Not documented 10/23/1919 Why don't you drive my blues away Julia Gerity Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Victor [Trial 1923-04-19-02] 10-in. 4/19/1923 Sister Kate Julia Gerity Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gerity, Julia," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113866.

Gerity, Julia. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113866.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113866

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.