Charles Dixon
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, guitar, songwriter
Notes: Sometimes listed as Charlie Dixon.
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 81513 | 10-in. | 1/31/1924 | Chicago blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | 81514 | 10-in. | 1/31/1924 | 31st Street blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | 81694 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | Back woods blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and ukulele | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81695 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | West Indies blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and ukulele | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81697 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | Mean papa turn in your key | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 81698 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | The clearing house blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | 140139 | 10-in. | 11/14/1924 | Naughty man | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140585 | 10-in. | 5/5/1925 | Cake walking babies | Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W140586 | 10-in. | 5/6/1925 | The Yellow Dog blues | Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143567 | 10-in. | 3/2/1927 | After you've gone | Bessie Smith and her Band | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143568 | 10-in. | 3/2/1927 | Alexander's ragtime band | Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143569 | 10-in. | 3/2/1927 | Muddy water | Bessie Smith and her Band | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Columbia | W143570 | 10-in. | 3/2/1927 | There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night | Blue Boys [Bessie Smith ensemble] ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, banjo | |
| Decca | 1406 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Down-hearted blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, banjo | ||
| Decca | 1413 | 10-in. | May 1923 | Gulf coast blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, banjo |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dixon, Charles," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202646.
Dixon, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/202646.
"Dixon, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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