Don Frye
Birth and Death Data: Born Springfield (county seat of Clark County, Ohio, United States), Died February 9, 1981
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-37529 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Harlem shuffle | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37530 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Symphonic scronch | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37531 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Happy hour | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-56756 | 10-in. | 10/8/1929 | What you want me to do | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-56757 | 10-in. | 10/8/1929 | Sweet like this | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-56758 | 10-in. | 10/8/1929 | Too late | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-57709 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Lawd, lawd | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-57710 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | In a corner | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-57711 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Bright boy blues | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57712 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Springfield stomp | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-58338 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-58339 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | Frankie and Johnny | King Oliver Orchestra ; Roy Smeck | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-58340 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | New Orleans shout | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M173 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | You're the one | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M174 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | You showed me the way | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M175 | 10-in. | 3/5/1935 | Please don't talk about me when I'm gone | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M176 | 10-in. | 3/5/1937 | Who's sorry now? | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M402 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | I found a new baby | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M403 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | The brittwood stomp | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M404 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | There's no two ways about it | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M405 | 10-in. | 4/15/1937 | Cause my baby say's it's so | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M557 | 10-in. | 7/13/1937 | Lonely feeling | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M558 | 10-in. | 7/13/1937 | Easy living | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M559 | 10-in. | 7/13/1937 | The onyx hop | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Master | M560 | 10-in. | 7/13/1937 | Where or when | Frankie Newton Uptown Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Frye, Don," accessed December 31, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100414.
Frye, Don. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 31, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100414.
"Frye, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 31 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Frye, Don - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001078501
Wikidata: Don Frye - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1239142
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/49413147
MusicBrainz: Don Frye - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a614e6b1-374d-4dc1-a105-3c1b82f92fcb
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