Tiny Parham

Hartzell Strathdene "Tiny" Parham (February 25, 1900 – April 4, 1943) was a Canadian-born American jazz bandleader and pianist of African-American descent.

Birth and Death Data: Born Winnipeg (capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada), Died April 4, 1943 (Milwaukee (city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, celeste, leader, director, electric organ, lyricist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 54 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-46037 10-in. 7/2/1928 The head hunter's dream Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-46038 10-in. 7/2/1928 Stuttering blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-46039 10-in. 7/2/1928 Clarice Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-46040 10-in. 7/2/1928 Snake eyes Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-46041 10-in. 7/2/1928 Cuckoo blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-46042 10-in. 7/2/1928 Jogo rhythm Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, celeste, leader  
Victor BVE-48844 10-in. 2/1/1929 Voodoo Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-48845 10-in. 2/1/1929 Skag-a-lag Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-48846 10-in. 2/1/1929 Stompin' on down Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-48847 10-in. 2/1/1929 Blue melody blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-48848 10-in. 2/2/1929 Tiny's stomp Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader  
Victor BVE-48849 10-in. 2/2/1929 Subway sobs Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader  
Victor BVE-48850 10-in. 2/2/1929 That kind of love Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader  
Victor BVE-48851 10-in. 2/2/1929 Blue Island blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader  
Victor BVE-55460 10-in. 7/22/1929 Jungle crawl Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-55461 10-in. 7/22/1929 Lucky "3-6-9" Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-55462 10-in. 7/22/1929 Echo blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-55463 10-in. 7/22/1929 Washboard wiggles Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-56424 10-in. 10/18/1929 Now that I've found you Arnold Moseley Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-56425 10-in. 10/18/1929 After all I've done for you Arnold Moseley Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-57216 10-in. 12/3/1929 Dixieland doin's Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57217 10-in. 12/3/1929 Cathedral blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57218 10-in. 12/3/1929 Cheerful blues Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57219 10-in. 12/3/1929 Black cat moan Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
Victor BVE-57333 10-in. 10/26/1929 Pig's feet and slaw Tiny Parham and his Musicians Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano, composer, leader, celeste  
(Results 1-25 of 54 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Parham, Tiny," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315.

Parham, Tiny. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315.

"Parham, Tiny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105315

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Parham, Tiny, 1900-1943 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86065483

Wikidata: Tiny Parham - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1724768

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12492391

MusicBrainz: Tiny Parham - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f1811c1-cb05-4e0d-9544-2311517e7784

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181377 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/181377

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