Sid Bass
Sid Bass (January 22, 1913 – June 19, 1993) was an American arranger, composer, conductor and songwriter who was most successful in the 1960s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died June 19, 1993 (Putney (town in Windham County, Vermont, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1962
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, songwriter, piano, lyricist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 53 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-021869 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | When the moon bids the sun goodnight | Rose Marie | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-051867 | 10-in. | 7/16/1940 | My mommie sent me to the store | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-053492 | 10-in. | 9/25/1940 | It's eight o'clock | Blue Barron ; Charlie Fischer | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | F4PB-0518 | 10-in. | 1/4/1955 | Ko ko mo (I love you so) | Betty Clooney ; Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, piano, leader | ||
| Victor | F4PB-0519 | 10-in. | 1/4/1955 | So all alone | Betty Clooney ; Bill Darnell | instrumentalist, piano, leader | ||
| Victor | F4PB-1140 | 10-in. | 1/26/1955 | I'm through chasing after you | Eddie Fontaine ; Sid Bass Orchestra ; The Excels | leader | ||
| Victor | F4LB-1495 | 10-in. | 2/16/1955 | I miss you so | Eddie Fontaine | leader | ||
| Victor | F4LB-1496 | 10-in. | 2/16/1955 | On bended knee | Eddie Fontaine | leader, songwriter | ||
| Victor | F4LB-1497 | 10-in. | 2/16/1955 | A million thanks | Bill Darnell | leader | ||
| Victor | F4LB-1498 | 10-in. | 2/16/1955 | Rock and roll baby | Bill Darnell | leader | ||
| Victor | G4PB-2888 | 10-in. | 3/16/1956 | Leap year red | Lucy Roberts | leader | ||
| Victor | F4PB-3297 | 10-in. | 4/15/1955 | Rollin' stone | Eddie Fontaine ; Sid Bass Orchestra ; The Excels | leader | ||
| Victor | E4LB-4982 | 10-in. | 8/19/1954 | Where can you be? | Bill Darnell | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | E4LB-4983 | 10-in. | 8/19/1954 | The hook | Bill Darnell | Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | E4LB-5580 | 10-in. | 10/11/1954 | In a little Spanish town | The Smith Brothers | leader | ||
| Victor | E4LB-5581 | 10-in. | 10/11/1954 | I'm a lonely little petunia (in an onion patch) | The Smith Brothers | leader | ||
| Victor | E4LB-5727 | 10-in. | 10/5/1954 | We wanna see Santa do the mambo | Bill Darnell ; The Smith Brothers | leader | ||
| Victor | E4LB-5728 | 10-in. | 10/5/1954 | Too fat to be Santa Claus | Bill Darnell ; The Smith Brothers | leader | ||
| Victor | E4LB-5826 | 10-in. | 10/25/1954 | When are you coming home, Joe? | Dinah Kaye | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | E4LB-5827 | 10-in. | 10/25/1954 | The butterscotch mop | Dinah Kaye | Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | E4LB-5989 | 10-in. | 11/18/1954 | Tell it to me again | Frankie Lester | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | E4LB-5990 | 10-in. | 11/18/1954 | (I'm always hearing) Wedding bells | Frankie Lester | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | F4PB-6385 | 10-in. | 9/7/1955 | Goodbye, gal, goodbye | Norman Brooks | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | F4PB-6386 | 10-in. | 9/7/1955 | Way-tay-te-nan-go | Norman Brooks | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and instrumental ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | F4PB-8014 | 10-in. | 11/21/1955 | Turn the light on | Eddie Fontaine | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bass, Sid," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106422.
Bass, Sid. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106422.
"Bass, Sid." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bass, Sid - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91097919
Wikidata: Sid Bass - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7507737
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/87078130
MusicBrainz: Sid Bass - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1c75c268-4b93-444c-bb1f-0a93fbf9b05c
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