Bee Palmer
Bee Palmer (born Beatrice Charlotta Palmer, September 11, 1894 – December 22, 1967) was an American singer, dancer, and showgirl who achieved fame during the jazz age as the "Shimmy Queen." |
Birth and Death Data: Born Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America), Died December 22, 1967
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1929
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 | [Trial 1918-05-15-02] | Not documented | 5/15/1918 | When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-01-13-01] | Not documented | 1/13/1919 | After you've gone | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-01-13-02] | Not documented | 1/13/1919 | I'm the jazz baby | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1925-07-14-01] | 10-in. | 7/14/1925 | I'll see you in my dreams | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1925-07-14-02] | 10-in. | 7/14/1925 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-05-10-01] | 10-in. | 5/10/1928 | I'm coming, Virginia | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 77869 | 10-in. | 6/3/1918 | At half-past nine | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | W147770 | 10-in. | 1/10/1929 | Don't leave me, daddy | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | W147771 | 10-in. | 1/10/1929 | Singin' the blues | Bee Palmer | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Palmer, Bee," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107697.
Palmer, Bee. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107697.
"Palmer, Bee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Palmer, Bee - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97862958
Wikidata: Bee Palmer - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q813980
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/161149198355374940007
MusicBrainz: Bee Palmer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e538746a-32ce-4d21-a0aa-8f3e655c93c9
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/405067 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/405067
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.