Chocolate Dandies
The Chocolate Dandies was the name of several American jazz combos from 1928 through the 1940s. The name was an outgrowth of a Broadway production, The Chocolate Dandies, that debuted in 1924. That stage show was composed by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151823 | 10-in. | 12/31/1930 | Bugle call rag | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W265156 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Blue interlude | Chocolate Dandies | Musical group | ||
| Columbia | W265157 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | I never knew-1 | Chocolate Dandies | Musical group | ||
| Columbia | W265158 | 10-in. | 10/10/1933 | Once upon a time-1 | Chocolate Dandies | Musical group | ||
| Columbia | W265159 | 10-in. | 10/3/1933 | Krazy kapers | Chocolate Dandies | Musical group | ||
| OKeh | W401218 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Paducah | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W401219 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Star dust | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W401220 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Birmingham breakdown | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W401221 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | Four or five times | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W402965 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | That's how I feel today | The Little Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W402966 | 10-in. | 9/18/1929 | Six or seven times | The Little Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404566 | 10-in. | 12/3/1930 | Goodbye blues | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404567 | 10-in. | 12/4/1930 | [Unknown title(s)] | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404596 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Cloudy skies | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404597 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Got another sweetie now | Chocolate Dandies ; Jimmy Harrison | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404598 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Bugle call rag | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W404599 | 10-in. | 12/30/1930 | Dee blues | Chocolate Dandies | Jazz/dance band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chocolate Dandies," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108534.
Chocolate Dandies. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108534.
"Chocolate Dandies." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Chocolate Dandies (Benny Carter) - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00081437
Wikidata: The Chocolate Dandies - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1075629
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/47147423022044880980
MusicBrainz: The Chocolate Dandies - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f0cc5e2e-a2b3-4e38-b641-4dabe32c136d
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