George W. Thomas
George Washington Thomas Jr. (March 9, 1883 – March 6, 1937) was an American blues and jazz pianist and songwriter. He wrote several influential early boogie-woogie piano pieces including "The New Orleans Hop Scop Blues", "The Fives", and "The Rocks", which some believe he may have recorded himself under the name Clay Custer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Pine Bluff (city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States), Died March 6, 1937 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, piano, songwriter, leader, vocalist, speaker
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 58 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-37212 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Lonesome room blues | Sodarisa Miller | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37213 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | I keeps my kitchen clean | Sodarisa Miller | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37237 | 10-in. | 12/14/1926 | Muscle Shoals blues | Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37682 | 10-in. | 2/14/1927 | Dead drunk blues | Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and harmonica | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99355 | 10-in. | 2/25/1936 | Bedroom blues | Joe Pullum | Male vocal solo, with trumpet, guitar, and piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 81832 | 10-in. | 6/18/1924 | Muscle Shoals blues | Alabama Joe ; Edith Wilson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 81838 | 10-in. | 1/21/1924 | Houston blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81839 | 10-in. | 1/21/1924 | Muscle Shoals blues | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W142440 | 10-in. | 7/14/1926 | Bed room blues | Ethel Bynum | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W142441 | 10-in. | 7/14/1926 | Rest yo' hips | Ethel Bynum | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150132 | 10-in. | 3/27/1930 | New Orleans hop scop blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental quartet | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 8485 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Sweet baby doll | King Oliver’s Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 8490 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Up the country blues | Eddie Heywood ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 8491 | 10-in. | October 1923 | Shorty George blues | Eddie Heywood ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 8964 | 10-in. | February 1925 | Morning dove blues | Joe Oliver ; Hersal Thomas ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer | |
| OKeh | 9167 | 10-in. | May 1925 | Worried down with the blues | Hersal Thomas ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9168 | 10-in. | May 1925 | Fish tail dance | Hersal Thomas ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9169 | 10-in. | May 1925 | Wash woman blues | Thomas' Muscle Shoal Devils | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 9170 | 10-in. | May 1925 | Morning dove blues | Thomas' Muscle Shoal Devils | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | 9472 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Sunshine baby | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9473 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Adam and Eve had the blues | Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9474 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Put it where I can get it | Louis Armstrong's Jazz Four ; Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9475 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | Wash woman blues | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | 9476 | 10-in. | 11/11/1925 | I've stopped my man | Hociel Thomas | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | 9560 | 10-in. | 3/3/1926 | I feel good | Louis Armstrong ; Hersal Thomas ; Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thomas, George W.," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110888.
Thomas, George W.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110888.
"Thomas, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Thomas, George W. (George Washington), approximately 1885-1936 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98037998
Wikidata: George W. Thomas - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5545760
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24214839
MusicBrainz: George W. Thomas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c9b24665-84fd-4369-bb5b-213eb5053787
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