John Lindsay

John "Johnny" Lindsay or John Lindsey (born August 23, 1894 – July 3, 1950) was an American jazz double-bassist and trombonist, active in the New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes.

Birth and Death Data: Born New Orleans (largest city of the state of Louisiana, United States), Died July 3, 1950 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 216 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-36239 10-in. 9/15/1926 Black bottom stomp Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-36240 10-in. 9/15/1926 Smoke-house blues Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-36241 10-in. 9/15/1926 The chant Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-36283 10-in. 9/21/1926 Sidewalk blues Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band, with talk instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-36284 10-in. 9/21/1926 Dead man blues Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band, with talk instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-36285 10-in. 9/21/1926 Steamboat stomp Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band, with talk instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-37254 10-in. 12/16/1926 Someday sweetheart Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-37255 10-in. 12/16/1926 Grandpa's spells Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-37256 10-in. 12/16/1926 Original Jelly-Roll Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-37257 10-in. 12/16/1926 Doctor Jazz stomp Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BVE-37258 10-in. 12/16/1926 Cannon ball Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-053432 10-in. 9/6/1940 Blues for you, Johnny Sidney Bechet ; Herb Jeffries ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance quintet with male vocal solo (take 2: no vocal) instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-053433 10-in. 9/6/1940 Ain't misbehavin' Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-053434 10-in. 9/6/1940 Save it, pretty mama Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor BS-053435 10-in. 9/6/1940 Stompy Jones Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers Jazz/dance quintet instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D6VB-1975 10-in. 10/31/1946 Yancey's blues Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D6VB-1976 10-in. 10/31/1946 The blues stay with me Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D6VB-1977 10-in. 10/31/1946 That funny feeling Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Victor D6VB-1978 10-in. 10/31/1946 Snuff dripping woman Preston Jackson and his New Orleans Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia 38824 10-in. 5/3/1913 Aisha Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 38926 10-in. 6/27/1913 Aisha Mike Bernard Piano solo composer  
Columbia 105080 10-in. approximately July 1924 Asia : Indian intermezzo Columbia Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia C1428 10-in. 7/9/1936 I kept on rubbing that thing State Street Swingers Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia C1429 10-in. 7/9/1936 Chicago rhythm State Street Swingers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia C1445 10-in. 8/20/1936 Hottest gal in town Chicago Swingers ; Lil Johnson Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 1-25 of 216 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lindsay, John," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111198.

Lindsay, John. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111198.

"Lindsay, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111198

External Sources

Wikipedia: John Lindsay

Discogs: John Lindsay

Allmusic: John Lindsay

Grove: John Lindsay

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Lindsay, John, 1894-1950 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98117473

Wikidata: John Lindsay - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1314531

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22329595

MusicBrainz: John Lindsay - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b77ed8d-0b9d-4f43-a10f-6a1386073596

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1546035 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1546035

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