Emmett Babe Wallace

Emmett "Babe" Wallace (June 24, 1909 – December 3, 2006), was an American singer, stage performer, composer, actor, and poet. His decades long career included many years performing abroad in Europe and Israel. He featured on stage and screen. The New York Public Library has a collection of his papers in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Birth and Death Data: Born Brooklyn (borough of New York City, New York, United States), Died December 3, 2006 (Englewood (city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, suburb of NYC) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 951 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

Notes: Also known as "Babe" Wallace.

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= 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 BS-022417 10-in. 4/8/1938 That feeling is gone Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-022476 10-in. 4/20/1938 That feeling is gone Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor D6VB-1400 10-in. 4/4/1946 The story of Ee Bobba Lee Bob Deep River Boys Male vocal quartet, with piano, guitar, and bass composer  
Excelsior TR-107 10-in. 1944-1951 Bring enough clothes for three days Excelsior Hep Cats ; Timmie Rogers songwriter  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wallace, Emmett Babe," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116778.

Wallace, Emmett Babe. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116778.

"Wallace, Emmett Babe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116778

External Sources

Wikipedia: Emmett “Babe” Wallace

IMDb: Emmett Babe Wallace

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Wallace, Emmett Babe, 1909-2006 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98004429

Wikidata: Emmett “Babe” Wallace - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108032868

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/73765469

MusicBrainz: Emmett “Babe” Wallace - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/87025f43-70c9-49a1-9775-1877924316e0

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/433681 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/433681

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