Cecil Gant
Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll. His biggest hit was the 1944 ballad, "I Wonder". |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 76710 | 8/7/1950 | Someday you'll be sorry, part 1 | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76711 | 8/7/1950 | Someday you'll be sorry, part 2 | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76712 | 8/7/1950 | Owl stew-1 | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76713 | 8/7/1950 | Playin' myself the blues | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81539 | 10/13/1951 | God bless my Daddy | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 81540 | 10/13/1950 | The grass is gettin' greener | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 102173 | before February 1951 | I wonder | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 102174 | before February 1951 | Cecil's boogie | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2246 | 10/13/1950 | Train time blues | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2247 | 10/13/1950 | It ain't gonna be like that | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2248 | 10/13/1950 | It's Christmas time again | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2249 | 10/13/1950 | Hello Santa Claus | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2276 | 11/29/1950 | Paging Mister Jackson | Red Foley | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2277 | 11/29/1950 | Hot rod race | Red Foley | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 2313 | 1/19/1951 | Shotgun boogie | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2314 | 1/19/1951 | Rock little baby | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2315 | 1/19/1951 | Little baby | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 2316 | 1/19/1951 | Don't you worry | Cecil Gant | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gant, Cecil," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203520.
Gant, Cecil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203520.
"Gant, Cecil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Gant, Cecil, 1913-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95009214
Wikidata: Cecil Gant - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q329226
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54332479
MusicBrainz: Cecil Gant - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f1efdfd-bd20-4ced-aae4-5f136fc8cdeb
ISNI: 0000 0000 7245 5718 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000072455718
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