Dallas Bartley
Birth and Death Data: Born Cave Spring (unincorporated community in Missouri, United States), Died November 22, 1979 (Springfield (city in Greene County, Missouri, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 50 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty | SP-307-A | 10-in. | 12/31/1960 | You don't love me | Dallas Bartley ; Camille Howard ; Roy Milton | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Specialty | SP-507-B | 10-in. | 1946-1960 | Night life blues | Jump Jackson Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Chess | U7018 | 10-in. | 1947 | Sweet thing | Melrose Colbert ; Eddie "Sugarman" Penigar | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Chess | U7020 | 10-in. | June, 1947 | The greatest mistake | Melrose Colbert ; Jump Jackson Band | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Chess | U7021 | 10-in. | 1947 | Not now baby | Jump Jackson Band ; Benny Kelly | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Chess | U7022 | 10-in. | June, 1947 | Hey pretty mama | Jump Jackson Band ; Benny Kelly | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71126 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | What's the use of gettin' sober | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71127 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | The chicks I pick are slender tender and tall | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71128 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | I'm gonna leave you on the outskirts of town | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71129 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | That'll just 'bout knock me out | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71130 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Dirty snake | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71131 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Somebody done changed the lock on my door | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71132 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | Five guys named Moe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71133 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | It's a low-down dirty shame | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 71134 | 10-in. | 7/21/1942 | De laff's on you | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 73882 | 4/23/1947 | Boogie woogie blue plate | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73883 | 4/23/1947 | Barnyard boogie | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73884 | 4/23/1947 | Every man to his own profession | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73885 | 4/23/1947 | Early in the mornin' | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73886 | 4/23/1947 | Run Joe | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73936 | 6/4/1947 | Look out! | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 73937 | 6/4/1947 | Beans and cornbread | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 93783 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | How 'bout that? | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 93784 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Teacher (How I love my teacher) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 93785 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Mama Mama blues (Rusty dusty blues) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bartley, Dallas," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303311.
Bartley, Dallas. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303311.
"Bartley, Dallas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Bartley, Dallas - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009040814
Wikidata: Dallas Bartley - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1116481
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/91026983
MusicBrainz: Dallas Bartley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea4ae585-2f87-4759-b5cf-86a141b70591
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