Tommy Edwards
Thomas Jefferson Edwards (February 17, 1922 – October 23, 1969) was an American singer and songwriter. His most successful record was the multi-million-selling song "It's All in the Game", becoming the first African-American to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Richmond (capital city of Virginia, United States of America), Died October 22, 1969 (Henrico County (county in Virginia, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1944 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D6VB-1399 | 10-in. | 4/4/1946 | That chick's too young to fry | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano, guitar, and bass | songwriter | |
| Mercury | 138 | 10-in. | 1945 | My bicycle Tillie | Cats 'N Jammer Three ; Bill Samuels | composer | ||
| Mercury | 4615 | 10-in. | 11/15/1951 | All over again | Julian Dash Orchestra ; Carmen Taylor | composer | ||
| Decca | 72295 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | Beer bucket love | Tommy Edwards | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72296 | 10-in. | 6/26/1944 | Little by little | Tommy Edwards | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72615 | 10-in. | 12/11/1944 | Been bucket love | Tommy Edwards | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72616 | 10-in. | 12/11/1944 | When the beat goes down | Tommy Edwards | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 102035 | 3/19/1957 | The story of Elvis Presley | Tommy Edwards | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 102036 | 3/19/1957 | What's rock 'n roll? | Tommy Edwards | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edwards, Tommy," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/313699.
Edwards, Tommy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/313699.
"Edwards, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Tommy Edwards
Discogs: Tommy Edwards
Allmusic: Tommy Edwards
IMDb: Tommy Edwards
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Edwards, Tommy, 1922-1969 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94117430
Wikidata: Tommy Edwards - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2440977
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/34648595
MusicBrainz: Tommy Edwards - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0b1a0ca5-52cb-4d1d-8344-746f905ae115
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/348876 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/348876
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