Perry Bradford's Mean Four
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | 73678 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Lucy Long | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73679 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Disgusted blues | Perry Bradford's Mean Four ; Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73680 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Humming blues | Perry Bradford's Mean Four ; Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73681 | 10-in. | 10/3/1925 | Cool can blues | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73830 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Your jelly roll is good | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73831 | 10-in. | Dec. 1925 | Take that thing away | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73890 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I'm tired of everything but you | Perry Bradford's Mean Four ; Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73891 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I wouldn't be where I am if you hadn't gone away | Perry Bradford's Mean Four ; Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73892 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Do right blues | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73903 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Everybody does it now | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73904 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | A master man with a master mind | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73905 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I don't want it all | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73924 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Just a little bit bad | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73925 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | I've learned to do without you now | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 73926 | 10-in. | Jan. 1926 | Want a little lovin' | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74055 | 10-in. | Mar. 1926 | Pensacola blues | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74056 | 10-in. | Mar. 1926 | New crazy blues | Louise Vant | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74083 | 10-in. | Apr. 1926 | I'll get even with you | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74084 | 10-in. | Apr. 1926 | If you don't like it | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74333 | 10-in. | Sept. 1926 | Don't forget to mess around | Alberta Hunter ; Perry Bradford's Mean Four | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | 74334 | 10-in. | Sept. 1926 | Heebie jeebies | Alberta Hunter | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80510 | 10-in. | 3/9/1927 | Home, cradle of happiness | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group | |
| OKeh | W80511 | 10-in. | 3/9/1927 | If anybody here wants a real kind mama | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quartet | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perry Bradford's Mean Four," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/337282.
Perry Bradford's Mean Four. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/337282.
"Perry Bradford's Mean Four." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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