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Freddy (Freddie) Slack

Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader.

Birth and Death Data: Born La Crosse (city in and county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States), Died August 10, 1965 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 140 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CO27329 10-in. 5/21/1940 Beat me daddy (eight to the bar), Part I Ray McKinley ; Will Bradley/Ray McKinley Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia CO29526 10-in. 1/21/1941 Southpaw serenade Ray McKinley ; Freddy (Freddie) Slack ; Will Bradley/Ray McKinley Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63201 10-in. 1/25/1938 Doctor Rhythm Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63202 10-in. 1/25/1938 On the sentimental side Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63203 10-in. 1/25/1938 How'dja like to love me? Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63204 10-in. 1/25/1938 I fall in love with you every day Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63205 10-in. 1/25/1938 Love is here to stay Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63206 10-in. 1/28/1938 Smoke from a chimney Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63207 10-in. 1/28/1938 It's the dreamer in me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63208 10-in. 1/28/1938 I was doing all right Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63209 10-in. 1/28/1938 My first impression of you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63429 10-in. 3/15/1938 Two bouquets Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63430 10-in. 3/15/1938 I can't face the music (without singing the blues) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63431 10-in. 3/16/1938 Joseph! Joseph! Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63432 10-in. 3/16/1938 At a perfume counter Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63433 10-in. 3/16/1938 It's the dreamer in me Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63434 10-in. 3/16/1938 Don't be that way Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63435 10-in. 3/16/1938 Love walked in Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63436 10-in. 3/16/1938 The weekend of a private secretary Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63496 10-in. 3/29/1938 Lost and found Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63497 10-in. 3/29/1938 Stop! And reconsider Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63498 12-in. 3/29/1938 I cried for you Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63655 10-in. 4/22/1938 Popcorn man Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63656 10-in. 4/22/1938 I love you in technicolor Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 63657 10-in. 4/22/1938 At your beck and call Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra ; Ralph Muzzillo instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 1-25 of 140 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Slack, Freddy (Freddie)," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344115.

Slack, Freddy (Freddie). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344115.

"Slack, Freddy (Freddie)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/344115

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