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 |
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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External Sources
Wikipedia: Freddie Slack
Discogs: Freddy (Freddie) Slack
Allmusic: Freddy (Freddie) Slack
Grove: Freddy (Freddie) Slack
IMDb: Freddy (Freddie) Slack
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Slack, Freddie - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87865098
Wikidata: Freddie Slack - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q204969
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/42026673
MusicBrainz: Freddie Slack - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7f94e172-7e35-4172-a4b6-36cd94716716
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/205085 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/205085
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