Skinnay Ennis

Edgar Clyde "Skinnay" Ennis Jr. (August 13, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American jazz and pop music bandleader and singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1907 (Salisbury), Died June 3, 1963 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, director, drums, piano, traps

Notes: Sometimes listed as Skinny Ennis or E. C. Ennis. Also known as Edgar Clyde Ennis,

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-061969	10-in.	12/10/1941	Dreamsville, Ohio	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	PBS-061970	10-in.	12/10/1941	I found you in the rain	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	BS-064806	10-in.	8/25/1941	Don't let Julia fool ya	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	BS-064807	10-in.	8/25/1941	I don't want to set the world on fire	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	BS-064808	10-in.	8/25/1941	You mean so much to me	Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-064809	10-in.	8/25/1941	Whistler's mother-in-law	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Columbia	W152621	10-in.	7/10/1934	Straight from the shoulder (Right from the heart)	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W152622	10-in.	7/10/1934	When you were a smile on your mother's lips (and a twinkle in your daddy's eye)	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W401617	10-in.	2/15/1929	The eyes of Texas	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W401618	10-in.	2/15/1929	Shine on, harvest moon	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W401619	10-in.	2/15/1929	Carolina moon	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W401777	10-in.	4/3/1929	Underneath the Russian moon	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	vocalist
OKeh	W401778	10-in.	4/3/1929	Coquette	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W401779	10-in.	4/3/1929	Honey	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W401825	10-in.	4/24/1929	I'll always be in love with you	Carolina Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W401827	10-in.	4/24/1929	That's you, baby!	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	vocalist
OKeh	W402485	10-in.	7/1/1929	The world's greatest sweetheart is you	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403020	10-in.	10/2/1929	Somebody mighty like you	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	vocalist
OKeh	W403021	10-in.	10/2/1929	Miss Wonderful	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403208	10-in.	10/30/1929	He's so unusual	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403209	10-in.	10/30/1929	One minute of heaven	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403210	10-in.	10/30/1929	I've got to have you (Nobody but you)	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403211	10-in.	10/30/1929	Glory to Georgia	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	vocalist
OKeh	W403236	10-in.	11/6/1929	Carolina (University of North Carolina)	Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W403237	10-in.	11/6/1929	How I'll miss you (When the summer is gone)	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal ensemble	vocalist

(Results 26-50 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ennis, Skinnay," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.

Ennis, Skinnay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.

"Ennis, Skinnay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.