Boyd Senter

Boyd Senter was a multi-instrumentalist and band leader, most commonly associated with his jazz-era clarinet playing. He helped start the careers of Glenn Miller and The Dorsey Brothers. As a vaudeville performer, he headlined with his jazz band and as a solo performer, having mastered several instruments. His later years involved non-musical employment, but he remained active in the local music scene.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 30, 1898 (Nebraska), Died June 1, 1982 (Michigan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, composer, director, leader, songwriter, saxophone

Notes: Sometimes billed as "Boyd Senter, Jazzologist Supreme."

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-33657	10-in.	1/6/1926	Slippery elm	Art Landry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-48335	10-in.	2/6/1929	Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Victor	BVE-48336	10-in.	2/6/1929	I'm in the jailhouse now	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BVE-49701	10-in.	1/30/1929	Wabash blues	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-49702	10-in.	1/30/1929	Goin' back to Tennessee	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus	director, instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Victor	BVE-49780	10-in.	3/13/1929	Doin' you good	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
Victor	BVE-49781	10-in.	3/13/1929	Shine	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	PBVE-54841	10-in.	6/19/1930	Waterloo	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	PBVE-54842	10-in.	6/19/1930	Give it to me right away	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter, director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	PBVE-54843	10-in.	6/19/1930	Way down yonder in New Orleans	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	songwriter, director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	PBVE-54853	10-in.	6/19/1930	Smiles	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes ; Ray Stillwell	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57031	10-in.	10/29/1929	Sweetheart blues	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	composer, director
Victor	BVE-57032	10-in.	10/29/1929	Copenhagen	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57033	10-in.	10/29/1929	No one	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	composer, director, instrumentalist, clarinet
Victor	BVE-57034	10-in.	10/29/1929	Beale Street blues	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	director
Victor	BS-99336	10-in.	2/24/1936	Prickly heat	Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers	String band	composer
Victor	PB-101	10-in.	3/3/1925	Buck Town blues	Glen Oswald Serenaders	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-026576	10-in.	9/1/1938	Sugar babe	Scat Powell ; Willie Farmer Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W141666	10-in.	2/11/1926	The hobo's prayer	Art Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141710	10-in.	2/23/1926	The hobo's prayer	Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142005	10-in.	4/12/1926	African echoes	Parenti's Liberty Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W143024	10-in.	11/2/1926	Sugar babe	Catherine Boswell	Female vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W100351	10-in.	1/20/1927	Bad habits	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar	composer, instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80313	10-in.	1/20/1927	Wabash blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80314	10-in.	1/20/1927	Bluin' the blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80315	10-in.	1/20/1927	Christine	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
OKeh	W80316	10-in.	1/20/1927	Bad habits	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, clarinet, composer
OKeh	W80317	10-in.	1/20/1927	Clarinet tickle	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80318	10-in.	1/20/1927	You're the one for me	Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80324	10-in.	1/21/1927	New St. Louis blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80325	10-in.	1/21/1927	Someday sweetheart	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80985	10-in.	6/7/1927	Not maybe	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80986	10-in.	6/7/1927	Hot lips	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80987	10-in.	6/7/1927	Beale St. blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W80988	10-in.	6/7/1927	Sigh and cry blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W81001	10-in.	6/10/1927	Down hearted blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W81002	10-in.	6/10/1927	The boss of the stomps	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W81003	10-in.	6/10/1927	The grind out	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W81004	10-in.	6/10/1927	I ain't got nobody (And nobody cares for me)	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet and saxophone, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet, saxophone
OKeh	W400153	10-in.	3/20/1928	'Tain't clean	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400154	10-in.	3/20/1928	Eniale blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400155	10-in.	3/20/1928	Just so-so!	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400168	10-in.	3/23/1928	I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	W400169	10-in.	3/23/1928	Mobile blues	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	leader
OKeh	W400645	10-in.	5/2/1928	Prickly heat	Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400646	10-in.	5/2/1928	No more	Boyd Senter	Clarinet solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400647	10-in.	5/3/1928	Original Stack o' Lee blues	Eddie Lang ; Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band, with guitar solo	leader
OKeh	W400653	10-in.	5/8/1928	Original Chinese blues	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
OKeh	W400654	10-in.	5/8/1928	Somebody's wrong	Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, clarinet
Brunswick	E3003-E3004	10-in.	5/6/1926	Slippery elm	Tal Henry and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C327-C328	10-in.	5/28/1926	Hobo’s prayer	Charley Straight Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C373-C374	10-in.	5/29/1926	The hobo’s prayer	Dixie Syncopators ; King Oliver	Jazz/dance band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Senter, Boyd," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104821.

Senter, Boyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104821.

"Senter, Boyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.