Harry Reser

Harry Reser

Harrison Franklin Reser (January 17, 1896 – September 27, 1965) was an American banjo player and bandleader. Born in Piqua, Ohio, Reser was best known as the leader of The Clicquot Club Eskimos. He was regarded by some as the best banjoist of the 1920s.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 17, 1896 (Ohio), Died September 27, 1965 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: banjo, leader, arranger, composer, ukulele, guitar, director, vocalist, lute, songwriter, mandolin, piano

Recordings (Results 701-725 of 910 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E20292-E20293	10-in.	9/29/1926	It made you happy when you made me cry	Isham Jones Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20298-E20299	10-in.	9/29/1926	The two of us	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20300-E20301	10-in.	9/29/1926	Don’t be angry with me	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20422-E20424	10-in.	10/15/1926	Rube Town band rehearsal	Rube Town Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	leader, composer
Brunswick	XE20495-XE20496	12-in.	10/22/1926	Honeymoon Lane medley	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20512-E20513	10-in.	10/25/1926	Fire!	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E20514-E20515	10-in.	10/25/1926	Bolshevik	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E20700-E20701	10-in.	11/10/1926	Where do you work-a, John?	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E20702-E20703	10-in.	11/10/1926	If you can't land 'er on the old verandah (Then you can't land 'er at all)	Six Jumping Jacks ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E20713-E20714	10-in.	11/12/1926	I've grown so lonesome thinking of you	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20715-E20716	10-in.	11/12/1926	Take in the sun, hang out the moon	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20733-E20736	10-in.	11/16/1926	Clap yo' hands	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20737-E20739	10-in.	11/16/1926	Do-do-do	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20813-E20815	10-in.	11/26/1926	The two of us	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20816-E20818	10-in.	11/26/1926	Don’t be angry with me	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20996-E20998	10-in.	12/20/1926	I know, that you know	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra and male vocal duet	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E20999-E21001	10-in.	12/20/1926	One alone	Victor Arden ; Phil Ohman	Piano duet, with orchestra and male vocal quartet	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21058-E21059	10-in.	12/24/1926	Cock-a-doodle, I’m off my noodle, my baby’s back	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E21060-E21061	10-in.	12/24/1926	The coat and the pants do all the work and the vest gets all the gravy	Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo, leader
Brunswick	E21205-E21207	10-in.	1/17/1927	A tree in the park	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21208-E21210	10-in.	1/17/1927	Where’s that rainbow	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	E21265-E21267	10-in.	1/21/1927	I love the college girls	Bonnie Laddies ; Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	leader
Brunswick	E21268-E21270	10-in.	1/21/1927	Crazy words—crazy tune (Vo-do-de-do)	Bonnie Laddies ; Six Jumping Jacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	leader
Brunswick	E21288-E21290	10-in.	1/25/1927	Pretty lips	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Brunswick	E21291-E21293	10-in.	1/25/1927	When I first met Mary	Clevelanders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader

(Results 701-725 of 910 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reser, Harry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

Reser, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

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