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 851-875 of 910 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	1350W-1352W	10-in.	9/15/1925	Everybody stomp!	Tennessee Tooters	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1359W-1361W	10-in.	9/18/1925	Days of hearts and flowers	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1362W-1364W	10-in.	9/18/1925	Save your sorrow	Norman Clark ; Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1405W-1408W	10-in.	9/25/1925	Oh! Boy, what a girl	Harry Reser	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1440W-1443W	10-in.	10/8/1925	Dream pal	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1444W-1446W	10-in.	10/8/1925	Fooling	Tuxedo Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, banjo
Brunswick	1474W-1478W	10-in.	10/15/1925	Heebie jeebies	Harry Reser	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Brunswick	1531W-1533W	10-in.	10/23/1925	Sweet man	Peggy English	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Edison	N-188	10-in.	4/12/1928	I don't know what to do	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	N-189	10-in.	4/12/1928	Hey! Hey! Hazel	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	11711	10-in.	5/26/1927	Hello cutie	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	11712	10-in.	5/26/1927	Marianette	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band	leader
Edison	11999	10-in.	11/1/1927	The old town pump	Harry Reser ; Paul Rickenbach	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Edison	18000	10-in.	11/1/1927	The clock and the banjo	Harry Reser ; Paul Rickenbach	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Edison	18093	10-in.	12/9/1927	Highways are happy ways (When they lead the way to home)	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	18094	10-in.	12/9/1927	Our bungalow of dreams	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	18321	10-in.	3/21/1928	Happy-Go-Lucky Lane	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with banjo	instrumentalist, banjo
Edison	18345	10-in.	3/28/1928	Lolly pops	Harry Reser ; Paul Rickenbach	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Edison	18346	10-in.	3/28/1928	Heebie jeebies	Harry Reser ; Paul Rickenbach	Banjo solo, with piano	instrumentalist, banjo, composer
Edison	18396	10-in.	4/12/1928	I don't know what to do	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	18397	10-in.	4/12/1928	Hey! Hey! Hazel	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader
Edison	18409	10-in.	4/16/1928	After my laughter came tears	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano	instrumentalist, guitar
Edison	18571	10-in.	6/7/1928	Giggling Gertie	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, banjo
Edison	18950	10-in.	12/18/1928	Easy goin'	Melville Morris ; Piccadilly Players ; The Rollickers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet	composer
Edison	19030	10-in.	2/6/1929	What a girl! What a night!	Harry Reser's Rounders	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader

(Results 851-875 of 910 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reser, Harry," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

Reser, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106771.

"Reser, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.