Pops Foster

Resource id #76

Pops Foster

George Murphy "Pops" Foster (May 19, 1892 – October 30, 1969) was an American jazz musician, best known for his vigorous slap bass playing of the string bass. He also played the tuba and trumpet professionally.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1892 (Ascension Parish), Died October 30, 1969 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, tuba, composer

Notes: Also listed in Victor ledgers by given name, George Foster.

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

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 161 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	65461	10-in.	4/25/1939	Our Monday date	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	65462	10-in.	4/25/1939	If it's good then I want it	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	65463	10-in.	4/25/1939	Me and Brother Bill	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	65824	10-in.	6/15/1939	Baby, won't you please come home?	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	65825	10-in.	6/15/1939	Poor old Joe	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	65826	10-in.	6/15/1939	Shanty boat on the Mississippi	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	66984	10-in.	12/18/1939	Poor old Joe	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	66985	10-in.	12/18/1939	You're a lucky guy	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	66986	10-in.	12/18/1939	You're just a no account	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	66987	10-in.	12/18/1939	Bye and bye	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67321	10-in.	3/14/1940	Hep cat's ball	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67322	10-in.	3/14/1940	You've got me voodoo'd	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67323	10-in.	3/14/1940	Harlem stomp	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67324	10-in.	3/14/1940	Wolverine blues	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67325	10-in.	3/14/1940	Lazy 'sippi steamer	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67648	10-in.	5/1/1940	Sweethearts on parade	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67649	10-in.	5/1/1940	You run your mouth, I'll run my business	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67650	10-in.	5/1/1940	Cut off my legs and call me Shorty	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67651	10-in.	5/1/1940	Cain and Abel	Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67839	10-in.	5/28/1940	Down in jungle town	Red Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67840	10-in.	5/28/1940	Canal Street blues	Red Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67841	10-in.	5/28/1940	King Porter stomp	Zutty Singleton Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	67842	10-in.	5/28/1940	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Zutty Singleton Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73987		7/1/1947	This train	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	73988		7/1/1947	Oh, when I come to the end of my journey	Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 101-125 of 161 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Foster, Pops," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107076.

Foster, Pops. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107076.

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