Frank Crumit
Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air." |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 26, 1889 (Jackson), Died September 7, 1943 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, ukulele, guitar, songwriter, arranger, speaker, adapter
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 383 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-33197 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | Old Uncle Bill | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33198 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | I'se goin' from the cottonfield | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ | arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33199 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | Sonya (Yup, alay yup!) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33402 | 10-in. | 9/3/1925 | The parlor is a pleasant place to sit in Sunday night | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ | arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33651 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Mah Lindy Lou | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33652 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Grandfather's clock | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ (takes 4-7); with guitar, organ, and traps (takes 1-3) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-33653 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Billy Boy | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34073 | 10-in. | 12/31/1925 | I'm sitting on top of the world (Just rolling along, just rolling along) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34327 | 10-in. | 1/14/1926 | Show me the way to go home | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-34328 | 10-in. | 1/14/1926 | I wish't I was in Peoria | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35310 | 10-in. | 4/13/1926 | Thanks for the buggy ride | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35311 | 10-in. | 4/13/1926 | So is your old lady | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35948 | 10-in. | 7/29/1926 | The girl friend | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-35949 | 10-in. | 7/29/1926 | Mountain greenery | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-36025 | 10-in. | 8/6/1926 | Get away old man, get away | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-36026 | 10-in. | 8/6/1926 | Pretty little dear | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37507 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | Sunny disposish | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37508 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | High-high-high up in the hills (Watching the clouds roll by) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37509 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | My lady | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37532 | 10-in. | 1/11/1927 | Crazy words, crazy tune (Vo-do-de-o) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with lute, ukulele, and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37533 | 10-in. | 1/11/1927 | I miss you, 'Lize | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with lute, ukulele, and piano | arranger, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38440 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | The mermaid | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin, piano, and accordion | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38441 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | Wake Nicodemus | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and organ | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38442 | 10-in. | 4/8/1927 | Abdul Abulbul Amir | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38742 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Frankie and Johnnie | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crumit, Frank," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
Crumit, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
"Crumit, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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