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 51-75 of 383 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-39100 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Sentimental silly | International Novelty Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39134 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | I'll meet her when the sun goes down | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39135 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | Bye-bye pretty baby | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39136 | 10-in. | 8/30/1927 | They've all got a mate but me | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39172 | 10-in. | 9/13/1927 | Come along, my Mandy | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano and saxophone | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39173 | 10-in. | 9/13/1927 | I've a garden in Sweden | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with saxophone and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40186 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | Who's that knockin' at my door | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40187 | 10-in. | 10/18/1927 | Da, da, da, my darling | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and ukulele | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40506 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | That old wooden rocker | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin and organ | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40507 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | 'S wonderful | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40508 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Granny's old arm chair | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41123 | 10-in. | 11/29/1927 | Bohunkus | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41124 | 10-in. | 11/29/1927 | Kingdom coming (And the year of Jubilo) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41535 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | Little brown road | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin, saxophone, and piano | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41536 | 10-in. | 1/10/1928 | Back in your own back yard | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin, saxophone, and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-43535 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | Down in de cane-brake | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-43536 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | The song of the prune | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45007 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | The three trees | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45008 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | I learned about women from her | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with viola and guitar (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45009 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | The road to Vicksburg | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar and traps | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45010 | 10-in. | 5/3/1928 | No news (or 'What killed the dog') | Frank Crumit | Recitation | speaker | |
Victor | CVE-45632 | 12-in. | 6/14/1928 | Hard times come again no more | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-45636 | 12-in. | 6/15/1928 | Nelly was a lady | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Orchestra, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | CVE-45653 | 12-in. | 6/22/1928 | Ring de banjo | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group | Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45824 | 10-in. | 6/25/1928 | O'Hooligan's ball | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, 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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