Edgar Dowell
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, piano
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-27197 | 10-in. | 12/1/1922 | That da-da strain | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-29191 | 10-in. | 1/8/1924 | West Indies blues | Armand J. Piron ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36961 | 10-in. | 11/23/1926 | Peepin' Jim | Edna Winston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37573 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Hard hearted papa | Monette Moore | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37574 | 10-in. | 1/26/1927 | Police done tore my playhouse down | Elizabeth Smith | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37680 | 10-in. | 2/14/1927 | Good woman blues | Margaret Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and harmonica | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-37787 | 10-in. | 2/16/1927 | Joogie blues | Edna Winston | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38654 | 10-in. | 6/8/1927 | Red River blues | Laura Smith | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BRC-69607 | 10-in. | 5/13/1931 | Nina | Wooding’s Grand Central Red Caps | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1926-01-21-01] | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | I haven't dirtied a dish today | Eddie Hunter | Monologue, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-[Unnumbered 1926-01-21-02] | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Apple sauce | Eddie Hunter | Monologue, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-024055 | 10-in. | 7/18/1938 | Yes suh! | Ozzie Nelson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-040263 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | That da da strain | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80362 | 10-in. | 5/22/1922 | It makes no difference now | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 80622 | 10-in. | 10/23/1922 | That da-da strain | The Southland Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80724 | 10-in. | 12/5/1922 | That da-da strain | Irene Gibbons | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80834 | 10-in. | 2/5/1923 | That teasin', squeezin' man of mine | Leona Williams | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81436 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | West Indies blues | Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81695 | 10-in. | 4/17/1924 | West Indies blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and ukulele | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81803 | 10-in. | 6/3/1924 | Black Star Line | George Gray ; Roscoe Wickham | Male vocal duet, with ukulele | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140090 | 10-in. | 10/7/1924 | Broken busted blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 140227 | 10-in. | 1/7/1925 | Broken busted blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, trombone, and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 140266 | 12-in. | 1/17/1925 | My John blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140462 | 10-in. | 3/25/1925 | Meddlin' with the blues | Two Of Spades | Banjo-ukulele and harmonica duet | composer | |
| Columbia | W140493 | 10-in. | 4/2/1925 | My John blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140598 | 10-in. | 5/13/1925 | Too bad Jim | Ebony Four ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W140756 | 10-in. | 7/10/1925 | Strivin' blues | Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140757 | 10-in. | 7/10/1925 | Last night blues | Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia | W140957 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | That Chicago wiggle | Dixie Wobblers ; Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance quartet | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140958 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | Midnight Dan | Edgar Dowell's Chicago Waddlers ; Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, piano, lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W140959 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | Police blues | Edgar Dowell's Chicago Waddlers ; Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance quartet | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | W140960 | 10-in. | 9/18/1925 | He'll do you wrong | Dixie Wobblers ; Julia Moody | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance quartet | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | W141057 | 10-in. | 9/29/1925 | Never tell a woman friend | Maggie Jones | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | W141293 | 10-in. | 11/20/1925 | Red Mountain blues | Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W141897 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Some baby—my gal | George W. Williams | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet and piano | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | S-70825 | 10-in. | Aug. 1922 | That da-da strain | Jazz Hounds ; Mamie Smith | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71328 | 10-in. | March 1923 | That da da strain | Blue Ribbon Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72175 | 10-in. | 12/14/1923 | West Indies blues | Esther Bigeou ; Piron's New Orleans Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72515 | 10-in. | May 1924 | West Indies blues | Jamaica Jazzers | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72806 | 10-in. | Sept. 1924 | Without you, dear | Lawrence Lomax | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72922 | 10-in. | Oct. 1924 | Bass clarinet blues | Harlem Trio ; George McClennon | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72923 | 10-in. | October 1924 | Meddlin' with the blues | Harlem Trio ; George McDowell | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72958 | 10-in. | 11/6/1924 | Of all the wrongs you done to me | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance quintet, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 74178 | 10-in. | 6/18/1926 | While you're sneakin' out somebody else is easin' in | George McClennon Jazz Devils | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 12846-12847 | 10-in. | 4/10/1924 | West Indies blues | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | composer | |
| Brunswick | 12948-12949 | 10-in. | 4/22/1924 | It makes no difference now | Viola McCoy | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance quintet | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E7266 | 10-in. | 4/7/1928 | Poplar Bluff blues | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E30029 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | That da da strain | Louisiana Rhythm Kings | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2713-E2715 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Do it Mr. So-So | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E3048-E3050 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Here comes my baby | Rosa Henderson ; Three Hot Eskimos | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9579 | 10-in. | 6/23/1924 | Black Star Line | Ernest Hare | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10407 | 10-in. | 5/27/1925 | Broken busted blues | Eubie Blake ; Noble Sissle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dowell, Edgar," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109824.
Dowell, Edgar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109824.
"Dowell, Edgar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dowell, Edgar - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93035095
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