Joe Davis

Joe Davis

Joseph M. Davis (October 6, 1896 – September 3, 1978) was an American music producer, publisher and promoter in jazz, rhythm and blues and pop music.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 6, 1896 (New York City), Died September 3, 1978 (Louisville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, vocalist, author

Notes: Wrote under many pseudonyms, including Roxanne Hampton, Leslie Beacon, and Bert Kapp. Often sub-credited as "The Melody Man."

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 184 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	144688	10-in.	9/19/1927	Just another day wasted away (Waiting for you)	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	144689	10-in.	9/19/1927	Here am I, broken hearted	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	W145275	10-in.	12/6/1927	Wylie Avenue blues	Martha Copeland and her Smokey City Trio	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio	songwriter
Columbia	145393	10-in.	12/23/1927	Tomorrow	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	145394	10-in.	12/23/1927	You'd rather forget than forgive	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W145500	10-in.	1/10/1928	You'd rather forget than forgive	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer
Columbia	145644	10-in.	2/15/1928	After my laughter came tears	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	145645	10-in.	2/15/1928	Now I won't be blue	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	145978	10-in.	4/7/1928	So tired	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	145979	10-in.	4/7/1928	Is it a sin my loving you?	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	146257	10-in.	4/13/1928	You'd rather forget than forgive	Carolina Club Orchestra [Paul Specht Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W146468	10-in.	6/21/1928	Night-time is love-time	Cole McElroy's Spanish Ball Room Band	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	146538	10-in.	6/19/1928	Think of me thinking of you	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	146555	10-in.	6/19/1928	Old pals are the best pals after all	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	W146847	10-in.	8/15/1928	You can't take my mem'ries from me	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	W146962	10-in.	9/7/1928	Dusky stevedore	Joe Davis ; Playboys ; Thelma Terry	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	W146985	10-in.	9/13/1928	Good little, bad little you	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Columbia	W146986	10-in.	9/13/1928	You can't take my mem'ries from me	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, songwriter
Columbia	147456	10-in.	11/13/1928	My Tennessee mountain home	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	songwriter
Columbia	147797	10-in.	1/16/1929	You can't take my mem'ries from me	Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Tommy Weir	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148035	10-in.	3/6/1929	Tell me there's hope for me	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148047	10-in.	3/8/1929	Blue little you and blue little me	Art Gillham	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148419	10-in.	5/4/1929	Sweetheart, if you were mine	George Bias	Male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W148436	10-in.	4/13/1929	It ain't no fault of mine	Harry Reser's Syncopators ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	[W]149035	10-in.	9/23/1929	Blue Ridge sweetheart	Mack Allen	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter

(Results 101-125 of 184 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Davis, Joe," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.

Davis, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110340.

"Davis, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.