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 176-184 of 184 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	1514W-1516W	10-in.	10/17/1925	You can't be like my last man was	Rosa Henderson	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	songwriter
Edison	10400	10-in.	5/26/1925	While Hawaiian stars are gleaming	Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	10625	10-in.	10/8/1925	Dark Hawaiian eyes	Waikiki Hawaiian Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	11148	10-in.	8/4/1926	My Hawaiian serenade	Helen Clark ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	18252	10-in.	2/21/1928	You'd rather forget than forgive	Will Donaldson ; J. Donald Parker	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	18454	10-in.	4/28/1928	Honolulu sweetheart of mine	Aloha-Land Serenaders	Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	19212	10-in.	5/23/1929	It ain't no fault of mine	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	N-225	10-in.	4/28/1928	Honolulu sweetheart of mine	Aloha-Land Serenaders	Instrumental ensemble, with mixed vocal quartet	lyricist
Edison	N-916	10-in.	5/23/1929	It ain't no fault of mine	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter

(Results 176-184 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.