Lee Morse
Lena Corinne "Lee" Morse (née Taylor; November 30, 1897 – December 16, 1954) was an American jazz and blues singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and actress. Morse's greatest popularity was in the 1920s and early 1930s as a torch singer, although her career began around 1917 and continued until her death in 1954. Morse was known for her strong, deep singing voice and vocal range, which often belied her petite frame. She possessed a contralto vocal range, and one of her trademarks was her unique style of yodeling. Recording over 200 songs over her career, Morse was one of the most recorded female singers of the 1920s. She was also moderately successful as an actress on the Broadway stage. Her life and career, however, were marred by alcoholism. Morse's group the Blue Grass Boys had no relation either to their later namesake of Bill Monroe's nor bluegrass music. In 2014, Morse's rendition of "If You Want the Rainbow" was used in an episode of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. |
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 116 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W150624 | 10-in. | 7/7/1930 | Nobody cares if I'm blue | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150675 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | I still get a thrill (Thinking of you) | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150676 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | So beats my heart for you | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150842 | 10-in. | 9/26/1930 | Just a little while | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, leader | |
Columbia | W150843 | 10-in. | 9/26/1930 | When the organ played at twilight | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150924 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Wasting my love on you | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150925 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Loving you the way I do | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150986 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | You're driving me crazy! | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W150987 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | He's my secret passion | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, leader | |
Columbia | W151173 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | The little things in life | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151174 | 10-in. | 12/23/1930 | Tears | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151225 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | I'm one of God's children (Who hasn't got wings) | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151226 | 10-in. | 1/16/1931 | Blue again | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151334 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | Walkin' my baby back home | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, leader | |
Columbia | W151335 | 10-in. | 2/20/1931 | I've got five dollars | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151470 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | The tune that never grows old | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, composer, lyricist, leader | |
Columbia | W151471 | 10-in. | 3/27/1931 | By my side | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, contralto, leader | |
Columbia | W151585 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | Let's get friendly | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151586 | 10-in. | 6/3/1931 | I'm thru with love | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151670 | 10-in. | 7/8/1931 | It's the girl! | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151671 | 10-in. | 7/8/1931 | I'm an unemployed sweetheart (Looking for someone to love) | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151773 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Love letters in the sand | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151774 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Mood indigo | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151852 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | Call me darling (Call me sweetheart, call me dear) | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W151853 | 10-in. | 10/19/1931 | I'm for you a hundred per cent | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader, vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morse, Lee," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110542.
Morse, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110542.
"Morse, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Morse, Lee, -1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97048112
Wikidata: Lee Morse - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3829380
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66077205
MusicBrainz: Lee Morse - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8ef9cc2c-e2a0-4c04-bc0f-80f58cadaaa9
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