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 101-116 of 116 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W152173 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | When the lights are soft and low | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W152174 | 10-in. | 4/28/1932 | Lawd, you made the night too long | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W152290 | 10-in. | 8/26/1932 | Moonlight on the river | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Columbia | W152291 | 10-in. | 8/26/1932 | Something in the night | Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, contralto | |
Brunswick | 1285W-1288W | 10-in. | 9/2/1925 | Golden dream girl | Palala’s Hawaiians | Guitar duet (Hawaiian) | composer | |
Edison | 10582 | 10-in. | 9/17/1925 | Golden dream girl | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | 63361 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | When I lost you | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 63362 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | Shadows on the wall | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 63363 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | I see your face before me | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 63364 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | Careless love | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 63365 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | Sing me a song of Texas | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 63366 | 10-in. | 3/2/1938 | I need lovin' | Lee Morse | vocalist, contralto | ||
Decca | 76391 | 5/19/1950 | Don't ever change a picture on the wall | Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys | vocalist, contralto | |||
Decca | 76392 | 5/19/1950 | If you only knew | Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys | vocalist, contralto | |||
Decca | 76393 | 5/19/1950 | Lonesome darlin' | Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys | vocalist, contralto | |||
Decca | 76394 | 5/19/1950 | Longing | Lee Morse and her Bluegrass Boys | vocalist, contralto |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Morse, Lee," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110542.
Morse, Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110542.
"Morse, Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 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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