California Ramblers
The California Ramblers were an American jazz group that recorded hundreds of songs for many different record labels throughout the 1920s. Four members of the band – Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, and Adrian Rollini – went on to front big bands in later decades. The band was formed in 1921 by banjoist Ray Kitchenman. Its members were from Ohio but chose the name California Ramblers. The band was instantly successful and were one of the most prolific recording groups in the 1920s. In late 1924 the Ramblers signed a contract with Columbia Records and then, in conjunction with their manager Ed Kirkeby, agreed to waive all royalties to Columbia for the right to record for other companies under pseudonyms. They recorded for nearly every independent label in the U.S., Canada, and the UK, using over 100 unique aliases, Including The Golden Gate Orchestra, Varsity Eight, Stokers of Hades, and The Goofus Washboards. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1920
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
Notes: Known as the Merry Melody Men prior to 1921. Name frequently appears as Golden Gate Orchestra; other pseudonyms include Jerry Mason and his Californians, the Little Ramblers, the University Six, and the Louisiana Collegians.
See Also: Golden Gate Orchestra; California Ramblers; University Six and the California Rambler
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 514 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 81171 | 10-in. | 8/8/1923 | Louisville | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81172 | 10-in. | 8/9/1923 | That big blonde mamma | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81189 | 10-in. | 9/4/1923 | You've simply got me cuckoo | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81190 | 10-in. | 9/4/1923 | If I can't get the sweetie I want | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81219 | 10-in. | 9/18/1923 | Sittin' in a corner | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81220 | 10-in. | 9/18/1923 | Tell all the folks in Kentucky | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81270 | 10-in. | 10/8/1923 | You darling you | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81271 | 10-in. | 10/8/1923 | Melancholy | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81286 | 10-in. | 10/17/1923 | Moonlight kisses | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81287 | 10-in. | 10/17/1923 | What do you do Sunday, Mary? | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81354 | 10-in. | 11/15/1923 | Arcady | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81355 | 10-in. | 11/15/1923 | Roamin' to Wyomin' | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81362 | 10-in. | 11/17/1923 | Rememb'ring | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81363 | 10-in. | 11/17/1923 | Kaintucky | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81367 | 10-in. | 11/21/1923 | Linger awhile | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81490 | 10-in. | 1/17/1924 | Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81491 | 10-in. | 1/17/1924 | California, here I come | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81504 | 10-in. | 1/28/1924 | Dream daddy | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81505 | 10-in. | 1/28/1924 | Hula Lou | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81519 | 10-in. | 2/1/1924 | Take a little one step | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81520 | 10-in. | 2/1/1924 | You're in Kentucky sure as you're born | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81568 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | On such a night | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81574 | 10-in. | 2/18/1924 | Two blue eyes | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81639 | 10-in. | 3/10/1924 | Lazy | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
Columbia | 81640 | 10-in. | 3/10/1924 | I must have company | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "California Ramblers," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110586.
California Ramblers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110586.
"California Ramblers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: California Ramblers
Discogs: California Ramblers
Allmusic: California Ramblers
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: California Ramblers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97061457
Wikidata: California Ramblers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1310206
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/134477656
MusicBrainz: California Ramblers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ac2ae864-33c3-4dd8-872d-6c516cfc9db2
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