Frank Wright

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, composer, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Trial 1924-07-15-07] 10-in. 7/15/1924 Put away a little sunshine Frank Bessinger ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W141234 10-in. 11/2/1925 I never knew Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W141235 10-in. 11/2/1925 I wonder where my baby is tonight Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W141531 10-in. 1/20/1926 This one today and that one tomorrow Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Columbia W141532 10-in. 1/20/1926 Tamiami Trail Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Columbia 142593 10-in. 9/10/1926 Stars The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] ; Radio Franks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick B20-B22 10-in. 7/23/1924 I’d love you all over again Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 13647-13648 10-in. 7/31/1924 Not now, not yet, but soon Carl Fenton’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick 13729-13732 10-in. 8/14/1924 If I stay away too long from Carolina (I may find somebody else with Caroline) Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 13750-13752 10-in. 9/5/1924 Rock-a-bye my baby blues Frank Bessinger ; Carl Fenton’s Orchestra ; Frank Wright Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick 13909-13911 10-in. 10/10/1924 Then maybe I will forget Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 13920-13922 10-in. 10/11/1924 At the end of the sunset trail Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 13923-13925 10-in. 10/11/1924 Pretty as a picture Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, lyricist  
Brunswick 14103-14105 10-in. 10/31/1924 I don’t care what you used to be Frank Bessinger ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14420-14421 10-in. 12/6/1924 Caroline Frank Bessinger ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick 14509-14511 10-in. 12/17/1924 At the end of the road Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with string quartet and piano vocalist  
Brunswick 14512-14515 10-in. 12/17/1924 Can you bring back the heart I gave you? Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with string quartet and piano vocalist  
Brunswick 14569-14571 10-in. 1/6/1925 Can you bring back the heart I gave you? Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14572-14574 10-in. 1/6/1925 Glad eyes Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14575-14576 10-in. 1/6/1925 My gal don’t love me anymore Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14607-14611 10-in. 1/8/1925 When my sugar walks down the street Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14635-14641 10-in. 1/12/1925 Lullaby of long ago Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14637-14640 10-in. 1/12/1925 Those Panama mammas Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 14642-14643 10-in. 1/13/1925 Glad eyes Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick 15157-15159 10-in. 3/13/1925 Just a little drink Frank Bessinger ; Ray Miller Orchestra ; Frank Wright Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick 15160-15162 10-in. 3/13/1925 Moonlight and roses Frank Bessinger ; Ray Miller Orchestra ; Frank Wright Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick 15229-15231 10-in. 3/19/1925 I had someone else before I had you Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick 15232-15235 10-in. 3/19/1925 On the Oregon Trail Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick 15603-15604 10-in. 4/21/1925 Florida Frank Bessinger ; Phil Ohman ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick 15605-15607 10-in. 4/21/1925 If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be crying now Frank Bessinger ; Phil Ohman ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E1671-E1674 10-in. 11/11/1925 Show me the way to go home Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E1712-E1715 10-in. 11/13/1925 Hokey pokey (Diddle dee rum) Tuxedo Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick E1720-E1723 10-in. 11/16/1925 There ain't no flies on Auntie Tuxedo Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E1979-E1981 10-in. 12/24/1925 Then I’ll be happy Selvin’s Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E1997-E1999 10-in. 12/29/1925 Roll ‘em girls Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E2000-E2002 10-in. 12/29/1925 Forever and ever with you Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E2267-E2269 10-in. 1/27/1926 Drifting apart Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E2370-E2373 10-in. 2/5/1926 I wish that I’d been satisfied with Mary Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E2374-E2376 10-in. 2/5/1926 Drifting apart Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E2835-E2838 10-in. 4/21/1926 Bye bye blackbird Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Austin Wylie Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E2839-E2841 10-in. 4/21/1926 Could I? I certainly could! Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Austin Wylie Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E2853-E2855 10-in. 4/22/1926 Reaching for the moon The Bostonians ; Radio Franks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E2856-E2858 10-in. 4/22/1926 Chérie, I love you The Bostonians ; Radio Franks Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E3203-E3206 10-in. 6/8/1926 Hard-to-get Gertie Al Goering's Collegians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3207-E3210 10-in. 6/8/1926 That’s where I meet my girl Al Goering's Collegians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3301-E3303 10-in. 6/26/1926 You need someone to love Windsor Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3304-E3306 10-in. 6/26/1926 Roses remind me of you Windsor Hotel Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3497-E3499 10-in. 7/23/1926 While the years go drifting by Glen Echo Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble vocalist  
Brunswick E3500-E3502 10-in. 7/23/1926 Down on the banks of the old Yazoo Glen Echo Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble vocalist  
Brunswick E3662-E3663 10-in. 9/2/1926 Ya gotta know how to love The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3664-E3665 10-in. 9/2/1926 Breezin’ along with the breeze The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] ; Louis Katzman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3746-E3747 10-in. 9/9/1926 Blame it on the waltz Miami Marimba Band Marimba band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3748-E3749 10-in. 9/9/1926 In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) Miami Marimba Band Marimba band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3763-E3764 10-in. 9/13/1926 Breezin’ along with the breeze The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3860-E3861 10-in. 9/28/1926 Blame it on the waltz Miami Marimba Band Marimba band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E3862-E3863 10-in. 9/28/1926 In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) Castlewood Marimba Band Marimba band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E4096-E4097 10-in. 11/19/1926 I’ve grown so lonesome, thinking of you The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E4098-E4099 10-in. 11/19/1926 If I’d only believed in you The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E15614-E15615 10-in. 4/21/1925 Florida Frank Bessinger ; Phil Ohman ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E15750-E15752 10-in. 5/19/1925 And I believed in you Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E15762-E15764 10-in. 5/20/1925 Trying Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E15892-E15894 10-in. 5/27/1925 And I believed in you Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16274-E16276 10-in. 8/28/1925 Croon a little lullaby Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16277-E16279 10-in. 8/28/1925 Oh, boy! What a girl Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16363-E16365 10-in. 9/10/1925 Croon a little lullaby Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16366-E16368 10-in. 9/10/1925 Oh! Boy, what a girl Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16401-E16403 10-in. 9/21/1925 Croon a little lullaby Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16404-E16406 10-in. 9/21/1925 Oh! Boy, what a girl Phil Ohman ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16867-E16869 10-in. 11/10/1925 Bam, Bam, Bamy shore Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E16870-E16872 10-in. 11/10/1925 I'm sitting on top of the world (Just rolling along, just rolling along) Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E17099-E17101 10-in. 12/16/1925 I wonder where my baby is tonight Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E17102-E17105 10-in. 12/16/1925 Then I'll be happy Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E17286-E17287 10-in. 12/29/1925 Then I’ll be happy Frank E. Banta ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E17288-E17289 10-in. 12/29/1925 I wonder where my baby is tonight Frank E. Banta ; Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E17349-E17351 10-in. 1/4/1926 Why aren’t yez eatin’ more oranges? Volunteer Firemen Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E18719-E18721 10-in. 4/8/1926 Honolulu moon Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E18722-E18724 10-in. 4/8/1926 Lonesome melody o’ mine Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E19547-E19549 10-in. 6/11/1926 Lay my head beneath a rose Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E19550-E19552 10-in. 6/11/1926 Hush-a-bye Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E19799-E19801 10-in. 7/19/1926 Calling me home Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E19802-E19804 10-in. 7/19/1926 Someone is losin’ Susan Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E20010-E20011 10-in. 9/2/1926 Ya gotta know how to love Clevelanders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E20102-E20103 10-in. 9/13/1926 New moon Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E20104-E20105 10-in. 9/13/1926 Kiss me (And then say goodnight) Colonial Club Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E20498-E20499 10-in. 10/23/1926 Just a little longer Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E20500-E20501 10-in. 10/23/1926 Idolizing Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist  
Brunswick E21412-E21414 10-in. 2/2/1927 Coronado nights Ernie Golden ; Hotel McAlpin Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet vocalist  
Brunswick E23619-E23621 10-in. 6/14/1927 When day is done Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E23622-E23624 10-in. 6/14/1927 Bless her little heart Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Brunswick E23937-E23940 10-in. 7/11/1927 Lock a little sunbeam down in your heart (And throw the key away) Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E23940) vocalist  
Brunswick E23941-E23944 10-in. 7/11/1927 Bye-bye pretty baby Park Lane Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E23944) vocalist  
Brunswick E26353-E26354 10-in. 2/2/1928 Mary Ann Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with saxophone, steel guitar, and piano vocalist  
Brunswick E26464-E26465 10-in. 2/10/1928 Mary Ann Radio Franks Male vocal duet with saxophone, steel guitar, and piano vocalist  
Edison 9661 10-in. 8/5/1924 Jealous Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 9787 10-in. 10/14/1924 If I had you Charles Hart ; Esther Nelson Male vocal solo, with female vocal solo and orchestra composer  
Edison 10648 10-in. 10/22/1925 Croon a little lullaby Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 10649 10-in. 10/22/1925 I'm sitting on top of the world (Just rolling along—just rolling along) Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 10674 10-in. 11/11/1925 I never knew Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 10684 10-in. 11/17/1925 I wonder where my baby is to-night Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 10887 10-in. 3/19/1926 In the middle of the night Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 10906 10-in. 4/2/1926 Lullaby blues Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 11495 10-in. 2/3/1927 My little bunch of happiness Radio Franks ; Frank White Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 11496 10-in. 2/3/1927 High-high-high up in hills (Watching the clouds roll by) Radio Franks ; Frank White Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 11868 10-in. 9/2/1927 Mister aeroplane man (Take me up to heaven) Radio Franks ; Frank White Male vocal duet, with piano vocalist  
Edison 11869 10-in. 9/2/1927 Pastafazoola Frank Bessinger ; Frank Wright Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 18179 10-in. 1/19/1928 Dream kisses Radio Franks ; Variety Players Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Edison 18180 10-in. 1/19/1928 Who's blue now? Radio Franks ; Variety Players Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band vocalist  
Edison 18554 10-in. 5/31/1928 Come on along with the blue bird Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Edison 18555 10-in. 5/31/1928 Cherie chilly-pom-pom-pee Radio Franks Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wright, Frank," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111647.

Wright, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111647.

"Wright, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111647

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Wright, Frank, 1865-1939 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001072929

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/48883504

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