Bernie Cummins

Bernard Joseph Cummins (March 14, 1900 – September 22, 1986) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 14, 1900 (Akron), Died September 22, 1986

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, vocalist, director, drums, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 81 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E28455 10-in. 10/6/1928 My blackbirds are bluebirds now Bernie Cummins Hotel Biltmore Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) vocalist, leader  
Brunswick E24197-E24200 10-in. 8/12/1927 Who-oo? You-oo! That’s who! Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio; without vocal (take 24200) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E24236-E24239 10-in. 8/15/1927 Who was the lady? Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects; without vocal (take E24239) leader  
Brunswick E24342-E24345 10-in. 8/31/1927 Who was the lady? Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal effects leader  
Brunswick E24346-E24348 10-in. 8/31/1927 Who-oo? You-oo! That’s who! Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio vocalist, leader  
Brunswick E25196-E25199 10-in. 11/12/1927 (Make my cot) Where the cot-cot-cotton grows Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E25199) leader  
Brunswick E25200-E25203 10-in. 11/12/1927 Ev'rybody loves my girl Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25203) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E25292-E25294 10-in. 11/26/1927 Say it with a red, red rose Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal and with humming chorus (take 25294) vocalist, leader  
Brunswick E25295-E25297 10-in. 11/26/1927 In a shady nook by a babbling brook Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio; without vocal and with humming chorus (take 25295) vocalist, leader  
Brunswick E25566-E25568 10-in. 12/13/1927 ‘S wonderful Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take 25568) leader  
Brunswick E25569-E25571 10-in. 12/13/1927 Funny face Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal trio; without vocal (take E25571) vocalist, leader  
Brunswick E25874-E25876 10-in. 1/7/1928 When you’re with somebody else Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E25876) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E25877-E25879 10-in. 1/7/1928 Lonely melody Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (E25879) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E26335-E26336 10-in. 2/1/1928 My melancholy baby Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (E26336) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E26355-E26357 10-in. 2/3/1928 There’s somebody new Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E26357) leader  
Brunswick E26687-E26689 10-in. 2/27/1928 Forever and ever Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26689) leader  
Brunswick E26690-E26692 10-in. 2/27/1928 Rain or shine Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26692) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E26784-E26786 10-in. 3/3/1928 My melancholy baby Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E26786) leader, vocalist  
Brunswick E26787-E26789 10-in. 3/3/1928 There’s somebody new Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26789) leader  
Gennett 11741 10-in. 1/28/1924 Home folks blues Bernie Cummins and his Toadstool Inn Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Gennett 11742 10-in. 1/28/1924 Ida Bernie Cummins and his Toadstool Inn Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Gennett 11838 10-in. 4/14/1924 When the wind blows north (Then I start going south) Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Gennett 11839 10-in. 4/14/1924 Don't mind the rain Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Gennett 11840 10-in. 4/14/1924 St. Louis blues Bernie Cummins Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
Gennett 11876 10-in. 5/19/1924 When Bernie Cummins and his Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 51-75 of 81 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cummins, Bernie," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111950.

Cummins, Bernie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111950.

"Cummins, Bernie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111950

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