Johnny Marvin

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Johnny Marvin

John Senator Marvin (July 11, 1897 – December 10, 1944) was an early American recording artist and musician, starting in 1924 and covering a twenty-year period for many record labels.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 11, 1897 (Butler), Died December 20, 1944

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, ukulele, songwriter, vocalist, lyricist, composer, guitar, steel guitar, yodeling, speaker, musical saw

Notes: Billed on some Columbia labels as "Johnny Marvin (The Ukulele Ace)."

Recordings (Results 301-325 of 369 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	80164	10-in.	10/11/1926	The little white house	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80405	10-in.	2/8/1927	Since I found you	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with guitar and ukulele	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	W80406	10-in.	2/8/1927	Ain't she sweet?	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with clarinet and ukulele	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele
OKeh	W80514	10-in.	3/10/1927	That saxophone waltz	Will Perry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80515	10-in.	3/10/1927	A little girl, a little boy, a little moon	Will Perry's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80516	10-in.	3/10/1927	Yesterday	Will Perry Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80674	10-in.	3/25/1927	It's a happy old world after all	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80675	10-in.	3/25/1927	Side by side	Lanin’s Famous Players	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80676	10-in.	3/28/1927	At sundown (When love is calling me home)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with clarinet and ukulele	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W80677	10-in.	3/28/1927	Wherever you go, whatever you do (I want you to know I love you)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	W403129	10-in.	10/15/1929	Watermelon smiling on the vine	Greene County Singers ; Bela Lam	Mixed vocal quartet, with banjo and guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	[OK cat 40558-A]	10-in.	approximately 1926	Clap hands! Here comes Charley!	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	[OK cat 40558-b]	10-in.	approximately 1926	In your green hat	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	[OK cat 40575-A]	10-in.	approximately 1926	So does your old Mandarin	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	[OK cat 40575-b]	10-in.	approximately 1926	Sleepy town	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	[OK cat 40604-A]	10-in.	approximately 1926	So is your old lady	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
OKeh	[OK cat 40604-b]	10-in.	approximately 1926	Could I? I certainly could	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E27817	10-in.	7/2/1928	Old fashioned locket	Wendell W. Hall	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E27985	10-in.	8/7/1928	Think of me thinking of you	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	E28314	10-in.	9/26/1928	Think of me thinking of you	Chester Gaylord	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Brunswick	E36709	10-in.	5/19/1931	I’m gonna yodel my way to heaven	Frankie Marvin	Male vocal solo and yodeling, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E37462	10-in.	12/15/1931	Twenty-one years	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E37463	10-in.	12/15/1931	My sweetie went away	Five Pennies ; Red Nichols	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Brunswick	E22354-E22357	10-in.	4/11/1927	Strum my blues away	Frank Black Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Brunswick	E25706-E25707	10-in.	12/20/1927	Old fashioned locket	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

(Results 301-325 of 369 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marvin, Johnny," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111984.

Marvin, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111984.

"Marvin, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.