Johnny Marvin

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 26-50 of 369 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-38488	10-in.	4/22/1927	In a shady nook by a babbling brook	Johnny Marvin ; Andy Sannella	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38737	10-in.	5/9/1927	Dawn of to-morrow	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal trio	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38738	10-in.	5/9/1927	All because of you	Joe Green Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38759	10-in.	5/18/1927	Sixty seconds every minute (I'm in love with you)	Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38767	10-in.	5/20/1927	I could waltz on forever (With you sweetheart)	The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38780	10-in.	5/25/1927	Side by side	Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with ukulele and orchestra	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38781	10-in.	5/25/1927	Red lips (Kiss my blues away)	Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with ukulele and orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele
Victor	BVE-38787	10-in.	5/26/1927	Aint' that a grand and glorious feeling	Aileen Stanley	Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, steel guitar
Victor	BVE-38814	10-in.	5/19/1927	Who-oo? You-oo! That's who!	Johnny Marvin ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele
Victor	BVE-38842	10-in.	5/26/1927	Stop, go	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38843	10-in.	5/26/1927	Something to tell	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38845	10-in.	5/27/1927	Vo-do-do-de-o	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38846	10-in.	5/27/1927	Just another day wasted away (Waiting for you)	Johnny Marvin ; Ed Smalle	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-38892	10-in.	6/9/1927	There's a trick in pickin' a chick-chick-chicken	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele
Victor	BVE-39101	10-in.	8/22/1927	Pull yourself together	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39109	10-in.	8/24/1927	Marvelous	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39110	10-in.	8/24/1927	It all belongs to me	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39206	10-in.	6/2/1927	Just like a butterfly (That's caught in the rain)	Johnny Marvin ; The Troubadours	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39224	10-in.	6/7/1927	Magnolia (Mix the lot, what have you got?)	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39225	10-in.	6/7/1927	Ain't that a grand and glorious feeling	Johnny Marvin	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39284	10-in.	6/22/1927	Under the moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo)	Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39285	10-in.	6/22/1927	I walked back from the buggy ride	Johnny Marvin ; Aileen Stanley	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39403	10-in.	6/17/1927	Sweet Marie	Jan Garber Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39618	10-in.	7/1/1927	What do we do on a dew-dew-dewy day	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BVE-39619	10-in.	7/1/1927	Zulu wail	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 26-50 of 369 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marvin, Johnny," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111984.

Marvin, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111984.

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