Rubey Cowan
Birth and Death Data: Born 1891, Died 1957
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, 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 | B-12164 | 10-in. | 7/8/1912 | You can't expect kisses from me | Ada Jones ; Billy Murray | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12957 | 10-in. | 3/3/1913 | In the golden West | William J. Halley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-12958 | 10-in. | 3/3/1913 | At Uncle Tom's cabin door | William J. Halley | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22071 | 10-in. | 7/26/1918 | Good-bye Alexander | Phil Baker ; Ben Bernie | Violin and accordion duet | composer | |
| Victor | B-22177 | 10-in. | 7/25/1918 | The Yanks are at it again | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-22591 | 10-in. | 2/18/1919 | I don't want to love no one but you | Marion Harris | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-23167 | 10-in. | 9/22/1919 | Everybody's crazy over Dixie | Shannon Four | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23204 | 10-in. | 8/12/1919 | The alcoholic blues | All Star Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | B-24602 | 10-in. | 9/29/1920 | Gone are the days | Esther Walker | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-32073 | 10-in. | 3/9/1925 | Lonely and blue | Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-41153 | 10-in. | 12/8/1927 | Mine, all mine | Jane Green | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-41372 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Mine, all mine | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-46418 | 10-in. | 7/17/1928 | Is it gonna be long? (Till you belong to me) | Frankie Masters Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57141 | 10-in. | 11/11/1929 | I love you, believe me, I love you | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-57551 | 10-in. | 11/21/1929 | Lonesome little doll | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 46672 | 10-in. | 3/30/1916 | The swallows | Blanche Duffield | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77224 | 10-in. | 7/31/1917 | You never can be too sure about the girls | M. J. O'Connell | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77708 | 10-in. | 3/4/1918 | My mind's made up to marry Carolina | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77813 | 10-in. | 5/4/1918 | You'll always find a lot of sunshine in my old Kentucky home | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77956 | 10-in. | 7/22/1918 | The Yanks are at it again | Arthur Fields ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77959 | 10-in. | 7/23/1918 | My wild days are over | Arthur Hall | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77994 | 10-in. | 8/14/1918 | My wild days are over | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78633 | 10-in. | 9/9/1919 | Everybody's crazy over Dixie | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 49375 | 12-in. | 4/12/1918 | My mind's made up to marry Carolina | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49486 | 12-in. | 8/29/1918 | What Yankee Doodle says he'll do, he'll do | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | W140431 | 10-in. | 3/13/1925 | Nuthin's gonna stop me now | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140478 | 10-in. | 3/31/1925 | Lonely and blue | Cotton Club Orchestra (Andy Preer) | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W144941 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Mine, all mine | Ed Lowry | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W146317 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | Is it gonna be long (Till you belong to me)? | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 146358 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Is it gonna be long? (Till you belong to me) | Lou Gold Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 148729 | 10-in. | 6/21/1929 | The dream of my heart | Jim Andrews ; Willie Creager Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | 148955 | 10-in. | 8/30/1929 | Lonesome little doll | Lou Gold Orchestra ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W149685 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | I love you, believe me, I love you | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]149764 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | I love you, believe me, I love you (The dream of my heart) | Jack Miller | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7759 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Gone are the days | Rega Orchestra ; Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70372 | 10-in. | Dec. 1921 | Mecca (I am dreaming of you) | Mecca Temple Shrine Band of New York | Band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73112 | 10-in. | 1/18/1925 | Nuthin's gonna stop me now | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W403250 | 10-in. | 11/11/1929 | I love you, believe me, I love you (The dream of my heart) | Ed Kirkeby Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | [Br cat 5246-b] | 10-in. | approximately July 1918 | My mind's made up to marry Caroline | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 13230-13232 | 10-in. | 6/6/1924 | I didn’t care (‘Till I lost you) | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 13587-13588 | 10-in. | 7/22/1924 | I didn’t care ‘till I lost you | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 14354-14357 | 10-in. | 11/24/1924 | Lonely and blue | Gene Rodemich’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2584-E2586 | 10-in. | 3/2/1926 | Never mind | Vertmonte Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E7038-E7040 | 10-in. | 1/26/1928 | Mine—all mine | The Bluebirds | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E7040) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E17958-E17959 | 10-in. | 2/12/1926 | An island made for two | Frank E. Banta ; Harry Reser | Banjo solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E25457-E25459 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Mine—all mine | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25459) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31471-E31472 | 10-in. | 11/8/1929 | I love you, believe me, I love you | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E31479-E31480 | 10-in. | Nov. 1929 | Lonesome little doll | Al Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 541W-543W | 10-in. | 3/12/1925 | I didn’t care (‘Till I lost you) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | 1133W-1135W | 10-in. | 8/12/1925 | I had a sweet mama | Tennessee Tooters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 151-b] | 10-in. | approximately Jan. 1928 | Mine—all mine | Harry Shalson | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | lyricist | |
| Edison | 6900 | 10-in. | 8/5/1919 | Everybody's crazy over Dixie | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 9466 | 10-in. | 4/15/1924 | Tell me if you want somebody else ('Cause somebody else wants me) | Nathan Glantz Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 9921 | 10-in. | 12/31/1924 | Lonely and blue | Frank Crum Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 9998 | 10-in. | 2/10/1925 | Nuthin's gonna stop me now | Billy Jones | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Edison | 18642 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | Is it gonna be long? (Till you belong to me) | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-352 | 10-in. | 7/27/1928 | Is it gonna be long? (Till you belong to me) | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Vocalion | 121W-123W | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | Lonely and blue | Golden Pheasant Orchestra ; Austin Wylie | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Vocalion | 139W-141W | 10-in. | 12/22/1924 | Nuthin’s gonna stop me now | Al Bernard ; Tuxedo Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cowan, Rubey," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112030.
Cowan, Rubey. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112030.
"Cowan, Rubey." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Cowan, Rubey, 1891-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003016759
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