Wally Bishop

Wallace Bishop (February 17, 1906 – May 2, 1986) was an American swing jazz drummer.

Bishop was born in Chicago, Illinois. He started on drums as a teenager, studying under Jimmy Bertrand. His first professional gig was with Art Sims and his Crole Roof Orchestra in Milwaukee, which he joined in 1926; around this time he also played with Jelly Roll Morton, Bernie Young, Hughie Swift, Richard M. Jones, and Tommy Dorsey. From 1928 to 1930 he played with Erskine Tate and, following this, with the Earl Hines Orchestra from 1931 to 1937. In the 1940s he played with Jimmie Noone (1941), Coleman Hawkins (1943), Don Redman, Phil Moore, Walter "Foots" Thomas, John Kirby (1946), Sy Oliver, Sammy Price, and Billy Kyle.

While touring Europe with Buck Clayton in 1949, Bishop elected to remain there, and found work both with noted European jazz musicians and with touring or expatriate Americans, including Bill Coleman, Don Byas, Ben Webster, Kid Ory, Milt Buckner, Buddy Tate, and T-Bone Walker. Bishop recorded only two pieces as a bandleader in 1950, with a trio, but he continued to record regularly into the 1970s.

He died in Hilversum, the Netherlands, aged 80.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 17, 1906 (Chicago), Died May 2, 1986 (Hilversum)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 55 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 73277 1/11/1946 When I move to the sky Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74153 11/24/1947 Beams of heaven Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74154 11/24/1947 Up above my head I hear music in the air Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74155 11/24/1947 My journey to the sky Mary (Marie) Knight ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74160 11/25/1947 What could I do Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74161 11/25/1947 I must see Jesus Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74162 11/25/1947 The land beyond the river Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74163 11/25/1947 My heavenly Father watches me Mary (Marie) Knight instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74166 11/25/1947 Teach me to be right Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74167 11/25/1947 I heard my mother call my name Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74168 11/25/1947 Heaven is not my home Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74169 11/25/1947 The natural facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74170 11/26/1947 Can't no grave hold my body down Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74171 11/26/1947 Lay down your soul Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74172 11/26/1947 Precious memories-1 Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 74173 11/26/1947 Family prayer Sister Rosetta Tharpe instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75221 9/1/1949 Maybe it's because Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75222 9/1/1949 I'll keep the lovelight burning Louis Armstrong instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75241 9/8/1949 Do your duty Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 75242 9/8/1949 Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer Billie Holiday instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 9461 10-in. 9/12/1934 That's a plenty Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 9462 10-in. 9/12/1934 Fat babes Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 9463 10-in. 9/12/1934 Maple leaf rag Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 9464 10-in. 9/12/1934 Sweet Georgia Brown Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
Decca C 9465 10-in. 9/12/1934 Rosetta-2 Earl Hines Orchestra instrumentalist, drums  
(Results 26-50 of 55 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bishop, Wally," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113485.

Bishop, Wally. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113485.

"Bishop, Wally." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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