Ray Perkins
Birth and Death Data: Born August 23, 1896, Died January 31, 1969
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, tenor vocal, piano, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-23052 | 10-in. | 7/8/1919 | Bye-lo | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-23712 | 10-in. | 1/28/1920 | Oh my lady (Won't you listen to my serenade) | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with yodeling and orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-24973 | 10-in. | 3/3/1921 | Scandinavia | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with bassoon and orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25148 | 10-in. | 4/11/1921 | Scandinavia | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25239 | 10-in. | 4/26/1921 | Held fast in a baby's hands | Henry Burr | Male vocal solo, with cornet, violin, and orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-25347 | 10-in. | 6/15/1921 | Stand up and sing for your father an old time tune | American Quartet ; Billy Murray | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25531 | 10-in. | 8/24/1921 | Sleepin' pretty pretty | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with bassoon and orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-26187 | 10-in. | 3/30/1922 | Here comes Dinah | Collins and Harlan | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33772 | 10-in. | 11/10/1925 | I wonder where my baby is to-night? | Henry Burr ; Carl Mathieu ; Billy Murray | Male vocal trio, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-45132 | 10-in. | 5/10/1928 | A kiss before the dawn | The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-53539 | 10-in. | 6/4/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Helen Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55690 | 10-in. | 9/13/1929 | Lady luck | Johnny Hamp ; Don Howard ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55807 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Since I found you | Henry Busse Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57183 | 10-in. | 11/29/1929 | Lady luck | Chick Endor | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-57441 | 10-in. | 11/21/1929 | Under a Texas moon | Pedro Espino ; Ted Fiorito Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-59698 | 10-in. | 4/15/1930 | Under a Texas moon | Gene Austin | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62372 | 10-in. | 7/26/1930 | Song of the Congo | Leo Reisman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PB-45 | 10-in. | 8/30/1924 | Tessie (stop teasin' me) | Henry Halstead ; Henry Halstead Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-053243 | 10-in. | 7/26/1940 | Tessie, stop teasin' me | Carl Ravazza Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-487 | 10-in. | 12/21/1931 | Ooh that kiss | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | BRC-Test-488 | 10-in. | 12/21/1931 | Isn't he the cutest little thing | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1922-06-07-04] | 10-in. | 6/7/1922 | Original | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | 78301 | 10-in. | 2/15/1919 | Heart of humanity | Hugh Donovan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78306 | 10-in. | 2/18/1919 | Bye-low | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78787 | 10-in. | 11/1/1919 | I'll think of you when evening shadows fall | George Meader | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 79095 | 10-in. | 4/1/1920 | Deep in my heart | Margaret Romaine | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79726 | 10-in. | 2/14/1921 | Scandinavia | Al Jolson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 79862 | 10-in. | 5/25/1921 | Held fast in a baby's hands | Frank Mellor ; George W. Reardon | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 80037 | 10-in. | 10/20/1921 | Down the old church aisle | Ted Lewis Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80107 | 10-in. | 12/19/1921 | There's a down in Dixie feelin' (hangin' round me) | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 80303 | 10-in. | 4/11/1922 | Here comes Dinah, belle of the ball | Furman and Nash | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 81912 | 10-in. | 8/13/1924 | Tessie (Stop teasin' me) | Little Ramblers | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W144261 | 10-in. | 6/8/1927 | Down the old church aisle | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W148566 | 10-in. | 5/30/1929 | In the land of jazz | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148842 | 10-in. | 7/23/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Pete Woolery | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 148894 | 10-in. | 8/19/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | The Harmonians [Lou Gold Orchestra] ; Marvin Young [Irving Kaufman] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W148932 | 10-in. | 8/22/1929 | Lady luck | Ted Lewis and his Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]148949 | 10-in. | 8/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Cummins | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 149077 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | The end of the lonesome trail | Irving Brodsky Orchestra ; Robert Wood | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 149127 | 10-in. | 10/10/1929 | Lady luck | Tom Frawley ; The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W149624 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | Under a Texas moon | Carmen Lombardo ; Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]149741 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Under a Texas moon | Hotel Biltmore Music ; Bert Lown | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | [W]149789 | 10-in. | 1/21/1930 | Under a Texas moon | The Four Aces | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and steel guitar | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150081 | 10-in. | 3/11/1930 | Under a Texas moon | King Nawahi's Hawaiians | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W150681 | 10-in. | 7/25/1930 | Song of the Congo | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W152209 | 10-in. | 6/9/1932 | Cabin in the cotton | Ben Selvin and his Orchestra ; Helen Rowland | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W152302 | 10-in. | 9/20/1932 | Sentimental gentleman from Georgia | Howard Joyner | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7017 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1919 | Bye-lo | Reed Miller | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7279 | 10-in. | Feb. 1920 | Oh! My lady | Sterling Trio | Male vocal trio, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7803 | 10-in. | Feb. 1921 | Scandinavia | Joseph Samuels Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-7818 | 10-in. | Mar. 1921 | Scandinavia | Anna Chandler ; Sidney Lansfield ; Rega Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with piano and jazz/dance band | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-7881 | 10-in. | Apr. 1921 | Held fast in a baby's hands | Liam O'Kennedy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | o-8154 | 10-in. | ca. Apr. 1921 | Scandinavia | American Odeon Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with saxophone solo | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70195 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | Stand up and sing for your father (An old time tune) | Green Brothers' Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-72745 | 10-in. | 8/11/1924 | Tessie! Stop teasin' me | The Goofus Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | songwriter | |
| OKeh | W403199 | 10-in. | 10/28/1929 | Lady Luck | Smith Ballew Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403559 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | Under a Texas moon | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W403619 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Under a Texas moon | Seger Ellis | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, composer | |
| OKeh | W403995 | 10-in. | 5/2/1930 | Bajo la luna de Texas | Trio Anhuac | Vocal trio, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | W404003 | 10-in. | 5/5/1930 | Under a Texas moon | Frank Ferera’s Trio | Instrumental trio (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| OKeh | W490025 | 10-in. | 12/27/1929 | Under a Texas moon | Carolina Club Orchestra [Hal Kemp Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 5116-5117 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Scandinavia | Harmonizers Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 5188-5189 | 10-in. | approximately Mar. 1921 | Scandinavia | Harmonizers Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 5890-5891 | 10-in. | approximately June 1921 | Held fast in a baby's hands | Frank Mellor ; George W. Reardon | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | 14588-14591 | 10-in. | 1/7/1925 | Tessie | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E27312 | 10-in. | 4/9/1928 | Get your man | Arnold Johnson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take G) | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E31272 | 10-in. | Oct. 1929 | Lady Luck | Dick Robertson | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E32022 | 10-in. | Feb. 1930 | Under a Texas moon | Chester Gaylord | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E32417 | 10-in. | 4/4/1930 | Bajo la luna de Tejas | Los Castilians ; José Moriche | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E32603 | 10-in. | Apr. 1930 | Under a Texas moon | Lew White | Organ solo, with vibraphone, guitar, and marimba | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20203-E20204 | 10-in. | 9/18/1926 | Half a moon (Is better than no moon) | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20233-E20234 | 10-in. | 9/23/1926 | Who wouldn’t | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20235-E20236 | 10-in. | 9/23/1926 | Half a moon (Is better than no moon) | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20324-E20325 | 10-in. | 10/2/1926 | Half a moon (Is better than no moon) | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20326-E20327 | 10-in. | 10/2/1926 | Who wouldn’t | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20744-E20745 | 10-in. | 11/17/1926 | Short an’ sweet | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20753½-E20755 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Do-do-do | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20756-E20757 | 10-in. | 11/18/1926 | Short an’ sweet | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20838-E20839½ | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | Do-do-do | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20840-E20841 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | Short an’ sweet | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20896-E20897 | 10-in. | 12/7/1926 | Do-do-do | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E20898-E20899 | 10-in. | 12/7/1926 | Short an’ sweet | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E21874-E21876 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | Following you around | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E21877-E21878 | 10-in. | 3/14/1927 | I wonder how I look when I’m asleep | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E24270-E24273 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Are you happy? | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E24274-E24277 | 10-in. | 8/22/1927 | Me and my shadow | Ray Perkins | Male vocal solo, with 2 violins and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Brunswick | E25829-E25831 | 10-in. | 1/3/1928 | A kiss before the dawn | Regent Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (E25831) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30392-E30393 | 10-in. | July 1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Carl Fenton’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E30860-E30861 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | Lady Luck | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30944-E30945 | 10-in. | Sept. 1929 | The end of the lonesome trail | Jack Denny ; Mount Royal Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer | |
| Brunswick | E31701-E31702 | 10-in. | Dec. 1929 | Under a Texas moon | Bob Haring Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | DB150 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | A kiss before the dawn | Instrumental sextet [Unidentified; Brunswick Records] | Instrumental sextet, with female vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 1543 | Not documented | 1921 | Stand up and sing for your father an old time tune | Clifford Murray | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 1550 | Not documented | 4/28/1922 | There's a down Dixie feeling | Clifford Murray | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 6866 | 10-in. | 7/10/1919 | Bye-lo | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Edison | 7794 | 10-in. | 2/11/1921 | Scandinavia (Sing dose song and make dose music) | Aileen Stanley | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 7907 | 10-in. | 4/12/1921 | Love me | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 7940 | 10-in. | 4/26/1921 | Held fast in a baby's hands | George Wilton Ballard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Edison | 7963 | 10-in. | 5/5/1921 | Look for the silver lining medley | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 7985 | 10-in. | 5/14/1921 | Make believe medley | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8132 | 10-in. | 7/14/1921 | Stand up and sing for your father an old time tune | J. Harold Murray ; Gladys Rice | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 8364 | 10-in. | 2/8/1922 | Blue Danube blues | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8367 | 10-in. | 2/15/1922 | I ain't nobody's darling | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8736 | 10-in. | 5/31/1923 | March of the mannikins | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8737 | 10-in. | 5/31/1923 | Parade of the wooden soldiers | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8738 | 10-in. | 6/4/1923 | Mighty lak' a rose | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 8739 | 10-in. | 6/4/1923 | Last rose of summer | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 9839 | 10-in. | 11/10/1924 | Tessie (Stop teasin' me) | Million Dollar Pier Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Edison | 10048 | 10-in. | 7/26/1924 | Liebesgeflüster | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10049 | 10-in. | between July and September 1924 | The Foot Guard waltzes | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10050 | 10-in. | between July and September 1924 | Love and kisses | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10051 | 10-in. | July-Sept. 1924 | Valse charme | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10052 | 10-in. | 7/28/1924 | Flattergeister : Tanze | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10745 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | Show me the way to go home | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 10760 | 10-in. | 1/8/1926 | Who | Ray Perkins | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Edison | 11942 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | A kiss before the dawn | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Edison | 19303 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Edison | 19322 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-1027 | 10-in. | 7/18/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Hotel Commodore Dance Orchestra ; Bernhard Levitow | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Edison | N-1046 | 10-in. | 7/29/1929 | Smiling Irish eyes | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | N-1193 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Lady luck | California Ramblers | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Perkins, Ray," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114337.
Perkins, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114337.
"Perkins, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Perkins, Ray, 1896-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008113763
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q55415471
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