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Harry A. Yerkes

Harry A. Yerkes (1872-1954) was a marimba player, inventor, and recording manager who assembled many recording sessions in the early years of jazz. Many of the sessions organized by Yerkes used his name for the artist credit, including Yerkes' Jazarimba Orchestra and Yerkes' Marimbaphone Band on Columbia Records, which are estimated to have some of the best selling records of 1919 and 1921.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1872 (Brooklyn), Died December 24, 1954

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, bells, xylophone, composer, director

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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-23342 10-in. 11/20/1919 Behind your silken veil Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Victor B-23343 10-in. 11/20/1919 Roses at twilight Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 3348 10-in. ca. 1905-Mar. 1906 Happy Heinie (March and two-step) Harry A. Yerkes Xylophone solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, xylophone  
Columbia 3361 10-in. between 1905 and April 1906 Simplicity Harry A. Yerkes Bells solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, bells  
Columbia 3445 10-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1906 A trip to the races Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 3446 10-in. Jan.-Apr. 1906 Seeing New York Prince's Orchestra Orchestra, with talk composer  
Columbia 77352 10-in. 9/20/1917 Happy sammies Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77353 10-in. 9/20/1917 That's it Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 77647 10-in. 1/17/1918 Turkey in the straw Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77648 10-in. 1/17/1918 They go wild, simply wild over me Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77700 10-in. 3/1/1918 Hello, America, hello Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77701 10-in. 3/1/1918 Goulash Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77702 10-in. 3/1/1918 Jazzie Addie Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77931 10-in. 6/26/1918 Hear dem bells Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 77932 10-in. 6/26/1918 What's this? Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 78048 10-in. 9/11/1918 Old sea songs Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 78188 10-in. 11/29/1918 I'm crazy about my daddy in a uniform Yerkes Saxophone Sextet Saxophone sextet leader  
Columbia 78279 10-in. 1/30/1919 Egyptian nights Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78286 10-in. 2/3/1919 Mammy's lullaby Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78315 10-in. 2/21/1919 Bevo blues Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78381 10-in. 4/7/1919 Mammy's lullaby Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78385 10-in. 4/11/1919 Gypsy girl Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78420 10-in. 5/8/1919 Jazzola Billy Murray ; Yerkes Southern Five Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78450 10-in. 5/28/1919 Hawaiian smiles Happy Six Jazz/dance band, with whistling leader  
Columbia 78454 10-in. 5/29/1919 Ragging the chopsticks Yerkes Trio Instrumental trio leader  
Columbia 78455 10-in. 5/29/1919 My dreamy little lotus flower Yerkes Trio Instrumental trio leader  
Columbia 78469 10-in. 6/4/1919 Behind your silken veil Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78509 10-in. 6/19/1919 Karavan Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78572 10-in. 7/15/1919 The first rose of summer Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78580 10-in. 7/19/1919 Witching waves Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78591 10-in. 7/23/1919 Somebody's heart Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78599 10-in. 7/25/1919 Cleo Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78601 10-in. 7/25/1919 A pretty girl is like a melody Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78607 10-in. 7/29/1919 Tell me (Tell me why) Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78608 10-in. 7/29/1919 Sugar Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78613 10-in. 7/30/1919 Sugar Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78616 10-in. 7/31/1919 All I want is a girl like you Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78617 10-in. approximately 1918 Wild flower waltz Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78618 10-in. 7/31/1919 India Yerkes Novelty Five Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78657 10-in. 9/15/1919 Carmencia Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78703 10-in. 9/27/1919 Poor little butterfly is a fly gal now Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78704 10-in. 9/27/1919 Oriental eyes Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78725 10-in. 10/9/1919 I might be your once-in-a-while Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78813 10-in. 11/18/1919 Oh so sweet Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 78971 10-in. 2/11/1920 Mystery Happy Six ; Jack Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 78972 10-in. 2/11/1920 Shake your little shoulder Happy Six ; Jack Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 79002 10-in. 2/28/1920 Shake your little shoulder (Medley fox trot) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79003 10-in. 2/28/1920 My Sahara rose Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79014 10-in. 3/3/1920 The sphinx Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79024 10-in. 3/5/1920 Railroad blues Yerkes Southern Five Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79025 10-in. 3/5/1920 Old grey mare blues Yerkes Southern Five Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79043 10-in. 3/12/1920 I never had the blues (Until I left old Dixieland) Yerkes Southern Five Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79102 10-in. 4/6/1920 Sudan Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79180 10-in. 5/17/1920 Oh! My goodness Yerkes Saxophone Quartet Saxophone quartet leader  
Columbia 79183 10-in. 5/18/1920 Dance-o-mania Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79249 10-in. 6/7/1920 Didn't you? Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79250 10-in. 6/7/1920 Goodbye sunshine, hello moon! Yerkes Happy Six [i.e., Happy Six] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79301 10-in. 6/23/1920 Silver water Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79305 10-in. 6/23/1920 You ought to see her now Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79336 10-in. 7/9/1920 Didn't you? Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79400 10-in. 9/7/1920 Je ne sais pa pa Happy Six Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 79401 10-in. 9/7/1920 My little bimbo down on the bamboo isle Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79431 10-in. 9/24/1920 Rockaway baby Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79432 10-in. 9/24/1920 By the pyramids Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79447 10-in. 10/5/1920 Dolly I love you Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79489 10-in. 10/28/1920 Pitter patter Yerkes Saxophone Quartet Saxophone quartet leader  
Columbia 79525 10-in. 11/18/1920 Feather your nest Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79529 10-in. 11/20/1920 Grieving for you Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79569 10-in. 12/13/1920 Humming Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79576 10-in. 12/15/1920 Now and then Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79632 10-in. 1/7/1921 Rosie Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79633 10-in. 1/8/1921 You oughta see my baby Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79646 10-in. 1/19/1921 Answer Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79647 10-in. 1/19/1921 My mammy Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79649 10-in. 1/21/1921 Do you ever think of me? Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79650 10-in. 1/21/1921 O-H-I-O Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79654 10-in. 1/22/1921 Yokohama lullaby Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79657 10-in. 1/26/1921 Na-jo Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79707 10-in. 2/1/1921 Underneath Hawaiian skies Jess Libonati Xylophone solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79712 10-in. 2/3/1921 Bright eyes Jess Libonati Xylophone solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79717 10-in. 2/7/1921 Siam Soo Happy Six Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 79722 10-in. 2/11/1921 I lost you Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79738 10-in. 2/24/1921 Mazie Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79739 10-in. 2/25/1921 Not so long ago Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79740 10-in. 2/25/1921 Wishing Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79752 10-in. 3/3/1921 Two sweet lips Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79763 10-in. 3/25/1921 Sweetheart Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79768 10-in. 3/28/1921 Mon homme Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79773 10-in. 3/29/1921 Rebecca (come back from Mecca) Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79791 10-in. 3/22/1921 Moonlight Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79792 10-in. 3/22/1921 All for you Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79798 10-in. 4/5/1921 I'm nobody's baby Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79799 10-in. 4/12/1921 Would you? (I'll say you would!) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79802 10-in. 4/16/1921 Chérie Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79855 10-in. 5/23/1921 One kiss Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79863 10-in. 5/25/1921 Down yonder Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79874 10-in. 6/1/1921 Ain't we got fun? Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79903 10-in. 6/22/1921 Learn to smile Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79913 10-in. 6/25/1921 Paper doll Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79914 10-in. 6/25/1921 You're the sweetest girl in all the world Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79946 10-in. 7/18/1921 Emaline Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79955 10-in. 7/20/1921 South Sea isles Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79956 10-in. 7/20/1921 Sweet little bon-bon Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79962 10-in. 8/16/1921 In a boat Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79986 10-in. 9/13/1921 Who'll be the next one (to cry over you) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79987 10-in. 9/13/1921 I want love Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79998 10-in. 9/26/1921 Fancies Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 79999 10-in. 9/26/1921 It's you Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80000 10-in. 9/26/1921 Yoo-hoo Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80025 10-in. 10/13/1921 Jabberwocky Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80026 10-in. 10/13/1921 Glow, little lantern of love Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80030 10-in. 10/14/1921 Kentucky home Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80046 10-in. 11/1/1921 Gypsy blues Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80054 10-in. 11/7/1921 How many times Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80055 10-in. 11/7/1921 Leave me with a smile Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80089 10-in. 12/3/1921 Stealing Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80092 10-in. 12/7/1921 Why don't you smile Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80110 10-in. 12/20/1921 Good-bye, Shanghai! Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80123 10-in. 12/23/1921 Wimmin (I've got to have 'em that's all) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80124 10-in. 12/23/1921 Broken toy Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80132 10-in. 1/10/1922 Tell her at twilight Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80184 10-in. 2/14/1922 Sing song man Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80206 10-in. 2/16/1922 Boo-hoo-hoo Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80349 10-in. 5/12/1922 Pick me up and lay me down (in dear old Dixieland) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80379 10-in. 6/7/1922 Nobody lied (when they said that I cried over you) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80380 10-in. 6/7/1922 If I had my way, pretty baby Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80600 10-in. 10/11/1922 Time will tell Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80601 10-in. 10/11/1922 I found a four leaf clover Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80664 10-in. 11/10/1922 Dumbell Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80665 10-in. 11/10/1922 You gave me your heart Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80671 10-in. 11/14/1922 Burning sands Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80672 10-in. 11/14/1922 Ivy Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80713 10-in. 12/15/1922 Teddy bear blues Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80714 10-in. 12/15/1922 The thief Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80836 10-in. 2/5/1923 Peggy dear Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80837 10-in. 2/5/1923 Little Rover (Don't forget to come back home) Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80896 10-in. 3/12/1923 Sweet one Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 80897 10-in. 3/12/1923 Who's sorry now? Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81011 10-in. 5/14/1923 Stella Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81012 10-in. 5/14/1923 Ritzi Mitzi Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81051 10-in. 5/31/1923 I can't forget you Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81052 10-in. 5/31/1923 Someday you'll cry over someone Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81112 10-in. 7/7/1923 First, last, and always Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81113 10-in. 7/7/1923 Lou'siana Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81164 10-in. 8/4/1923 Stealing to Virginia Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 81165 10-in. 8/4/1923 Ev'ry night I cry myself to sleep over you Yerkes' S. S. Flotilla Orchestra [i.e., Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra] Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49378 12-in. 4/18/1918 Maytime Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49379 12-in. 4/18/1918 The rainbow girl Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49495 12-in. 9/11/1918 Beatrice waltz Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49520 12-in. 10/1/1918 Oui, oui, Marie Yerkes Marimbaphone Band Marimba band leader  
Columbia 49521 12-in. 10/1/1918 Watermelon whispers Yerkes Marimbaphone Band Marimba band leader  
Columbia 49525 12-in. 10/11/1918 The girl behind the gun Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49547 12-in. 10/29/1918 Stick in the mud Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49548 12-in. 10/29/1918 Oui, oui, Marie (Wee wee Marie) Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49554 12-in. 11/26/1918 Kentucky dreams Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Columbia 49555 12-in. 11/26/1918 Sensation Yerkes Marimbaphone Band Marimba band leader  
Columbia 49618 12-in. 4/7/1919 How'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm? Billy Murray ; Yerkes Jazarimba Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 49636 12-in. 5/28/1919 Nice 'n' breezy Yerkes Jazarimba Band Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49637 12-in. 6/2/1919 Easy pickin's Yerkes Novelty Five Jazz/dance quintet leader  
Columbia 49654 12-in. 7/25/1919 And he'd say oo-la la! Wee-wee Billy Murray ; Yerkes Jazarimba Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Columbia 49657 12-in. 9/6/1919 A pretty girl is like a melody Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49691 12-in. 11/8/1919 Nobody ever Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49692 12-in. 11/8/1919 New York Hippodrome medley Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49759 12-in. 3/2/1920 Left alone again blues Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49760 12-in. 3/2/1920 Alexandria [from Aphrodite] Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49865 12-in. 7/19/1920 My man Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49866 12-in. 7/19/1920 Marion (You'll soon be marryin' me) Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49919 12-in. 12/28/1920 Down the trail to home sweet home Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49984 12-in. 9/15/1921 When the sun goes down blues Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
Columbia 49985 12-in. 9/15/1921 Why dear? Happy Six Jazz/dance band leader  
OKeh 155 10-in. ca. June 1918 That's it Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
OKeh 156 10-in. ca. June 1918 Castle valse classique Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
OKeh 157 10-in. ca. June 1918 Rainbow girl Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
OKeh 158 10-in. ca. June 1918 Jazzie Addie Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble leader  
Edison 6539 10-in. 1/2/1919 What's this? Jazzarimba Orchestra Jazz/dance band leader  
Edison 6691 10-in. 3/28/1919 Rainy day blues Yerkes Saxophone Sextette Instrumental sextet leader  
Edison 6692 10-in. 3/27/1919 Saxophobia Yerkes Saxophone Sextette Instrumental sextet leader  
Leeds & Catlin 9040 10-in. approximately summer 1907 Sun rays Harry A. Yerkes Bells, with orchestra instrumentalist, bells  
Leeds & Catlin 9043 10-in. approximately summer 1907 A true soldier Harry A. Yerkes Xylophone, with orchestra instrumentalist, xylophone  
Leeds & Catlin 9182 10-in. late 1907-early 1908 Simplicity Harry A. Yerkes Bells solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, bells  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Yerkes, Harry A.," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.

Yerkes, Harry A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114970.

"Yerkes, Harry A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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