Sterling Melvin
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: bass vocal, steel guitar, speaker
Notes: Sometimes listed as "Pops" Melvin.
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W145168 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | Dear old girl | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W145169 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | The banquet in Misery Hall | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W145170 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | Cubanola glide | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W145171 | 10-in. | 11/8/1927 | O Susanna | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W147373 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | She was bred in old Kentucky | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Columbia | W147374 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | Can't yo' heah me callin', Caroline | Dan Hornsby Trio | Male vocal and instrumental trio | instrumentalist, steel guitar, vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Columbia | W147375 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | Oh! By jingo | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W147376 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | Has anybody here seen Kelly | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W147377 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | Just a baby's prayer at twilight | Dan Hornsby | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W147378 | 10-in. | 11/1/1928 | I'm sorry I made you cry | Dan Hornsby | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W148276 | 10-in. | 4/14/1929 | The vamp | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W148277 | 10-in. | 8/14/1929 | Take me out to the ball game | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W148278 | 10-in. | 4/14/1929 | Hinky dinky dee | Dan Hornsby Novelty Quartet | Male vocal and instrumental quartet | vocalist, bass vocal, instrumentalist, steel guitar | |
| Columbia | W152015 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Katinka | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Columbia | W152016 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | A sailor's sweetheart | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Columbia | W152017 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | Three blind mice | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Columbia | W152018 | 10-in. | 11/3/1931 | So this is Venice | Dan Hornsby and his Lion's Den Trio | Male vocal quartet, with guitar | vocalist, bass vocal | |
| Brunswick | ATL961 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL962 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL963 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 1 | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL964 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL965 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 2 | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL966 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL967 | 10-in. | 3/22/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 2 | Bill Brown ; George Elmo Chumbler ; William Archer Chumbler ; Pink Lindsey ; Sterling Melvin ; Hoke Rice | Descriptive scene, with male vocal ensemble, fiddle (violin), and guitar | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL6658 | 10-in. | 11/14/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 3 | William Archer Chumbler ; Sterling Melvin ; Seven Foot Dilly ; Lowe Stokes ; Dan Tucker | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal solo | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL6659 | 10-in. | 11/14/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta | William Archer Chumbler ; Sterling Melvin ; Seven Foot Dilly ; Lowe Stokes ; Dan Tucker | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL6676 | 10-in. | 11/15/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta, pt. 4 | William Archer Chumbler ; Sterling Melvin ; Seven Foot Dilly ; Lowe Stokes ; Dan Tucker | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal ensemble | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL6677 | 10-in. | 11/15/1930 | A bootlegger’s joint in Atlanta | William Archer Chumbler ; Sterling Melvin ; Seven Foot Dilly ; Lowe Stokes ; Dan Tucker | Descriptive scene, with instrumental ensemble and male vocal ensemble | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL8006 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | The shooting of Dan McGrew | The Brunswick Players ; Sterling Melvin | Recitation, with clarinet and piano | speaker | |
| Brunswick | ATL8007 | 10-in. | Mar. 1930 | The shooting of Dan McGrew | The Brunswick Players ; Sterling Melvin | Recitation, with clarinet and piano | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Melvin, Sterling," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.
Melvin, Sterling. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.
"Melvin, Sterling." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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