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 (Results 26-30 of 30 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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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 October 14, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.
Melvin, Sterling. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206697.
"Melvin, Sterling." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.
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