Eldridge Holmes
Eldridge Holmes (1942 – November 13, 1998) was a New Orleans singer who recorded throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s, primarily with producer Allen Toussaint. First recorded by Toussaint in a traditional New Orleans R&B style on Poor Me, Holmes progressed to soul and funk, occasionally achieving release on national labels, but never cracking the R&B charts. He seems to have stopped recording by the mid-70s. A native of Violet, Louisiana, according to the Funky 16 Corners web site, Holmes died in November 1998 after working variously as a bus driver, nursing assistant, asbestos worker and mechanic. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1942, Died November 13, 1998
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1968 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 120864 | 10/16/1968 | Now that I've lost you | Eldridge Holmes | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 120865 | 10/16/1968 | Where is your love | Eldridge Holmes | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 121147 | 2/7/1969 | Working in the coal mine-1 | Eldridge Holmes | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 121148 | 2/7/1969 | A love problem-2 | Eldridge Holmes | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 121149 | 2/7/1969 | Little girl | Eldridge Holmes | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holmes, Eldridge," accessed November 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/321635.
Holmes, Eldridge. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/321635.
"Holmes, Eldridge." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Holmes, Eldridge - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92117123
Wikidata: Eldridge Holmes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5354176
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24811652
MusicBrainz: Eldridge Holmes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10ab7ecd-1d5c-4b54-ab62-bbd26e9f80c0
ISNI: 0000 0000 0308 671X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000000308671X
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