Don Stovall

Don Stovall (December 12, 1913 – November 20, 1970) was an American jazz alto saxophonist.

Stovall began playing violin as a child before settling on alto. He played in St. Louis, Missouri, with Dewey Jackson and Fate Marable on riverboats in the 1920s, and then played with Eddie Johnson's Crackerjacks in 1932-33. In the 1930s he lived in Buffalo, New York, where he led his own ensemble and played with Lil Armstrong. He moved to New York City in 1939, and played there with Sammy Price, Eddie Durham, and Cootie Williams. Following this he recorded extensively with Red Allen, remaining with him until 1950. He also recorded with Pete Johnson and Snub Mosley over the course of his career, though he never recorded as a leader.

Stovall retired from the music industry in 1950, and spent the remainder of his life working for a telephone company.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1913, Died November 20, 1970

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, composer

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 68333 10-in. 11/11/1940 Piney Brown blues Pete Johnson's Band ; Joe Turner instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68334 10-in. 11/11/1940 Lafayette Hot Lips Page Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68335 10-in. 11/11/1940 South Hot Lips Page Orchestra instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68433 10-in. 12/3/1940 Red Bank romp Joe Brown and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68434 10-in. 12/3/1940 Beaumont Street blues Joe Brown and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68435 10-in. 12/3/1940 Harlem rhumbain' the blues Hot Lips Page and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68436 10-in. 12/3/1940 No matter where you are Hot Lips Page and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68920 10-in. 4/3/1941 The goon drag Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68921 10-in. 4/3/1941 Things 'bout coming my way Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68922 10-in. 4/3/1941 Lead me Daddy straight to the bar Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68923 10-in. 4/3/1941 Just jivin' around Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68969 10-in. 4/9/1941 Boogre woogie's mother-in-law Buddy Johnson and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68970 10-in. 4/9/1941 I'd be ever so grateful Buddy Johnson and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 68971 10-in. 4/9/1941 In there Buddy Johnson and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69346 10-in. 6/12/1941 I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly roll Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69347 10-in. 6/12/1941 Sold Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69348 10-in. 6/12/1941 Give it up Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69349 10-in. 6/12/1941 I'm left with a broken heart Jewel Paige and her Brown Brownies instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69365 10-in. 6/13/1941 Do you dig my jive? Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69366 10-in. 6/13/1941 I know how to do it Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69367 10-in. 6/13/1941 Valetta Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69368 10-in. 6/13/1941 Boogie woogie man Sam Price and his Texas Bluesicians instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69842 10-in. 10/21/1941 Swampland Snub Mosley and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69843 10-in. 10/21/1941 Snub' s blues-2 Snub Mosley and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
Decca 69844 10-in. 10/21/1941 Sing a little ditty Snub Mosley and his Band instrumentalist, alto saxophone  
(Results 26-50 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stovall, Don," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.

Stovall, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/345574.

"Stovall, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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