Skinnay Ennis
Edgar Clyde "Skinnay" Ennis Jr. (August 13, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American jazz and pop music bandleader and singer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1907 (Salisbury), Died June 3, 1963 (Beverly Hills)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, director, drums, piano, traps
Notes: Sometimes listed as Skinny Ennis or E. C. Ennis. Also known as Edgar Clyde Ennis,
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | PBS-09573 | 10-in. | 7/7/1937 | It's the natural thing to do | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-09596 | 10-in. | 7/14/1937 | Remember me? | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09607 | 10-in. | 7/22/1937 | Got a date with an angel | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-09608 | 10-in. | 7/22/1937 | Lamplight | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09672 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I'd like to see Samoa of Samoa | Maxine Gray ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09673 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | I still love to kiss you goodnight | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09674 | 10-in. | 8/31/1937 | The vamp | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09692 | 10-in. | 9/8/1937 | Foggy day in London | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-09832 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Take a tip from the tulip | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09833 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Speak your heart | Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Rosalind Marquis | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09834 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | In Dutch with the Duchess | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09835 | 10-in. | 11/17/1937 | Roustabout | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-010371 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Stop! You're breaking my heart | Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-010372 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Whispers in the dark | Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-010373 | 10-in. | 6/1/1937 | Powerhouse | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | PBS-026131 | 10-in. | 9/11/1938 | Garden of the moon | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-026132 | 10-in. | 9/11/1938 | The girl friend of the whirling dervish | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-026204 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Deep in a dream | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | PBS-026206 | 10-in. | 10/25/1938 | Gardenias | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | PBS-036072 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Wishing (Will make it so) | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | PBS-036073 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Strange enchantment | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, director | |
Victor | PBS-036074 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | That sentimental sandwich | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-036075 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Hooray for spinach! | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, vocalist | |
Victor | PBS-061967 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | The belle of the village ball (Around and around she goes) | Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos | vocalist, director | |
Victor | PBS-061968 | 10-in. | 12/10/1941 | You are the lyric (To the love song in my heart) | Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ennis, Skinnay," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.
Ennis, Skinnay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.
"Ennis, Skinnay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Ennis, Skinnay - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80022777
Wikidata: Skinnay Ennis - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2292404
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MusicBrainz: Skinnay Ennis - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e39ca7c-f370-4e19-b373-48fee87f4b96
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