Aletha Dickerson

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, lyricist, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-07625 10-in. 5/4/1937 I vouch for my man Mary Mack Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034800 10-in. 5/15/1939 I must have it Ramona Hicks Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034801 10-in. 5/15/1939 Ramona blues Ramona Hicks Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034802 10-in. 5/15/1939 Where the eagle builds his nest Ramona Hicks Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034803 10-in. 5/15/1939 Evil and blue Ramona Hicks Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034804 10-in. 5/15/1939 Don't be like me Ramona Hicks Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Victor BS-034805 10-in. 5/15/1939 Tell my mama on you Ramona Hicks ; Reavely Randall Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia W145367 10-in. 12/10/1927 Corn liquor blues Lewis Black Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar lyricist  
Columbia W151740 10-in. 8/19/1931 Can't be bothered with no sheik Rosa Henderson Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano lyricist  
OKeh 9761 10-in. 6/21/1926 East and west blues Marie Grinter Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
OKeh 9762 10-in. 6/21/1926 M. C. blues Marie Grinter Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, composer  
OKeh 9766 10-in. 6/21/1926 Blackville after dark Hazel Meyers ; Starks' Hot Five Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet composer  
OKeh W80400 10-in. 2/7/1927 My man just won't—don't Laura Smith Female vocal solo, with trumpet and piano lyricist  
OKeh W403339 10-in. 11/16/1929 Walkin' the blues away The Hokum Boys Male vocal duet, with piano composer  
Brunswick E2626-E2627 10-in. 3/10/1926 Tia Juana man Ada Brown Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet songwriter  
Brunswick E4012-E4013 10-in. 10/27/1926 Atlanta Black Bottom Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E4094-E4095 10-in. 11/18/1926 Atlanta Black Bottom Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick C1969 10-in. 5/23/1928 Breaking down with the blues Helen Pettiford Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick C164-C165 10-in. 4/20/1926 Fat meat and greens Jelly Roll Morton Piano solo songwriter  
Gennett 15464 10-in. 8/17/1929 I was afraid of that The Hokum Boys Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15467 10-in. 8/17/1929 Blue getaway Blind Blake ; Aletha Dickerson Guitar and piano duet instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 91335 10-in. 11/5/1937 I love you, darling Elsie Williams instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 91336 10-in. 11/5/1937 He ain't trouble now Elsie Williams instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 91337 10-in. 11/5/1937 You got something there Elsie Williams instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 91338 10-in. 11/5/1937 Bring it back Elsie Williams instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dickerson, Aletha," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108589.

Dickerson, Aletha. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108589.

"Dickerson, Aletha." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108589

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