Marion Harris

Marion Harris

Marion Harris (born Mary Ellen Harrison; April 4, 1896 – April 23, 1944) was an American popular singer who was most successful in the late 1910s and the 1920s. She was the first widely-known white singer to sing jazz and blues songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 4, 1896 (Indiana), Died April 23, 1944 (Manhattan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, vocalist, songwriter

Notes: Listed on a handwritten Victor ledger page of 7/31/1916 as "Marrion (sic) Harris; 245 W. 51st Street [New York, NY], Phone- Harlem 3440."

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 179 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-18192	10-in.	8/9/1916	I ain't got nobody much	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with piano and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18193	10-in.	8/9/1916	My syncopated melody man	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18318	10-in.	8/31/1916	I'm gonna make hay while the sun shines in Virginia	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18319	10-in.	8/31/1916	Paradise blues	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-18604	10-in.	10/12/1916	Don't leave me, daddy	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-19317	10-in.	2/28/1917	I wonder why	Marion Harris ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-19318	10-in.	2/28/1917	Some sweet day	American Quartet ; Marion Harris	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-19380	10-in.	3/16/1917	Maiden's prayer	American Quartet ; Marion Harris	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-19381	10-in.	3/16/1917	That cute little wigglin' dance	American Quartet ; Marion Harris	Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20213	10-in.	7/12/1917	They go wild, simply wild, over me	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20214	10-in.	7/12/1917	Plant plenty of potatoes	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20215	10-in.	7/12/1917	Some sweet day	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-20230	10-in.	7/18/1917	When I hear that jazz band play	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21052	10-in.	11/5/1917	Cleopatra had a jazz band	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21053	10-in.	11/5/1917	My sweetie	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21208	10-in.	11/26/1917	Quaker girl	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21209	10-in.	11/26/1917	I want someone to kiss the blues away	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21243	10-in.	12/6/1917	Everybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues, but I'm happy	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21244	10-in.	12/6/1917	I should worry	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21983	10-in.	6/12/1918	When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21994	10-in.	6/18/1918	There's a lump of sugar down in Dixie	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-21995	10-in.	6/18/1918	Mammy's chocolate soldier	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-22159	10-in.	7/15/1918	Goodbye Alexander, goodbye honey boy	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-22160	10-in.	7/15/1918	After you've gone	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Victor	B-22208	10-in.	8/12/1918	I always think I'm up in heaven (When I'm down in Dixieland)	Marion Harris	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 1-25 of 179 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harris, Marion," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106624.

Harris, Marion. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106624.

"Harris, Marion." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.