Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen (March 6, 1899 – February 3, 1971) was an American character actor who often played crusty sergeants, police officers or weary criminals in many films of the 1940s and 1950s. Before his motion-picture career he was a leading vaudeville comedian and master of ceremonies.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1899 (Little Rock), Died February 3, 1971 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter, composer

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	81819	10-in.	6/11/1924	Something tells me you are going far away from here	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	81820	10-in.	6/11/1924	Often	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	81902	10-in.	8/8/1924	Darktown broadcasting	Jay C. Flippen	Comic monologue, with orchestra	vocalist
Columbia	81903	10-in.	8/8/1924	Darktown broadcasting	Jay C. Flippen	Comic monologue, with orchestra	vocalist
OKeh	W401444	10-in.	12/10/1928	You're just a little bit of everything I love	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	E28004	10-in.	8/9/1928	I want to be an iceman	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	E28005	10-in.	8/9/1928	Ace in the hole	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E28006	10-in.	8/9/1928	I love that girl	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E28007	10-in.	8/9/1928	I’m a ding dong daddy (From Dumas)	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E29390	10-in.	3/6/1929	[Unknown title(s)]	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E29391	10-in.	3/6/1929	Out where the blues begin	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	E29392	10-in.	3/6/1929	You’re just a little bit of everything I love	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, songwriter
Brunswick	C1982	10-in.	5/25/1928	I wanna be an ice man	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, composer
Brunswick	C1983	10-in.	5/25/1928	Ace in the hole	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	C1984	10-in.	5/25/1928	Ace in the hole	Jay C. Flippen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Flippen, Jay C.," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108978.

Flippen, Jay C.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108978.

"Flippen, Jay C.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.