Melvin Draper

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: drums

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor D4AB-0340 10-in. 12/15/1944 Cool disposition Arthur Crudup Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4AB-0341 10-in. 12/15/1944 Who's been foolin' you Arthur Crudup Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4AB-0342 10-in. 12/15/1944 Rock me mamma Arthur Crudup Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D4AB-0343 10-in. 12/15/1944 Keep your arms around me Arthur Crudup Male vocal solo, with guitar and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5AB-0316 10-in. 2/26/1945 Kid man blues Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5AB-0317 10-in. 2/26/1945 I'm so worried Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5AB-0318 10-in. 2/26/1945 Things have changed Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Victor D5AB-0319 10-in. 2/26/1945 My own troubles Big Maceo Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and drums instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90057 10-in. 7/2/1935 Scrunch-Lo Ikey Robinson instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90058 10-in. 7/2/1935 Sunshine Ikey Robinson instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90059 10-in. 7/2/1935 A minor romp Ikey Robinson instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90060 10-in. 7/2/1935 Swing it Ikey Robinson instrumentalist, drums  
Decca 90065 10-in. 7/3/1935 Christian soldiers Ikey Robinson instrumentalist, drums  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Draper, Melvin," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312866.

Draper, Melvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312866.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/312866

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