Cecil Gant

Cecil Gant

Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers" were successful in the mid- and late 1940s, and influenced the early development of rock and roll. His biggest hit was the 1944 ballad, "I Wonder".

Birth and Death Data: Born April 4, 1913 (Nashville), Died February 4, 1951 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	76710	8/7/1950	Someday you'll be sorry, part 1	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	76711	8/7/1950	Someday you'll be sorry, part 2	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	76712	8/7/1950	Owl stew-1	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	76713	8/7/1950	Playin' myself the blues	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	81539	10/13/1951	God bless my Daddy	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	81540	10/13/1950	The grass is gettin' greener	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	102173	before February 1951	I wonder	Cecil Gant	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	102174	before February 1951	Cecil's boogie	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	NA 2246	10/13/1950	Train time blues	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2247	10/13/1950	It ain't gonna be like that	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2248	10/13/1950	It's Christmas time again	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2249	10/13/1950	Hello Santa Claus	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2276	11/29/1950	Paging Mister Jackson	Red Foley	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	NA 2277	11/29/1950	Hot rod race	Red Foley	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	NA 2313	1/19/1951	Shotgun boogie	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2314	1/19/1951	Rock little baby	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2315	1/19/1951	Little baby	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Decca	NA 2316	1/19/1951	Don't you worry	Cecil Gant	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gant, Cecil," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203520.

Gant, Cecil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/203520.

"Gant, Cecil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.