Skinnay Ennis

Edgar Clyde "Skinnay" Ennis Jr. (August 13, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American jazz and pop music bandleader and singer.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 13, 1907 (Salisbury), Died June 3, 1963 (Beverly Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, director, drums, piano, traps

Notes: Sometimes listed as Skinny Ennis or E. C. Ennis. Also known as Edgar Clyde Ennis,

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	PBS-09573	10-in.	7/7/1937	It's the natural thing to do	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-09596	10-in.	7/14/1937	Remember me?	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09607	10-in.	7/22/1937	Got a date with an angel	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums, vocalist
Victor	PBS-09608	10-in.	7/22/1937	Lamplight	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09672	10-in.	8/31/1937	I'd like to see Samoa of Samoa	Maxine Gray ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09673	10-in.	8/31/1937	I still love to kiss you goodnight	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09674	10-in.	8/31/1937	The vamp	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09692	10-in.	9/8/1937	Foggy day in London	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	PBS-09832	10-in.	11/17/1937	Take a tip from the tulip	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09833	10-in.	11/17/1937	Speak your heart	Hal Kemp Orchestra ; Rosalind Marquis	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09834	10-in.	11/17/1937	In Dutch with the Duchess	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	PBS-09835	10-in.	11/17/1937	Roustabout	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-010371	10-in.	6/1/1937	Stop! You're breaking my heart	Skinnay Ennis ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, traps
Victor	BS-010372	10-in.	6/1/1937	Whispers in the dark	Bob Allen ; Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, traps
Victor	BS-010373	10-in.	6/1/1937	Powerhouse	Hal Kemp Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, traps
Victor	PBS-026131	10-in.	9/11/1938	Garden of the moon	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	PBS-026132	10-in.	9/11/1938	The girl friend of the whirling dervish	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	PBS-026204	10-in.	10/25/1938	Deep in a dream	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	PBS-026206	10-in.	10/25/1938	Gardenias	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	PBS-036072	10-in.	3/24/1939	Wishing (Will make it so)	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	PBS-036073	10-in.	3/24/1939	Strange enchantment	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, director
Victor	PBS-036074	10-in.	3/24/1939	That sentimental sandwich	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	PBS-036075	10-in.	3/24/1939	Hooray for spinach!	Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director, vocalist
Victor	PBS-061967	10-in.	12/10/1941	The belle of the village ball (Around and around she goes)	Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female and male vocal solos	vocalist, director
Victor	PBS-061968	10-in.	12/10/1941	You are the lyric (To the love song in my heart)	Carmene Calhoun ; Skinnay Ennis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director

(Results 1-25 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ennis, Skinnay," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.

Ennis, Skinnay. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102707.

"Ennis, Skinnay." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.