Bobby Smith
Birth and Death Data: Born January 3, 1907, Died June 6, 1995
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, saxophone, composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 52 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-067727 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Foo-gee | Sunset Orchestra ; Julius Watson ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067728 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | How 'bout that mess | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067729 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Take a tip | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-067730 | 10-in. | 8/26/1941 | Baby, I just want you | Frohsine Stewart ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068152 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Gabby | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Victor | BS-068166 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Big and fat and forty-four | Hardway Four ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068167 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Sarghum switch | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-068168 | 10-in. | 11/6/1941 | Leave the rest to me | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073487 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Who threw the whiskey in the well? | Hardway Four ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073488 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Me and my Melinda | James Otis Lewis ; Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073489 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Tunies' tune | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-073490 | 10-in. | 3/30/1942 | Keep jumpin' | Sunset Orchestra ; Doc Wheeler | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5AB-0300 | 10-in. | 1/10/1945 | Tippin' in | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0945 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Good dip | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Victor | D5VB-0946 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | I guess I'll have to get along without you | Dolores Brown ; Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0947 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Holiday for swing | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D5VB-0948 | 10-in. | 11/21/1945 | Let's have fun tonight | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ace Harris | Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1493 | 10-in. | 4/24/1946 | Sneakin' out | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1494 | 10-in. | 4/24/1946 | Don't say you're sorry again | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | D6VB-1955 | 10-in. | 10/7/1946 | Feelin' low | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, saxophone, arranger | |
Victor | D7VB-0297 | 10-in. | 4/30/1947 | Coast to coast | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2672 | 10-in. | 12/18/1947 | Needle points | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Erskine Hawkins | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone, composer | |
Victor | D8VB-4090 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Corn bread | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4091 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Bewildered | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | D8VB-4092 | 10-in. | 12/21/1948 | Cold hearted woman | Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Bobby," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344232.
Smith, Bobby. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344232.
"Smith, Bobby." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Smith, Bobby (Saxophonist) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013043937
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