Jep Bisbee

Jasper E. "Jep" Bisbee (29 July 1843 – 10 August 1935) was an American old-time musician. Bisbee was one of the few oldtime musicians, who recorded for Edison Records recordings and one of the first rural musicians who ever produced a record.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 29, 1843 (Ossian), Died August 10, 1935 (Ludington)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, composer

Notes: Sometimes listed as Jasper Bisbee.

= 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 Audio
Columbia W143304 10-in. 1/14/1927 Bisbee's waltz Henry Ford's Old Fashioned Dance Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Edison 8794 10-in. Nov.-Dec. 1923 Money musk Jasper Bisbee Fiddle (violin) solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 8795 10-in. Nov.-Dec. 1923 Girl I left behind me Jasper Bisbee Fiddle (violin) solo, with piano and string bass instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 8796 10-in. Nov.-Dec. 1923 College quadrille Jasper Bisbee Fiddle solo, with piano and string bass instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9259 10-in. 11/24/1923 Money musk Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9260 10-in. 11/24/1923 The girl I left behind me Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9261 10-in. 11/24/1923 College hornpipe Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9262 10-in. 11/24/1923 McDonald's reel Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9263 10-in. 11/24/1923 The devil's dream Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  
Edison 9264 10-in. 11/24/1923 Opera reel with calls Beulah Bisbee-Schuler ; Jep Bisbee Violin solo, with piano instrumentalist, violin  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bisbee, Jep," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112733.

Bisbee, Jep. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112733.

"Bisbee, Jep." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/112733

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jasper Bisbee

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Bisbee, Jep, 1843-1935 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005049810

Wikidata: Jasper Bisbee - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1684022

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61277718

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