Bob Casey
Robert Hanley Casey (February 11, 1909, in Johnson County, Illinois – April 9, 1986, in Marion, Illinois) was an American jazz double-bassist. Casey learned to play banjo and guitar as a child, playing both in regional ensembles in the Midwest. He began playing bass at age 20 and continued as a guitarist for some time after. In the mid-1930s he played in NBC radio ensembles and worked with Wingy Manone, and in 1939 joined Muggsy Spanier's Ragtimers band. The group soon split, after which he played with Charlie Spivak, Brad Gowans, Eddie Condon, Miff Mole, and Joe Marsala. He played extensively on radio with several of these ensembles. He was also a prolific session bassist, recording with Wild Bill Davison, Bobby Hackett, Cliff Jackson, Max Kaminsky, Eddie Edwards, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, Georg Brunis, George Wettling, Ralph Sutton, Joe Sullivan, and Boyce Brown in the 1940s and 1950s. Casey relocated to Florida in 1957, where he played with the Dukes of Dixieland. By the 1970s he was playing only occasionally. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 11, 1909 (Marion), Died April 9, 1986
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-040260 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Big butter and egg man | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-040261 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Someday sweetheart | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-040262 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | Eccentric | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-040263 | 10-in. | 7/7/1939 | That da da strain | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-043375 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | At the Jazz Band Ball | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043376 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043377 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Dipper mouth blues | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043378 | 10-in. | 11/10/1939 | Livery stable blues (Barnyard blues) | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043894 | 10-in. | 11/22/1939 | Riverboat shuffle | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043895 | 10-in. | 11/22/1939 | Relaxin' at the Touro | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043896 | 10-in. | 11/22/1939 | At sundown | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-043897 | 10-in. | 11/22/1939 | Bluin' the blues | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-045745 | 10-in. | 12/12/1939 | Lonesome road | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-045746 | 10-in. | 12/12/1939 | Dinah | George Brunis ; Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-045747 | 10-in. | 12/12/1939 | (What did I do to be so) Black and blue | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
Victor | BS-045748 | 10-in. | 12/12/1939 | Mandy, make up your mind | Ragtime Band [Muggsy Spanier] | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Casey, Bob," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106791.
Casey, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106791.
"Casey, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Casey, Bob, 1909-1986 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93016682
Wikidata: Bob Casey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47541467
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10035576
MusicBrainz: Bob Casey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/89c8eca8-f524-41cf-8120-7e3451a79c68
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