Jack Fulton
John Collins Fulton (June 13, 1903 – November 13, 1993) was an American composer, trombonist, and vocalist. At the age of 17, he started playing the trombone for small-town dances. He sang with the Mason-Dixon Orchestra. He also played the trombone and sang with the George Olsen Orchestra. He was part of the trio that sang on the 1925 number one hit "Who?" The other vocalists were Bob Rice and Fran Frey. In 1926, he joined the Paul Whiteman orchestra. He provided the vocals for many Whiteman recordings. He was part of a trio with Charles Gaylord and Austin Young on a recording of "Makin' Whoopee." They sang with The Rhythm Boys on their 1927 recording of "Changes" and accompany Bing Crosby and Bix Beiderbecke during their solos. He appeared in King of Jazz as a part of the orchestra, briefly singing "A Bench in the Park". With the orchestra, he popularized the song "Body and Soul" in 1930. He introduced the song "How Deep Is the Ocean?" in 1932. He wrote around 120 compositions, including "Wanted", "Until", "If You Are But a Dream", and "My Greatest Mistake" – his first hit (1940). |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 13, 1903 (Philipsburg, Centre County), Died November 13, 1993 (San Diego)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, trombone, songwriter, instrumentalist, lyricist, arranger
Notes: Sometimes billed as Johnny Fulton.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 166 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-27268 | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | Parade of the wooden soldiers | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Victor | BVE-33572 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | Sugar plum | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-33856 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Who | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-34110 | 10-in. | 12/1/1925 | Miami | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-35245 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | No more worryin' | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-35246 | 10-in. | 3/26/1926 | Tentin' down in Tennessee | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-35249 | 10-in. | 3/29/1926 | Georgianna | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-35839 | 10-in. | 8/18/1926 | Me too (Ho-ho! Ha-ha!) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio (takes 5-10); unaccompanied (takes 1-4) | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36036 | 10-in. | 8/11/1926 | The birth of the blues | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36041 | 10-in. | 8/12/1926 | Precious | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36067 | 10-in. | 8/25/1926 | In a little Spanish town ('Twas on a night like this) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36090 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36091 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-36094 | 10-in. | 9/3/1926 | Trudy | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37273 | 10-in. | 12/20/1926 | I know that you know | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37278 | 10-in. | 12/21/1926 | Lonely eyes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37280 | 10-in. | 12/21/1926 | I always knew | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37287 | 10-in. | 12/22/1926 | Bunch of happiness | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37764 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | Shanghai dream man | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-37765 | 10-in. | 2/10/1927 | Fallen leaf | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-38105 | 10-in. | 2/23/1927 | Your land and my land | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-38118 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | That saxophone waltz | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-38364 | 10-in. | 4/26/1927 | The same old moon | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-38391 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Beautiful Ohio | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-38392 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Missouri waltz | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fulton, Jack," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109803.
Fulton, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109803.
"Fulton, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
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