Bob Carleton

Robert Louis Carleton (November 8, 1894, Missouri — July 13, 1956, Burbank, California) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. He grew up in St Louis, Missouri, the son of a saloon keeper, and was earning a living by age 15 as a theatre musician. He composed over 500 songs, including the World War I hit, "Ja-Da" in 1918. He made a brief appearance as a pianist in the 1946 film Bringing Up Father.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 8, 1896 (St. Louis), Died July 13, 1956

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

= 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
Victor	B-22422	10-in.	11/15/1918	Ja-da	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Victor	B-22646	10-in.	3/21/1919	You'll find old Dixieland in France	Pietro	Accordion solo	composer
Victor	B-26215	10-in.	2/24/1922	Teasin'	All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-28549	10-in.	9/11/1923	Struttin' Jim	Isabelle Patricola	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-101454	10-in.	4/15/1936	Jada	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-030318	10-in.	11/28/1938	Ja-da	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-047688	10-in.	2/13/1940	Ja-da	Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-060639	10-in.	2/12/1941	Number Ten Lullaby Lane	Joe Reichman Orchestra ; Marion Shaw	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BS-060660	10-in.	2/18/1941	Number ten Lullaby Lane	Dorsey Anderson ; Linda Keene ; Johnny McAfee ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal quartet	songwriter
Victor	D6VB-2193	10-in.	10/17/1946	Where the blues were born in New Orleans	Louis Armstrong ; Dixieland Seven	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	78160	10-in.	10/25/1918	Ja-da (ja da, ja da, jing jing!)	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Columbia	78256	10-in.	1/17/1919	Ja-da! (Ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing)	Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80178	10-in.	2/10/1922	Teasin'	Eddie Elkins' Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80199	10-in.	2/16/1922	Teasin'	Paul Biese Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	80254	10-in.	3/20/1922	Teasin'	Garber-Davis Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	144119	10-in.	5/10/1927	Ja, da (Ja da, ja da, jing, jing, jing!)	Arkansaw Travellers [Red Nichols Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	76664	12-in.	approximately October 1919	Ja da	London Dance Orchestra ; Corelli Windeatt	Orchestra	composer
OKeh	478	10-in.	ca. Nov. 1918	Ja da	New Orleans Jazz Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	540	10-in.	ca. Jan. 1919	Ja-da (Ja da, ja da, jing, jing, jing!)	Billy Murray	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
OKeh	S-70585	10-in.	Apr. 1922	Teasin'	Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	7725	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1922	Teasin'	Benny Krueger’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	6438	10-in.	between 11/1/1918 and 11/4/1918	Ja-da! (Ja-da, ja-da, jing, jing, jing)	Arthur Fields	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer
Edison	8378	10-in.	3/10/1922	Teasin'	Vincent Lopez Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carleton, Bob," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109913.

Carleton, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109913.

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