Jack B. Tenny

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Jack B. Tenny

Jack Breckinridge Tenney (April 1, 1898 – November 4, 1970) was an American politician who was noted for leading anti-communist investigations in California in the 1940s and early 1950s as head of the California Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities ("Tenney Committee"); earlier, he was a song-composer, best known for "Mexicali Rose".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1898 (St. Louis), Died November 4, 1970 (Glendale)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, 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-28539	10-in.	9/6/1923	Rosa de Mexicali	International Novelty Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-50621	10-in.	3/7/1929	Rosa de Mexicali	Sigmund Krumgold	Pipe organ solo, with piano and traps	composer
Victor	BVE-51809	10-in.	4/18/1929	Just in time	Billy Hays and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Victor	BVE-57964	10-in.	12/30/1929	Mexicali Rose	Giulietta Morino	Violin solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-102706	10-in.	6/19/1936	Mexicali Rose	Don White	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
Victor	BS-028129	10-in.	10/20/1938	Mexicali Rose	Howard DuLany	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-030747	10-in.	12/21/1938	Mexicali Rose	Tommy Ryan ; Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-064938	10-in.	9/29/1941	Mexacali rose	Joe Reichman	Piano solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	BS-065063	10-in.	4/28/1941	Rosa de mi amor	Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D6VB-1961	10-in.	10/9/1946	Mexicali rose	Wayne King Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	C1194	10-in.	12/24/1935	Mexicali rose	Gene Autry	Male vocal, with instrumental trio	composer
Columbia	HCO1708	10-in.	2/13/1946	Mexicali Rose	Gene Autry	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
OKeh	S-7119	10-in.	ca. Dec. 1919	Baby love	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-71827	10-in.	Sept. 1923	Mexicali Rose	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	B1-B3	10-in.	7/17/1924	Mexicali rose	Castlewood Marimba Orchestra	Marimba band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	13484-13486	10-in.	7/8/1924	Mexicali Rose	Castlewood Marimba Band	Marimba band, with male vocal duet	composer
Brunswick	E29595	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Mexicali rose	Brunswick Concert Orchestra ; Louis Katzman	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	LAE382	10-in.	12/14/1928	Mexicali rose	John Wolohan Californians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	DAL136	10-in.	9/23/1935	Mexicali Rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Edison	11287	10-in.	11/8/1926	Mexicali Rose	Orquesta González	Instrumental ensemble	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tenny, Jack B.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109074.

Tenny, Jack B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109074.

"Tenny, Jack B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.