Ed West

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer

Notes: Also known as Eddie "Jake" West. Name appears in Victor ledgers as Jake West.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-53868 10-in. 6/25/1929 The wanderer's blues Ed West Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BVE-53869 10-in. 6/25/1929 Lonesome daddy blues Ed West Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BS-067563 10-in. 8/13/1941 Worried mind The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067564 10-in. 8/13/1941 It ain't gonna rain no mo' The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067565 10-in. 8/13/1941 You can depend on me The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067566 10-in. 8/13/1941 Pay me no mind The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067567 10-in. 8/13/1941 You're my inspiration The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-067568 10-in. 8/13/1941 You belong to me The Airport Boys Male vocal trio, with 2 guitars and string bass vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W401739 10-in. 3/23/1929 Waiting for a train Ed West Male vocal solo vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "West, Ed," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113913.

West, Ed. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113913.

"West, Ed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113913

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