James Alston
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-37945 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | Rock away | Sadie McKinney | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37946 | 10-in. | 2/24/1927 | Brownskin flapper | Sadie McKinney | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37952 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Everybody have the blues sometime | Arah "Baby" Moore | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37953 | 10-in. | 2/25/1927 | Drop down | Arah "Baby" Moore | Female vocal solo, with cornet and piano | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37959 | 10-in. | 2/27/1927 | Scandinavian stomp | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37960 | 10-in. | 2/27/1927 | Midnight frolic drag | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37973 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Memphis scronch | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BVE-37974 | 10-in. | 3/1/1927 | Bear wallow | Beale Street Frolic Orchestra ; Charley Williamson | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alston, James," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/200166.
Alston, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/200166.
"Alston, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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