Mel Parker

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

Notes: Also listed in Victor ledgers as Melvin Parker.

= 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 Audio
Victor BVE-55592 10-in. 9/26/1929 Memphis gal Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-55593 10-in. 9/26/1929 Clarinet jiggles Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-55594 10-in. 9/26/1929 Undertaker blues Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-55595 10-in. 9/26/1929 P-Wee strut Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56327 10-in. 10/2/1929 The Beale Street sheik Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56328 10-in. 10/2/1929 Leaving blues Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56329 10-in. 10/2/1929 Thrill me Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BVE-56330 10-in. 10/2/1929 Don't treat me like a dog Douglas Williams Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Parker, Mel," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207687.

Parker, Mel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207687.

"Parker, Mel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/207687

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