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Harry Barris
Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and Al Rinker, scatted on several songs, including "Mississippi Mud," which Barris wrote in 1927. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 24, 1905 (New York City), Died December 13, 1962 (Burbank)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, tenor vocal, songwriter, piano, lyricist, ukulele
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 149 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-33157 | 10-in. | 8/7/1925 | Hong Kong dream girl | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33665 | 10-in. | 1/9/1926 | Why does my sweetie love (Nobody but me) | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-37174 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | Could I, I certainly could | Harry Barris | Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37175 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | I'm out in nowhere, going to go somewhere | Harry Barris | Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-37176 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | I got a sweet lil' girl | Harry Barris | Male vocal solo, with piano (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, piano, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38135 | 10-in. | 3/3/1927 | I'm coming, Virginia | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38267 | 10-in. | 5/23/1927 | Play it, Red | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-38378 | 10-in. | 4/29/1927 | Side by side | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-38779 | 10-in. | 5/24/1927 | Magnolia (Mix the lot, what have you got?) | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39271 | 10-in. | 6/20/1927 | Mississippi mud | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39272 | 10-in. | 6/20/1927 | Sweet L'il | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39569 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Five-step | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40846 | 10-in. | 11/11/1927 | That's Grandma | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-40894 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Miss Annabelle Lee | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40937 | 10-in. | 11/23/1927 | Changes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41612 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | From Monday on | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41681 | 10-in. | 2/8/1928 | There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41689 | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | From Monday on | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Victor | BVE-41696 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | Mississippi mud | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal chorus | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-43121 | 10-in. | 3/1/1928 | What price lyrics? | Rhythm Boys | Male vocal trio, with piano, ukulele, and viola | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-43138 | 10-in. | 3/12/1928 | When | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-61013 | 10-in. | 8/20/1930 | Three little words | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-61048 | 10-in. | 10/28/1930 | It must be true | Bing Crosby ; Gus Arnheim Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-61057 | 10-in. | 11/20/1930 | Them there eyes | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Rhythm Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-61068 | 10-in. | 1/19/1931 | I surrender, dear | Cocoanut Grove Orchestra ; Bing Crosby | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barris, Harry," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109560.
Barris, Harry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109560.
"Barris, Harry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Barris, Harry, 1905-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93013926
Wikidata: Harry Barris - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q641955
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37106514
MusicBrainz: Harry Barris - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/97864c47-cdfe-4d97-a118-d5d51d5353d4
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