Buck Washington
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington (October 16, 1903 – January 31, 1955) was an American vaudeville performer, pianist, and singer. He was best known as half of the duo Buck and Bubbles, who were the first black artists to appear on television, with John W. Bubbles, his performance partner for 40 years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 16, 1903 (Louisville), Died January 31, 1955 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, leader, songwriter, speaker
See Also: Washington, Floyd
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | [Trial 1927-11-03-01] | 10-in. | 11/3/1927 | The lullaby | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
Columbia | W150946 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | You're lucky to me | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W150947 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | Wakin' up the folks downstairs | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W150948 | 10-in. | 11/11/1930 | Dance mad | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152568 | 10-in. | 11/27/1933 | Your mother's son-in-law | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Billie Holiday ; Buck Washington | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152577 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Do your duty | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152578 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Gimme a pigfoot | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152579 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | Take me for a buggy ride | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152580 | 10-in. | 11/24/1933 | I'm down in the dumps | Buck and his Band ; Bessie Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152581 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | Rhythm for sale | Buck and Bubbles ; Buckets | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, songwriter | |
Columbia | W152582 | 10-in. | 12/6/1933 | He's long gone from Bowling Green | Buck and Bubbles ; Buckets | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, songwriter | |
Columbia | W152650 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Riffin' the scotch | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia | W152660 | 10-in. | 12/26/1933 | Rhythm for sale | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
Columbia | W152661 | 10-in. | 12/26/1933 | Oh! Lady, be good | Buck and Bubbles | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
Columbia | W265173 | 10-in. | 3/8/1934 | I ain't got nobody | Coleman Hawkins ; Buck Washington | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Columbia | W265175 | 10-in. | 3/19/1934 | On the sunny side of the street | Coleman Hawkins ; Buck Washington | Saxophone | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W403895 | 10-in. | 4/5/1930 | Dear old Southland | Louis Armstrong | Trumpet solo, with piano and talk | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W403896 | 10-in. | 4/5/1930 | My sweet | Louis Armstrong | Jazz/ dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C2161 | 10-in. | 7/30/1928 | A few minutes with Buck and Bubbles | Buck and Bubbles | Comic dialogue, with piano | speaker | |
Brunswick | C2162 | 10-in. | 7/30/1928 | A few minutes with Buck and Bubbles | Buck and Bubbles | Comic dialogue, with piano | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Washington, Buck," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106936.
Washington, Buck. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106936.
"Washington, Buck." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Ford L. Buck
Discogs: Buck Washington
Allmusic: Buck Washington
Grove: Buck Washington
IMDb: Buck Washington
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Washington, Buck - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93078810
Wikidata: Ford L. Buck - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q999364
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61733395
MusicBrainz: Ford L. Buck - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3f66b0fc-744f-492a-869a-ea39d7654fe9
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