Jack Major
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, whistling, yodeling, vocalist, lyricist, composer
Notes: Laird: "The Voice of Southland."
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= 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 | [Trial 1928-02-13-01] | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | Keep sweeping the cobwebs off the moon | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Victor | [Trial 1928-02-13-02] | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | Among my souvenirs | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144434 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | Silver moon | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling | |
| Columbia | W144435 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | My Kentucky Mountain sweetheart | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling | |
| Columbia | W144436 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | Indian dawn | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling | |
| Columbia | W144439 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | At dawning (I love you) | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling | |
| Columbia | W144440 | 10-in. | 7/7/1927 | (Oh, the whippoorwill sings in the sycamore) Just the same | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and whistling, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling | |
| Columbia | W144531 | 10-in. | 8/3/1927 | Two little pretty birds | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144532 | 10-in. | 8/3/1927 | The spell o' the moon | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Columbia | W144533 | 10-in. | 8/3/1927 | Hush, my baby, hush, my honey gal | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E27669 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | Melancholy yodel blues | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E27670 | 10-in. | 6/8/1928 | Tennessee mountain gal | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E27677 | 10-in. | 6/9/1928 | Good night | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and yodeling. with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, yodeling | |
| Brunswick | E27678 | 10-in. | 6/9/1928 | I tore up your picture when you said goodbye | Jack Major | Male vocal solo and whistling. with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, whistling | |
| Brunswick | E27856 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | Just a night for meditation | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E27857 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | I love to live (Because I live to love only you) | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal, lyricist, composer | |
| Brunswick | E29245 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | Give your baby lots of lovin’ | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | E29246 | 10-in. | Feb. 1929 | (I love you) Sweetheart of all my dreams | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | C2518 | 10-in. | 11/5/1928 | Meet me tonight in Dreamland | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with whistling and orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | C2519 | 10-in. | 11/5/1928 | I’m sorry I made you cry | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | C4645 | 10-in. | 10/12/1929 | Climbing the stairs (Into your heart) | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with violins, guitar, and whistling | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Brunswick | C4646 | 10-in. | 10/12/1929 | Perhaps | Jack Major | Male vocal solo, with violins, pianos, and celeste | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
| Decca | C 90713 | 10-in. | 5/9/1936 | The country doctor, part 1 | Jack Major | vocalist | ||
| Decca | C 90714 | 10-in. | 5/9/1936 | The country doctor, part 2 | Jack Major | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Major, Jack," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206158.
Major, Jack. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206158.
"Major, Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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