Wendell W. Hall
Wendell Woods Hall (August 23, 1896, St. George, Kansas – April 2, 1969, Fairhope, Alabama) was an American country singer, vaudeville artist, songwriter, pioneer radio performer, Victor recording artist and ukulele player. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1896 (St. George), Died April 2, 1969 (Alabama)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, songwriter, ukulele, tiple, guitar, arranger, whistle, leader
Notes: Sometimes billed as "The Red-Headed Music Maker."
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 194 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-27431 | 10-in. | 8/26/1926 | Underneath the mellow moon | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27431 | 10-in. | 1/25/1923 | Underneath the mellow moon | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-27747 | 10-in. | 4/10/1923 | Underneath the mellow moon | Edna Brown ; Alice Green | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-28654 | 10-in. | 10/10/1923 | Hoo-doo blues | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-28655 | 10-in. | 10/10/1923 | Struttin' hound | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-28740 | 10-in. | 7/29/1925 | Red-headed music maker | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-28740 | 10-in. | 10/12/1923 | Red headed music maker | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-28741 | 10-in. | 7/29/1925 | It ain't gonna rain no mo' | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-28741 | 10-in. | 10/12/1923 | It ain't gonna rain no mo' | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-28760 | 10-in. | 10/23/1923 | Blue Island blues | Wendell W. Hall ; Virginians | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-28761 | 10-in. | 10/23/1923 | Blue bird blues | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29312 | 10-in. | 1/15/1924 | It looks like rain | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29313 | 10-in. | 1/15/1924 | Comfortin' gal | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29330 | 10-in. | 1/18/1924 | Brother, you've got me wrong | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29331 | 10-in. | 1/18/1924 | Thirty-First Street blues | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | BVE-29377 | 10-in. | 8/7/1925 | Land of my sunset dreams | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with piano and violin | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29377 | 10-in. | 2/4/1924 | Land of my sunset dreams | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with piano and violin | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29407 | 10-in. | 1/22/1924 | Land of my sunset dreams | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29416 | 10-in. | 1/24/1924 | Gwine to run all night | Wendell W. Hall ; Shannon Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29417 | 10-in. | 1/24/1924 | Oh! Susanna | Wendell W. Hall ; Shannon Quartet | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with banjo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
Victor | B-29817 | 10-in. | 3/31/1924 | The land of my sunset dreams | Jack Chapman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-29954 | 10-in. | 5/1/1924 | Song birds in Georgia | Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with guitar, ukulele, and whistling | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | B-29955 | 10-in. | 5/1/1924 | Whistling the blues away | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with guitar and whistling | instrumentalist, whistle, vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | B-29963 | 10-in. | 5/5/1924 | Swanee River dreams | Wendell W. Hall ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with guitar, violin, and piano | vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
Victor | B-29964 | 10-in. | 5/5/1924 | Old plantation melody | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with guitar, violin, and piano | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hall, Wendell W.," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111946.
Hall, Wendell W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111946.
"Hall, Wendell W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Hall, Wendell W. (Wendell Woods), 1896-1969 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002109720
Wikidata: Wendell Hall - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1287529
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MusicBrainz: Wendell Hall - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f069175-f8d3-40b0-831f-1a5f9609abc6
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