![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Frank_Crumit.jpg)
Frank Crumit
Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 – September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer, radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs with his wife, Julia Sanderson, and the two were sometimes called "the ideal couple of the air." |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 26, 1889 (Jackson), Died September 7, 1943 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, ukulele, guitar, songwriter, arranger, speaker, adapter
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 383 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | B-25470 | 10-in. | 8/23/1921 | Sweet lady | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-25935 | 10-in. | 1/6/1922 | Sweet lady | Efrem Zimbalist | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-29084 | 10-in. | 12/14/1923 | Sweet Alice | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29089 | 10-in. | 12/14/1923 | Little brown road | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29154 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | Oh, baby! (Don't say no, say maybe) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano and ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29155 | 10-in. | 12/21/1923 | Mindin' my bus'ness | Frank Crumit ; Virginians | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29515 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | You're in Kentucky sure as you're born | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano and ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29516 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Where the lazy daisies grow | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-29517 | 10-in. | 2/15/1924 | Iona (I own a bungalow) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano and ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30144 | 10-in. | 5/28/1924 | Ida! Sweet as apple cider | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30145 | 10-in. | 5/28/1924 | Roll them roly boly eyes | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30146 | 10-in. | 5/28/1924 | Oh! Didn't it rain | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30356 | 10-in. | 7/3/1924 | How come you do me like you do? | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30642 | 10-in. | 8/15/1924 | Knock at the door | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30643 | 10-in. | 8/15/1924 | No one knows what it's all about | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30939 | 10-in. | 9/26/1924 | The Buckeye battle cry | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-30940 | 10-in. | 9/26/1924 | Hi-hi-Ohio | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-31532 | 10-in. | 12/19/1924 | Get yourself a broom and sweep your troubles away | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-31541 | 10-in. | 12/23/1924 | Insufficient sweetie | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with piano, ukulele, and kazoo | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-31746 | 10-in. | 1/22/1925 | Why couldn't it be poor little me | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | B-31747 | 10-in. | 1/22/1925 | Cross-word mamma, you puzzle me (But papa's gonna figure you out) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-32885 | 10-in. | 6/10/1925 | Ukulele lady | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-32886 | 10-in. | 6/10/1925 | My mother's humming lullaby | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-32887 | 10-in. | 6/10/1925 | My sweetie turned me down (What do I care, what do I care) | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-32888 | 10-in. | 6/10/1925 | I married the bootlegger's daughter | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano | instrumentalist, ukulele, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crumit, Frank," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
Crumit, Frank. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107386.
"Crumit, Frank." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Frank Crumit
Discogs: Frank Crumit
Allmusic: Frank Crumit
IMDb: Frank Crumit
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Crumit, Frank - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96022607
Wikidata: Frank Crumit - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5486048
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/42080227
MusicBrainz: Frank Crumit - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5f2b77ec-419c-410d-944f-d1139a46b91a
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.