Wilbur C. S. Sweatman
Wilbur Coleman Sweatman (February 7, 1882 – March 9, 1961) was an American ragtime and dixieland jazz composer, bandleader and clarinetist. Sweatman was one of the first African-American musicians to have fans nationwide. He was also a trailblazer in the racial integration of musical groups. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1882 (Brunswick, Missouri), Died March 9, 1961 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, clarinet
Notes: Name often seen as Wilber C. Sweatman.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 54 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-13092 | 10-in. | 4/8/1913 | Down home rag | Victor Military Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | C-14247 | 12-in. | 12/29/1913 | Down home rag | Europe's Society Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15093 | 12-in. | 9/4/1914 | Old folks rag | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-15093 | 10-in. | 7/29/1914 | Old folks rag | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Victor | B-16142 | 10-in. | 6/25/1915 | Down home rag | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
Victor | B-20979 | 10-in. | 11/14/1917 | Boogie rag | Sergeant Markel's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-62209 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Sweat blues | Wilbur C. S. Sweatman | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | BVE-62210 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Got 'em blues | Wilbur C. S. Sweatman | Clarinet solo, with banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62211 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Breakdown blues | Wilbur C. S. Sweatman | Clarinet solo, with banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet, composer | |
Victor | BVE-62212 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Battleship Kate | Wilbur C. S. Sweatman | Clarinet solo, with banjo and piano | composer, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Victor | BS-026577 | 10-in. | 9/1/1938 | Down home rag | Willie Farmer Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-027975 | 10-in. | 10/24/1938 | That's got 'em | Three's A Crowd | Clarinet, guitar, and piano | composer | |
Victor | BS-028179 | 10-in. | 10/31/1938 | Down home rag | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-030359 | 10-in. | 12/6/1938 | Down home rag | Don Redman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-043341 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Down home rag | Larry Clinton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | [Trial 1917-02-28-03] | Not documented | 2/28/1917 | Boojie rag | Wilbur C. S. Sweatman | Clarinet solo | composer, instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | 77726 | 10-in. | 3/19/1918 | Down home rag | Earl Fuller ; Rector Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 77740 | 10-in. | 3/29/1918 | Regretful blues | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 77741 | 10-in. | 3/29/1918 | Everybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues but I'm happy | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 77856 | 10-in. | 5/28/1918 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 77857 | 10-in. | 5/28/1918 | Good-bye Alexander | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 77889 | 10-in. | 6/14/1918 | Indianola | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 77924 | 10-in. | 6/25/1918 | Oh! You la! La! | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 78000 | 10-in. | 8/16/1918 | Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
Columbia | 78001 | 10-in. | 8/16/1918 | Those draftin' blues | Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sweatman, Wilbur C. S.," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107018.
Sweatman, Wilbur C. S.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107018.
"Sweatman, Wilbur C. S.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Wilbur Sweatman
Discogs: Wilbur C. S. Sweatman
Grove: Wilbur C. S. Sweatman
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Sweatman, Wilbur C. S. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94015375
Wikidata: Wilbur Sweatman - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1602844
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87830725
MusicBrainz: Wilbur Sweatman - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1ca0b948-b491-4914-84fa-2263b9a62be3
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