John Erby
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, leader, arranger
Notes: Listed as "Jack Erby" in Brooks/Rust.
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W142430 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Lonesome Jimmy blues | John Erby | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, songwriter, vocalist | |
Columbia | W142431 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Mammy Ala's jelly roll | John Erby | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W142432 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Hot Peter | John Erby | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Columbia | W142433 | 10-in. | 7/13/1926 | Awfully blue | John Erby | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Columbia | W144491 | 10-in. | 7/22/1927 | Skeleton key blues | Martha Copeland | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | arranger | |
OKeh | 74262 | 10-in. | 8/12/1926 | It's evil hearted me | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | 74263 | 10-in. | 8/12/1926 | Santa Fe blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | 74264 | 10-in. | 8/12/1926 | Humored and petted blues | Erby's Fidgety Five ; Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
OKeh | 74266 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | Got the blues so bad | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
OKeh | 74275 | 10-in. | 8/16/1926 | Blue Valley blues | Erby's Fidgety Five ; Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | instrumentalist, piano, leader, songwriter | |
OKeh | 80076 | 10-in. | 8/14/1926 | Who can tell me, who? | Alma Rotter | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80765 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | A broken heart that never smiles | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80766 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Steady grind | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80767 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Idle hour blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80768 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Arkansas road blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80769 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | The alligator pond went dry | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80770 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | No. 12, let me roam | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
OKeh | W80771 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | T - B blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W80831 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | Back water blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Brunswick | C544-C545 | 10-in. | 7/27/1926 | Setting sun blues | George Hannah | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C568-C569 | 10-in. | 7/28/1926 | Who can tell me who | Alma Rotter | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Erby, John," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113787.
Erby, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/113787.
"Erby, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Erby, John, 1902- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007137093
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