Ben Smith

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, lyricist, ukulele

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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 BS-77808 10-in. 9/12/1933 Hard corn Williams' Washboard Band Washboard band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-77809 10-in. 9/12/1933 Kelsey's Williams' Washboard Band Washboard band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-77814 10-in. 9/12/1933 Hard corn Tinsley's Washboard Band Washboard band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-77815 10-in. 9/12/1933 Kelsey's hot nuts Tinsley's Washboard Band Washboard band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor [Trial 1915-01-22-03] Not documented 1/22/1915 Little house upon the hill Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor [Trial 1925-02-20-01] 10-in. 2/20/1925 Say a prayer for home sweet home Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 140341 10-in. 2/11/1925 Christofo Columbo Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 140342 10-in. 2/11/1925 What a life May Singhi Breen ; Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 140344 10-in. 2/11/1925 Do doo do Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele lyricist, instrumentalist, ukulele, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 140345 10-in. 2/13/1925 You gave all your kisses to somebody else May Singhi Breen ; Billy Heagney ; Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele and piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Edison 10236 10-in. 3/3/1925 I'm looking for a Union sweetheart Ben Smith Ukulele solo instrumentalist, ukulele, composer  
Edison 10245 10-in. 3/6/1925 Do-doo-do Ben Smith Male vocal solo, with ukulele vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, ukulele  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Smith, Ben," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355453.

Smith, Ben. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355453.

"Smith, Ben." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/355453

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