Harold Weeks
Harold Taylor Weeks (March 28, 1893 – January 7, 1967) was an American jazz musician and composer from Seattle, Washington. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 28, 1893, Died January 7, 1967
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 55 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-21949 | 10-in. | 6/4/1918 | Come along ma honey | Six Brown Brothers | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Victor | B-22080 | 10-in. | 7/29/1918 | Hindustan | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-22598 | 10-in. | 2/25/1919 | Chong | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | C-24894 | 12-in. | 3/2/1921 | Siren of a southern sea | All Star Trio ; All Star Trio Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25540 | 10-in. | 8/30/1921 | Kentucky home | Henry Burr ; Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet and soloist, with violin and orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | B-27134 | 10-in. | 11/10/1922 | The fuzzy wuzzy bird | Zez Confrey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33204 | 10-in. | 7/29/1925 | Fuzzy wuzzy bird | Wendell W. Hall | Male vocal solo, with ukulele (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
| Victor | PBVE-61071 | 10-in. | 2/9/1931 | Beautiful Northwest Country | Bob & Jimmy | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62235 | 10-in. | 5/19/1930 | Little cabin in the Cascade Mountains | Bud Billings ; Carson Robison | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble and whistling | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047606 | 10-in. | 2/7/1940 | Hindustan | Curly Hicks ; Taproom Boys | Washboard band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-063352 | 10-in. | 4/14/1941 | Hindustan | Alvino Rey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066843 | 10-in. | 7/16/1941 | Hindustan | Collins H. Driggs | Novachord solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-071704 | 10-in. | 1/20/1942 | Hindustan | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0664 | 10-in. | 3/17/1947 | Hindustan | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Columbia | 77858 | 10-in. | 5/28/1918 | Come along, ma honey (down upon the Swanee) | Broadway Quartette [i.e., Columbia Stellar Quartette] ; Henry Burr | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78010 | 10-in. | 8/20/1918 | Hindustan | Jockers Brothers | Violin and piano duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78015 | 10-in. | 8/21/1918 | Hindustan | Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78312 | 10-in. | 2/20/1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Columbia | 78368 | 10-in. | 3/24/1919 | Chong (He come from Hong Kong) | Columbia Saxophone Sextette [i.e., Master Saxophone Sextet] | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78672 | 10-in. | 9/18/1919 | Cairo | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79666 | 10-in. | February 1921 | Siren of a southern sea | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 79945 | 10-in. | 7/18/1921 | Kentucky home | Broadway Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | 79977 | 10-in. | 9/9/1921 | Siren of a southern sea | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80030 | 10-in. | 10/14/1921 | Kentucky home | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80084 | 10-in. | 11/29/1921 | I'd rather have loved you and lost you | Columbians | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Weeks, Harold," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105804.
Weeks, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105804.
"Weeks, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Harold Weeks (musician)
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Weeks, Harold, 1893-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88028060
Wikidata: Harold Weeks (musician) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q108069822
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