Calvin Newborn

Edwin Calvin Newborn (April 27, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American jazz guitarist.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 27, 1933 (Whiteville), Died December 1, 2018 (Jacksonville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1951 - 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, composer

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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	Role
Chess	U7349	10-in.	1951	Juiced	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats	instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	U7350	10-in.	1951	Independent woman	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats	instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	U7405	10-in.	Between 1950 and 1952	Hi, ho baby	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats ; Edna McRaney	instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	U7407	10-in.	[1951?]	Blues got me again	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats	instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	U7411	10-in.	Between 1950 and 1952	Leo the louse	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats	instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	U7412	10-in.	[1951?]	Starvation	Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats	instrumentalist, guitar, composer
Decca	112135		4/30/1962	April in Paris	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112136		4/30/1962	Canadian sunset	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112137		4/30/1962	On a slow boat to China	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112138		4/30/1962	Hawaiian war chant	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112139		5/1/1962	Lisboa antigua	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112140		5/1/1962	Arrivederci Roma	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112141		5/1/1962	Brazil	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112142		5/1/1962	The poor people of Paris	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112143		5/1/1962	On a little street in Singapore-1	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112144		5/1/1962	Manhattan-1	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112145		5/1/1962	African waltz	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	112146		5/1/1962	Midnight in Moscow	Wild Bill Davis	instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Newborn, Calvin," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333753.

Newborn, Calvin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/333753.

"Newborn, Calvin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.