Korla Pandit
Korla Pandit (September 16, 1921 – October 2, 1998), born John Roland Redd, was an American musician, composer, pianist, and organist. After moving to California in the late 1940s and getting involved in show business, Redd became known as "Korla Pandit", a French-Indian musician from New Delhi, India. However, Redd was actually a light-skinned African-American man from Missouri who passed as Indian. A pathbreaking musical performer in the early days of television, Redd is known for Korla Pandit's Adventures In Music; the show was the first all-music program on television. He also performed live and on radio and made various film appearances, becoming known as the "Godfather of Exotica". Redd maintained the Korla Pandit persona—both in public and in private—until the end of his life. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-3536 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | Roses | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3537 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | The eagle's heart | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3538 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | The land beyond the sun | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3539 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | I told them all about you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3573 | 10-in. | 3/10/1950 | Wagons west | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-3574 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Rollin' dust | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-3575 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Song of the wagonmaster | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-3576 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Chuckwalla swing | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-3589 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | He is so precious to me | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3590 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | Love lifted me | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3591 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | What a friend we have in Jesus | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3592 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | The old rugged cross | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3593 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | Since Jesus came into my heart | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3594 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | In the garden | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3595 | 10-in. | 3/30/1950 | I love to tell the story | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and instrumental quartet | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | E0VB-3596 | 10-in. | 3/31/1950 | Where he leads me | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | E0VB-3597 | 10-in. | 3/31/1950 | No bed of roses | Dale Evans ; Roy Rogers | Female-male vocal duet, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ, leader | |
Victor | D9VB-0789 | 10-in. | 12/1/1949 | Stampede | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with vocal harmonies, narration, sound effects, and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ | |
Victor | D9VB-0799 | 10-in. | 12/1/1949 | Church music | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with vocal harmonies, and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, organ |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pandit, Korla," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357042.
Pandit, Korla. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/357042.
"Pandit, Korla." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Pandit, Korla - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98030281
Wikidata: Korla Pandit - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6432349
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/73466817
MusicBrainz: Korla Pandit - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95e63072-834a-4d12-85a0-8b50c880c04e
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