Payne

58 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Rex, Imperial

Jack Payne was one of Britain’s leading dance-band conductors of the late 1920s and early 1930s and became the BBC’s Director of Dance Music, leading its official dance orchestra. His recordings of contemporary popular songs helped establish the polished British dance-band sound that reached millions through both gramophone records and radio.

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Records by Payne

Payne
1. AA little old Cottage
2. BDance of the Raindrops
A performer named Payne on Columbia, recording popular ballads and novelties of the early period.AI summary

Columbia CB37 Voice
Payne
1. AAladdin
2. B(2 sides)
Payne on Rex, performing 'Aladdin', likely a musical or operatic selection, on a British budget label.AI summary

Rex 8666 Dance
Payne
1. AAn Old Italian Love Song
2. BAll Hands on Deck
A vocalist credited as Payne performs 'An Old Italian Love Song' and 'All Hands on Deck' on this Columbia early pressing, likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia CB8 Voice
Payne
1. ABeside an open fireplace
2. BShe's my slip of a girl
A recording by an unidentified artist credited to Payne on Columbia's CB series, a budget line of the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia CB17 Voice
Payne
1. ABroken Record
2. BMy Shadow's where my Sweetheart used to be
Payne on Rex (8694) with 'Broken Record' and 'My Shadow's where my Sweetheart used to be', popular songs from the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8694 Voice
Payne
1. AButterflies in the Rain
2. BYes Mr.Brown
Credited to Payne on Imperial 2842, performing 'Butterflies in the Rain' and 'Yes Mr. Brown'; Imperial was a small British label.AI summary

Imperial 2842 Voice
Payne
1. ACalifornian Serenade
2. BSay a little Prayer for me
Jack Payne led the BBC Dance Orchestra, one of Britain's most famous ensembles of the 1920s-1930s; 'Californian Serenade' and 'Say a Little Prayer for Me' appear on this Columbia pressing, catalogue CB130.AI summary

Columbia CB130 Dance
Payne
1. ACarefree
2. BLittle Dream Nest
Payne on Columbia, performing light dance-band material from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia 4933 Dance
Payne
1. ADo Something
2. BI'll always be in Love with you
Credited to Payne on Columbia 5417, a high catalogue number in a series that ran to the early 1930s; the titles 'Do Something' and 'I'll always be in Love with you' suggest a popular vocalist.AI summary

Columbia 5417 Voice
Payne
1. AHeat Wave
2. BSmoke gets in your Eyes
Payne performing 'Heat Wave' and 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' on the Rex label, a budget British imprint.AI summary

Rex 8330 Dance
Payne
1. AHuggable kissable you
2. BExcuse me Lady
Payne performing popular song material on Columbia 5482, a mid-to-late 1920s pressing. The artist Payne is not prominently recorded in standard discographies.AI summary

Columbia 5482 Voice
Payne
1. AHuggable kissable you
2. BExcuse me Lady
Payne performing 'Huggable Kissable You' and 'Excuse Me Lady' on Columbia 5482.AI summary

Columbia 5482 Voice
Payne
1. AI love the College Girls
2. BIn a little Spanish Town
Payne is credited with 'I Love the College Girls' and 'In a Little Spanish Town' on Regal 8864. Without further identifying information this artist and pressing cannot be confidently placed.AI summary

Regal 8864 Dance
Payne
1. AI love the College Girls
2. BIn a little Spanish Town
Payne is credited with 'I Love the College Girls' and 'In a Little Spanish Town' on Regal 8864. This is a duplicate of record 19342 in the collection.AI summary

Regal 8864 Dance
Payne
1. AI only have Eyes for you
2. BThat's the Way I like to hear you talk
Payne performing popular song material on Rex 8351, a budget British label. The titles suggest mid-1930s popular repertoire.AI summary

Rex 8351 Voice
Payne
1. AI'd like to find the Guy that wrote the Stein Song
2. BAfter your Kiss
Payne on Columbia CB-series (light entertainment material from the late 1920s), performing novelty songs of the period.AI summary

Columbia CB144 Voice
Payne
1. AI'll string along with you
2. BLittle Valley in the Mountains
Payne performing 'I'll string along with you' and 'Little Valley in the Mountains' on Rex 8261, a budget British label.AI summary

Rex 8261 Voice
Payne
1. AI've got a Feeling I'm falling
2. BRiding on a Camel
A piano or small ensemble recording credited to Payne on Columbia 5635, featuring 'I've got a Feeling I'm falling' and 'Riding on a Camel'.AI summary

Columbia 5635 Dance
Payne
1. AIt's an old Spanish Custom
2. BGive yourself a Pat on the Back
Jack Payne and his orchestra performing 'It's an Old Spanish Custom' and 'Give Yourself a Pat on the Back' on Columbia 5739.AI summary

Columbia 5739 Dance
Payne
1. AJack Payne Memories
2. B(2 sides)
Jack Payne, a popular British dance bandleader of the 1920s–30s, recorded "Jack Payne Memories" and another selection for Rex 8299.AI summary

Rex 8299 Dance
Payne
1. AJack Payne Memories
2. B(2 sides)
Jack Payne and his orchestra, a major British dance band of the 1930s, performing 'Jack Payne Memories' on Rex 8299, a budget-label reissue or original release.AI summary

Rex 8299 Dance
Payne
1. AJack Payne's Memories
2. B(2 sides)
Jack Payne was a prominent British bandleader and dance-music innovator of the 1920s and 1930s; this Imperial recording is an instrumental memory piece by one of the era's leading figures.AI summary

Imperial 2823 Orchestra
Payne
1. AJubilee Celebration selection
2. B(2 sides)
Anonymous 'Jubilee Celebration' selection credited to Payne on Rex, a small British label, featuring two-sided medley of popular and topical material.AI summary

Rex 8455 Dance
Payne
1. AJust once for all Time
2. BLive laugh and love
Columbia CB388 Dance
Payne
1. ALet the People sing
2. BIt's a lovely Day tomorrow
Payne recorded 'Let the People sing' and 'It's a lovely Day tomorrow' for Decca F7403, likely 1930s–1940s.AI summary

Decca F7403 Dance
Payne
1. ALet's all sing like the birdies sing
2. BWanderer
Credited to Payne on Imperial 2801, performing 'Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing' and 'Wanderer'.AI summary

Imperial 2801 Dance
Payne
1. ALook in her Eyes
2. BHaven't I
Payne performing the popular song 'Look in Her Eyes' on Columbia 5451, a British pressing from the 1920s–30s era.AI summary

Columbia 5451 Voice
Payne
1. ALucky me lovable you
2. BHappy Days are here again
Payne recorded 'Lucky Me Lovable You' and 'Happy Days Are Here Again' for Columbia, catalogue CB9, in the mid-1920s. An early Columbia popular-song recording.AI summary

Columbia CB9 Voice
Payne
1. ALullaby of the Leaves
2. BParadise
Payne on Imperial 2721, performing "Lullaby of the Leaves" and "Paradise".AI summary

Imperial 2721 Voice
Payne
1. AMakin' Faces at the Man in the Moon
2. BCherie c'est Vous
Payne recorded 'Makin' Faces at the Man in the Moon' and 'Cherie C'est Vous' for Columbia, popular songs likely from the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia CB347 Voice
Payne
1. AMarie Louise
2. BGuards Parade
Payne, a vocalist, recorded 'Marie Louise' and 'Guards Parade' on Rex 8510, a British label of the 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Rex 8510 Voice
Payne
1. AMoon Country
2. BLittle Man you've had a busy Day
Payne performing 'Moon Country' and 'Little Man You've Had a Busy Day' on Rex 8205.AI summary

Rex 8205 Voice
Payne
1. AMoon Country
2. BLittle Man you've had a busy Day
Credited to Payne on Rex Records: 'Moon Country' and 'Little Man you've had a busy Day', catalogue 8205. Rex was a cheap British label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary

Rex 8205 Voice
Payne
1. AMr & Mrs is the Name
2. BFor me for you
Payne on Rex 8508; popular vocal material from a budget British label.AI summary

Rex 8508 Voice
Payne
1. AMy Ideal
2. BThis is Heaven
A singer credited as Payne recorded "My Ideal" and "This Is Heaven" on Columbia's 5000-series catalogue, circa early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia 5452 Voice
Payne
1. AMy Wife is on a Diet
2. B(Somers)Doll's House
Payne recorded the novelty 'My Wife is on a Diet' and 'Doll's House' for Columbia 5630 in the late 1920s, comic-novelty material typical of that period.AI summary

Columbia 5630 Voice
Payne
1. AOn her Doorstep last Night
2. B(Somers)Fairy on the Clock
A performer credited as Payne recorded "On Her Doorstep Last Night" and "Fairy on the Clock" (with Somers) for Columbia's 5000-series catalogue, circa early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia 5634 Voice
Payne
1. AOn Top of the World alone
2. BThat's you Baby
Columbia 5518 Dance
Payne
1. AOn Top of the World alone
A 78rpm single by Payne on Columbia, catalogue 5518, from the early acoustic era of British recording; without more information about the artist or recording date, this remains difficult to place.AI summary

Columbia 5518 Dance
Payne
1. AOrgan Grinfer's Swing
2. BJuba
A musician credited to 'Payne' on Rex, a British budget label of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary

Rex 8900 Instrumental
Payne
1. AOut of the Blue
2. BMemories live longer than Dreams
Payne on Decca F7560, performing 'Out of the Blue' and 'Memories live longer than Dreams' — a late-1930s or 1940s ballad singer on Decca, artist unidentified.AI summary

Decca F7560 Voice
Payne
1. AOver my Shoulder
2. BWhen you've got a little Springtime in your Heart
Payne performing 'Over My Shoulder' and 'When You've Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart' on Rex 8227, a budget British label of the 1930s-1940s.AI summary

Rex 8227 Voice
Payne
1. APlease
2. BHere lies Love
Payne performing 'Please' and 'Here lies Love' on Imperial 2820, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s.AI summary

Imperial 2820 Voice
Payne
1. ASay it isn't so
2. BHow'm I doin'
Payne on Imperial with light novelty vocal material from the late 1920s.AI summary

Imperial 2783 Voice
Payne
1. ASunnyside Up selection
2. B(2 sides)
Payne on Columbia 5659, performing 'Sunnyside Up Selection' (both sides). The artist is not identified; this is a medley or selection from a popular song or operetta.AI summary

Columbia 5659 Dance
Payne
1. ASweet Sue
2. BOut of the Dawn
Payne's recording of "Sweet Sue" and "Out of the Dawn" for Columbia's 5000 series.AI summary

Columbia 5074 Voice
Payne
1. AThe old Man of the Mountain
2. BLet's put out the Lights and go to sleep
Credited to Payne on Imperial, a British budget label of the 1930s; the two titles suggest popular ballad material of that era.AI summary

Imperial 2796 Voice
Payne
1. AThere are your Eyes
2. BJust a voice
Credited to Payne on Columbia 5001, performing ballads 'There Are Your Eyes' and 'Just a Voice'.AI summary

Columbia 5001 Voice
Payne
1. AThey all start whistling Mary
2. BHappy go lucky you
Credited to Payne on Imperial 2758, performing 'They All Start Whistling Mary' and 'Happy Go Lucky You'.AI summary

Imperial 2758 Dance
Payne
1. AToday I feel so happy
2. BJust one more Chance
Payne, a singer performing popular songs on Columbia's budget CB series, likely from the 1930s.AI summary

Columbia CB356 Voice
Payne
1. AUnderneath the Arches
2. BThe Clouds will soon roll by
Payne on Imperial; the two sentimental ballads suggest a British vocalist of the 1930s–1940s on a budget label.AI summary

Imperial 2754 Voice
Payne
1. AWagon Wheels
2. BCoffee in the Morning & Kisses in the Night
Payne performing 'Wagon Wheels' and 'Coffee in the Morning & Kisses in the Night' on Rex 8121, a cheap British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8121 Voice
Payne
1. AWagon Wheels
2. BCoffee in the Morning & Kisses in the Night
Payne recorded two novelty songs—'Wagon Wheels' and a novelty number—for Rex, a British label; the artist is not identified in standard sources.AI summary

Rex 8121 Voice
Payne
1. AWe toddled up the Hill together
2. BLet me dream in your Arms again
A vocalist credited as Payne on Columbia, recording sentimental popular songs of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Columbia 5500 Voice
Payne
1. AWho walks in when I walk out?
2. BMiss what's-her-name
An artist credited as Payne recorded two popular songs on Imperial 2947. The artist and Imperial label are not clearly identifiable in standard discographies.AI summary

Imperial 2947 Voice
Payne
1. AYou can't do that there 'ere
2. BA thick thick Fog in London
Payne (identity unknown) recorded 'You Can't Do That There 'Ere' and 'A Thick Thick Fog in London' for Rex. The titles suggest British music-hall comedy of the 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8657 Music Hall
Payne
1. AYou die if you worry
2. BBlue Pacific Moonlight
Payne performing 'You Die If You Worry' and 'Blue Pacific Moonlight' on Columbia CB76, from the late 1920s.AI summary

Columbia CB76 Voice
Payne
1. AYou're gonna be young
2. BSittin' on a Five Barred Gate
A singer credited as Payne on Columbia CB197, performing 'You're Gonna Be Young' and 'Sittin' on a Five Barred Gate', likely from the early 1930s.AI summary

Columbia CB197 Voice