Sophie Tucker
28 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Broadcast, His Master's Voice
Sophie Tucker was a Ukrainian-born American vaudeville singer and comedian who became one of the most durable stars of twentieth-century popular entertainment. Known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas", she combined brassy comedy with sentimental songs such as "My Yiddishe Momme" and "Some of These Days", remaining a major stage personality from the 1900s into the post-war years.
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Records by Sophie Tucker
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- AAren't Women wonderful
- BHe hadn't up till Yesterday
Sophie Tucker, the Russian-born American vaudeville star known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas', recorded this Columbia 78 in the 1920s. Both sides are comedy songs typical of her stage repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5064 Personalities (Prs)
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- AAren't Women wonderful
- BHe hadn't up till Yesterday
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville star and recording artist known as 'The Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', recorded for Columbia 5064, likely mid-1920s. Tucker was a major international recording star and performer of jazz and popular song.AI summary
Columbia 5064 Personalities (Prs)
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- ACause I feel low down
- BOh you have no idea
Sophie Tucker, the legendary American vaudeville and stage star known as the 'Last of the Red-hot Mamas', performing 'Cause I feel low down' and 'Oh you have no idea' on Parlophone R197. Tucker was a major entertainer from the 1900s–40s.AI summary
Parlophone R197 Personalities (Prs)
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- AFollow a Star
- BI never can think of the Words
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas', performing on Broadcast, a British budget label.AI summary
Broadcast 5195 Personalities (Prs)
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- AHe's a good Man to have around
- BI don't want to get thin
Sophie Tucker was an American vaudeville and recording star, one of the most celebrated female entertainers of the 1920s-1930s known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'. This His Master's Voice pressing is from her recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3132 Personalities (Prs)
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- AI know that my Baby is cheatin' on me
- BConversational Man
Sophie Tucker, the celebrated American vaudeville and recording star, performing 'I know that my Baby is cheatin' on me' and 'Conversational Man' on Columbia. Tucker was a major international recording artist from the 1910s through the 1940s.AI summary
Columbia 4995 Voice
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- AI wanna say Hello
- BAfter you've gone
Sophie Tucker, the legendary American vaudeville and recording star known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas', performs 'I Wanna Say Hello' and 'After You've Gone' on Oriole 1088.AI summary
Oriole 1088 Music Hall
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- AI'm feathering a Nest
- BI'm doing what I'm doing for Love
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star known as the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas,' recorded 'I'm feathering a Nest' and 'I'm doing what I'm doing for Love' for HMV B3131, a UK pressing from the early 1930s. Tucker was one of the most celebrated entertainers of her era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3131 Personalities (Prs)
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- AI'm the last of the red hot Mammas
- BThat's what I call sweet Music
Sophie Tucker's celebrated recording 'I'm the last of the red hot Mammas' on His Master's Voice, paired with 'That's what I call sweet Music'. Tucker was a major international star and recording artist from the 1910s into the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3586 Voice
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- AIf your Kisses can't hold the Man you love
- BThat's where the South begins
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville star and recording artist active from the 1910s, recorded for the British Broadcast label in the late 1920s.AI summary
Broadcast 5196 Personalities (Prs)
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- AIf your kisses can't hold the man you love
- BThat's where the south begins
Sophie Tucker, the major vaudeville star, recorded for Broadcast, a minor British imprint, with characteristic novelty vocal material.AI summary
Broadcast 5196 Personalities (Prs)
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- AIs he the Boy Friend?
- BAway down South in Heaven
Sophie Tucker, the Russian-American vaudeville star and 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', on Columbia. Tucker was one of the biggest recording and stage stars of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5030 Personalities (Prs)
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- AMake yourself at Home
- BIt's a Pleasure
Sophie Tucker, the legendary American blues and vaudeville singer known as the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas', on Broadcast 674. Tucker was a major recording artist and her sides are highly collectable.AI summary
Broadcast 674 Personalities (Prs)
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- AMy Yiddishe Momme
- B(2 sides)
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', recorded 'My Yiddishe Momme' (My Yiddish Mama) for Columbia. This is one of her signature songs, a sentimental number in the Yiddish musical tradition that became her signature recording.AI summary
Columbia 4962 Yiddish
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- AMy Yiddishe Momme
- B(2 sides)
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville star and 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', recorded 'My Yiddishe Momme' — her signature song — for Brunswick. This became one of her most iconic recordings, and she recorded it multiple times across labels and decades.AI summary
Brunswick 03904 Yiddish
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- AMy Yiddishe Momme pt 1
- Bpt 2
Sophie Tucker, the legendary Broadway and vaudeville star, singing 'My Yiddishe Momme' in two parts on Columbia 4692, a signature song of her career from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4692 Yiddish
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- ANo Man is every going to worry me
- BLife begins at 40
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas', performing 'No Man is ever going to worry me' and 'Life begins at 40' on Decca 23033. Tucker was a major American stage and recording star of the 1920s and 1930s.AI summary
Decca 23033 Personalities (Prs)
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- ANobody knows what a red head Mamma can do
- BMe and Myself
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas' and a major vaudeville star, recorded for His Master's Voice with characteristic novelty and vocal material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2223 Personalities (Prs)
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- AOh you have no Idea
- BCause I feel low down
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and music-hall star known as 'the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', performing 'Oh You Have No Idea' and 'Cause I Feel Low Down' on Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone R197 Personalities (Prs)
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- AOn a little Balcony in Spain
- BMy Canary has Circles under his Eyes
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville legend and recording artist, recorded 'On a Little Balcony in Spain' and 'My Canary Has Circles Under His Eyes' for Broadcast 3042. Tucker was one of the biggest stars of the 1920s–1930s entertainment world.AI summary
Broadcast 3042 Personalities (Prs)
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- ASome of these Days
- B(Lewis Band) Bugle Call Rag
Sophie Tucker, one of the biggest stars of vaudeville and early recording, performed 'Some of These Days' on Columbia 4269, a British pressing from the early 1920s. Tucker's recording of this signature number is a classic of the era.AI summary
Columbia 4269 Personalities (Prs)
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- AStay out of the South
- BThere's something Spanish in my Eyes
Sophie Tucker, the great American vaudeville star, performing two songs on Columbia—'Stay Out of the South' and 'There's Something Spanish in My Eyes'. Tucker was one of the most famous entertainers of the early twentieth century, though these particular sides are not among her best-known recordings.AI summary
Columbia 4941 Personalities (Prs)
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- AThat's what I call sweet Music
- BI don't want to get thin
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star, performing 'That's what I call sweet Music' and 'I don't want to get thin' on Victor 21995, likely from the mid-1920s.AI summary
Victor 21995 Personalities (Prs)
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- AVirginia
- BHe's tall dark and handsome
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star, singing 'Virginia' and 'He's Tall Dark and Handsome' for Columbia, catalogue 4942, likely from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4942 Personalities (Prs)
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- AWashin' the Blues from my Soul
- BThat Man of my Dreams
Sophie Tucker, the legendary American entertainer and singer known as 'The Last of the Red Hot Mamas', recorded 'Washin' the Blues from My Soul' for Broadcast in the early 1920s.AI summary
Broadcast 5208 Personalities (Prs)
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- AWhat good am I without you
- BMakin' Wicky Wacky down in Waikiki
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville and recording star, in "What good am I without you" and "Makin' Wicky Wacky down in Waikiki" on Broadcast, a small British label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Broadcast 3001 Personalities (Prs)
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- AWhy Go to Havana
- BNo One Woman Can Satisfy Any One Man all the Time
Sophie Tucker, the American vaudeville star and 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas', recorded these novelty numbers for Brunswick in the early 1930s. 'Why Go to Havana' and 'No One Woman Can Satisfy Any One Man all the Time' are typical of the risqué material Tucker was famous for.AI summary
Brunswick 03897 Personalities (Prs)
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- AYou've got to be loved to be healthy
- BOlder they get the younger they want em
Sophie Tucker, the 'Last of the Red-Hot Mamas', was a major American vaudeville and recording star. These Brunswick recordings from the 1930s capture her ribald, comedic style for which she was famous.AI summary
Brunswick 03898 Personalities (Prs)