Wilbur

87 records in the collection· mostly on Dominion, Rex, Eclipse

Jay Wilbur was a British bandleader and recording director whose orchestras appeared prolifically on inexpensive British labels during the late 1920s and 1930s. Often recording under a variety of band names, he supplied accessible versions of current popular songs and dance numbers, making his records a familiar part of Britain’s inter-war budget-label market.

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Records by Wilbur

Wilbur
1. AA Bench in the Park
2. BHappy Feet
Jay Wilbur on Imperial 2339 from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary

Imperial 2339 Dance
Wilbur
1. AA Couple of April Fools
2. BBeautiful Lady in Love
Wilbur recorded 'A Couple of April Fools' and 'Beautiful Lady in Love' for Rex, a British budget label.AI summary

Rex 8740 Voice
Wilbur
1. AAll by yourself in the Moonlight
2. BJuanita
Wilbur performing 'All by yourself in the Moonlight' and 'Juanita' on DomA, an obscure and short-lived British label.AI summary

Dominion A50 Voice
Wilbur
1. AAll mine
2. BRoll away Clouds
Wilbur performing 'All mine' and 'Roll away Clouds' on DomA. The artist and label are both obscure and unidentified.AI summary

Dominion A17 Voice
Wilbur
1. AAll mine
2. BRoll away Clouds
Wilbur, artist and context unknown, on DomA (Dominion), catalogue 17, performing two untitled or unidentified pieces.AI summary

Dominion A17 Dance
Wilbur
1. AAm I blue
2. BMy Song of the Nile
Wilbur with Am I Blue and My Song of the Nile on Dominion A212.AI summary

Dominion A212 Dance
Wilbur
1. ABlue Hills of Pasadena
2. B(Lanin)Louise
Dominion A164 Dance
Wilbur
1. ABlue Hills of Pasadena
2. B(Lanin)Louise
Wilbur, an unidentified artist, performs 'Blue Hills of Pasadena' and 'Louise' on DomA, a marginal British label.AI summary

Dominion A164 Dance
Wilbur
1. ABroadway Melody
2. B(Anon)You were meant for me
Wilbur with Broadway Melody and You Were Meant for Me on Dominion A137, two songs from the 1929 film.AI summary

Dominion A137 Dance
Wilbur
1. ACheek to Cheek
2. BEverybody's got to wear a Smile
Wilbur recorded Irving Berlin standards 'Cheek to Cheek' and 'Everybody's Got to Wear a Smile' for the obscure Cr label, catalogue 57.AI summary

Crown 57 Voice
Wilbur
1. ACommunity Medley
2. BHunting Medley
Dominion A89
Wilbur
1. ADance of the Cuckoos
2. BSince I fell in love with Emmalina
Wilbur on Eclipse 288, performing 'Dance of the Cuckoos' (a popular novelty theme) and 'Since I Fell in Love with Emmalina'. Eclipse was a small British label.AI summary

Eclipse 288 Dance
Wilbur
1. ADown & Out Blues
2. BDonkeys Serenade
Wilbur, a performer of unidentified standing on Rex, a British budget label, performing novelty or blues material.AI summary

Rex 9335 Instrumental
Wilbur
1. ADrifting & dreaming
2. BLet's all sing like the Birdies sing
Wilbur, an obscure performer, on Eclipse, a small British label, performing sentimental popular material of the 1920s–early 1930s.AI summary

Eclipse 330 Voice
Wilbur
1. ADrifting & dreaming
2. BLet's all sing like the Birdies sing
Wilbur, an unidentified artist, recorded popular sentimental songs for Eclipse, a small British label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Eclipse 330 Voice
Wilbur
1. ADzncing Goblin
2. BI'm on My Way South
Dominion A165
Wilbur
1. AEaster Parade
2. BYou & the Night & the Music
Wilbur performing Irving Berlin's 'Easter Parade' and Schwartz and Dietz's 'You & the Night & the Music' on Rex 8436.AI summary

Rex 8436 Voice
Wilbur
1. AElizabeth
2. BDancing on the Ceiling
Wilbur performs 'Elizabeth' and 'Dancing on the Ceiling' on the Imperial label, catalogue 2411.AI summary

Imperial 2411 Voice
Wilbur
1. AEverybody sings a Love Song in the Spring
2. BThe Queen was in the Parlour
Wilbur on Imperial: 'Everybody sings a Love Song in the Spring' and 'The Queen was in the Parlour', sentimental vocal numbers for a minor British label.AI summary

Imperial 2591 Voice
Wilbur
1. AFairy on the Clock
2. BToymaker's Dream
Credited to Wilbur on Dom (Domophone), performing 'Fairy on the Clock' and 'Toymaker's Dream', a British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Dominion A192 Dance
Wilbur
1. AGo Home & tell your Mother
2. BMaggie Magee
Wilbur on Eclipse with 'Go Home & Tell Your Mother' and 'Maggie Magee', on a very obscure and minor British label.AI summary

Eclipse 14 Dance
Wilbur
1. AGold Diggers of 1933
2. B(2 sides)
Credited to Wilbur on Rex, a cheap British label. 'Gold Diggers of 1933' refers to the Warner Bros. musical of that year. Wilbur is not identified as a known recording artist.AI summary

Rex 8049 Dance
Wilbur
1. AHe's tall & dark & handsome
2. BIn my Bouquet of memories
Wilbur performing 'He's Tall & Dark & Handsome' and 'In My Bouquet of Memories' on DomA 18, a scarce British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Dominion A18 Voice
Wilbur
1. AHello Blackpool medley
2. B(2 sides)
Wilbur on Rex (9066) with a 'Hello Blackpool medley', light entertainment and local-interest material from the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 9066 Dance
Wilbur
1. AHow about you
2. BHe stole my heart away
Wilbur recorded 'How About You' and 'He Stole My Heart Away' for Rex, a budget label. Both are sentimental popular songs of the 1930s–1940s. Nothing is known of the artist beyond the label and titles.AI summary

Rex 10122 Voice
Wilbur
1. AI asked her to meet me in the Moonlight
2. BLet's put out the Lights
Eclipse 313 Dance
Wilbur
1. AI feel at Home with you
2. BI don't know how
A singer credited to 'Wilbur' on DomA, an unidentified British label.AI summary

Dominion A190 Voice
Wilbur
1. AI hadn't anyone till you
2. BGeorgia's gotta moon
Wilbur with 'I hadn't anyone till you' and 'Georgia's gotta moon' on Rex (9440), light vocal numbers from the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 9440 Voice
Wilbur
1. AI want to be alone with Mary Brown
2. BStay out of the South
Credited to Wilbur on Dominion (DomA), a small British label; 'I Want to be Alone with Mary Brown' and 'Stay Out of the South' are light-entertainment numbers from the late 1920s–1930s, but the artist and label are obscure.AI summary

Dominion A5 Dance
Wilbur
1. AI'm just in the Mood tonight
2. BS'posin'
A vocal or dance record by Wilbur on the obscure DomA label, catalogue 179, with sides 'I'm just in the Mood tonight' and 'S'posin''.AI summary

Dominion A179 Dance
Wilbur
1. AI've got a feeling I'm falling
2. BThat's what I call Heaven
Wilbur with I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling and That's What I Call Heaven on Dominion A214.AI summary

Dominion A214 Jazz
Wilbur
1. AI've never seen a Smile like yours
2. B(Anon)Lady Divine
Wilbur on the DomA label 157, a small or unidentified British imprint, performing popular song material.AI summary

Dominion A157 Voice
Wilbur
1. AIf I had you
2. BI'm crazy over you
An artist credited as Wilbur recorded 'If I Had You' and 'I'm Crazy Over You' for DomA. Both the artist and label DomA are not identified in standard discographies.AI summary

Dominion A64 Dance
Wilbur
1. AIn a Shelter from a Shower
2. BIn Town Tonight
An artist credited as Wilbur recorded 'In a Shelter from a Shower' and 'In Town Tonight' for Rex. The titles suggest British light comedy; the artist is not documented.AI summary

Rex 8124 Music Hall
Wilbur
1. AIt's all forgotten now
2. BEasy come easy go
Wilbur performing 'It's all forgotten now' and 'Easy come easy go' on Rex 8250, a dance-band side on a cheap British label from the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8250 Dance
Wilbur
1. AJay Wilbur's Festive Party
2. B(2 sides)
Jay Wilbur, a British bandleader and composer, on Rex 8070 in the 1930s–1940s.AI summary

Rex 8070 Dance
Wilbur
1. AJay Wilbur's Festive Party
Jay Wilbur, a British dance bandleader and composer, recorded "Jay Wilbur's Festive Party" for Rex 0870.AI summary

Rex 0870 Dance
Wilbur
1. AJosephine
2. BMauna Loa
Rex 8167 Personalities (Prs)
Wilbur
1. AJust humming along
2. BThe King was in the Counting House
Wilbur recorded 'Just humming along' and 'The King was in the Counting House' for Imperial, a budget British label of the early 1930s.AI summary

Imperial 2675 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALady of my Dreams
2. B(ARC)Delishious
Wilbur on Imperial 2674 recorded 'Lady of My Dreams' and 'Delishious'; Imperial was a small British budget label.AI summary

Imperial 2674 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALady of Spain
2. BIn Geneva with Eva
Wilbur (artist's first name unrecorded) on Eclipse Records, a minor British label, performing 'Lady of Spain' (a popular novelty number of the 1930s) and 'In Geneva with Eva' — light, comedic vocal material.AI summary

Eclipse 39 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALearn to croon
2. BIsn't it heavenly
Wilbur performing 'Learn to Croon' and 'Isn't It Heavenly' on Rex 8017.AI summary

Rex 8017 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALittle old Lady
2. BWhispers in the Dark
Rex 9188 Dance
Wilbur
1. ALittle old Lady
2. BWhispers in the Dark
Wilbur singing two popular sentimental songs on the Rex label 9188, from the early 1930s.AI summary

Rex 9188 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALittle Pal
2. BUsed to you
Wilbur on Dommett A 178, a voice record from a minor British label. The artist is not identified beyond the surname and no reliable information is available.AI summary

Dominion A178 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALondon on a rainy Night
2. BRoll along covered Wagon
Credited to Wilbur on Rex 8363, performing 'London on a Rainy Night' and 'Roll Along Covered Wagon'.AI summary

Rex 8363 Dance
Wilbur
1. ALooking on the bright Side
2. BYou're more than all the World to me
Credited to Wilbur on Eclipse 302, singing 'Looking on the Bright Side' and 'You're More Than All the World to Me', a minor British label of unclear date.AI summary

Eclipse 302 Voice
Wilbur
1. ALove
2. BOrange Blossom Time
Credited to Wilbur on DomA. 'Love' and 'Orange Blossom Time' suggest sentimental popular or light dance material, but neither artist nor label are clearly identifiable from standard discographies.AI summary

Dominion A207 Dance
Wilbur
1. AMausie
2. BIt must have been a Night last Night
A singer named Wilbur on Eclipse, an obscure British label, performing novelty material from the early 1930s.AI summary

Eclipse 125 Voice
Wilbur
1. AMisery Farm
2. BI think of what you used to think of me
Wilbur with Misery Farm and I Think of What You Used to Think of Me on Dominion A67.AI summary

Dominion A67 Dance
Wilbur
1. AMusic goes round & round
2. BMarilou
Wilbur on Rex (8692) with 'Music goes round & round' and 'Marilou', popular novelty and sentimental material from the 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8692 Voice
Wilbur
1. AMy Dream Memory
2. BLovable & sweet
Wilbur performs 'My Dream Memory' and 'Lovable & sweet' on DomA 206.AI summary

Dominion A206 Voice
Wilbur
1. AMy Ideal
2. BWhen I met Connie in the Cornfield
Wilbur is an unidentified vocalist on Domino A-series pressing, performing novelty or sentimental songs from the 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Dominion A156 Voice
Wilbur
1. AMy Ideal
2. BWhen I met Connie in the Cornfield
Wilbur with My Ideal and When I Met Connie in the Cornfield on Dominion A156.AI summary

Dominion A156 Dance
Wilbur
1. AMy little Fella and me
2. B(GGull)Anita
Wilbur on DomA 68. DomA was a British label imprint, likely short-lived or a house label. The artist is unidentified and the catalogue number is low, suggesting an early or limited pressing, but the record cannot be placed further.AI summary

Dominion A68 Dance
Wilbur
1. AMy Mother's Eyes
2. B(Band)Weary River
A vocal recording by Wilbur on DomA, an obscure British label. The titles 'My Mother's Eyes' and 'Weary River' are sentimental ballads common to the early 1930s.AI summary

Dominion A134 Voice
Wilbur
1. ANobody's fault but your own
2. BNeapolitan Nights
Wilbur performing 'Nobody's Fault but Your Own' and 'Neapolitan Nights' on the obscure label DomA, catalogue 53.AI summary

Dominion A53 Voice
Wilbur
1. ANobody's Sweetheart
2. BBugle Call Rag
Wilbur performing 'Nobody's Sweetheart' and 'Bugle Call Rag' on Cr 89, a dance recording of unknown date from a small label.AI summary

Crown 89 Jazz
Wilbur
1. ANursery Rhymes
2. B(2 sides)
Wilbur, an unidentified artist, performing nursery rhymes on Rex 8312, a minor label and catalogue number from an unknown period.AI summary

Rex 8312 Dance
Wilbur
1. AOn her Doorstep last Night
2. BMother Goose Parade
An artist credited as Wilbur recorded 'On Her Doorstep Last Night' and 'Mother Goose Parade' for DomA, an obscure British label. Both the label and artist are not well documented.AI summary

Dominion A248 Music Hall
Wilbur
1. AOne and one are two
2. BLonging all the while
Credited to Wilbur on DomA 40, two sentimental vocal pieces. DomA was a small British label active in the 1930s; Wilbur is not identified in standard sources.AI summary

Dominion A40 Voice
Wilbur
1. APlease don't mention it
2. BLooking on the bright Side
Credited to Wilbur on Imperial, performing 'Please don't mention it' and 'Looking on the bright Side', a British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary

Imperial 2772 Dance
Wilbur
1. APlease don't talk about me when I'm gone
2. BWhat are you thinkin' about Baby?
Imperial 2559 Dance
Wilbur
1. APokee okee oh
2. BCasabianca
Wilbur recorded 'Pokee okee oh' and 'Casabianca' for DomA 70, an obscure label with an early catalogue number.AI summary

Dominion A70 Dance
Wilbur
1. ARoom with a View
2. B(Anon)Beloved
Wilbur recorded 'Room with a View' and 'Beloved' for DomA (Domino American), catalogue 10, an early entry in a small budget label's catalogue.AI summary

Dominion A10 Voice
Wilbur
1. ARound the World with The Music goes Round
2. B(2 sides)
Wilbur recorded 'Round the World with The Music goes Round' for Rex, catalogue 8820, a 1930s popular recording.AI summary

Rex 8820 Dance
Wilbur
1. ASan
2. BEvery Evening
Wilbur on Dominion A (DomA) 29, performing ballads from the early 1930s. Dominion was a small British label; the artist is unidentified.AI summary

Dominion A29 Voice
Wilbur
1. AShall we dance selection
2. B(2 sides)
A Wilbur orchestra recording of a selection from *Shall We Dance*, likely the Gershwin film score, on Rex from the late 1930s.AI summary

Rex 9125 Orchestra
Wilbur
1. AShout hallelujah
2. BDon't be like that
Wilbur, an unidentified artist, on DomA: 'Shout hallelujah' and 'Don't be like that', likely gospel or religious material from a minor label.AI summary

Dominion A44 Dance
Wilbur
1. ASignature Tunes
2. B(2 sides)
Wilbur credited on Rex 8264, an unidentified label. The catalogue number suggests early-to-mid 1930s; these appear to be signature tunes, probably from radio or theatrical use.AI summary

Rex 8264 Instrumental
Wilbur
1. ASing Song Girl of Old Shanghai
2. BMy Inspiration is you
Wilbur on two songs including 'Sing Song Girl of Old Shanghai', from the obscure label DomA 16. The label DomA is not identified in standard discographies; this appears to be a very early or small-label British pressing, likely 1920s-1930s.AI summary

Dominion A16 Voice
Wilbur
1. ASoldier on the Shelf
2. B(Clevelanders) With my Guitar and you
Credited to Wilbur on Imperial, a cheap British marque of the 1920s–30s. Neither artist nor titles are recognizable from standard jazz or dance discographies of the period.AI summary

Imperial 2371 Dance
Wilbur
1. ASusianna
2. BMadelaine
Wilbur, an unidentified artist, performs 'Susianna' and 'Madelaine' on DomA, a small British label — likely light vocal or instrumental recordings.AI summary

Dominion A99 Dance
Wilbur
1. ASweet so & so
2. BFancy our Meeting
Wilbur performing popular vocal pieces on DomA 15. DomA was a short-lived, obscure British label; this low catalogue number suggests an early or rare pressing.AI summary

Dominion A15 Voice
Wilbur
1. ASweethearts on Parade
2. BJust an Hour of Adoration
Wilbur on DomA 102 with 'Sweethearts on Parade' and 'Just an Hour of Adoration', sentimental vocal pieces from the early 1930s. DomA was a small British label; Wilbur is unidentified.AI summary

Dominion A102 Voice
Wilbur
1. AThat's you Baby
2. BBreakaway
Wilbur for Domiphone, a minor British label, performing 'That's You Baby' and 'Breakaway'. Wilbur is unrecognised.AI summary

Dominion A138 Voice
Wilbur
1. AVarsity Drag
2. BGood News
Wilbur (likely a house orchestra) recorded 'Varsity Drag' and 'Good News' from the 1927 musical of that name for DomA, catalogue 2, an early catalogue entry.AI summary

Dominion A2 Dance
Wilbur
1. AWe all go riding on a Rainbow
2. BWind's in the West
Credited to Wilbur on the Rex label, a cheap British marque of the early 1930s. The titles suggest popular songs of the period rather than a known recording artist.AI summary

Rex 8072 Dance
Wilbur
1. AWedding of Mr Mickey Mouse
2. BIt's the Talk of the Town
A credited artist 'Wilbur' on the Rex label, performing 'Wedding of Mr Mickey Mouse' (a novelty about the famous cartoon character) and 'It's the Talk of the Town'. Rex was a budget British imprint.AI summary

Rex 8032 Voice
Wilbur
1. AWedding of Mr Mickey Mouse
2. BIt's the Talk of the Town
Wilbur performing novelty songs 'Wedding of Mr Mickey Mouse' and 'It's the Talk of the Town' on Rex 8032, a British budget label of the 1930s.AI summary

Rex 8032 Comic
Wilbur
1. AWedding of the three blind Mice
2. BFirelight Dreams
Wilbur recorded 'Wedding of the Three Blind Mice' and 'Firelight Dreams' for Eclipse 47, likely novelty or comedy songs on this minor British label.AI summary

Eclipse 47 Comic
Wilbur
1. AWedding of the three blind Mice
2. BFirelight Dreams
A recording credited to Wilbur on Eclipse, a small early British label, featuring novelty pieces 'Wedding of the Three Blind Mice' and 'Firelight Dreams'.AI summary

Eclipse 47 Instrumental
Wilbur
1. AWhen I take my Sugar to Tea
2. BWe're all alone
Wilbur singing popular ballads on Imperial, a small British label.AI summary

Imperial 2502 Voice
Wilbur
1. AWhen Niccolo plays the Piccolo
2. BPiccolo Pete
Wilbur recorded 'When Niccolo Plays the Piccolo' and 'Piccolo Pete' for DomA, catalogue 230. These are novelty titles with an instrumental focus; the artist and label are unidentified.AI summary

Dominion A230 Instrumental
Wilbur
1. AWho knows
2. BNellie Grey
Wilbur performs 'Who knows' and 'Nellie Grey' on the obscure British label DomA, catalogue 191.AI summary

Dominion A191 Voice
Wilbur
1. AWhy did you turn me down
2. BWhen it's Springtime in the Rockies
Two popular song titles credited to Wilbur on OlivO, an obscure British label of the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary

Oliver O19 Voice
Wilbur
1. AYou oughta be in Pictures
2. BSittin' up waiting for you
Wilbur performing 'You oughta be in Pictures' and 'Sittin' up waiting for you' on Rex, a British budget label, catalogue 8152.AI summary

Rex 8152 Voice