878 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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The Jesters were a comedy or novelty group of the 1930s–1940s. 'Hut Sut Song' is a famous novelty hit of 1946, and 'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yellow Ribbon' is a popular wartime song. This Decca F7928 pressing is from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F7928 Comic
Jimmy Hanley, a British actor and entertainer, performing 'I Lift up my Finger and I Say Tweet Tweet' on Columbia SWT1762. Hanley was best known for his film and stage work; this appears to be a novelty number.AI summary
Columbia SWT1762 Comic
Jimmy O'Dea, the Dublin comedian who was Ireland's best-loved stage comic, with 'Two T.D.'s' (with Harry O'Donovan) and 'A Romance of Ireland's Eye' on Dominion, a short-lived British label of the late 1920s.AI summary
Dominion A115 Comic
Jimmy O'Dea & Co on Decca F5120. O'Dea was an Irish comedian and actor; 'Charladies' Ball' is a novelty or comic piece, typical of his recorded work from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F5120 Comic
Joan and Doris Emney performing the music hall sketch 'A Sister to Assist 'Er' on Regal T2931, a budget-label pressing.AI summary
Regal T2931 Comic
Jock Lorimer performing Scottish comedy and dance material on Jumbo, a minor British label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Jumbo 403 Comic
Joe Hayman, a popular American Jewish comic vocalist of the early 20th century, performing dialect comedy songs "Cohen on the Telephone" and "Abe Levi's Wedding Day" on Regal, a British budget label of the 1920s.AI summary
Regal 6450 Comic
Joe Hayman on Columbia 2779, performing 'Cohen & the Houseboat' in two parts. Hayman was a British character comedian and vocalist popular on stage and records.AI summary
Columbia 2779 Comic
Joe Hayman was a Jewish-American comedy monologist whose 'Cohen' routine was a staple of vaudeville and early recording; these Columbia sides capture his persona in the 1910s-20s.AI summary
Columbia A2192 Comic
Joe Hayman, a comedic performer known for ethnic humour and monologues, recorded 'Cohen on the Telephone' and 'Abe Levi's Wedding Day' for Regal 6450, likely 1920s novelty material. Hayman was a well-known stage comic and early recording artist.AI summary
Regal 6450 Comic
Joe Hayman, a music-hall star known for comic sketches and novelty songs, recorded two Cohen character sketches for Aco, a small British label.AI summary
Aco 15833 Comic
Joe Hayman was a celebrated American dialect comedian famous for his 'Cohen' character routines; this Zonophone pressing, from a high catalogue number late in the label's run, captures two classic pieces of his humorous repertoire.AI summary
Zonophone 5239 Comic
'John Henry's Night Out' recorded under the artist name John Henry on His Master's Voice B3766, a mid-1920s British pressing. The title suggests a novelty or comic monologue.AI summary
His Master's Voice B3766 Comic
John Henry — the Australian radio comedian — performs 'Captain Cook Discovers Australia' in two parts on HMV EA997. The EA prefix is the HMV Australian series; this is an Australian domestic pressing rather than a UK issue, and John Henry was a popular Australian comedy figure whose recordings are collected in Australia.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA997 Comic
John Henry performing 'John Henry's Aeroplane' / 'part 2' on His Master's Voice B1902, a novelty or comic vocal record.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1902 Comic
A novelty or comedy piece titled 'Father Christmas' credited to John Henry on His Master's Voice, presented in two parts. Without further information, the artist and repertoire cannot be placed.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4307 Comic
John Slater on Columbia (DB3488) with 'Friends and Neighbours' and 'Bob's yer Uncle', comedy novelty numbers from the swing era.AI summary
Columbia DB3488 Comic
John Tilley on Columbia DB1265, performing 'The Loch Ness Monster' on both sides. This is a comic novelty recording about the famous Scottish cryptid, likely from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DB1265 Comic
John Tilley recorded a novelty song about the Loch Ness Monster for Columbia—a comic or topical piece from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1265 Comic
John Tilley on Imperial 2741, with 'Army estimates', a comic or spoken-word piece.AI summary
Imperial 2741 Comic
John Tilley on Columbia DB1265, performing 'The Loch Ness Monster', an apparently novelty or comic recording. Tilley is unidentified in standard sources, and this appears to be a routine Columbia release of the 1940s era.AI summary
Columbia DB1265 Comic
John Tilley recorded 'Missus Lowsborough Goodby' and 'Cycling' for Columbia, catalogue DB1508, in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Tilley was a monologist or comedy-spoken-word performer.AI summary
Columbia DB1508 Comic
Jones and Hare on His Master's Voice, performing two novelty-comic numbers with British regional or working-class humor — 'That Certain Party of Mine' and the food-novelty number 'Why Aren't Yez Eating More Oranges'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B2283 Comic
Jones and Hare on Perf, a small British label. The catalogue number 392 suggests early-to-mid 1930s. The titles appear to be novelty or comedy numbers. The artists and label are not identified in standard discographies.AI summary
Perf 392 Comic
Jos Dewolf, a comic performer, singing two songs in Dutch, 'Mislukte liefde' and 'een Kus doet good', on DisqueParlophone, catalogue 372/365.AI summary
DisqueParlophone 372/365 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the British entertainer and actress, on Decca F8561, performing two satirical monologues. Grenfell was celebrated for her witty observations of British middle-class life and recorded from the 1940s onward.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
Joyce Grenfell performing two comedy sketches or monologues on Decca F8561. Grenfell (1910–1979) was a British comedian, actress and entertainer, famous for witty observational comedy and her 'Nursery School Teacher' character.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the celebrated comedian and wit, recorded these two pieces for His Master's Voice; her speciality was observational comic monologue and light entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9295 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the British actress and comedian, performing comic monologues 'Maud' and 'Keepsake' on Columbia; a significant post-war recording artist.AI summary
Columbia DB2918 Comic
Joyce Grenfell, the British comedienne and monologuist, recorded for Decca; her spoken-word comedy pieces are minor entertainment classics of the 1950s.AI summary
Decca F8561 Comic
JP Ling on Pathé with comic spoken-word pieces—'How Little Mary Recited Little Jim' and 'Burlesque Lecture'. This is a novelty spoken-word or comedy record, likely from the 1920s–30s era of the music hall.AI summary
Pathé 8865 Comic
JP Ling on Pathé 8755, performing two comic or character songs.AI summary
Pathé 8755 Comic
Judy Valentine, recorded 'Little Doll in Blue' and 'I'm a Little Teapot' for Republic, a novelty or children's item with no catalogue number recorded.AI summary
Republic Comic
J. W. Meyers recorded comic or novelty material for Columbia, likely in the early 20th century. Columbia 686 is an early catalogue number, but Meyers is not established as a major recording artist.AI summary
Columbia 686 Comic
K Beaumont and Ed Wynn on His Master's Voice BD1273, a recording of 'Alice in Wonderland' material from the early-mid 1930s. Ed Wynn was a famous American comedian and performer.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1273 Comic
K. Destournel imitates bird songs on Vocalion D02149: yellowhammer and wren on one side, wood pigeon and owl on the other.AI summary
Vocalion D02149 Comic
Kemp recorded 'Puddin Head Jones' and 'My Old Man' for Brunswick. These novelty and comic songs suggest a minor or regional artist on this major label.AI summary
Brunswick 6703 Comic
King Solomon Miners on Brunswick Records with two novelty or humorous numbers.AI summary
Brunswick 5018 Comic
L Henson and C Hulbert (Claude Hulbert, a British comedian) recorded a theatrical sketch for Columbia 9002, drawing on stage material about Mary Queen of Scots.AI summary
Columbia 9002 Comic
Leslie Henson, Fred Emney and others performing a comic sketch scene from a theatrical revue on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2888 Comic
Credited to Lally on Mayf, a small British label, this record couples two novelty or comic songs from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Mayfair 2215 Comic
Lally performs comic novelty songs 'My Brother makes the Noises for the Talkies' and 'Steamboat Bill' on Decca F2401, a British pressing from the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2401 Comic
Lally recorded 'King's Navee' and 'Mausie' for Decca, catalogue F2595, likely a comic or novelty side from the late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2595 Comic
Lally, a performer or comedian, recorded these two comic or novelty songs for Decca in the mid-1930s, likely a minor British music-hall act.AI summary
Decca F3187 Comic
Len Spencer, the vaudeville comedian and early recording star, on Leader Records. Spencer's humorous monologues and comic duets were among the best-selling records of the 1900s–1910s; this catalogue number (649) places it in the acoustic era.AI summary
Lead 649 Comic
Len Spencer was a prolific American comic singer and monologist of the 1890s–1900s; this Columbia side documents his brand of spoken humour, 'Parson Pinkney discourses on Adam and Eve'.AI summary
Columbia 3111 Comic
Len Spencer and Ada Jones, the popular American recording team of the early 1900s, in 'The Golden Wedding' and 'Peaches and Cream' on Pelican.AI summary
Pelican 64 Comic
Len Spencer and Ada Jones, two prominent early recording artists, duetting on Columbia 3206 in the novelty 'Heinie'. Spencer and Jones were among the most prolific recording artists of the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
Columbia 3206 Comic