834 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Len Spencer and Ada Jones were prominent American recording artists of the acoustic era, known for duet recordings and comic dialogue. This Columbia side documents popular entertainment from the early 1900s. Columbia 3050 is an early catalogue number.AI summary
Columbia 3050 Voice
Len Spencer and Ada Jones, pioneering recording artists of the Edison and Columbia acoustic eras, recorded this sentimental song as a duet. Spencer was one of the earliest and most prolific American recording artists; Jones was a leading female comic and popular singer of the early 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 3314 Voice
Lenghi and Cellini recorded 'For You Alone' and 'Life has Sent me Many Roses' for Columbia, catalogue is1121. The catalogue notation (is1121) suggests an early electric or very early acoustic recording, possibly from the 1920s. Nothing is known of these artists.AI summary
Columbia is1121 Voice
Leona Williams recorded 'Meanest Man in the World' and 'Sugar Blues' on Columbia A3696. Williams is not a major recording artist of documented prominence.AI summary
Columbia A3696 Voice
Leona Williams on Columbia A3736, credited with 'Uncle Bud' and 'Mexican Blues'. A-series dating and artist context are obscure.AI summary
Columbia A3736 Voice
Leona Williams singing two jazz-influenced novelty songs, I wish I could Shimmy like my Sister Kate and If you don't believe I love you, on Columbia A3713.AI summary
Columbia A3713 Voice
Levy performing the sentimental duet 'Where There's You There's Me' and 'You're Sweeter Than I Thought You Were' on Columbia FB1336, a 1930s British dance recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1336 Voice
Levy performing 'Looking Around Corners for You' and 'There's That Look in Your Eyes Again' on Columbia FB1651, a 1930s popular song recording.AI summary
Columbia FB1651 Voice
Credited to Lewis on Columbia 4747, performing 'Away Down South in Heaven' and 'Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs off the Moon'.AI summary
Columbia 4747 Voice
A singer credited only as Lewis on Columbia, performing 'Singing a Vagabond Song' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'; the artist's identity is unclear from the label alone.AI summary
Columbia CB74 Voice
An artist credited as 'Lewis' on Columbia, performing 'She's everybody's Sweetheart' and 'Ah-ha'. Without further identification, this cannot be placed precisely.AI summary
Columbia 3708 Voice
Lewis on Columbia, performing light popular ballads from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5485 Voice
Lewis (artist unidentified) on Columbia 1957D, performing sentimental or novelty songs of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 1957D Voice
Lewis, first name unknown, recorded two popular songs for Columbia (CB74) in what appears to be the late 1920s or early 1930s. No further artist identification is available.AI summary
Columbia CB74 Voice
Lilian Braithwaite was a celebrated British actress and mezzo-soprano; this Columbia side, pressing from catalogue 2514, documents her readings of patriotic recitations popular during the early 20th century, including 'King Albert's Reply to the Kaiser', with band accompaniment for 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'.AI summary
Columbia 2514 Voice
Lilian Davies performing 'Thro' life we go dancing together' and 'Just for a Night' (with Stroud) for Columbia, 3625. Davies was an Australian soprano active in British recording during the 1920s–1930s; this appears to be a duet.AI summary
Columbia 3625 Voice
Lilian Davies, a female singer, on Columbia 5086, a vocal recording from the early Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 5086 Voice
Lily Elsie, a popular stage actress and recording artist of the Edwardian era, performing two light songs on Columbia. Elsie was a major star of British musical theatre and her early recordings are collectable.AI summary
Columbia 4438 Voice
Lily St John on Columbia F1067, a popular singer with two contemporary ballads. The artist and titles are little-known; context and dating are unclear.AI summary
Columbia F1067 Voice
Little performing two popular songs on Columbia FB1061, a British pressing. The FB series indicates special or longer material on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia FB1061 Voice
Lizabeth Webb singing sentimental ballads on Columbia, late 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB2807 Voice
Lorenzi on Columbia performing 'We've Got Rhythm', a popular song from the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1418 Voice
Lorenzi performing 'Miss Annabelle Lee' and 'I'll see you in my dreams' for Columbia, FB1358. Both are popular standards; Lorenzi is unidentified.AI summary
Columbia FB1358 Voice
Lorenzi performing 'We've Got Rhythm' on Columbia, circa early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1418 Voice
Lucille Mapp on 'On Treasure Island' and 'Mangos', recorded for Columbia DB3916. Mapp was a minor British vocalist; the DB series places this in the mid-to-late 1930s when Columbia had moved to electrical recording and higher quality pressings.AI summary
Columbia DB3916 Voice
Lucy Gates, an American concert soprano of the early 20th century, performing 'Garden of Sleep' and 'Come my Beloved' for Columbia A5911, an early acoustic series.AI summary
Columbia A5911 Voice
Lucy Gates, an American soprano and concert singer of the early 20th century, recording 'My old Kentucky Home' and 'Darling Nelly Gray' for Columbia A6059, a rare acoustic series.AI summary
Columbia A6059 Voice
M. Aumonnier performing 'Chalet' on Columbia 50018, a vocal or instrumental piece from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 50018 Voice
M Piccalugga performing 'Sous le Regard de deux grandes Yeux' on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 50584 Voice
M Winifried Hughes presenting 'Some Famous English Letter Writers', featuring Hugh Walpole, on Columbia; a spoken-word or literary anthology piece, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia D40098 Voice
Mackey on Columbia 4184 from the early 1920s, a popular song recording. Mackey is unidentified in standard discographies.AI summary
Columbia 4184 Voice
Mackey performing 'For You' and 'Some Day' on Columbia 4009, an early 1920s vocal recording.AI summary
Columbia 4009 Voice
Mackey on Columbia 4090, performing 'Gentlemen prefer Blondes' and 'I don't care what you used to be', popular songs from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4090 Voice
Mackey, a performer of popular and novelty songs, recorded these numbers for Columbia in the mid-1920s. The artist is not well identified from standard reference.AI summary
Columbia 4270 Voice
Mackey recorded 'Zanzibar' and 'Babette' for Columbia, likely popular songs from the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 3721 Voice
Mackey recorded 'I wonder where my Baby is tonight?' and 'Every Sunday Afternoon' for Columbia 3850, a British pressing from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3850 Voice
A pianist or vocalist credited as Mackey on Columbia, recording popular songs of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 3866 Voice
Credited to Mackey on Columbia, with 'Wildflower', a popular song standard of the 1920s; 'Goodbye Little Rosebud' on the reverse.AI summary
Columbia 3894 Voice
Mackey singing 'Dreaming of a Castle in the Air' and 'Cecilia' on Columbia 3992, from the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3992 Voice
Mackey performing 'Two little bluebirds' and 'D'ye love me?' on Columbia 4101, from the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4101 Voice
Credited to Mackey on Columbia 4144, a high catalogue number in the popular-vocal series; the titles suggest sentimental or novelty material from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4144 Voice
Mackey recorded the popular songs 'Beautiful Baby' and 'Don't Forget' for Columbia early in the 1930s. The artist is not further identified.AI summary
Columbia 4145 Voice
Mackey performing two popular songs on Columbia, a major British label.AI summary
Columbia 4174 Voice
Mackey on Columbia 4253 with 'Waiting for the Rainbow' and 'Ça C'est Paris', mid-1930s popular songs. The artist Mackey is not clearly identified in standard references.AI summary
Columbia 4253 Voice
Maggie Jones, a blues and vaudeville singer, performing 'Cheatin on me' and 'Mama' for Columbia 14074D.AI summary
Columbia 14074D Voice
Malcolm McEachern, the Scottish baritone, recorded 'I am a Friar of Orders Grey' and 'Drinking' for Columbia. McEachern was a celebrated concert and recording artist known for his rich baritone voice and interpretation of art songs and ballads.AI summary
Columbia DB174 Voice
Margaret Bannerman was a British musical-theatre performer; these Columbia sides are from her recording career in the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia DB1172 Voice
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, daughter of US President Woodrow Wilson, sings 'The Star-Spangled Banner' on Columbia A1685, with patriotic airs by band on the reverse. This is a genuine curiosity — a presidential daughter who pursued a brief singing career, recording for American Columbia during her father's presidency. The novelty of the attribution gives it a collector interest beyond its musical content.AI summary
Columbia A1685 Voice