24 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
24 records matching
Aaron Lebedoff was a Yiddish composer and singer best known for "Roumania, Roumania", one of the most enduring Yiddish songs of the 20th century; this Melodisc recording preserves the melody that became central to Yiddish musical identity.AI summary
Melodisc 5003 Yiddish
Barney Bernard, an early American recording artist known for Jewish dialect comedy, recorded 'Cohen at the Telephone' for Victor. This is from the first decade of commercial recording, part of the 'Hebrew comedian' vaudeville tradition.AI summary
Victor 18029 Yiddish
Gershon Sirota, the cantor of Warsaw's Great Synagogue, celebrated as 'the Jewish Caruso', on the Favorite label. He died in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.AI summary
Favorite 75597 Yiddish
Gershon Sirota, the cantor of Warsaw's Great Synagogue, celebrated as 'the Jewish Caruso', on the Favorite label. He died in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943.AI summary
Favorite 75609 Yiddish
Cantor Sirota, a professional liturgical singer in the Jewish tradition, recorded two Yiddish songs — 'A Din Torah mit Got' (A Lawsuit with God) and 'A Dudele' (A Little Tune) — on Broadcast, a small Jewish label.AI summary
Broadcast Y3 Yiddish
Chaim Towber on Planet catalogue 1007, featuring 'Whitechapel' and 'Festival of Britain'. The Festival of Britain reference dates this to 1951. Planet was a British independent label of the post-war era.AI summary
Planet 1007 Yiddish
Hebrew singer credited by genre only, singing two songs in what appears to be Yiddish on BelCanto, an obscure imprint.AI summary
BelCanto 1984 Yiddish
Jack Charman performing *Yiddle on Your Fiddle* and *Ein Zwei Drei* on the Syr label, a small British imprint. Both titles suggest Yiddish or Jewish novelty material, typical of the interwar entertainment market.AI summary
Sirena 322 Yiddish
Joe Hayman, a popular Jewish comedian and monologuist of the early 1900s, recorded his signature sketches for Columbia. 'Cohen on the Phone' and 'Abe Levi's Wedding Day' are his best-known titles and remain touchstones of early Jewish-American comedy recording.AI summary
Columbia 4036 Yiddish
Joe Hayman on Regal 7871, performing 'Cohen & Wireless' Part 1 and Part 2; a continuation of his comedy monologue series using Jewish-dialect characters and topical humour.AI summary
Regal 7871 Yiddish
Joe Hayman, a Jewish-dialect comedian and singer of the early 20th century, recorded a series of 'Cohen' monologues on Regal; this side features 'Cohen Phones the Plumber' and 'Cohen Phones Mrs Levi', characteristic of his popular Yiddish-inflected comedy routines.AI summary
Regal 7909 Yiddish
Mdme Emskaja performing 'Traue Glantze un Ange' and 'Haika Troisker' on Scala, catalogue 1512. An unidentified Eastern European or Yiddish-language performer on a small British label.AI summary
Scala 1512 Yiddish
Molly Picon, the celebrated Yiddish stage actress and singer, recorded 'Busy Busy' and 'Song of the Tenement' for His Master's Voice B8453. Picon was one of the most famous performers in Yiddish theatre and her recordings are sought by specialists.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8453 Yiddish
Nina Koshetz was a Russian soprano and actress who emigrated after the Revolution; she was closely associated with Rachmaninoff, who accompanied her and wrote songs for her. HMV DB1205 carries 'Kaddish' (Ravel's setting) and 'Eili Eili', a Jewish devotional song — a significant coupling given her personal history and musical circle. DB-prefix indicates a 12-inch electric-era pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1205 Yiddish
Peisachke Burstein sings Shyka Fifer and Bei Goyim Hut Man Mazel on Melotone 5001.AI summary
Melotone 5001 Yiddish
Raymond Ellis performing two songs on VovX, an obscure British label — the titles suggest Yiddish or Eastern European material, but the label, artist and pressing run are not readily identifiable.AI summary
Vov X9197 Yiddish
Rita Marlowe with Where Is My Lost Love and Golden Wedding, sung in Yiddish, on an Oriole HB306 advance copy.AI summary
Oriole HB306 ADVANCE Yiddish
Selmar Cerini performing two Hebrew-language religious songs, 'Zaddik Kattomor' and 'U w'schofor godol', on Victor Records catalogue 3208. Both titles are drawn from Jewish liturgy or Yiddish folk traditions.AI summary
Victor 3208 Yiddish
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
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
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
Stanley Kirkby, a prolific British dance and novelty singer of the 1920s–30s, on Polyphon 8885 with "Down among the Sugar Cane" and "Yiddle on your Fiddle." Kirkby recorded for many labels and his discs are common.AI summary
Polyphon 8885 Yiddish
T. Burstin recorded Yiddish songs on the Imperial label, a minor British marque. Both titles are in Yiddish, reflecting the substantial Jewish immigrant population in early 20th-century Britain and their recording market.AI summary
Imperial 123 Yiddish
T Yorke on 'When that yiddisher Band played that Irish Tune' and 'Mickey Rooney's Ragtime Band', from Winner 2452. Winner was a cheap British label of the 1930s; Yorke is not a known major artist. These are novelty or comedy songs mixing ethnic themes.AI summary
Winner 2452 Yiddish