3,430 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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D. Mackay, likely a Scottish performer, recorded 'She is ma Daisy' for Columbia, a Scottish dialect or regional song from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 25987 Voice
D Vane and D Graham recorded 'Looking all over for you' and 'Dancing Time' (arranged by H Glen) for Columbia in the early 1930s, typical dance-band vocals of the period.AI summary
Columbia 3175 Dance
d'Almaine, a performer or ensemble, recorded the 'Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo' for Columbia, a popular instrumental piece from Mascagni's opera.AI summary
Columbia 62 Instrumental
Violinist Daisy Kennedy performing two virtuoso encores: Kreisler's Liebesfreud and a Russian Dance, on Columbia D1373. Kennedy was a respected Scottish-Australian concert violinist active in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia D1373 Classical
Daisy Kennedy and Hamilton Harty on Columbia L1440 — Grieg's Violin Sonata Op 8, across two sides. Kennedy was a distinguished Australian-born violinist who had a significant career in Britain, and Harty was the celebrated Irish conductor and pianist. A duo recording between two significant British musical figures on Columbia's premium L-series.AI summary
Columbia L1440 Classical
Daisy Kennedy was a Scottish violinist and composer of the early 20th century; Sir Hamilton Harty (1880–1941) was an Irish composer and conductor. This Columbia long-playing side (L series) is a violin solo, likely a concerto movement or showcase piece.AI summary
Columbia L1335 Classical
Columbia L1336 Instrumental
Daly's Theatre Orchestra, likely the pit orchestra of the Daly's Theatre in London, recorded two light orchestral selections for Columbia L1161.AI summary
Columbia L1161 Orchestra
Damia, a French chanson and café concert vocalist, performing two numbers from the French repertoire on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DF2375 Voice
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Columbia is1279
Danny Kaye, the American comedian and entertainer, performing two novelty jazz numbers for Columbia. Kaye was a major recording and film star whose output was widely distributed.AI summary
Columbia DB2390 Personalities (Prs)
Danny Kaye was an American comedian, actor and singer known for rapid-fire novelty songs and comic delivery; this Columbia disc pairs two classic jazz standards in his comedic style, "Minnie the Moocher" and "Dinah".AI summary
Columbia DB2390 Personalities (Prs)
Columbia 36583
Danny Kaye, the American film comedian and entertainer, sings 'Babbitt and the Bromide' and 'Fairy Pipers' on Columbia, capturing his rapid-patter comic style familiar from his films.AI summary
Columbia 36584 Personalities (Prs)
Danny Kaye, the comic actor and vocalist, singing popular songs on Columbia; likely 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia 36585 Personalities (Prs)
David Bispham, a major American baritone of the Victorian and Edwardian era, performing two arias from Handel's *Messiah* on Columbia A5332. Bispham was one of the earliest important recording artists.AI summary
Columbia A5332 Opera
David Bispham, the renowned American baritone, performing 'Who knows' and 'Yeoman's Wedding Song' on Columbia A5362. Bispham was one of the greatest American singers of his era and a pioneering recording artist.AI summary
Columbia A5362 Voice
David Bispham, an American baritone and celebrated opera singer, performing a pirate song and 'The Last Rose of Summer' on Columbia. Bispham was a major operatic and concert artist of the early 1900s, and his recordings are actively collected.AI summary
Columbia A5019 Opera
David Bispham, a distinguished American baritone and lieder singer, recorded two songs for Columbia's A-series (circa 1910): "Boat Song" and "Pauper's Drive". Bispham was a major concert and opera singer of the Edwardian era, though less frequently recorded than Caruso.AI summary
Columbia A5166 Voice
David Bispham, an American baritone and founder of the American Opera Society, performs 'The Hanging of Danny Deever' (poem by Kipling, set by Walter Damrosch) for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia 30016 Voice
David Bispham, the American baritone and a celebrated operatic performer, recorded 'Wanderer' on Columbia's early catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 30018 Opera
David Bispham, a celebrated American baritone of the turn of the 20th century, recorded Schubert's Erlkönig for Columbia; an important classical vocal recording from an artist of major reputation.AI summary
Columbia 30019 Classical
David Bispham, an American baritone and one of the leading opera singers of the early 20th century, performing the art song *Who Is Sylvia?* on Columbia. Bispham had a long recording career and was a celebrated voice of his era.AI summary
Columbia 30020 Voice
David Bispham, the American baritone and a leading figure of early recorded opera, sings the ballad 'Annie Laurie' on this Columbia acoustic recording from the 1900s.AI summary
Columbia 30023 Voice
David Bispham, the celebrated American baritone, performing the 'Pirate Song' on Columbia 30026, an operatic and art-song recording from a legendary singer.AI summary
Columbia 30026 Opera
David Bispham, the major American baritone, performing a ballad and a sentimental song on Columbia 384, from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 384 Voice
David Branson performing two experimental or instructional pieces in the Columbia 'Con Moto Rhythmic Series' on the DB catalogue.AI summary
Columbia DB1588 Instrumental
David Wayne performing songs from the musical *Finian's Rainbow*, in which he originated the role of Finian in 1947: 'When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love' and the bittersweet 'This Time of the Year', on Columbia 4392.AI summary
Columbia 4392 Voice
Davies and Stroud credited on Columbia 3627 from the late 1920s or early 1930s. The titles suggest sentimental vocal material; the artists are unidentified.AI summary
Columbia 3627 Voice
Davy Burnaby — the rotund comedian and Co-Optimist revue star — performing 'What's the Matter with 59?' on Columbia F1016, coupled with a comic number by Brunton and Squire. Burnaby is a documented interwar comedy performer; the F-series Columbia is a standard interwar pressing.AI summary
Columbia F1016 Music Hall
Davy Burnaby and M North on Columbia FB1539, a mid-1930s recording. Burnaby was a British light entertainment performer, and this is a comic duet.AI summary
Columbia FB1539 Comic
Davy Burnaby was a British baritone singer and comic entertainer; this Columbia FB-series disc from the early 1940s carries two comic songs.AI summary
Columbia FB1539 Music Hall
Debroy Somers, a British dance-band conductor, recorded a 'Review of Revues' for Columbia—a medley-style arrangement reflecting the theatrical and musical review style of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia DX227 Orchestra
Debroy Somers on Columbia 5038, with two novelty dance numbers featuring comic effects. Somers was a prolific composer and bandleader of 1920s–1930s British dance music.AI summary
Columbia 5038 Dance
Columbia CB507 Dance
Debroy Somers Band on Columbia, catalogue CB239, with 'Betty Co-ed' and 'She's Not Worth Your Tears'. Somers was a prolific British dance-band leader of the 1920s-30s, and this is from his established catalogue.AI summary
Columbia CB239 Dance
Debroy Somers was a prolific British dance-band leader of the 1920s and 1930s, and this Columbia side captures the light popular material that defined his style.AI summary
Columbia 4785 Dance
Debroy Somers Band on Columbia 4906, with two dance numbers. Somers was a popular British bandleader and composer of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia 4906 Dance
Debroy Somers was a British dance-band leader whose orchestra was one of the most recorded of the 1920s–30s; these Columbia sides are typical of the sweet-band sound of the era.AI summary
Columbia 5000 Dance
Debroy Somers and his band recorded 'Grown up baby' and 'Misery farm' for Columbia 5269, a popular British dance orchestra from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5269 Orchestra
The Debroy Somers Band was a respected British orchestra of the 1920s, recorded here on Columbia for 'Stay Out of the South' and 'Just a Little Kiss from a Little Miss'. The high catalogue number places this in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 4867 Dance
Debroy Somers was a leading British dance bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s; this Columbia recording pairs 'Slipping Round the Corner' and 'Going Home'.AI summary
Columbia CB309 Dance
Debroy Somers Band recorded 'Nippy Selection 1' and 'Nippy Selection 2' for Columbia (DX167). Debroy Somers was a prominent British dance band conductor and arranger of the 1920s–30s; 'Nippy' selections are promotional medleys, likely connected to the Lyons Corner House establishments of that era.AI summary
Columbia DX167 Dance
The Debroy Somers Band, one of Britain's foremost dance orchestras, recorded medley selections of classical themes for Columbia (DX161), a special 12-inch album or extended format. Somers was a leading British bandleader of the 1920s-40s.AI summary
Columbia DX161 Orchestra
Debroy Somers band on Columbia FB1008, a British dance orchestra of the early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1008 Dance
The Debroy Summers Band recorded 'Rio Rita' in two parts for Columbia's deluxe DX series, a 12-inch format for longer works. Rio Rita was a popular operetta; the DX series is relatively uncommon.AI summary
Columbia DX41 Orchestra
Denza Dance Band on Columbia 3780, with 'She's Drivin' Me Wild' and 'I Can't See the Beautiful Sea'. Columbia was a major British label; the catalogue number suggests 1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia 3780 Dance
Columbia DB2589 Personalities (Prs)