76 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A. Campbell and J. Kaufman on OK, an American label occasionally imported or pressed in Britain; catalogue 40662 is a mid-range OK number from the late 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 40662 Voice
Abrams performing 'That's my Hap-Hap-Happiness' and 'Shanghai Dream Man' on OK, a minor British label. The artist is unidentified and little is known of this recording.AI summary
Okeh 40798 Dance
Aileen Stanley, the vaudeville singer, with 'Weep No More' and 'Write and Tell Your Mammy' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 4513 Voice
New Orleans pianist Armand Hug and drummer Ray Bauduc with 'Breezin' Along' and 'Little Rock Getaway' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6802 Jazz
Benny Goodman with That Did It, Marie and Somebody Else Is Taking My Place on Okeh 6497.AI summary
Okeh 6497 Jazz
Benny Goodman's orchestra with 'The Lamp of Memory' and 'When the Roses Bloom Again' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6580 Jazz
Benny Goodman and his orchestra with 'My Little Cousin' and 'Zoot Suit' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6606 Jazz
Benny Goodman's orchestra with 'Jersey Bounce' and 'A String of Pearls' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6590 Jazz
Okeh 6214
Ace Brigode and his Virginians with 'Oklahoma Indian Jazz', backed by Sam Lanin with 'Mamma Goes Where Papa Goes', on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 40014 Dance
Cab Calloway, the American jazz legend known as the 'Hi-De-Ho Man', recorded 'Ghost of a Chance' and 'Come on with Me' for Okeh, catalogue 5687; Okeh was a major American jazz label and these sides date from the early 1930s.AI summary
Okeh 5687 Jazz
Carl Hoff and orchestra perform two novelty songs on OK 6556 from the early 1930s.AI summary
Okeh 6556 Dance
Charles Sargent and J Marvin are credited to this OK Records pressing of jazz standards 'Farewell Blues' and 'Go Long Mule' from the early 1920s. OK was a small American label with limited distribution in Britain.AI summary
Okeh 40139 Jazz
Chick Bullock, the American vocalist, with For Me and My Gal and Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine on OKeh 5967.AI summary
Okeh 5967 Voice
Count Basie and his orchestra with 'It's Torture' and 'I Want a Little Girl' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 5773 Jazz
Dolores Hawkins with Rocks in My Bed and Heavenly Father on OKeh 6880.AI summary
Okeh 6880 Jazz
Okeh 41410 Jazz
Ed Lloyd on OK, performing 'I Get the Blues When It Rains' and 'Pagan Love Song', sentimental and novelty material from the early 1930s.AI summary
Okeh 41250 Voice
Esther Bigeou was among the earliest blues singers recorded in the 1920s; "Stingaree Blues" appeared on Okeh's pioneering 8000 race series, which carried some of the first commercial blues recordings.AI summary
Okeh 8025 Jazz
Esther Bigeou, a blues singer who recorded for Okeh in the early 1920s, heard here on "Leave My Sweet Daddy Alone" and "Hesitating Blues".AI summary
Okeh 8065 Jazz
Eva Taylor was a blues and jazz vocalist active in the 1920s–30s. Okeh 4805 ('12th Street Rag' and 'Downhearted Blues') captures her work.AI summary
Okeh 4805 Jazz
Eva Taylor, backed by pianist and bandleader Clarence Williams, on "Barefoot Blues", a 1920s Okeh race-series release.AI summary
Okeh 8073 Jazz
Frankie Trumbauer and his orchestra play 'Deep Harlem' and 'Get Happy' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 41431 Jazz
Frankie Masters, an American bandleader, on OK Records, a US label with occasional British distribution.AI summary
Okeh 6256 Dance
Gene Autry, the 'Singing Cowboy' and film star. Okeh 06643 records 'Deep in the Heart of Texas' and 'Keep Rollin' Lazy Longhorns', capturing Autry in his heyday as a country and Western entertainer.AI summary
Okeh 06643 Country
Gene Krupa's orchestra with 'Fightin' Doug MacArthur' and 'Night of Nights' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6635 Jazz
Gene Krupa's orchestra with 'Me and My Melinda' and 'Pass the Bounce' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 6619 Jazz
Gene Krupa's orchestra plays 'Blue Rhythm Fantasy' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 5627 Jazz
Gene Krupa and his orchestra recorded 'Yes My Darling Daughter' and 'Blues Krieg' for OK 5909. Krupa was one of the most important drummers and bandleaders in jazz history.AI summary
Okeh 5909 Jazz
Gene Krupa, the swing-era drummer. Okeh 6106 ('Wire Brush Stomp' and 'Hamtramck') captures his dynamic drumming style.AI summary
Okeh 6106 Jazz
Gene Krupa's orchestra with Let Me Off Uptown, his 1941 hit with Anita O'Day and Roy Eldridge, and Flamingo on Okeh 6210.AI summary
Okeh 6210 Jazz
Gene Krupa's orchestra performing swing jazz on OK Records, an American label that was distributed in the UK in the late 1930s.AI summary
Okeh 5997 Jazz
Gene Krupa was the drummer who defined the swing era's rhythmic energy. Okeh 6210 ('Let Me Off Uptown' and 'Flamingo') are classic swing recordings of the late 1930s.AI summary
Okeh 6210 Jazz
Okeh 40289 Jazz
Griff Williams with What's Cookin' Cookie and Honey Dear on OKeh 6510.AI summary
Okeh 6510 Dance
Hadda Brooks (1916-2002), the Los Angeles pianist and singer, with Time Was When and All Night Long on Okeh 6865.AI summary
Okeh 6865 Jazz
Herbert Berger's St Louis Club orchestra performing 'Fuzzy Wuzzy Bird' and 'Trot Along' on OK 4753, a dance recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 4753 Dance
Irving Gillette and an ensemble recorded 'Christmas Eve in the toy shop' and 'Ragtime in a toy shop' for OK Records, catalogue 4208; these novelty titles date from the acoustic era, approximately 1910–1920.AI summary
Okeh 4208 Instrumental
Joe Venuti, the pioneering jazz violinist, with 'Doin' Things' and 'I Must Have That Man' on American OKeh.AI summary
Okeh 41133 Jazz
Les Brown and Doris Day with Celery Stalks at Midnight and Beau Night in Hotchkiss Corners on OKeh 6098.AI summary
Okeh 6098 Dance
Vincent Lopez's dance orchestra, credited Lopez, with Steppin' Out and Somebody Loves You After All on OKeh 40024.AI summary
Okeh 40024 Dance
Vincent Lopez's dance orchestra, credited Lopez, with There's Nobody Else but You and Lovey Came Back on OKeh 40035.AI summary
Okeh 40035 Dance
Lopez recorded 'Maybe' and 'The One I Love' for OK Records (40051), a minor British label. The artist is not further identified, and the record likely dates to the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Okeh 40051 Voice
Lopez performing 'Eliza' and 'Cold Cold Mammas' on OK 40221, a dance or novelty recording on a small British label.AI summary
Okeh 40221 Dance
Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues", recorded in 1928 with his Hot Five, is one of the most influential recordings in jazz history, Armstrong's opening unaccompanied cadenza often cited as a turning point in the music.AI summary
Okeh 41078 Jazz
Mamie Smith, whose 1920 Okeh recording "Crazy Blues" effectively launched the commercial blues record industry, on an early-1920s Okeh pressing.AI summary
Okeh 4194 Jazz
Mamie Smith, the singer whose 1920 "Crazy Blues" launched the race-record era, recorded "If You Don't Want Me Blues" for Okeh in the early 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 4228 Jazz
Mamie Smith made the first blues vocal recording, 'Crazy Blues', in 1920 for Okeh, a landmark moment in recorded music; this disc preserves two further sides from her pioneering sessions, and British copies of these American Okeh pressings are uncommon.AI summary
Okeh 4295 Jazz