21,668 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Buddy Williams recorded 'Always Call Me Darling' and 'Riding Down the Wallaby Trail' for Regal; the Australian title suggests Australian repertoire, likely from the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Regal G25286 Voice
Buddy Williams performing the comic recitations "The Face on the Bar Room Floor" and "Wingie the Railway Cop" on Regal, a British budget label of the 1930s. Williams was a comedian and singer of music-hall material.AI summary
Regal 24545 Music Hall
Buddy Young recorded 'My Wishing Song' and 'Shuffle Off to Buffalo' for Mayfair (328). Mayfair was a small British label; Buddy Young does not appear in standard discographies.AI summary
Mayfair G328 Voice
Bullock recorded 'I'll never say Never Again again' and 'Fare thee well Annabelle' for Rex Records, a small British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Rex 9564 Voice
A band credited as 'Bund' recorded 'How Do You Do Mr Brown' and 'Confetti' for Parlophone, likely novelty or light dance material from the early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R1220 Dance
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded "Darktown Strutters' Ball" and "When the Saints go marching in" for His Master's Voice, one of his recordings made in the 1940s rediscovery sessions that restored his reputation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a pioneering New Orleans jazz cornet player, recorded for His Master's Voice late in his career; "A Closer Walk with Thee" and "High Society" are jazz standards central to New Orleans jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9820 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the New Orleans jazz pioneer and trumpeter, on JazzMan Records, catalogue 9. JazzMan was a small American jazz reissue label active in the 1940s, and this is a scarce issue; early Johnson recordings are prized by collectors.AI summary
JazzMan 9 Jazz
Bunk Johnson recorded 'Darktown Strutters' Ball' and 'When the Saints Go Marching In' for HMV B9511. Johnson was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trumpeter; these are iconic jazz standards. HMV B9511 suggests a later pressing in that series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a New Orleans jazz pioneer and early jazz cornet player, performs 'Sister Kate' and 'One sweet Letter from you' on His Master's Voice B9517. Johnson was rediscovered and recorded extensively in the 1940s, making this a significant document of early jazz revival recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the New Orleans trumpeter rediscovered in the 1940s, with 'You Always Hurt the One You Love' and 'Maryland, My Maryland' on British Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion V1036 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded 'Sister Kate' and 'One Sweet Letter from You' on His Master's Voice B9517.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunk Johnson was a New Orleans trumpeter rediscovered in the 1940s and central to the trad-jazz revival; this is a UK Vocalion reissue of his American Music Records sides, part of a small series aimed at British jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
Vocalion V1036 Jazz
Bunk Johnson was one of the pioneering figures of New Orleans jazz, born in the 1870s; this Brunswick pressing of 'Tishomingo Blues' and 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' is from his classic 1945–1947 comeback recordings, which are highly sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 04437 Jazz
Brunswick 04437 Jazz
Bunny Berigan, the swing trumpeter of 'I Can't Get Started', with 'Big Boy Blue' and 'I'm Gonna Kiss Myself Goodbye' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion 547 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist; this His Master's Voice recording pairs 'Black Bottom' and 'Trees'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8907 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an American jazz trumpet virtuoso of the 1930s; these are his own compositions recorded for HMV, capturing his distinctive hot style.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2939 Jazz
Bunny Berigan, an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader of the swing era, on Brunswick 7784 with "That foolish Feeling" and "Where are you" — Berigan's recordings are sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 7784 Jazz
Burl Ives on Columbia DC 470, with two American folk and blues numbers. Ives was a successful American folk singer, actor, and entertainer of the 1940s–1950s era.AI summary
Columbia DC470 Country
Burl Ives recorded 'Mr. Froggie Went A-Courtin'' and 'Worried Man Blues' for Columbia DC470; Ives was an American folk singer, actor and songwriter who became famous for his warm baritone voice and his interpretations of traditional and contemporary American songs.AI summary
Columbia DC470 Country
Burl Ives, the American folk singer and actor, on Asch Records (the New York folk label founded by Moses Asch) performing four traditional American folk songs; Ives was a major popularizer of American folk music from the late 1930s onward.AI summary
Asch 345 Country
Burl Ives, an American folk and popular singer, recorded for Columbia on this folk-song medley. Ives was a successful crossover artist; however, this Columbia DC series pressing suggests a budget or special issue.AI summary
Columbia DC507 Country
Burl Ives recorded 'Mr. Froggie Went a-Courtin'' and 'Worried Man Blues' for Columbia DC470. Ives was an American folk singer and actor; this appears to be an early folk recording, possibly from the 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DC470 Country
Burl Ives recorded two songs, 'Widdecombe Fair' and 'Noah found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord', for Columbia in the 1940s. Ives was an American folk and popular singer.AI summary
Columbia DC614 Voice
Burl Ives, the American folk singer and actor, on Columbia 90089. 'Two Little Owls' and 'Little White Duck' are folk or novelty items from Ives' early recording career, before he became known for film and stage roles.AI summary
Columbia 90089 Voice
Burl Ives performs 'I Know an Old Lady' and 'Hen Is in the Haymow' on Decca, the American folk singer's recordings from the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Decca 88125 Country
Burl Ives, the American folksinger and actor, performing two songs on Brunswick: 'The Parting Song' and 'Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves'—from his prolific recording career.AI summary
Brunswick 04957 Voice
Burl Ives, the American folk singer and actor, recorded 'I Know an Old Lady' and 'Hen is in the Haymow' for Brunswick, catalogue 05148. Ives was a major figure in the American folk-music revival of the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Brunswick 05148 Country
Burl Ives was an American folk singer, actor and storyteller. 'Ballad of Davy Crockett' and 'Goober Peas' are folk and popular songs of the American tradition, recorded for Brunswick in the 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 05510 Country
Burl Ives, the American folk singer and actor, recorded 'Big Rock Candy Mountain' and 'On the Grand Canyon Line' for Brunswick, likely from the late 1940s or early 1950s.AI summary
Brunswick 04363 Voice
A folk duet between Burl Ives and the Andrews Sisters, "Blue Tail Fly" and "I'm Goin' Down the Road", on Brunswick; both artists were commercial stars, and the pairing reflects the post-war folk-pop trend.AI summary
Brunswick 03971 Country
Burlington Orchestra recorded Waldteufel's "Roses from the South" and "Estudiantina Waltz" for Phonix (Phoenix) 017, a small British label.AI summary
Phoenix 017 Orchestra
George Burns and Gracie Allen, the American comedy duo, on Columbia in a novelty number. The pair were huge radio stars; their recordings survive in quantity but command modest prices today.AI summary
Columbia DB286 Comic
Burns and Allen were a famous American comedy duo of the 1920s-30s, best known for their radio and film work. This Columbia DB286 pressing captures their comedic patter and songs.AI summary
Columbia DB286 Comic
Burt Earle on the Fav label, which is not a widely known imprint. The ragtime titles and catalogue number suggest a 1920s-30s dance or novelty record. Little is known of this artist or label.AI summary
Favorite 1-64002
Burt Shepard performs 'Every Little Bit Added to What You've Got' and 'Laughing Song' on Odeon 0310. Shepard was a prolific early recording artist in the comic novelty genre; his Odeon pressings are collected as period documents of early British novelty recording.AI summary
Odeon 0310 Comic
Burt Shepard performs 'Laughing Song' and 'Every Little Bit' on Odeon 44870. Shepard was a prolific early recording artist in both Britain and America, best known for comedy and laughing-song novelties; the Odeon 44000 series suggests an early acoustic pressing. His laughing songs are among the best-known novelty recordings of the early disc era.AI summary
Odeon 44870 Comic
Burt Shepard on the GC label, a British marque of the early 1930s, performing the comic novelty song 'I Wouldn't Leave My Little Wooden Hut for You'.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2342 Comic
Burt Shepard is credited on a GC label 78, a small budget imprint; the song is a sentimental ballad.AI summary
Gramophone Company 3-2378 Voice
Burt Shepard recorded 'I'm the Plumber' for G&T 2554, on the Gramophone & Typewriter label, a small or regional British marque.AI summary
G&T 2-2554 Comic
Burt Shepard performing novelty comic songs on Columbia 1754, from the early acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia 1754 Comic
Burt Shepard recorded two popular or comic songs for Columbia's early numbered series (circa 1910–1915).AI summary
Columbia 1835 Voice
Burt Shepard, 'Walking Home with Angeline', on the G&T label.AI summary
G&T 3-2269 Voice
Burt Shepard, an American minstrel singer popular in British music halls, sings 'It's the Same Old Girl' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 3-2378 Music Hall
Burt Shepard performing 'Laughing Song' and 'Whistling Coon' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B468 — an early acoustic era pressing from roughly 1910–13.AI summary
His Master's Voice B468 Music Hall
Burt Shepard, an American minstrel singer who was very popular in Britain, with his 'Laughing Song' on a single-sided G&T.AI summary
G&T 2-2803 Comic
Burt Shepard, credited to Victor, singing the novelty 'Has anybody seen our Cat', an early American acoustic recording on the Victor label (later RCA).AI summary
Victor 883 Comic