Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR)
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DAHR (adp.library.ucsb.edu) is the authoritative database of recordings made during the 78rpm era, documenting over 450K masters with free access to over 80K streaming recordings from public and private collections.
Baritone Lloyd Morgan recorded 18 songs for Columbia in London in 1904. Data now online.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Baritone Lloyd Morgan recorded 18 songs for Columbia in London in 1904. Data now online.
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Red Norvo made over 100 recordings for ARC, Columbia, and related companies from the 1930s through 1950s. Mildred Bailey was notably the singer for many of his 1930s sessions. Session data now online.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Red Norvo made over 100 recordings for ARC, Columbia, and related companies from the 1930s through 1950s. Mildred Bailey was notably the singer for many of his 1930s sessions. Session data now online.
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Cajun singer and accordionist Dewey Segura (left) made 7 recordings for Columbia in 1928 and 1929. Session data now online.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Cajun singer and accordionist Dewey Segura (left) made 7 recordings for Columbia in 1928 and 1929. Session data now online.
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Tenor Lloyd Chandos made 12 recordings for Columbia in the UK between 1903 and 1905. He specialized in oratorio and opera.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tenor Lloyd Chandos made 12 recordings for Columbia in the UK between 1903 and 1905. He specialized in oratorio and opera.
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Big band trumpeter Harry James recorded for Brunswick beginning in 1937 and recorded for Columbia from 1939 until signing with Capitol in 1955. Notably, Frank Sinatra sang with his band in 1939. Data on over 380 James masters now online.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Big band trumpeter Harry James recorded for Brunswick beginning in 1937 and recorded for Columbia from 1939 until signing with Capitol in 1955. Notably, Frank Sinatra sang with his band in 1939. Data on over 380 James masters now online.
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Composer Alexander Maloof led "Maloof's Oriental Orchestra" in over 30 recordings for Maloof Records at Gennett's NY studio from 1922-25. Session data now online. For many masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Composer Alexander Maloof led "Maloof's Oriental Orchestra" in over 30 recordings for Maloof Records at Gennett's NY studio from 1922-25. Session data now online. For many masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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Emile Gour, the "Canadian Caruso," made 29 recordings for Columbia between 1920 and 1922. Session data now online. (pictured on left)
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November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Emile Gour, the "Canadian Caruso," made 29 recordings for Columbia between 1920 and 1922. Session data now online. (pictured on left)
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Baritone Ivor Foster recorded two groups of recordings for Columbia in London, the first in 1903/4 and the second in 1914. Data now online.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Baritone Ivor Foster recorded two groups of recordings for Columbia in London, the first in 1903/4 and the second in 1914. Data now online.
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Swing pianist Teddy Wilson made over 200 records for ARC and related companies in the 1930s, notably as Billie Holiday's backing band on Brunswick. Session data now online.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Swing pianist Teddy Wilson made over 200 records for ARC and related companies in the 1930s, notably as Billie Holiday's backing band on Brunswick. Session data now online.
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Syrian singer Mayer Murad recorded 14 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios between 1922 and 1924. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Syrian singer Mayer Murad recorded 14 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios between 1922 and 1924. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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Harmonica player and composer Adélard St-Louis recorded 10 selections for Columbia in 1930 in the Québecois style of folk playing.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Harmonica player and composer Adélard St-Louis recorded 10 selections for Columbia in 1930 in the Québecois style of folk playing.
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John Watson, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, wrote fiction under the pen name Ian MacLaren. Watson, as MacLaren, recorded 3 selections for Columbia in London in 1904.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
John Watson, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, wrote fiction under the pen name Ian MacLaren. Watson, as MacLaren, recorded 3 selections for Columbia in London in 1904.
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More on @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social's collaboration with the Dust-To-Digital Foundation to make rare historical recordings available for free online through DAHR. Reporting from @npr.org affiliate KPCC/@laist.com in Los Angeles.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
More on @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social's collaboration with the Dust-To-Digital Foundation to make rare historical recordings available for free online through DAHR. Reporting from @npr.org affiliate KPCC/@laist.com in Los Angeles.
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"Queen of Swing" Mildred Bailey recorded over 100 masters for the ARC company in the 1930s, often with the Red Norvo Orchestra. The recordings were released on Brunswick, Vocalion, and Columbia. Session data now online.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"Queen of Swing" Mildred Bailey recorded over 100 masters for the ARC company in the 1930s, often with the Red Norvo Orchestra. The recordings were released on Brunswick, Vocalion, and Columbia. Session data now online.
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Syrian singer Wadeeh Bagdadi recorded a dozen songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios in 1924 and 1925. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Syrian singer Wadeeh Bagdadi recorded a dozen songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios in 1924 and 1925. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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French-Canadian singer Joseph Saucier made around 30 recordings for Columbia between 1905-07 and returned to make another dozen recordings in 1920. Session data and selected audio now online.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
French-Canadian singer Joseph Saucier made around 30 recordings for Columbia between 1905-07 and returned to make another dozen recordings in 1920. Session data and selected audio now online.
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An amazing (and amazingly clean) recording from the Dust-to-Digital archive: Stack o' Lee blues by Mississippi John Hurt. Recorded in New York, 1928.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
An amazing (and amazingly clean) recording from the Dust-to-Digital archive: Stack o' Lee blues by Mississippi John Hurt. Recorded in New York, 1928.
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Baritone Ian Colquhoun recorded 21 songs for British Columbia between 1903 and 1907. He also recorded extensively for Leeds & Catlin in the U.S. in 1907.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Baritone Ian Colquhoun recorded 21 songs for British Columbia between 1903 and 1907. He also recorded extensively for Leeds & Catlin in the U.S. in 1907.
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From the Joe Bussard collection and a favorite of his: Goofy dust by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Recorded in St. Louis, 1924.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
From the Joe Bussard collection and a favorite of his: Goofy dust by Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra. Recorded in St. Louis, 1924.
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What sets DAHR apart is that you get your audio fix along with authoritative metadata. Or your metadata fix with expertly transferred audio. From the Joe Bussard collection, here's Lane Hardin's "Hard time blues," the only record he made for Bluebird in 1935.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What sets DAHR apart is that you get your audio fix along with authoritative metadata. Or your metadata fix with expertly transferred audio. From the Joe Bussard collection, here's Lane Hardin's "Hard time blues," the only record he made for Bluebird in 1935.
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Victor set M-1154 "Waltzing with Romberg" was recorded 11/21 and 11/22/1946 with Sigmund Romberg directing his own orchestra. Also available on WMO-1154 (45-rpm) and LM-91 (LP). Session data now online.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Victor set M-1154 "Waltzing with Romberg" was recorded 11/21 and 11/22/1946 with Sigmund Romberg directing his own orchestra. Also available on WMO-1154 (45-rpm) and LM-91 (LP). Session data now online.
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A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UCSB Library and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
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Vast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
Thousands of rare and uniquely American songs from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression are available for free listening thanks to a partnership between UCSB and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music—including songs by Memphis Minnie, the Carter Family, Blind Willie Johnson, and more—is now freely available to the public thanks to a new collaboration between the UCSB Library and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
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Syrian singer Samy Attaya recorded 14 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios in 1923. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Syrian singer Samy Attaya recorded 14 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios in 1923. Session data now online. For most masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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French-Canadian vocal quartet Quatuor Octave Pelletier made 18 recordings under the direction of L. Guillaume Dupuis for Columbia in 1918. Session data and selected audio now online.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
French-Canadian vocal quartet Quatuor Octave Pelletier made 18 recordings under the direction of L. Guillaume Dupuis for Columbia in 1918. Session data and selected audio now online.
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