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Lewis James Popular Electrical Vocal Recordings Collection 1925-1931
UPDATED 2023
This collection contains the following:
Lewis James Popular Electrical Vocal Recordings Collection 1925-1931
UPDATED 2023
This collection contains the following:
Victor Recordings:
19953 TOO MANY PARTIES
19683 Only A Weaver of Dreams (with Edna Brown)
19846 TEACH ME TO SMILE
19974 I Never Knew How Wonderful You Were (with Franklyn Baur)
19976 SOMEONE TO LOVE (with Franklyn Baur)
19991 LITTLE MOTHER OF MINE
19991 THE DEAREST SPOT IS HOME (with Della Baker)
20057 At Peace With The World (with Franklyn Baur)
20077 Let the End of the World Come Tomorrow (with Helen Clark)
20077 Sleepy Head (with Franklyn Baur)
20463 (w JESSE CRAWFORD) I'M LOOKING FOR THE GIRL NAMED MARY
20490 LET'S FORGIVE AND FORGET
20590 CHARMAINE
21019 MY HEART WILL TELL ME SO
21324 SILVER HAIRED SWEETHEART
21324 Sweet Elaine (with The Shannon Quartet)
21700 JUST A SWEETHEART/ROSES OF YESTERDAY
21733 FOREVER
21837 MY TONIA/MONNA VONNA
21962 CHRISTINA/LOOKING FOR LOVE
22202 TO BE FORGOTTEN/LOVE ME
22239 A BUNDLE OF OLD LOVE LETTERS
22422 LOOKING AT YOU
22458 SINGING SONG TO THE STARS/WITH MY GUITAR & YOU
22594 UNDER THE SPELL OF YOUR KISS/THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE
22686 BEAUTIFUL LOVE/BY THE RIVER SAINTE MARIE
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Columbia Recordings:
375D PAL OF MY CRADLE DAYS/THE MIDNIGHT WALTZ
420D SUMMER NIGHTS (with Helen Clark)
451D YOU FORGOT TO REMEMBER/ALONE AT LAST
479D BROWN EYES - WHY ARE YOU BLUE?
479D NORMANDY (with Elliott Shaw)
484D THE LONESOMEST GIRL IN TOWN/MOTHER ME, TENNESSEE
499D SLEEPY TIME GAL
508D CROSS MY HEART, MOTHER/DREAM PAL
564D ALWAYS/VENETIAN ISLES
629D I WISH I HAD MY OLD GAL BACK AGAIN
629D AM I WASTING MY TIME ON YOU?
879D I'M LOOKING FOR A GIRL NAMED MARY
1057D JUST AN IVY COVERED SHACK
1327D LITTLE LOG CABIN OF DREAMS
1327D Little Mother (with Elliott Shaw)
1437D GOOD NIGHT, LITTLE GIRL, GOOD NIGHT/ABSENT
1477D DREAMS/A DREAM
1593D DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINK EYES/BEAUTY'S EYES
Vocalion Recordings:
15438 SCATTER YOUR SMILES/LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP IN CAROLINA
15633 JUST A MEMORY/ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
Bonus Material:
BONUS: Known Vocals On Dance Recordings (File names prefixed by 'z'):
z A Shady Tree 1927 with Don Voorhees Orchestra
z Ah-Ha! 1925 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z All Alone 1925 with The Cavaliers (Ben Selvin)
z Among My Souvenirs 1927 with Regent Club Orchestra (Bob Haring)
z At Peace With The World 1926 with Ipana Troubadors
z Baby Face 1926 with Ipana Troubadors
z Barcelona 1926 with Fred Rich Orchestra
z Beloved 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z Beneath Venitian Skies 1927 with Jacques Renard Orchestra
z Blue Bonnet - You Make Me Feel Blue 1926 with Ipana Troubadors
z Blue River 1927 with Jean Goldkette Orchestra
z Broadway (Manhattan Mary) 1927 with Cass Hagan Orchestra
z Chiquita 1928 with Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra
z Coquette 1928 with Broadway Bellhops
z Croon A Little Lullaby 1925 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Dancing With Tears In My Eyes 1930 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Dawn 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Dear Eyes That Haunt Me 1927 with The Columbians
z Dear On A Night Like This 1927 with Cass Hagan Orchestra
z Diane (I'm In Heaven When I See You Smile) 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Did You Mean It 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Don't Blame It All On Me 1925 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Dream Girl Of P.I.K.A. 1927 with Eddie Thomas Orchestra (Ben Selvin)
z Dream Mother 1929 with Andy Sannella Orchestra
z Evangeline 1929 with Andy Sannella Orchestra
z Ev'rything's Made For Love 1927 with Vincent Lopez Orchestra
z Eyes That Love 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Feeling I'm Falling 1928 with Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra
z Following The Sun Around 1927 with Jacques Renard Orchestra
z Forgive Me 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Glorianna 1928 with Waring’s Pennsylvanians
z Happy Days And Lonely Nights 1928 with Charlie Fry Orchestra
z Hello Aloha! How Are You 1926 with The Radiolites
z Honest! Really! Truly! 1928 with Waring’s Pennsylvanians
z I Don't Believe You 1928 with Broadway Bellhops
z I Live, I Die For You! 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z I Love You 1923 Wood's Bijou Orch. v. Lewis James - Gennett 5256
z I Loved You Then As I Love You Now 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z I Never Dreamed 1927 with The Knickerbockers (Ben Selvin)
z I Still Love You 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z I Told Them All About You 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z I'll Never Miss You Again 1926 with Johnny Hamp Orchestra
z I'm Knee-Deep In Daisies (And Head Over Heels In Love) 1925 with Paul Specht Orchestra
z In The Good Old Summer Time 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z In The Sing-Song Sycamore Tree 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Indian Cradle Song 1928 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling 1928 with Arden-Ohman Orchestra
z Josephita 1929 with Leo Reisman Orchestra
z Just Call On Me 1927 with Jacques Renard Orchestra
z Lazy River (Flowing To The Southland) 1927 with The Cavaliers (Ben Selvin)
z Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella 1927 with Broadway Bellhops
z Let Me Call You Sweetheart 1926 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Let Me Linger Awhile In Your Arms 1925 Manhattan Dance Makers
z Let Me Linger Longer In Your Arms 1925 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z Let Us Waltz As We Say Goodbye 1925 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Let's Wander Away 1925 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z Little Mother 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Look Up And Smile 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Look What You've Done 1928 with Charlie Fry Orchestra
z Ma Belle 1928 with Arnold Johnson Orchestra
z March Of The Musketeers 1928 with Arnold Johnson Orchestra
z Marie 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Mine 1927 with Howard Leonard Orchestra
z Molly Malone 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Moments With You 1928 with The Columbians
z Moonlight In Mandalay 1926 with Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra
z Moonlight Lane 1928 with Broadway Bellhops
z Moonlit Waters 1927 with Ben Black Orchestra
z My Angel (Angela Mia) 1927 with Vincent Lopez Orchestra
z My Blue Heaven 1927 with Don Voorhees Orchestra
z My Inspiration Is You 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z My Lady 1927 with Cass Hagan Orchestra
z My Ohio Home 1927 with Broadway Bellhops
z Nancy 1925 with George Olsen Orchestra
z Neapolitan Nights 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z No Foolin' 1926 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z Normandy (1925) Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra (v. Lewis James & Elliott Shaw)
z Oh Gee Oh Joy 1928 with Ben Selvin Orchestr
z On The Riviera 1926 with Fred Rich Orchestra
z One Sweet Letter From You 1927 with Charles Dornberger Orchestra
z Only You 1925 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Our American Girl 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Our Bungalow Of Dreams 1927 with Broadway Bellhops
z Pal Of My Cradle Days 1925 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z Paradise Alley 1925 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z Playground In The Sky 1927 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z Pretty Little Baby 1926 with International Novelty Orchestra
z Rainbow Of Love 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Really And Truly 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Right Out Of Heaven 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z Rio Rita 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Roses Remind Me Of You 1926 with Ipana Troubadors
z Sailin' Along 1927 with The Columbians
z Sailin' On 1927 with The Columbians
z Say So 1928 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z School-Day Sweethearts 1926 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Sincerely, I Do 1928 with Charlie Fry Orchestra
z So Blue 1927 with The Columbians
z Someday You'll Know 1928 with Broadway Bellhops
z Song Of The Wanderer 1927 with Vincent Lopez Orchestra
z Soon 1928 with Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra
z Sorry For Me 1928 with Charlie Fry Orchestra
z Springtime 1927 with Ben Black Orchestra
z That Little Something 1927 with The Columbians (Ben Selvin)
z The Far Away Bells 1927 with Fred Rich Orchestra
z The Saxophone Waltz 1927 with The Cavaliers (Ben Selvin)
z The Sidewalks Of New York 1928 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z The Song Is Ended 1927 with Regent Club Orchestra (Bob Haring)
z The Varsity Drag 1927 with Cass Hagan Orchestra
z There Must Be A Silver Lining 1928 with Stella Dance Band (Ben Selvin)
z Thinking Of You 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Waiting For The Springtime 1927 with Ben Black Orchestra
z Wear Your Sunday Smile 1927 with Fred Rich Orchestra
z We'll Have A New Home In The Morning 1927 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z What Did I Get In Return 1932 with Arden-Ohman Orchestra
z What Good Is Good Morning 1926 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z When I Dream Of The Last Waltz With You 1925 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z When It's Love Time In Hawaii 1925 with Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra
z When Love Comes Stealing 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z When You're With Somebody Else 1927 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z Wherever You Are 1927 with Ben Selvin Orchestra
z Wherever You Go-Whatever You Do 1927 with Nat Shilkret Orchestra
z Will You Remember 1928 with Victor Arden-Phil Ohman Orchestra
z Wipin' The Pan 1928 with The Troubadours (Nat Shilkret)
z Yesterday 1927 with The Columbians
z You Only Want Me When You're Lonesome 1927 with The Columbians
z Your Land And My Land 1927 with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
z Your Land And My Land 1927 with The Columbians
Acoustic Recordings:
All Alone (1924) Victor 19495
All Alone (1925) Columbia 235D
At The End Of A Winding Lane (1924) Columbia 244D
At The End Of The Sunset Trail 1924 (with Elliott Shaw) Columbia 250-D
Away From You (1925) Columbia 312D
By The Mississippi 1925 (with Elliott Shaw) Columbia 323-D
Come Back (1923) Edison 51159
Daddy's Wonderful Pal (1923) Edison 51187
Don't Blame It All On Me (1924) Columbia 115-D
Don't Waste Your Tears Over Me (1924) Columbia 178-D
Dream Daddy (1924) Columbia 72D
Dream Faces 1923 - Vocalion 14413
Dreaming Of My Old Home Sweet Home (1923) with Helen Clark - Victor 19256
Driftwood (1924) with Marcia Freer (Victor 19423)
Driftwood (1924) Columbia 192-D
For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne (1922) Victor 18944
Georgia Lullaby 1924 (with May Meredith) - Columbia 219-D
Good Company 1922 - Vocalion 14413
Honeymoon Time (1923) Victor 19020 (with Alice Green)
Hula Hula Rose 1923 (with Elliott Shaw) Vocalion 14680
I Love You (1923) OKeh 4955
I Love You (1924) Columbia 25D
I Don´t Care What You Used To Be (1925) Victor 19623
I Want To Be Happy (1924) Victor 19463 (with Helen Clark)
I Wish I Had Someone to Cry Over Me (1923) OKeh 4942
I Wish I Had Someone To Cry Over Me (1923) Columbia 4-D
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are At Home 1923 (with Shannon Quartet) Victor 19266
I'll See You In My Dreams (1925) Victor 19598
I'm Drifting Back To Dreamland 1923 Columbia 14D
I'm Drifting Back to Dreamland 1923 Victor 19150 (with Helen Clark)
I'm Drifting Back To Dreamland 1923 Vocalion 14698 (with Elliott Shaw)
If The Rest Of The World Don't Want You 1923 - Columbia 44-D
In an Old and Lavender Shawl (1923) Victor 19020
Indiana Moon 1923 (with Claire Brookhurst) Victor 19173
It Was Only A Dream (1924) Columbia 214D
It's A Man, Ev'ry Time, It's A Man (1923) Columbia 73-D
It's Not The First Time You Left Me 1923 - Columbia 76-D
Jealous 1924 - Columbia 178-D
June Night (1924) Columbia 244D
Just A Breath of Hawaii 1923 (with Elliott Shaw) - Vocalion 14680
Just A Girl That Men Forget (1923) OKeh 4929
Just One More Waltz Before We Part 1923 - Edison 51248
Just Some Roses (1924) OKeh 40158
Kiss Me With Your Eyes 1923 Vocalion 14698
Little Boy (1924) OKeh 40022
London Bridge Is Falling Down On The Isle Of Childhood Dreams 1924 Columbia 93D
Lou'siana (1923) Victor 19193 (with Elliot Shaw)
Mandalay 1924 - Columbia 192-D
Marcheta (1923) Columbia 25D
Memory Lane (1924) (w May Meredith) Columbia 138D
Mr. Radio Man (1924) Columbia 79D
Mr. Radio Man (1924) Okeh 40056
My Kid (1924) Victor 19530
Nearer and Dearer (1923) Victor 19208 (with Helen Clark)
Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (1925) Columbia 365D
Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (1925) Victor 19623
Pal Of My Cradle Days (1925) Columbia 365D
Pal Of My Dreams 1923 - Columbia 76-D
Put Away A Little Ray of Sunshine (1925) Columbia 214D
Rememb'ring 1923 - Okeh 4990
School Day Sweethearts 1923 - Edison 51328
Shadows Across My Heart 1924 - Columbia 219-D
Silver Sands of Waikiki 1925 (with Elliott Shaw) - Columbia 323-D
Sleep (1924) Columbia 68D
Songs Of The Birds 1923 - Edison 51329
Swanee River Rose 1923 (with Helen Clark)- Victor 19368
Sweetest Little Rose In Tennessee 1924 (with Elliot Shaw) - Columbia 180-D
Tea For Two (1924) Victor 19463 (with Helen Clark)
Ten Thousand Years From Now 1923 - Edison 51214
Ten Thousand Years From Now 1923 - Okeh 4929
The Life Of A Rose 1923 - Edison 51244
The Pal That I Love Stole the Gal That I Loved (1924) Victor 19473
The Ten Commandments of Love (1924) Victor 19473
There's A Mother Always Waiting For You 1923 (with Shannon Quartet) Victor 19266
Until To-Morrow (1923) with Helen Clark - Victor 19256
Until Tomorrow (1924) with Helen Clark - Okeh 40056
What'll I Do (1924) Columbia 115D
When Clouds Have Vanished And Skies Are Blue 1923 - Columbia 44-D
When Love Comes Stealing 1924 - Victor 19326
When You and I Were Seventeen (1924) with Helen Clark (Victor 19588)
Where The Rainbow Ends (1924) (w May Meredith) Columbia 138D
Will You Remember Me (1925) Columbia 312D
When You Long for A Pal (1922) Victor 18961
Why Live A Lie (1924) Victor 19432
Why Must My Pal Grow Old 1923 - Edison 51328
Why Should I Give My Love to You (1923) Victor 19208
Wonder If She's Lonely, Too 1923 - Edison 51227
Wonderful One (1923) Columbia 14D
You Didn't Care 1923 (with Charles Hart) Columbia 4-D
You Left Me Out In The Rain 1924- Columbia 96-D
You're In Love With Everyone 1924 - Columbia 96-D
You're Just A Flower From An Old Bouquet 1924 - Columbia 250-D
Budget Label Recordings:
Absent 1923 - Gennett 10064
I Wish There Was A Wireless To Heaven 1923 Lewis James - Gennett 4944
In The Middle Of The Night 1926 Lewis James (as George Bronson) - Oriole 627
If I Knew You Then as I Know You Now 1923 (as Robert Bruce) - Pathe 20999
It's A Man Ev'ry Time It's A Man 1924 Lewis James - Gennett 5400
Just A Girl That Me Forget 1923 Lewis James - Silvertone 2316
Marcheta (A Love Song of Old Mexico) 1923 Lewis James - Gennett 5336
Mary Dear (Some Day We Will Meet Again) 1923 Lewis James - Gennett 4930
Say It Again 1924 Lewis James - Gennett 5400
Sleepy Head 1926 Lewis James (as Howard Clarke) - Regal 8082
Until 1923 Lewis James - Gennett 10064
Non-Popular Selections:
Funny Noises 1923 - Vocalion 14734
Mother Goose Songs No. 1 (1923) - Edison 51251
Mother Goose Songs No. 2 (1923) - Edison 51251
Mother Goose Songs No. 3 (1923) - Edison 51284
Mother Goose Songs No. 4 (1923) - Edison 51284
Songs For Little People - Part 1 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 2 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 3 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 4 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 5 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 6 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 7 - Lewis James
Songs For Little People - Part 8 - Lewis James
The Night Before Christmas Part 1 (1923) - Victor 14678
The Night Before Christmas Part 2 (1923) - Victor 14678
The Story of Peter Rabbit 1923 - Vocalion 14734
The following sides are needed for a complete collection:
The following sides are needed for a complete collection:
Vocalion Recordings:
15389 LAY MY HEAD BENEATH A ROSE/SLEEPY HEAD
15549 AT SUNDOWN/A LANE IN SPAIN
Columbia Recordings:
399D YOU CAN'T BE A GOOD LITTLE FELLOW
Okeh Recordings (as Bruce Wallace):
40629 ALOMA/ADELAI
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| z Pal Of My Cradle Days (1925) - Lewis James |
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| z Pal Of My Cradle Days 1925 (Dance Version) Paul Whiteman - |
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| z What'll I Do (1924) Acoustic Recording - Lewis James |
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