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 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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DAHR's programming team has been pushing out new code and search response times have improved substantially in the past two weeks. We thank you for your patience while we've worked to improve our infrastructure. Please DM or email us if you encounter any problems.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
DAHR's programming team has been pushing out new code and search response times have improved substantially in the past two weeks. We thank you for your patience while we've worked to improve our infrastructure. Please DM or email us if you encounter any problems.
Tenor Herbert Emlyn recorded 5 songs for Columbia in England in 1903 or 1904. Data now online.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tenor Herbert Emlyn recorded 5 songs for Columbia in England in 1903 or 1904. Data now online.
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Gems from Sigmund Romberg shows recorded November and December 1945, performed by the Sigmund Romberg Orchestra with Genevieve Rowe, Lillian Cornell, and Lawrence Brooks. Released as set MO-1256. Session data now online.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Gems from Sigmund Romberg shows recorded November and December 1945, performed by the Sigmund Romberg Orchestra with Genevieve Rowe, Lillian Cornell, and Lawrence Brooks. Released as set MO-1256. Session data now online.
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Syrian singer Louis Wardini recorded 30 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios between 1921 and 1925. Session data now online. He also recorded for Victor. For most Maloof masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Syrian singer Louis Wardini recorded 30 songs for Maloof at the Gennett studios between 1921 and 1925. Session data now online. He also recorded for Victor. For most Maloof masters we don't know the issue numbers. Please reach out if you have the discs.
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French-Canadian baritone J. Fournier de Belleval made 60 recordings for Columbia between 1912 and 1928. Session data now online.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
French-Canadian baritone J. Fournier de Belleval made 60 recordings for Columbia between 1912 and 1928. Session data now online.
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Welsh bass Henry Drew recorded 10 songs for Columbia in London in 1903 or 1904, including 7 in Welsh. Data now online.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Welsh bass Henry Drew recorded 10 songs for Columbia in London in 1903 or 1904, including 7 in Welsh. Data now online.
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Giovanni Battisti Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater was recorded by the Vienna Choir Boys (Wiener Sängerknaben), with string orchestra and harpsichord, directed by Viktor Gomboz. Recorded January 5, 1939 and issued as sets M/DM-545. Session data now online.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Giovanni Battisti Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater was recorded by the Vienna Choir Boys (Wiener Sängerknaben), with string orchestra and harpsichord, directed by Viktor Gomboz. Recorded January 5, 1939 and issued as sets M/DM-545. Session data now online.
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