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Gladys Bentley, a cross-dressing lesbian blues singer of the Harlem Renaissance did four sessions for OKeh records in 1928 and 1929. Listen to her "Wild geese blues" online at the link below. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Blind Boy Fuller made 69 recordings for ARC between 1935 and 1938. The recordings were released on the various ARC labels. Session data now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Maxene Andrews, 1/3 of the prolific Andrews Sisters, made hundreds of recordings over a long career with Decca Records. She had a long term relationship with her companion Lynda Wells. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Raymond Scott made 18 recordings for Master in 1937 and 1938. These recordings established him as a major force in contemporary jazz. Session data now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

1932 Brussels recording of Mignon by Maurice Bastin with Germaine Cernay w/ Orchestre du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie came out in 4 versions. 2 sides were remade w/ Elie Cohen and used for later pressings. US sets are further abridged. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/obje…

Congratulations to our graduating UCSB seniors! These four have been working on various projects in the Performing Arts Collection during their academic careers, helping making possible everything you read about here. We wish them the best!

Italian Mezzo-soprano Lina Lanza made 13 recordings for Columbia in Milan between 1924 and 1926. Session data on her known recordings now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

English composer and playwright Noël Coward left an indelible mark on popular music in the 20th century, composing standards such as Mad dogs and Englishmen, A room with a view, and Mad about the boy. Stream many of his songs at the link below. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Gospel quartet from Kinston, North Carolina, Mitchell's Christian Singers made 67 recordings for ARC between 1934 and 1939. Session data now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Marie-Louise Damien, who performed under the stage name Damia, made over 100 recordings for French Columbia between 1929 and 1944. She was the partner of French polymath Gab Sorère for over 3 decades. Explore her recordings at the link below. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions in Music cut 8 sides for Master in 1937 but only 4 songs were issued on Variety. But it led to a contract with Victor resulting in over 100 more recordings. Session data now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Catalan tenor Hipólito Lázaro recorded prolifically for Columbia from WWI through the 1920s. His updated discography is now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Greek rebetiko singer Sōtēria Bellou (Σωτηρία Μπέλλου) recorded for both the Gramophone Co and Columbia records in the late 1940s. Listen to her recordings at the link below. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…

Bluesman Big Bill Broonzy's long career spanned the pre- and post-war eras of recorded blues. His earliest recordings simply as "Big Bill" were made for Gennett and ARC in 1930. Session data for the Gennett and ARC sessions now online. adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mast…