Perry Bradford (1893-1970)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Perry Bradford was an African-American composer, songwriter, and vaudeville performer born in Montgomery, Alabama.
Of ragtime interest is Lonesome Blues (1918) published by Frederick V. Bowers Inc., New York, USA.
He died in New York City.

Websites:
	Perry Bradford	Biography by wikipedia.org.

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Jazz Music CDs:
Bessie Smith	Bessie Smith 1924-1925
Ragtime Music CDs:
Various Artists	From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Eubie Blake	Memories of You	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Lonesome Blues (1918)		Piano, Voice	Kirk

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 21 works by Perry Bradford (1893-1970). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Lonesome Blues, The (w&m)	1916
Harlem Blues, The	1917
Broken Hearted Blues	1918		Pub.
Stewin' De Rice	1918	Frederic V Bowers (words)	Pub.
I'm Crazy 'bout Your Lovin' and I Wants It All the Time (w&m)	1919		Pub.
That Thing Called Love	1919
Crazy Blues	1920	Robert W Ricketts (words) Mamie Smith (perf.)	Pub.
Fare-Thee Honey Blues (w&m)	1920	Mamie Smith (perf.)	Pub.
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down	1920	Sophie Tucker (perf.)	Pub.
If You Don't Want Me Blues (w&m)	1921	Mamie Smith (perf.)	Pub.
Mem'ries of You, Mammy : Ballad Fox Trot	1921	Robert W Ricketts (words)	Pub.
⇑ Nervous Blues	1921		Pub.
Old Time Blues	1921
I Don't Want Nobody Blues (w&m)	1922		Pub.
Wicked Blues	1922	Phil Worde (words)	Pub.
Memphis Tennessee	1923	Harold Curtis Brown (words)	Pub.
Sinful Blues	1924	Bessie Smith (perf.)
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle/Lucy Long	1925
Ev'rybody Mess Aroun' (w&m)	1926		Pub.
It's Up to You	1927
Put Your Mind Right on It	?	James Price Johnson (words)