Perry Bradford  (1893-1970)
Last updated: 29.04.25
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:
url15.gif Perry Bradford Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif Crazy Blues (1920) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Double Crossin' Papa (1924) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Fare-Thee Honey Blues (1920) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Hateful Blues (1924) Gerd Westendorp
audiomidi15.gif I'm Crazy 'bout Your Lovin' and I Wants It All the Time (1919) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Lonesome Blues, The (1918) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif U Need Some Loving (1921) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Unexpectedly (1922) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif You Can't Keep a Good Man Down (1920) James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif Evil Blues (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80554
recordmp3.gif Frankie (1921) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80014
recordmp3.gif He Used to Be Your Man But He's My Man Now (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80684
recordmp3.gif I Don't Want Nobody Blues (1921) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80111
recordmp3.gif Mammy, I'm Thinking of You (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80356
recordmp3.gif Old Time Blues (1921) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 79993
recordmp3.gif Rules and Regulations ''Signed Razor Jim'' (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80383
recordmp3.gif What Do You Care (What I Do) (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80450
recordmp3.gif Wicked Blues (1922) P. Bradford Edith Wilson Columbia: 80150
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
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Ragtime Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Artists From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923 CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Eubie Blake Memories of You CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Crazy Blues (1920) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Double Crossin' Papa (1924) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Fare-Thee Honey Blues (1920) P. Bradford (w&m)
M. Smith (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Hateful Blues (1924) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif I'm Crazy 'bout Your Lovin' and I Wants It All the Time (1919) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Lonesome Blues, The (1918) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Stewin' De Rice (1918) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif  U Need Some Loving (1921) P. Bradford (w&m) Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Unexpectedly (1922) P. Bradford (music)
Jim Burris (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer
pdf15.gif You Can't Keep a Good Man Down (1920) P. Bradford (w&m)
S. Tucker (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 32 works by Perry Bradford (1893-1970). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Harlem Blues, The 1917  wvicon.gif
Broken Hearted Blues 1918  wvicon.gif
Lonesome Blues, The (w&m) 1918  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Stewin' De Rice 1918 Frederic V Bowers (words)  Pub. pdf15.gif
I'm Crazy 'bout Your Lovin' and I Wants It All the Time (w&m) 1919  Pub. pdf15.gif 
That Thing Called Love 1919  wvicon.gif
Crazy Blues 1920 Robert W Ricketts (words)
Mamie Smith (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gif 
Fare-Thee Honey Blues (w&m) 1920 Mamie Smith (perf.)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down 1920 Sophie Tucker (perf.)  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Frankie 1921 Marion Dickerson (words)
Edith Wilson (perf.)
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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 (w&m) 1921 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
U Need Some Loving (w&m) 1921  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Evil Blues 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
He Used to Be Your Man But He's My Man Now 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
I Don't Want Nobody Blues (w&m) 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)  Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Mammy, I'm Thinking of You (w&m) 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Rules and Regulations ''Signed Razor Jim'' 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Unexpectedly 1922 Jim Burris (words)  pdf15.gif 
What Do You Care (What I Do) (w&m) 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)   recordmp3.gif
Wicked Blues (w&m) 1922 Edith Wilson (perf.)  Pub.  recordmp3.gif
Memphis Tennessee 1923 Harold Curtis Brown (words)  Pub.
Double Crossin' Papa (w&m) 1924  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Hateful Blues (w&m) 1924  Pub. pdf15.gif 
Sinful Blues 1924 Bessie Smith (perf.)
I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle/Lucy Long 1925
It's Right Here For You (w&m) 1925  Pub.
Ev'rybody Mess Aroun' (w&m) 1926  Pub.
It's Up to You 1927
Put Your Mind Right on It ? James Price Johnson (words)