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.
Of ragtime interest is Lonesome Blues (1918) published by Frederick V. Bowers Inc., New York, USA.
He died in New York City.
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Perry Bradford | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Evil Blues (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80554 |
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Frankie (1921) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80014 |
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He Used to Be Your Man But He's My Man Now (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80684 |
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I Don't Want Nobody Blues (1921) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80111 |
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Mammy, I'm Thinking of You (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80356 |
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Old Time Blues (1921) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 79993 |
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Rules and Regulations ''Signed Razor Jim'' (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80383 |
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What Do You Care (What I Do) (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80450 |
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Wicked Blues (1922) | P. Bradford | Edith Wilson | Columbia: 80150 |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith 1924-1925 |  |
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Various Artists | From Ragtime to Jazz Vol. 3: 1902-1923 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)       |
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Eubie Blake | Memories of You | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Crazy Blues (1920) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Double Crossin' Papa (1924) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Fare-Thee Honey Blues (1920) | P. Bradford (w&m) M. Smith (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Hateful Blues (1924) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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I'm Crazy 'bout Your Lovin' and I Wants It All the Time (1919) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Lonesome Blues, The (1918) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Stewin' De Rice (1918) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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⇑U Need Some Loving (1921) | P. Bradford (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Unexpectedly (1922) | P. Bradford (music) Jim Burris (words) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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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
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Harlem Blues, The | 1917 | |
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| Broken Hearted Blues | 1918 | |
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| Lonesome Blues, The (w&m) | 1918 | Pub. |
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| 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. |
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| That Thing Called Love | 1919 | |
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| 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. |
| 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.) | |
| U Need Some Loving (w&m) | 1921 | Pub. |
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| Evil Blues | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | |
| He Used to Be Your Man But He's My Man Now | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | |
| I Don't Want Nobody Blues (w&m) | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | Pub. |
| Mammy, I'm Thinking of You (w&m) | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | |
| Rules and Regulations ''Signed Razor Jim'' | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | |
| Unexpectedly | 1922 | Jim Burris (words) | |
| What Do You Care (What I Do) (w&m) | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | |
| Wicked Blues (w&m) | 1922 | Edith Wilson (perf.) | Pub. |
| ⇑ Memphis Tennessee | 1923 | Harold Curtis Brown (words) | Pub. |
| Double Crossin' Papa (w&m) | 1924 | Pub. |
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| Hateful Blues (w&m) | 1924 | Pub. |
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| 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) |