Ace Brigode Recordings

Ace Brigode's band varied in number and players. His band included Abe Lincoln, Al Delaney, Al Tresize, Billy Hayes, Bob Tinsley, Bud Lincoln, C. Sexton, Cliff Gamet, Dick Ulm, Dillon Ober, Don Juille, Eddie Allen, Frank Skinner, Fred Brohez, Gene Fogarthy, Happy Masefield, Ignaz Berber, Jeremy Freshour, John Poston, Lucien Criner, Mark Fisher, Max Pitt, Nick Cortez, Penn Fay, Teddy King, ^[1] Ray Welch, and others. On some labels the recordings are attributed to other names such as Corona Dance Orchestra and Denza Dance Band.^[2]

Ace Brigode & His Ten Virginians

1923

November 26 (Okeh)

• You, Darling, You
• Oklahoma Indian Jazz
• Dreams Daddy
• More

Ace Brigode & His Fourteen Virginians

1924

c. March 18 (Okeh)

• Colorado-Waltz
• Monavanna

April 4 (Okeh)

• Never Again
• Don't Mind the Rain

c. June 30 (Okeh)

• Don't Take Your Troubles to Bed
• Only You!

c. August 13 (Okeh)

• Dreary Weather
• Follow the Swallow

c. October 13 (Okeh)

• Bye Bye, Baby
• A Sun-Kist Cottage (in California)

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1925

January 13 (Columbia)

• Alabamy Bound
• A Sun-Kist Cottage (in California)

January 23 (Edison)

• Ever-Lovin' Bee
• In the Shade of a Sheltering Tree

February 20 (Edison)

• Tokio Blues
• I'll See You in My Dreams

March 10 (Columbia)

• What a Smile Can Do
• When I Think of You

March 25 (Edison)

• Fooling
• When I Think of You

c. April 24 (Cameo)

• My Sugar
• Wondering

April 30 (Columbia)

• Sleeping Beauty's Wedding
• Yes, Sir! That's My Baby v.2

June 2 (Columbia)

• Wait'll It's Moonlight
• Make Those Naughty Eyes Behave

July 15 (Columbia)

• Alone at Last
• I'm Tired of Everything But You

c. September 1 (Cameo)

• Close Your Eyes
• Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Doo (You'll Love Me, I'll Love You)

October 6 (Columbia)

• Normandy
• Why Aren't Yez Eatin' More Oranges?

Ace Brigode and his Orchestra

1940

January 23 (Vocalion)

• Charley, My Boy
• Why Should I Cry Over You?
• I'm Givin' You Warning
• You Know You Belong to Somebody Else (So Why Don't You Leave Me Alone?)

References

1. Leedy Drum Topics, Number 20, July 1930, Page four
2. Rust, Brian (1975). The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House Publishers. pp. 193–194. ISBN 978-0-87000-248-9.
3. Laird, Ross; Brian Rust (2004-07-30). Discography or OKeh Records, 1918-1934. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishing. ISBN 978-0-313-31142-0.