A Guide to Pseudonyms on American Recordings, 1892-1942

by Allan Sutton

Overview

Louis Armstrong performed under the pseudonym Ted Shawne while Fats Waller took the name Flip Wallace. Recordings by Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club orchestra are to be found under 22 different pseudonyms. These are among the more than 3,000 pseudonyms unearthed by Allan Sutton in his pioneering guide to pseudonyms used on American recordings between 1892 and 1942.

Organized into sections dealing with vocal artists and instrumental groups, the volume has indexes for legal names, label groups, and vocal and instrumental names. Encompassing all musical styles, from opera to pop vocals, from jazz and blues to country music, and covering both vocal and instrumental performers, this is an invaluable research tool for discographers and music and theatre historians alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313290602
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/23/1993
Series:	Arts; 42
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

ALLAN SUTTON is an independent researcher.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Alphabetical Listings by Pseudonym
Vocalists and Vocal Groups: Domestic Issues
Vocalists and Vocal Groups: Foreign Issues
Instrumental Soloists and Groups
Appendix I: Legal Names
Appendix II: Label Groups
References
Index I: Vocalists and Vocal Groups
Index II: Instrumental Soloists and Groups

Editorial Reviews

Louis Armstrong recorded as Ted Shawne; Fats Waller as Flip Wallace; and Duke Ellington and the Cotton Club Band under 22 different names. Here they are, vocalists, groups, instrumentalists, from opera, pop, jazz, blues, and country. The alphabetical listing of pseudonyms is supported by appendixes of legal (as opposed to stage) names, and indexes by best-known name. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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