Tom Delaney (1889-1963)
Last updated: 21.04.25
According to the Internet source given below, Tom Henry Delaney was an -American blues and jazz songwriter, pianist and singer born in Charleston, South Carolina. He wrote a number of popular songs and his works were recorded by many prominent singers and musicians. His The Jazz Me Blues (1921) published by Palmetto Music Pub. Co., New York, USA became one of his more durable works.
Delaney died in Baltimore, Maryland
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Tom Delaney (songwriter) | Biography by wikipedia.org. | |
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DAHR: Tom Delaney | List of 57 historic recordings from 1921 to 1953. |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Absent Minded Blues (1924) | T. Delaney | Margaret Johnson | OKeh: S-72791 |
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Bonus Blues (1936) | T. Delaney | Joe Pullum | Victor: BS-99353 |
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Bow-Legged Mamma (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140700 |
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Charleston Geechie Dance (1925) | T. Delaney | Jim Dandies | Columbia: 141189 |
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Death House Blues (1925) | T. Delaney | Margaret Johnson | OKeh: S-73420 |
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Done Made a Fool Out of Me (1925) | T. Delaney | Margaret Johnson | OKeh: S-73082 |
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Down Home Blues, The (1925) | T. Delaney | E. Waters | Columbia: W140792 |
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Down on Pennsylvania Avenue (1929) | T. Delaney | B. Idaho | Columbia: W148627 |
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Down That Lonesome Road (1927) | T. Delaney | Sis Quander | Brunswick: E4764-E4765 |
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Ev'ry Day Blues (1923) | T. Delaney | Viola McCoy | Victor: B-28921 |
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Follow the Deal on Down (1924) | T. Delaney | B. Smith | Columbia: 140161 |
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Georgia Stockade Blues (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140699 |
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Graveyard Love (1928) | T. Delaney | B. Idaho | Columbia: W146321 |
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Grievin' Mama Blues (1927) | T. Delaney | Lizzie Miles | OKeh: W80645 |
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I Love You, Daddy, But You Don't Mean Me No Good (1924) | T. Delaney | Margaret Johnson | OKeh: S-72789 |
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If I Lose, Let Me Lose (1924) | T. Delaney | Maggie Jones | Columbia: 140187 |
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⇑I'm a Back Bitin' Mama (1925) | T. Delaney | Maggie Jones | Columbia: W140951 |
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I'm a Good Hearted Mama (But I Got a Trifling Man) (1925) | T. Delaney | Margaret Johnson | OKeh: S-73419 |
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I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140698 |
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Jazz Me Blues, The (1937) | T. Delaney | Wingy Manone | Victor: BS-013884 |
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Log Cabin Blues (1928) | T. Delaney | C. Williams | OKeh: W400621 |
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Mournful Blues (1925) | T. Delaney | S. Martin | OKeh: 73754 |
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Move It on Out of Here (1929) | T. Delaney | B. Idaho | Columbia: W148628 |
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Never Drive a Beggar From Your Door (1925) | T. Delaney | Maggie Jones | Columbia: W140965 |
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Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin' (1940) | T. Delaney | S. Bechet | Victor: BS-051225 |
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Parson Jones (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140701 |
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Police Blues (1927) | T. Delaney | Martha Copeland | Columbia: W144490 |
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Slow and Steady (1928) | T. Delaney | Dixie Syncopators | Brunswick: E28757 |
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Somethin' Goin' on Wrong (1928) | T. Delaney | Martha Copeland | Columbia: W146417 |
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There'll Come a Time (1926) | T. Delaney | Charlie Poole | Columbia: W142657 |
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Troublesome Blues (1927) | T. Delaney | C. Smith | Columbia: W144000 |
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Walk That Broad (1928) | T. Delaney | C. Williams | Columbia: W146826 |
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You May Go But You'll Come Back Some Day (1924) | T. Delaney | Maggie Jones | Columbia: 140192 |
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Bow-Legged Mamma (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140700 |
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Georgia Stockade Blues (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140699 |
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I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140698 |
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Parson Jones (1925) | T. Delaney | T. Delaney | Columbia: W140701 |
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Bix Beiderbecke | The Art of Bix Beiderbecke |        |
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Bix Beiderbecke | Jazz Masters: From Original Recordings | |
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George Chisholm | Early Days 1935-1944 | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith 1924-1925 | |
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Claude Bolling | Original Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Claude Bolling | Original Ragtime/Original Boogie Woogie/Original Piano Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Eubie Blake | Memories of You | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Jazz Me Blues (1921), The | T. Delaney (w&m) V. Monroe (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Sheet Music Singer |
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Walk That Broad (1928) | T. Delaney (w&m) Woody Frisino (coauth.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 36 works by Tom Delaney (1889-1963).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| At the New Jump Steady Ball (w&m) | 1920 | Sidney Easton (co-author) | |
| Jazz Me Blues, The (w&m) | 1921 | Mary Ford (perf.) Wingy Manone (perf.) Vaughn Monroe (perf.) Les Paul (perf.) |
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| Ev'ry Day Blues | 1923 | Viola McCoy (perf.) | |
| Absent Minded Blues (w&m) | 1924 | Margaret Johnson (perf.) | |
| Follow the Deal on Down | 1924 | Bessie Smith (perf.) | |
| I Love You, Daddy, But You Don't Mean Me No Good (w&m) | 1924 | Margaret Johnson (perf.) | |
| If I Lose, Let Me Lose (w&m) | 1924 | Maggie Jones (perf.) | |
| You May Go But You'll Come Back Some Day (w&m) | 1924 | Maggie Jones (perf.) | |
| Bow-Legged Mamma (w&m) | 1925 | Tom Delaney (perf.) | |
| Charleston Geechie Dance | 1925 | Jim Dandies (perf.) | |
| Death House Blues (w&m) | 1925 | Margaret Johnson (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Done Made a Fool Out of Me (w&m) | 1925 | Margaret Johnson (perf.) | |
| Down Home Blues, The | 1925 | Ethel Waters (perf.) | |
| Georgia Stockade Blues (w&m) | 1925 | Tom Delaney (perf.) | |
| I'm a Back Bitin' Mama (w&m) | 1925 | Maggie Jones (perf.) | |
| I'm a Good Hearted Mama (But I Got a Trifling Man) (w&m) | 1925 | Margaret Johnson (perf.) | |
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| I'm Leavin' Just to Ease My Worried Mind (w&m) | 1925 | Tom Delaney (perf.) | |
| Mournful Blues (w&m) | 1925 | Sara Martin (perf.) | |
| Never Drive a Beggar From Your Door (w&m) | 1925 | Maggie Jones (perf.) | |
| Parson Jones (w&m) | 1925 | Tom Delaney (perf.) | |
| There'll Come a Time (w&m) | 1926 | Charlie Poole (perf.) | |
| Down That Lonesome Road (w&m) | 1927 | Sis Quander (perf.) | |
| Grievin' Mama Blues (w&m) | 1927 | Lizzie Miles (perf.) | |
| Police Blues (w&m) | 1927 | Martha Copeland (perf.) | |
| Troublesome Blues (w&m) | 1927 | Clara Smith (perf.) | |
| Graveyard Love | 1928 | Bertha Idaho (perf.) | |
| Log Cabin Blues | 1928 | Clarence Williams (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Slow and Steady | 1928 | Joe Oliver (co-author) Dixie Syncopators (perf.) |
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| Somethin' Goin' on Wrong | 1928 | James Price Johnson (co-author) Martha Copeland (perf.) |
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| Walk That Broad (w&m) | 1928 | Woody Frisino (co-author) Clarence Williams (perf.) |
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| Down on Pennsylvania Avenue (w&m) | 1929 | Bertha Idaho (perf.) | |
| Move It on Out of Here (w&m) | 1929 | Bertha Idaho (perf.) | |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Bonus Blues | 1936 | Joe Pullum (perf.) | |
| Nobody Knows the Way I Feel Dis Mornin' | 1940 | Pearl Delaney (co-author) Sidney Bechet (perf.) |
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| Honey, Where You Been So Long? | ? | ||
| I Wanna Jazz Some More | ? |